Code No: R7310105 1

III B.Tech I Semester(R07) Regular & Supplementary Examinations, November 2010

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS-II
(Civil Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
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1. A parabolic arch hinged at the springings and crown has a span of 20m.The central rise of the
arch is 4m.It is loaded with a uniformly distributed load of intensity 2 kN/m on the left 3m
length. Calculate

(a) The direction and magnitude of reactions at the hinges

(b) The bending moment, normal thrust and shears at 4m and 15m from the left end.

2. Determine the horizontal thrust developed in a two hinged semicircular arch of radius R sub-
jected to a concentrated load of W at the crown.

3. State the assumptions made in portal method of frame analysis and analyze the following frame
by portal method of analysis. Draw the bending moment diagram.

4. Analyze the continuous beam loaded as shown in the following diagram by the slope deflection
method and sketch the bending moment diagram. Given that 2IAB = IBC = 2ICD = 2I

5. Analyse the continuous beam shown in figure by moment distribution method and draw bending
moment and shear force diagrams. Also draw the elastic curve.

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6. Analyse the frame shown in figure by Kani’s method. Draw the BMD.

7. Analyse the continuous beam shown in figure by Flexibility method and draw Bending Moment
and shear force diagrams. Flexural Stiffnesses are given in parentheses.

8. Analyse the structure shown in figure using stiffness method and draw B.M. Diagram.

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III B.Tech I Semester(R07) Regular & Supplementary Examinations, November 2010
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS-II
(Civil Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
?????

1. An arch in the form of a parabola with its axis vertical has hinges at the abutments and the
vertex. The abutments are at different levels, the horizontal span being L and the heights of
the vertex above the abutments being a and b. Show that the horizontal thrust due to a load
w/unit √length√uniformly distributed across the span is
wL /2( a + b)2
2

2. A semicircular arch of radius R is subjected to a uniformly distributed load of w/unit length

over the entire span. Assuming EI to be constant, determine the horizontal thrust.

3. State the assumptions made in portal method of frame analysis and analyze the following frame
by portal method of analysis. Draw the shear force diagram.

4. Analyze the two span continuous beam as shown in the following diagram by the slope deflection
method and draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams. Take EI as constant.

5. Analyse the continuous beam shown in figure by moment distribution method and draw bending
moment diagram.

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6. Analyse the frame loaded as shown in Figure by Kani’s method and sketch the bending moment
diagram.

7. Analyse the continuous beam shown in figure by flexibility method and draw BMD.

8. Analyse the portal frame shown in figure by stiffness method.

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III B.Tech I Semester(R07) Regular & Supplementary Examinations, November 2010
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS-II
(Civil Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
?????

1. A three hinged parabolic arch of 20m span and 4m central rise carries a point load of 4kN at
4m horizontally from the left hand hinge. Calculate the normal thrust and shear force at the
section under the load. Also calculate the maximum bending moment positive and negative.

2. Determine the horizontal thrust developed in a two hinged semicircular arch subjected to a
uniformly distributed load of w/unit length over the left half of the arch. Assume EI to be
constant throughout.

3. State the assumptions made in portal method of frame analysis and analyze the following frame
by portal method of analysis. Draw the axial force diagram.

4. Analyze the beam as loaded in the following diagram by slope deflection method and draw the
shear force and bending moment diagram. Take EI as constant.

5. Analyse the continuous beam shown in figure by moment distribution method and draw bending
moment diagram.

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6. Determine the end moments of the continuous beam in Fig. 3, if the support ’B’ sinks by 10
mm. Take E=200x106 kN/m2 and I=80x106 mm4 . Use Kani’s method.

7. Analyse the continuous beam shown in figure and sketch the B.M.D., by using flexibility method
of analysis.

8. Write the stiffness matrix corresponding to the coordinates 1 and 2 of the frame shown in figure.
EI is constant.

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III B.Tech I Semester(R07) Regular & Supplementary Examinations, November 2010
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS-II
(Civil Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
?????

1. A symmetrical three hinged circular arch has a span of 16m and a rise to the central hinge of
4m. It carries a vertical load of 16 kN at 4m from the left hand end. Find
(a) The magnitude of thrust at springings. (b) The reactions at supports.
(c) The maximum positive and negative bending moments.

2. A two hinged parabolic arch of span L and central rise h carries a concentrated load W at the
crown. Determine the expression for the horizontal thrust developed at springings.

3. State the assumptions made in portal method of frame analysis and analyze the following frame
by portal method of analysis. Draw the bending moment diagram.

4. Analyze the continuous beam loaded with U.D.L. as shown in the diagram by the slope de-
flection method. Sketch the shear force and bending moment diagrams. Take EI as constant.

5. Analyse the beam ABCD shown in figure by moment distribution method and draw bending
moment diagram.

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6. (a) Explain Kani’s method of solving a frame subjected to sway forces.
(b) Evaluate the bending moment and shear force diagrams of a beam in figure by the Kani’s
method.

7. Analyse the given three span continuous beams shown in figure by flexibility method.

8. Analyse the frame shown in figure, by stiffness method and sketch the B.M. diagram. Neglect
the axial deformations. EI is constant.

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