Department of Civil Engineering

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT

Winter Semester 2022
Tutorial Test 1 (1st March 2022, Tuesday)
CE6313D STABILITY OF STRUCTURES
Duration: 1.00PM to 1.55PM (55min) Maximum Marks: [20]
Instructions:
1. Answer all questions
2. Submit the answer script including the rough work sheets (in PDF) in LMS within the
set time 2.05PM. The answer script may also be sent as email attachment within the
time 2.05PM.
3. Late submission will invite negative mark [@0.5 mark for every single minute of late
submission]

1. Obtain an equation for maximum bending moment in the beam-column shown in Fig.1.
What is the value of the maximum bending moment if P PE = 0.75 and 0.15?

[5]
M0 B M B
P
P x P x
A l M0 A l c. M

y y
Fig. 1 Fig. 2

2. The beam column AB in Fig. 2 is resting on roller support at A and fixed at B. The
external moment applied at A is M and the corresponding moment developed at B is
“c M”. Derive an expression for c.
[6]
3. AB and CD are two identical beam-columns supported elastically by two identical
columns AD and BC, as shown in Fig. 3. Given IAB = IAD and LAB = 2LAD. The load Q is
applied at the middle of the respective members. (a) Determine the values of end
moments MAB and MBA in the beam-column AB, and (b) the bending moment under the
load Q. Take Q = 100kN, P = 0.75Q, IAD = 5×106mm4, E = 2×105MPa, LAD = 3m.
[9]
Q
P
P
A B

P D C
P
Fig.Q 3

Fig. 3
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