Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 218 views

    Advanced Structural Analysis

    Uploaded by

    Amit Thoriya
    This document appears to be an exam for a course on Advanced Structural Analysis. It contains 5 questions asking students to: 1) Derive flexibility matrices for beams and trusses. 2) Explain principles of substructuring and sources of nonlinearity in structural response. 3) Analyze beams using flexibility and stiffness methods, deriving the corresponding matrices and drawing bending moment diagrams. 4) Analyze trusses and frames using stiffness methods, deriving the relevant stiffness matrices. The questions cover key topics in structural analysis including flexibility/stiffness methods, matrix structural analysis, and nonlinear structural behavior.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Advanced Structural Analysis

    Uploaded by

    Amit Thoriya
    218 views3 pages
    This document appears to be an exam for a course on Advanced Structural Analysis. It contains 5 questions asking students to: 1) Derive flexibility matrices for beams and trusses. 2) Explain principles of substructuring and sources of nonlinearity in structural response. 3) Analyze beams using flexibility and stiffness methods, deriving the corresponding matrices and drawing bending moment diagrams. 4) Analyze trusses and frames using stiffness methods, deriving the relevant stiffness matrices. The questions cover key topics in structural analysis including flexibility/stiffness methods, matrix structural analysis, and nonlinear structural behavior.

    Original Description:

    question paper

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document appears to be an exam for a course on Advanced Structural Analysis. It contains 5 questions asking students to: 1) Derive flexibility matrices for beams and trusses. 2) Explain principles of substructuring and sources of nonlinearity in structural response. 3) Analyze beams using flexibility and stiffness methods, deriving the corresponding matrices and drawing bending moment diagrams. 4) Analyze trusses and frames using stiffness methods, deriving the relevant stiffness matrices. The questions cover key topics in structural analysis including flexibility/stiffness methods, matrix structural analysis, and nonlinear structural behavior.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    218 views3 pages

    Advanced Structural Analysis

    Uploaded by

    Amit Thoriya
    This document appears to be an exam for a course on Advanced Structural Analysis. It contains 5 questions asking students to: 1) Derive flexibility matrices for beams and trusses. 2) Explain principles of substructuring and sources of nonlinearity in structural response. 3) Analyze beams using flexibility and stiffness methods, deriving the corresponding matrices and drawing bending moment diagrams. 4) Analyze trusses and frames using stiffness methods, deriving the relevant stiffness matrices. The questions cover key topics in structural analysis including flexibility/stiffness methods, matrix structural analysis, and nonlinear structural behavior.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 3

    Seat No.

    : _____

    Enrolment No.______

    GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY


    M.E Sem-I Regular Examination January / February 2011

    Subject code: 712001N Subject Name: Advanced Structural Analysis


    Date: 31 /01 /2011 Time: 02.30 pm 05.00 pm Total Marks: 70

    Instructions:
    1. 2. 3. 4. (a) Attempt all questions. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

    Q.1

    Derive flexibility matrix for the structure shown below in fig for given structural 07 Coordinates. EI is constant 2 3
    1

    2m 4m

    2m

    (b) Explain basic principles of sub structuring and its merits. Q.2 (a) Derive stiffness matrix for a beam element considering shear deformation (b) Explain Non linear and linear response of a structure stating reasons of Non linearity. OR (b) Derive member stiffness matrix for truss element considering Non linear deformation.

    07 07 07 07

    Q.3

    (a) Develop the flexibility matrix for the beam shown below, considering reactions at 07 Band C as redundants. 100 kN 30 kN/m B A C 2EI 3m 3m EI 4m

    Q.3

    (b) Analyze the beam shown in Q 3(a) and draw bending moment diagram by flexibility 07 method. OR (a) Develop the flexibility matrix for the bent shown below, considering reactions at B as 07 redundants. EI constant.

    320 kN B 2m 2m 100 kN 2m 2m

    07

    A (b) Analyze the bent shown in Q 3(a) and draw bending moment diagram by flexibility 07 method. Q.4 (a) Develop stiffness matrix for the beam shown below. 20kN/m A 10m I B 4m 100kN C 6m 07

    Q.4

    2I (b) Analyze the beam shown above in Q 4(a) and draw bending moment diagram by 07 stiffness method OR (a) Derive the stiffness matrix for the beam shown below. EI is constant. 07 30kN/m 100kN B A 2m 2m C 4m 4m

    (b) Analyze the beam shown above in Q 4(a) and draw bending moment diagram by 07 stiffness method, if support A is restrained by rotational stiffness of 0.15EI. Q.5 (a) Analyze the structure shown below by stiffness method or flexibility method. EI 07 constant 100kN 50kN 7m 4m

    3m

    (b) Develop the stiffness matrix for and determine displacements at the joint B of the grid 07 shown below. GJ = 0.8EI A C

    8m

    B 4m 100 kN

    4m

    Q.5

    OR (a) Analyze the truss shown in figure by any method. EA is constant for all members. 3m 4m 60 kN

    07

    (b) Develop stiffness matrix for the frame shown below. 6m 2I , 5m 2I 4m I 6m 2I , 3m 2I

    07

    *************

    You might also like