UNIy, * BEI STRUCTURAL paesltY OF BENIN NGINEERING PROGRAMME STE 512 (2020/2021 5) ESSION) Answer any 4 questions, Time allowed: 2 hours Question 1 a) Show that the maximum bending moment in a pinned struct with a length, £, loaded with an axial load, P, anda lateral load, w per unit length, is: t £ | wit [8 (sect — 1) Max = —— ae where k® = — (15 marks) 5) Estimate the maximum bending moment in a steel pinned struct with £ = 10m; P =300 KN; w= 10kN/m; 4 = 113cm? and / = 18260 em* (make all required assumptions) (10 marks) DSO = 56}5 -55 Question 2 if a) A simply supported steel I-beam in a building has a span of 10 m, a mass of 20kg/m and a second moment of area of 10% m*. Estimate the lowest natural frequency of vibration of this steel beam. Make all necessary assumptions (15 marks) 'b) Discuss the concept of resonance, natural damping and forced oscillation in , structural dynamics (10 marks) x EL =nou® my = iby rie Mz mk 2 Ne Question 3 a. What do you understand by the ‘concept spectral analysis in earthquake engineering? (10 marks) se ensure Vou show Pleas Yo! ‘ll Your calculations tn your answer sheet