EA2502 Solids and Structures

EA2502 Part 2 - STRUCTURES

TUTORIAL PAPER 1

Statics Revision and Elastic Bending of Beams

Question 1
In Figure 1, each concentrated load P is 10 kN, with a distance to the closest end of the beam a
as 1 m. The span between the two supports L is 4 m. Calculate:

a) The reaction to the beam from the pin support at point A. (Ans: 10 kN upward)
b) The reaction to the beam from the roller support at point B. (Ans: 10 kN upward)
c) The bending moment at point A. (Ans: 0)
d) The bending moment at point B. (Ans: 0)
e) The bending moment at point C. (Ans: 10 kNm anticlockwise)
f) The bending moment at point D. (Ans: 10 kNm anticlockwise)

Question 2
In Figure 2, a cantilever beam AB of length L = 2m carries a uniform load of intensity q = 10 kN/m over
one-half of its length. Calculate:

(a) The reaction of the clamped support to the beam at A

(Ans: 10 kN upwards; 15 kNm anticlockwise)
(b) The bending moment at point A (Ans: 15 kNm anticlockwise)
(c) The bending moment at point C (Ans: 5 kNm clockwise)

Figure 1 Figure 2

Question 3
A 3 m long, simply supported beam AB carries a uniformly distributed load of 10 kN/m
together with concentrated loads of 15 kN at 1 m from each end (see Figure 3). Determine

(i) The reaction forces at A and B (Ans: 30 kN upward at A and B)

(ii) The bending moment at C (Ans: 25 kNm anticlockwise)
(iii) The bending moment at D (Ans: 25 kNm anticlockwise)
(iv) The location and magnitude of the maximum bending-moment in the beam.
(Ans: 26.25 kNm at the mid span)

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Question 4
A simply supported wood beam AB with span length L = 4 m carries a uniform load of
intensity q = 5.8 kN/m (see figure 4). The beam has a rectangular cross section with width
b = 140 mm and height h = 240 mm. Determine

(i) The location and magnitude of the maximum bending moment.

(Ans: 11.6 kNm at mid-span)

(ii) The maximum bending stress due to the load. (Ans: 8.63 MPa)

A D
B
C

Figure 3 Figure 4

Question 5
A 6 m long, simply supported beam AB carries a uniformly distributed load of 30 kN/m together
with concentrated loads of 20 kN at 1.5 m from each end (Figure 5). The beam cross-section
consists of a symmetrical I-section 0.3 m deep, which has a second moment of area I = 200 × 10−6
m4, with top plates 0.3 m wide × 18 mm thick, riveted to the top and bottom flanges of the I-section
(see Figure 5b).

a) Determine the maximum bending stress. (Ans: 58.56 MPa )

b) Find the percentage increase in strength owing to the addition of the plates. (Ans: 111.4% )

A B

Figure 5

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