Ce 351 Solution Manual

ABSTRACT
This pdf file contains step by step

solutions to carefully selected CE 351
past questions as well as that of other
examinable questions including class
assignments.
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CE 351 (STRUCTURAL
ANALYSIS)
Nathan David Obeng-Amoako
SOLUTION MANUAL BSc. Civil Engineering, KNUST
NATHAN DAVID OBENG-AMOAKO
BSC. CIVIL ENGINEERING, KNUST
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS....................................................................................................................... 1
MID-SEMESTER EXAMS ................................................................................................................... 2
2020-21 ACADEMIC YEAR............................................................................................................ 2
QUESTION 1 ............................................................................................................................. 3
QUESTION 2 ............................................................................................................................. 4
QUESTION 3 ............................................................................................................................. 7
QUESTION 4 ........................................................................................................................... 11
2020-21 ACADEMIC YEAR (IDL) ................................................................................................. 13
QUESTION 1 ........................................................................................................................... 14
QUESTION 4 ........................................................................................................................... 20
2019-20 ACADEMIC YEAR.......................................................................................................... 21
QUESTION 1 ........................................................................................................................... 22
QUESTION 2 ........................................................................................................................... 30
END OF SEMESTER EXAMS ............................................................................................................ 34
2014-15 ACADEMIC YEAR.......................................................................................................... 34
QUESTION 1 ........................................................................................................................... 35
QUESTION 2 ........................................................................................................................... 39
SLOPE-DEFLECTION METHOD ....................................................................................................... 45
CONTINUOUS BEAM.................................................................................................................. 45
ONE-STOREY FRAME WITH SIDESWAY...................................................................................... 48
MULTI-STOREY FRAME WITH SIDESWAY .................................................................................. 51
ENERGY THEOREM ........................................................................................................................ 58
CASTIGLIANO’S FIRST THEOREM .............................................................................................. 58
INFLUENCE LINES FOR STATICALLY INDETERMINATE STRUCTURES ............................................. 62
FINAL REMARK .............................................................................................................................. 69
CE 351 (STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS) | SOLUTION MANUAL

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MID-SEMESTER EXAMS
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QUESTION 1

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QUESTION 2

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Since candidates weren’t restricted to a particular method, one could have use other methods
to compute the joint moments. In this frame, all the external joints are fixed. Hence, the
moment distribution method will prove to be one of the quickest ways (if not the quickest way)
of evaluating the joint moments. The distribution table is as follows:
MOMENT DISTRIBUTION TABLE

JOINT A B C D
MEMBER AB BA BD BC CB DB
DF - 0.375 0.375 0.250 - -
FEM - - -19.333 - - 19.333
DIST - 7.250 7.250 4.833 - -
CO 3.625 - - - 2.417 3.625
DIST - - - - - -
TOTAL 3.625 7.250 -12.083 4.833 2.417 22.958

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QUESTION 3

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QUESTION 4

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2020-21 ACADEMIC YEAR (IDL)

