Structural Analysis-II — Winter 2024

Asimply supported beam subjected udl ‘w’ per unit run over its entire span. Determine deflection at centre of a beam. Take EI = constant.

Write the differences between statically determinate and indeterminate structures.

Discuss Castigliano’s second theorem to solve an indeterminate truss.

Analyse the beam shown in Figure 2 by slope deflection method and draw shear force and bending moment diagram.

Determine reaction at prop Busing unit load method, for a beam shown in Figure 1.

Using the slope deflection method, analyse the given frame shown in Figure 3.

Give characteristics of flexibility Matrix.

Define: (i) Carry over moment (ii) Absolute maximum bending moment (iii) Distribution factor

Abeam AB having span 12 m with concentrated loads 40kN and 20 kN at m and 6 m from left support A. Find the reactions at Aand Busing ILD.

Define: Sway. What are the causes for Sway in portal frames?

Analyse the beam shown in Figure 4 by moment distribution method and draw bending moment diagram.

Solve above example, Q: 3(b), if support Aand Care fixed.

Write assumptions made in slope deflection method.

Write assumptions made in cantilever method of approximate analysis.

What is qualitative influence line and quantitative influence line?1

Write importance of the influence line diagram.

Explain Muller Breslau principle with appropriate sketches.

Using influence line diagram, determine the shear force and bending moment at section Cin 4 m. Refer Figure 5.

Which are the characteristics of ILD for statically indeterminate structure?

How size of flexibility matrix is decided?

Differentiate: Stiffness method and Flexibility method. Which method is suitable for general computer programming? Why?

Write about the types of skeletal structures.

Which are the properties of stiffness matrix?

Analyse the given frame, Figure 6, by stiffness matrix method. EI is uniform throughout. Determine displacement only.

Explain DQ, DQL, F, and Qin flexibility method.