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Structural Analysis Time: 60 Minutes
1. Which of the following statements regarding statically (A) 12.5 (B) 7.5
determinate structures are correct? (C) 15 (D) None of these
I. Can be analyzed by equilibrium equations. 7. The Influence line diagram (ILD) shown is for the
II. Stresses are caused due to temperature changes. member ______.
III. BM at a section does not depend on material or sec-
a b
tional properties of structure.
(A) I, II, III are correct (B) I, II are correct
(C) I, III are correct (D) II, III are correct c d
2. The pin jointed frame shown in the figure is

Straight line
60°

100 kN 100 kN 100 kN

c
L/2 L/2 L/2 d

(A) perfect frame. (B) redundant frame.

(C) deficit frame. (D) None of these
Straight line
3. Which of the following method comes under the cat-
egory of displacement method to analyze statically (A) ab (B) ac
indeterminate structure? (C) cd (D) ad
(A) Elastic center method 8. The ILD for shear force at a section ‘c’ of simply sup-
(B) Minimum strain energy theorem ported beam of length ‘L’, when unit load moves from
(C) Moment distribution method one end to other is
(D) Column analogy method a b
A B
4. The cantilever beam AB of length ‘L’ fixed at A and c
free at B is subjected to a concentrated load ‘W’ at its L
free end. The strain energy (U) stored in a beam is (EI:
Constant)
(A) a/L
W 2 L2 WL3
(A) (B)
4 EI 6 EI (+)
A B
2 3 (−) C
W L WL
(C) (D)
6 EI EI
b/L
5. The bending moment induced at fixed end of cantilever
(B) ab/L
beam of span ‘L’, if the free end undergoes a unit dis-
placement without rotation, is (+)
A B
3EI 5 EI
(A) 2
(B) (C) b/L
L L2
6 EI 4 EI (+)
(C) 2
(D) 2 (−)
L L
6. The value of support moment M for the beam shown in
the figure is (in kN-m) a/L

30 kN (D) ab/L
3m 1m 1m 3m
M
(+)
(−)

b/l

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9. Which of the following statements are correct? (A) Straight line

I. The stiffness coefficient kji indicates force at j due to
a unit deformation at i.
II. Stiffness matrix is a square symmetric matrix.
III. Stiffness matrix is possible for both stable and A B C D
unstable structures also.
(B)
(A) I, II, III are correct (B) I, II are correct
(C) I, III are correct (D) II, III are correct
+
10. Which of the following statements are correct?
I. The internal forces at any cross-section of an arch B C D
(−)
are SF, BM only.
II. The effect of arching a beam is to reduce BM in the
span. (C)
III. A two hinged arch is indeterminate by one degree.
IV. The internal forces at any cross-section of an arch
are SF, BM and normal thrust also.
A B C D
(A) I, II, III, IV are correct
(B) I, II, III are correct
(C) II, III, IV are correct (D)
A B C D
(D) I, III, IV are correct
14. A beam ABCD is 15 m long and is simply supported at
11. Determine the stiffness matrix for a beam for the given B and C, 8 m apart. Overhangs BA and CD are 3 m and
coordinates shown in the figure. 4 m respectively. A train of two point loads of 150 kN
Ι 1 2I 2 Ι
and 100 kN, 3 m apart, crosses the beam from left to
right with 100 kN load leading. The maximum sagging
BM under 150 kN load anywhere is
3m 3m 5m (A) 150 kN-m (B) 250 kN-m
(C) 360 kN-m (D) 400 kN-m
 4 EI   4 EI  15. In the truss shown below, indicate how many number of
 4 EI 3   4 EI 3  members with zero forces.
(A)   (B)  
 4 EI   4 EI 52 EI  P Q
 5 52 EI   3
 15 

 52 EI −4 EI   +4 EI  R
 4 EI
X
 15 3  3 
(C)   (D)  
 −4 EI   4 EI  S
 3 4 EI   3 4 EI  V U T
  W
12. A cable carrying a load of 40 kN/m run of horizontal
(A) 4 (B) 5
span, is stretched between supports 150 m apart. The
supports are at same level and the central dip is 15 m. (C) 6 (D) None of these
The greatest tension and least tension in cable are 16. A simply supported beam of length L = 10 m and depth
(A) 8100 kN, 7500 kN = 0.5 m is subjected to a temperature differential of
(B) 10,000 kN, 7500 kN 80°C at top and 160°C at bottom. Determine the verti-
(C) 9500 kN, 6000 kN cal deflection of beam at its mid point (c) due to tem-
(D) None of these perature gradient take a = 10 × 10-6/°C.
13. For the continuous beam shown in the figure, the ILD 80°C
for reaction at A is 0.5 m
A
C B
Hinge 160°C
B C 10 m
A D

(A) 25 mm (B) 30 mm
L L/2 L/2
(C) 40 mm (D) None of these

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17. What is the rotation of the member at ‘C’ for a frame as 3wl 3wl 5wl 5wl
shown in the figure? (A)   (B)   (C)   (D)
4 8 4 8
C
B
30 kN-m 22. Using the data in Q No 21; find the bending moment at
the middle support.
4m wl 2 wl 2 wl 2 3wl 2
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)
16 4 8 16

A 23. In the frame shown below; what are the distribution

3m factors for members BA, BC and BD respectively?
A
30 60
(A) (B)
3EI 7EI L

90 75
(C) (D) E C
EI EI B
18. In the portal frame shown in the given figure, the ratio
of sway moments in column AB and CD will be equal to L

2 kN/m D

B C L L

3m 2I 2I 5m
(A) 0, 0.4, 0.6 (B) 0, 0.3, 0.7
(C) 0, 0.4, 0.3 (D) None of these
D
A
24. Examine the given truss below.
(A) 25/9 (B) 3/5
(C) 2/3 (D) 15/8
19. U1 and U2 are the strain energies stored in a prismatic
bar due to axial tensile force w1 and w2 respectively.
The strain energy ‘U’ stored in the same bar due to
combined action of w1 and w2 is
(A) U = U1 U2 (B) U > U1 + U2 (A) Statically determinate
(C) U < U1 + U2 (D) U = U1 + U2 (B) Statically indeterminate but kinematically deter-
minate
20. The right triangular truss is made of members having (C) Statically indeterminate and kinematically inde-
equal cross-sectional area of 1000 mm2 and Youngs terminate
modulus of 2 × 105 MPa. The horizontal deflection at B is (D) Statically determinate and kinematically indeter-
B minate
100 kN
25. The horizontal deflection at C for the following frame
shown below is
4m 2P

B C
A C L/2
3m

L
(A) 15 mm (B) 20 mm
(C) 12 mm (D) None of these
21. A two spans continuous beam having equal spans each A
of length L/2 is subjected to a uniformly distributed
load 2w per unit length. The beam has constant flexural PL2 PL3 PL3 2 PL2
(A)   (B)    (C)   (D)
rigidity. The reaction at middle support is 2 EI 3EI 2 EI EI

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Answer Keys
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. C
11. B 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. B 16. C 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. C
21. C 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. C

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