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QUESTION 1

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QUESTION 4

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QUESTION 1

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-3.71 kNm

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QUESTION 2

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MOMENT DISTRIBUTION TABLE
JOINTS A B C D
MEMBERS AB BA BD BC CB DB
DF 0.000 0.192 0.577 0.231 1.000 0.000
FEM -60.000 60.000 0.000 -6.400 25.600 0.000
DIST 0.000 -10.308 -30.923 -12.369 -25.600 0.000
CO -5.154 0.000 0.000 -12.800 -6.185 -15.462
DIST 0.000 2.462 7.385 2.954 6.185 0.000
CO 1.231 0.000 0.000 3.092 1.477 3.692
DIST 0.000 -0.595 -1.784 -0.714 -1.477 0.000
CO -0.297 0.000 0.000 -0.738 -0.357 -0.892
DIST 0.000 0.142 0.426 0.170 0.357 0.000
CO 0.071 0.000 0.000 0.178 0.085 0.213
DIST 0.000 -0.034 -0.103 -0.041 -0.085 0.000
CO -0.017 0.000 0.000 -0.043 -0.021 -0.051
DIST 0.000 0.008 0.025 0.010 0.021 0.000
CO 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.010 0.005 0.012
DIST 0.000 -0.002 -0.006 -0.002 -0.005 0.000
TOTAL -64.162 51.673 -24.981 -26.692 0.000 -12.487
Hence, the support moments are:
𝑀𝐴𝐵 = −64.16 𝑘𝑁𝑚, 𝑀𝐵𝐴 = 51.67 𝑘𝑁𝑚, 𝑀𝐵𝐶 = −26.69 𝑘𝑁𝑚,
𝑀𝐵𝐷 = −24.98 𝑘𝑁𝑚, 𝑀𝐶𝐵 = 0, 𝑀𝐷𝐵 = −12.49 𝑘𝑁𝑚
NOTE:
The moment distribution method is an approximate method of analysis. It is like solving a
system of linear equations iteratively. In each iterative step, the unbalanced moments are
distributed and then carried over to the appropriate joint until every joint has no (or negligibly
small in required precision) unbalanced moments. The modified stiffness method could have
been employed to make computations easier. This method suggests that a member with a
hinged far end (member BC in this case) is three-fourth as stiff as a member with the same
geometry but fixed at the far end. This established fact can substantially reduce the number of
iterations when analyzing beams or frames with a hinged far end using the method of moment
distribution. In such cases, the relative stiffness of the beam at the near end is first adjusted,
and its distribution factor is computed with the adjusted stiffness. During the balancing
operation, the near end will be balanced just once with no further carrying over of moments
from or to its end.

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QUESTION 1

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QUESTION 2

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Due to the unsymmetrical nature of the frame, sidesway will occur. Hence, this problem needs
to be solved in two steps. In the first step, end moments are evaluated by preventing the sway.
In the second step, end moments are calculated by the moment distribution method for a
known sway. By appropriately superimposing the two results, the beam end moments of the
original structure are obtained.
NON-SWAY ANALYSIS
JOINTS A B C D
MEMBERS AB BA BC CB CD DC
DF 0.00 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 1.00
FEM 0.00 0.00 -213.33 213.33 0.00 0.00
DIST 0.00 106.67 106.67 -106.67 -106.67 0.00
CO 53.33 0.00 -53.33 53.33 0.00 -53.33
DIST 0.00 26.67 26.67 -26.67 -26.67 53.33
CO 13.33 0.00 -13.33 13.33 26.67 -13.33
DIST 0.00 6.67 6.67 -20.00 -20.00 13.33
CO 3.33 0.00 -10.00 3.33 6.67 -10.00
DIST 0.00 5.00 5.00 -5.00 -5.00 10.00
CO 2.50 0.00 -2.50 2.50 5.00 -2.50
DIST 0.00 1.25 1.25 -3.75 -3.75 2.50
CO 0.63 0.00 -1.88 0.63 1.25 -1.88
DIST 0.00 0.94 0.94 -0.94 -0.94 1.88
CO 0.47 0.00 -0.47 0.47 0.94 -0.47
DIST 0.00 0.23 0.23 -0.70 -0.70 0.47
CO 0.12 0.00 -0.35 0.12 0.23 -0.35
DIST 0.00 0.18 0.18 -0.18 -0.18 0.35
CO 0.09 0.00 -0.09 0.09 0.18 -0.09
DIST 0.00 0.04 0.04 -0.13 -0.13 0.09
TOTAL 73.80 147.64 -147.64 123.10 -123.10 0.00
When doing the moment distribution manually, it is advisable to round the values in the
distribution table to more than 2 places of decimal to reduce round-off errors. I rounded mine
to just 2 places of decimal because Microsoft Excel caters for round-off errors.

