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    The document is an exam for the course CE 2215 – Structural Analysis at the Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education. It contains 6 questions testing various structural analysis concepts: 1. Determine bending moments and shear forces using slope deflection for a continuous beam. 2. Analyze a continuous beam using moment distribution and draw the bending moment diagram. 3. Derive three moment equations for a two span beam and use it to find end moments for a loaded continuous beam. 4. Explain Castigliana's theorem and principle of superposition, and use the former to find deflection of a loaded beam. 5. Find horizontal reactions of a loaded par

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    The document is an exam for the course CE 2215 – Structural Analysis at the Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education. It contains 6 questions testing various structural analysis concepts: 1. Determine bending moments and shear forces using slope deflection for a continuous beam. 2. Analyze a continuous beam using moment distribution and draw the bending moment diagram. 3. Derive three moment equations for a two span beam and use it to find end moments for a loaded continuous beam. 4. Explain Castigliana's theorem and principle of superposition, and use the former to find deflection of a loaded beam. 5. Find horizontal reactions of a loaded par

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    The document is an exam for the course CE 2215 – Structural Analysis at the Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education. It contains 6 questions testing various structural analysis concepts: 1. Determine bending moments and shear forces using slope deflection for a continuous beam. 2. Analyze a continuous beam using moment distribution and draw the bending moment diagram. 3. Derive three moment equations for a two span beam and use it to find end moments for a loaded continuous beam. 4. Explain Castigliana's theorem and principle of superposition, and use the former to find deflection of a loaded beam. 5. Find horizontal reactions of a loaded par

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    SLIATE
    SLIATE
    SRI LANKA INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION
    (Established in the Ministry of Higher Education, vide in Act No. 29 of 1995)

    Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Civil)


    Second Year, Second Semester Examination – 2017
    CE 2215 – Structural Analysis

    Instructions for Candidates: No. of questions : 06


    Answer five questions only. No. of pages : 03
    Time : Three (03) hours.

    1)
    a) State the assumption clearly, which is used in slope defection method? (02 Marks)
    b) Write the sign convention, which is used in slope defection method? (03 Marks)
    c) Figure 01 shows a continuous beam ABC of length 7m rest on supports at A, B, and C, and all the
    supports are in same level. Determine the bending moments and shear force using the slope
    deflection method and draw the bending moment diagram. (15 Marks)

    15

    I 3I
    2m 2m 3m

    Figure 01
    02)

    Consider the continuous beam ABCD subjected to the point load and UDL as shown in figure 02.
    Analyze the beam using moment distribution method, and draw the bending moment diagram. Assume
    all the supports are in same level.
    (20 Marks)

    Figure 02
    03)

    a) Derive the three moment equation for a continuous two span beam as (08 Marks)

    Mal1 + 2Mb( l1 + l2 ) + Mcl2 = - 6a1x1 + 6a2x2


    l1 l2

    and clearly state your assumptions.

    Where;
    l1: length of the span AB
    l2: length of the span BC
    a1: area of the free BMD for the span AB
    a2: area of the free BMD for the span BC
    x1: distance of centroid of the free BMD for the span AB from A
    x2: distance of centroid of the free BMD for the span BC from C

    b) A continuous beam ABCD is carrying a uniformly distributed load 20 kN/m over span BC, and
    concentrated load of 80 kN, and 60 kN over span AB and CD respectively, as shown in figure 03.
    Determine the end moments Ma, Mb, Mc, and Md using three moment theorem, also draw the BMD and
    SFD. Assume EI is constant throughout the beam. (12 Marks)

    80kN 20 kN/m 60kN


    2m 4m 2m 3m

    5m

    Figure 03

    04)
    a) Briefly explain the following energy theorems used in structural analysis? (04 Marks)
    I Castigliona’s Theorem
    II Principle of superposition

    b) A simply supported beam of span 2L is loaded with a UDL of w as shown in figure 04. Flexural
    rigidity of the member is EI, determine the vertical deflection at C using Castigliona’s theorem.

    A B

    C
    L/2

    HNDE (Civil) CE 2215 – Structural Analysis


    2nd Year 2nd semester - 2017 2
    Figure 04 (16 Marks)
    05)
    Find the horizontal reactions of the two hinged parabolic arch as shown in figure 05 by neglecting
    shear and axial effect.

    80 kN/m

    Figure 05 (20 Marks)

    06)
    a) A truss is loaded as shown in figure 06, analyze the truss using method of section and find the
    forces in the members L1U1, L1U2, and L1L2.
    (16 Marks)

    Figure 06

    b) Hence deduce the forces in memebers L2L3, L3U2, and L3U3


    (04 Marks)

    HNDE (Civil) CE 2215 – Structural Analysis


    2nd Year 2nd semester - 2017 3
    HNDE (Civil) CE 2215 – Structural Analysis
    2nd Year 2nd semester - 2017 4

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