UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE B.Sc. (Engineering) Honours - Level IV DESIGN OF STRUCTURES OPEN BOOK EXAMINATION DECEMBER 2015 Engin. CE 402 Answer any TWO questions from Section A Time allowed: 4 hours and any TWO from Section B. All questions carry 25 marks each Start each question on a new page. This examination paper consists of 4 pages. SECTION A QUESTION 1 (a) Briefly describe, with the help of sketches, the various types of concrete bridge decks used in bridge construction, (b) Figure QI shows a three-span continuous bridge deck with piers 0 and 2 pinned for rotation and rigid vertically, pier 1 pinned for rotation and with vertical stiffness ky) = 2000kNim, and pier 3 is rigid against rotation and deflection. EI = 20000kN(mm)’. Analyse the deck by using slope deflection equations for end moments and plot the bending moment diagram. Part (a): [10 marks] Part (b): [15 marks] & FIGURE Q1 Page 1 of 4QUESTION 2 Design a beam of composite construction for the following requirements: Flange width provided by slab = 1800mm ‘Thickness of the slab = 120mm Prefabricated unit shall be a steel beam section Span ofthe beam = = 14,5 ~ Total load on the beam = 30kN/m i ‘The allowable stresses in the concrete and steel are: f, (bending stress in concrete) = 7N/mm? fi (tensile stress in steel) m (modular ratio) Design for moment: [15 marks] Check for shear: [10 marks] QUESTION 3 Design the four-pile cap shown in Figure Q3 if the characteristic strengths of the reinforcement and concrete are 425N/(mm)’ and 30N/(mm)* respectively. The design Joad at the ultimate limit state is S200KN. Bacokn Jt -p-5m 5 Gt ‘Analysis by bending theory: [10 marks] ———— Truss analogy: [15 marks] Page 2 of 4SECTION B QUESTION 4 The continuous beam shown in Figure Q4 is a graphical representation of a floor beam in a multi storey frame. For this beam: (a) Determine the end moments at supports A, B, C, and D of the beam. () Plot its bending moment diagram. Part (a): [5 marks} eae - = Part (b): (20 marks} ! Page 3 of 4QUESTION 5 ‘A simply supported plate girder has a span of 12m, and carries two concentrated loads on the top flange at the third points, consisting of 450KN dead load and 300kN imposed load. In addition, it carries a uniformly distributed dead load of 20KN/m which includes an allowance for self weight and an imposed load of 10kN/m. The compression flange is fully restrained laterally, ‘The girder is supported on a heavy stiffened bracket at each end, The material is grade 43 steel, Design the girder utilizing tension field action. Design of web, load-bearing and end stiffness: [15 marks] Design of end post and drawing of sketch: [10 marks] QUESTION 6 (@) Describe the general principle involved in the “analysis by stress concept” of prestressed beams. (b) A prentensioned beam of rectangular section 80mm wide by 120mm deep is to be designed to support concentrated loads of 4KN each at one-third span joints over an effective span of 3 metres. The permissible stresses in concrete are limited to zero and 1.4N/mm? tension at transfer and working load respectively. If 3mm diameter wires initially stressed to 1400N/mm? are used, find the number of wires required and the eccentricity of the prestressing force assuming 20 percent loss in prestress. Weight of concrete is 25kN/m’. Part (a): [S marks} Part (b): [20 marks} END OF THIS EXAMINATION Page 4 of 4