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To save time and perhaps, energy, I applied modified stiffness at C. The distribution factors for
4 3
members CB and CD thus become 7 and 7 respectively. Take note that the stiffness factor for a
member end with the far end simply supported is three-fourths the stiffness of the far end
fixed.
SWAY ANALYSIS
JOINTS A B C D
MEMBERS AB BA BC CB CD DC
DF 0.00 0.50 0.50 0.57 0.43 1.00
FEM 100.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 200.00 200.00
-
DIST - -50.00 50.00 -114.29 -85.71 -200.00
-
CO -25.00 - 57.14 -25.00 -100.00 -
DIST - 28.57 28.57 71.43 53.57 -
CO 14.29 - 35.71 14.29 - -
-
DIST - -17.86 17.86 -8.16 -6.12 -
CO -8.93 - -4.08 -8.93 - -
DIST - 2.04 2.04 5.10 3.83 -
CO 1.02 - 2.55 1.02 - -
DIST - -1.28 -1.28 -0.58 -0.44 -
CO -0.64 - -0.29 -0.64 - -
DIST - 0.15 0.15 0.36 0.27 -
-
TOTAL 80.74 61.63 61.63 -65.40 65.40 0.00
When doing the moment distribution manually, it is advisable to round the values in the
distribution table to more than 2 places of decimal to reduce round-off errors. I rounded mine
to just 2 places of decimal because Microsoft Excel caters for round-off errors.
Take note that fewer computations were made in the sway analysis as compared to the non-
sway analysis because of the modified stiffness that was implemented.

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SLOPE-DEFLECTION METHOD
CONTINUOUS BEAM

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ONE-STOREY FRAME WITH SIDESWAY

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MULTI-STOREY FRAME WITH SIDESWAY

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ENERGY THEOREM
CASTIGLIANO’S FIRST THEOREM
Using Castigliano’s first theorem, evaluate the vertical displacement in millimetres at a distance
𝑎 = 2.5 𝑚 from the left support (i.e. support 1). Assume the following values:
𝑙 = 5.0 𝑚
𝑤 = 2.0 𝑘𝑁/𝑚
𝐸𝐼 = 10,000 𝑘𝑁𝑚2

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INFLUENCE LINES FOR STATICALLY INDETERMINATE
STRUCTURES

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FINAL REMARK
Despite my best efforts, there may be some errors and omissions. I would be interested to
receive any comments, corrections or suggestions on the content of this material by email at
ndobengamoako@st.knust.edu.gh.

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CE 351 (STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS) | SOLUTION MANUAL

2020-21 ACADEMIC YEAR

CE 351 (STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS) | SOLUTION MANUAL

CE 351 (STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS) | SOLUTION MANUAL

CE 351 (STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS) | SOLUTION MANUAL

CE 351 (STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS) | SOLUTION MANUAL

MOMENT DISTRIBUTION TABLE

CE 351 (STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS) | SOLUTION MANUAL

CE 351 (STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS) | SOLUTION MANUAL

CE 351 (STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS) | SOLUTION MANUAL

CE 351 (STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS) | SOLUTION MANUAL

CE 351 (STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS) | SOLUTION MANUAL

CE 351 (STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS) | SOLUTION MANUAL

CE 351 (STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS) | SOLUTION MANUAL

2020-21 ACADEMIC YEAR (IDL)

CE 351 (STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS) | SOLUTION MANUAL

CE 351 (STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS) | SOLUTION MANUAL

CE 351 (STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS) | SOLUTION MANUAL

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CE 351 (STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS) | SOLUTION MANUAL

2019-20 ACADEMIC YEAR

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MOMENT DISTRIBUTION TABLE

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END OF SEMESTER EXAMS

2014-15 ACADEMIC YEAR

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DF 0.00 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 1.00

FEM 0.00 0.00 -213.33 213.33 0.00 0.00

DIST 0.00 106.67 106.67 -106.67 -106.67 0.00

CO 53.33 0.00 -53.33 53.33 0.00 -53.33

DIST 0.00 26.67 26.67 -26.67 -26.67 53.33

CO 13.33 0.00 -13.33 13.33 26.67 -13.33

DIST 0.00 6.67 6.67 -20.00 -20.00 13.33

CO 3.33 0.00 -10.00 3.33 6.67 -10.00

DIST 0.00 5.00 5.00 -5.00 -5.00 10.00

CO 2.50 0.00 -2.50 2.50 5.00 -2.50

DIST 0.00 1.25 1.25 -3.75 -3.75 2.50

CO 0.63 0.00 -1.88 0.63 1.25 -1.88

DIST 0.00 0.94 0.94 -0.94 -0.94 1.88

CO 0.47 0.00 -0.47 0.47 0.94 -0.47