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    1. This document provides instructions for an examination for an Advanced Structural Modelling module taken during the summer of the 2014/2015 academic year. 2. The exam is 2 hours long and takes place in a computer room. Students have access to one approved website for a structural analysis calculator. 3. The exam contains 4 questions worth a total of 75 marks. Questions involve producing solutions for structural frames, determining forces in truss members, calculating bending moments in rigid frames, and deriving stiffness matrices for finite elements.

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    1. This document provides instructions for an examination for an Advanced Structural Modelling module taken during the summer of the 2014/2015 academic year. 2. The exam is 2 hours long and takes place in a computer room. Students have access to one approved website for a structural analysis calculator. 3. The exam contains 4 questions worth a total of 75 marks. Questions involve producing solutions for structural frames, determining forces in truss members, calculating bending moments in rigid frames, and deriving stiffness matrices for finite elements.

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    1. This document provides instructions for an examination for an Advanced Structural Modelling module taken during the summer of the 2014/2015 academic year. 2. The exam is 2 hours long and takes place in a computer room. Students have access to one approved website for a structural analysis calculator. 3. The exam contains 4 questions worth a total of 75 marks. Questions involve producing solutions for structural frames, determining forces in truss members, calculating bending moments in rigid frames, and deriving stiffness matrices for finite elements.

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    1. This document provides instructions for an examination for an Advanced Structural Modelling module taken during the summer of the 2014/2015 academic year. 2. The exam is 2 hours long and takes place in a computer room. Students have access to one approved website for a structural analysis calculator. 3. The exam contains 4 questions worth a total of 75 marks. Questions involve producing solutions for structural frames, determining forces in truss members, calculating bending moments in rigid frames, and deriving stiffness matrices for finite elements.

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    Faculty of Environment and

    Technology
    Academic Year: 14/15
    Examination Period: Summer

    Module Leader: Ghassan Nounu


    Module Code: UBGMM3-15-3
    Module Title: Advanced Structural Modelling
    Work Item Code: CC1

    Duration: 2 Hours

    Standard materials required for this examination:

    Examination Answer Booklet Yes

    Multiple Choice Answer Sheet No


    Type of paper e.g. G3, G14 G3
    Graph Paper
    Number of sheets per student 0

    Additional materials required for this examination:

    Details of additional material supplied by UWE:


    This exam is to be held in a computer room with internet access. Each student is allowed to
    access one web site only which is: http://www.bluebit.gr/matrix-calculator/
    Access to any other web site or software is not permitted.

    To be collected with Answer Booklet (please delete as appropriate) No

    Details of approved material supplied by Student: None

    To be collected with Answer Booklet (please delete as appropriate) No


    University approved Calculator Yes

    Candidates permitted to keep Examination Question Paper Yes

    Candidates are NOT permitted to turn the page


    over until the exam starts

    UBGMM3-15-3 Page 1 of 8
    Instructions to Candidates:
    Candidates must answer THREE questions only.
    Maximum possible mark is 75
    Show your method of calculations in support of any answer.

    Question 1

    Produce the full three-part solution of qualitative analysis for each of the
    following structures. Show your detailed working in producing this three-part
    solution which includes:
    - Deflected shape.
    - Reactions
    - Bending moment diagram (25 marks)

    Frame (a) Frame (b)


    5 marks 5 marks

    Frame (c) Frame (d)


    7 marks 8 marks

    UBGMM3-15-3 Page 2 of 8
    Question 2

    The stiffness matrix for an axially loaded member of cross-sectional area A,


    length L and Young’s modulus E and which is inclined at an angle  to a
    global x y axis system, as shown in Figure Q2 (a), is

    2  -2 -
    AE
    K=  2 - -2
    L -2 - 2 
    - -2  2

    Where  = cos  and  = sin 

    Form the matrices required to solve completely the plane truss shown in
    Figure Q2 (b) and determine the force in the member DE. All members have
    the same axial rigidity. (25 marks)

    Figure Q2 (a) 100kN

    Figure Q2 (b)

    UBGMM3-15-3 Page 3 of 8
    Question 3

    Use the matrix displacement (stiffness) method to calculate the principal


    bending moments for the rigidly jointed frame shown in Figure Q3. Sketch the
    bending moment diagram and the deflected shape of the frame.

    The relative flexural rigidities of the members are as shown. (25 marks)

    Figure Q3

    UBGMM3-15-3 Page 4 of 8
    Question 4

    (a) Suggest two different geometric shapes of elements and give their
    relevant polynomials (mathematical functions) for displacement for two-
    dimensional finite element analysis. (5 marks)

    (b) Derive the stiffness matrix of a constant strain triangular element 123, of
    thickness t, and having coordinates (0,0), (4,0), and (0,3) respectively, to
    be used for plane stress problems. The elements of the elasticity
    (rigidity) matrix [D] are given as follows:
    D11 = D22 = a
    D12 = b
    D13 = D23 = 0
    D33 = c
    Where a, b, and c are material constants. (20 marks)

    Note: element stiffness matrix [ke]=[A-1]T [B]T [D] [B] [A-1] V

    END OF QUESTION PAPER

    UBGMM3-15-3 Page 5 of 8
    UBGMM3-15-3 Advanced Structural Modelling
    Data sheet 1

    UBGMM3-15-3 Page 6 of 8
    UBGMM3-15-3 Advanced Structural Modelling
    Data sheet 2

    UBGMM3-15-3 Page 7 of 8
    UBGMM3-15-3 Advanced Structural Modelling
    Data sheet 3

    UBGMM3-15-3 Page 8 of 8

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