Major Assignment
Major Assignment
Major Assignment
of
Vocational Education
香港專業教育學院
HD in Civil Engineering
(EG114101)
Notes :
Structural
(b) Draw the shear force diagram with magnitude for the beam and determine
the location of the point with zero shear force. (11 marks)
(c) Draw the bending moment diagram with magnitude for the beam.
(9 marks)
50 kN 100 kN
A B C D E
1m 3m 1m 1m
Figure Q.1
Insert the member forces into the attached Answer Sheet on Page 10 of this
paper and submit it together with your answer book.
40 kN
D E F G
4m
80 kN
A B C
3m 3m 3m
Figure Q.2
(i) Calculate the distance Yc and Xc measured from the point A. (5 marks)
(ii) Calculate the moment of inertia (Ix-x) of the section about X-X axis.
(4 marks)
(iii) Calculate the moment of inertia (Iy-y) of the section about Y-Y axis.
(4 marks)
X X
(b) A 5 m-long column, with solid circular section and 300 mm diameter, is
subjected to an axial allowable compressive stress of 35 N/mm2. Given that
the Young’s Modulus (E) is 205 GPa and the Poisson’s ratio is 0.25,
calculate:
(i) the allowable compressive load; (3 marks)
Q.4 In 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, a cable suspension bridge, was the very
first bridge to incorporate a series of plate girders as roadbed support. However,
it was collapsed after the service of only four months under a normal weather.
Discuss, with the aid of sketches, how to improve the structural rigidity of
bridges by referencing to the torsional, shear and bending strength. Justify your
answer by the relevant equations.
(25 marks)
40 kN
D E F G
4m
80 kN
A B C
3m 3m 3m
Member mark Member Force (kN) Member mark Member Force (kN)
( + : Tension ( + : Tension
– : Compression ) – : Compression )
AB CF
AD CG
AE DE
BC EF
BE FG
CE -- --
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