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Question Paper Code : X10250

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nswer all questions.
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1. Define the uller-Breslau’s principle.
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2. What are the uses of influence lines ?
3. Draw the influence line diagram for the moment at the fixed end of a cantilever
beam.
4. What is meant by panel loading ?
5. three-hinged semi-circular arch of span is subjected to a mid-span point load
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of W. Calculate the horizontal reaction at the supports.
6. What is a funicular arch ?
7. tate Eddy’s theorem.
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8. What are the assumptions commonly made in the analysis of forces in cable systems ?
9. Determine the plastic section modulus of a square section with a size of 10 mm.
10. Briefly explain the length of plastic hinge in a beam with rectangular section.

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11. a) uniformly distributed load of 5 kN/m covering a length of 3 m crosses a girder

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of span 15 m. Find the maximum shear force and bending moment at a section
5 m from left support.
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b) Two point loads 50 kN and 100 kN spaced 5 m apart cross a girder of 15 m

span with 50 kN load leading from left to right. Construct the maximum shear
force and bending moment diagrams stating the absolute maximum values.
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12. a) propped cantilever beam has a span of 25 m. Two point loads of 10 kN each
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spaced 5 m apart is positioned symmetrically on the beam. Construct the
influence lines for the support reactions, and determine the moment created
at the fixed support.
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b) two-span continuous beam of 10 m (each span) with simple supports carries

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a uniformly distributed load of 8 kN/m. The load can be located over all or a
portion of each span. Compute the maximum value of shear at the middle of
the first span.

13. a) two-hinged parabolic arch of span ( ) and rise (r) carries a uniformly
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distributed load of w/m run over the left half of the span. btain the expression

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for the horizontal thrust, and calculate the horizontal thrust and bending
moment at quarter span point on the right half of the span with = 20 m,

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r = 4 m and w = 20 kN/m.
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b) three-hinged segmental arch has a span of 50 m and a rise of 8 m. 100 kN

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load is acting at a point 15 m measured horizontally from the right support.
Draw the bending moment diagram. lso determine the shear and normal
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forces under the load.

14. a) light flexible cable shown below hangs between two points which are separated
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horizontally by distance . The cable carries a udl w per unit horizontal length
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over entire span. f the dip of the lowest point of the cable is d1 and d2 from left
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and right support respectively, show that the horizontal component of tension
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in the cable is H = . lso determine the length of the cable if
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= 100 m d1 = 2 m, d2 = 6 m.

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b) foot bridge of width 3 m and span 50 m is carried by two cables of uniform

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section having a central dip of 5 m. f the platform load is 5 kN/m2 , calculate
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the maximum pull in the cables. Find the necessary section area required if
the allowable stress is 120 N/mm2.
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15. a) two-span continuous beam of uniform cross-section is loaded as shown below.

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Determine the plastic moment.

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b) For the portal frame shown below, find the value of W at collapse. ssume that

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the plastic moment of resistance p is the same for all the members

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16. a) nalyze the two-hinged parabolic arch shown in figure below, and draw the
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bending moment diagram.

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b) Determine the collapse moment for the frame shown in figure below.

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