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Carleton University

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

CIVE 5206 –Prestressed Concrete


Review Problems (does not need to be handed in)
1. Calculate the support reactions and draw the axial force, shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beams
and frame shown in Fig. 1, labelling all important values (such as, but not necessarily limited to, locations of
points of inflection and values of shears and moments at supports, intersections and discontinuities). For the
portal frame in 1i) assume there are points of inflection in the columns located 2.4m up from the ground and one
in the beam midway between D and E. For beams 1a) to 1h) also calculate the shear and moment at point B
which is located 1.2m from the left support, indicating these values on your shear and moment diagrams. Draw
all moment diagrams on the tension side.

2. Determine the x, y, z coordinates (expressed in mm) of the (a) centroid, (b) centre of mass and (c) centre of
gravity of the machine part in Fig. 2.

3. The cross-section of the beam shown in Fig. 3 is rectangular and measures 400mm tall x 100mm wide.
Determine the uniformly distributed load, w, if:
a) the flexural stress at midspan is as shown in 3(a).
b) the flexural stress at midspan is as shown in 3(b).
c) the shear stress distribution at 500mm from the left support is as shown in 3(c). For this load, what is the
maximum shear stress, vmax, at 500mm from the left support?

4. A timber beam is constructed by epoxying a horizontal 2 x 6 to a vertical 2 x 6 as shown in Fig. 4. In addition to


the lumber a 10mm x 25mm steel plate is epoxied to the soffit (bottom face) of the vertical 2 x 6. The beam is
subjected to a uniformly distributed load. The wood has a Young’s Modulus of 12,000MPa and the steel has a
Young’s Modulus of 200,000MPa.
a) Draw the flexural stress distribution at midspan. Show the location of the neutral axis as well as the max
compressive stress in the wood and the max tensile stresses in the wood and steel.
b) Draw the shear stress distribution at 500mm from the left support and determine the maximum shear
stress in the epoxy at this location.

5. The tensile stress-strain responses for two materials are shown in Fig. 5. These materials are steel and a very
high-strength carbon-fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP). The fibre-reinforced polymer has a linear-elastic stress-
strain response up until its tensile strength is reached. The steel, on the other hand, exhibits a large yield plateau
and strain hardening, though its tensile strength is much lower than that of the CFRP.
a) What slowly-applied force (P, in kN) would be required to rupture a 5mm diameter rod made of each material?
b) How much longer (, in mm) would a 2m long rod (Lo = 2m) of each material get prior to rupturing in tension?
c) Calculate the area under the stress-strain curves for the two materials to determine the strain energy (in units of
kJ/m3) absorbed by each material prior to rupturing in tension (i.e. breaking into two pieces).
d) Suppose a 2m long, 5mm diameter rod is tested as shown in Fig.6 to study the abilities of the different
materials to absorb impact loads. The test setup consists of attaching a pan to the end of the rod upon which a
weighted slider is caught, imparting an impact load to the rod. The slider (which is shaped like a donut and is
loosely threaded over the rod) is frictionless and drops exactly 1m. What is the maximum weight that the
slider could be without rupturing a rod made of i) the carbon-fibre reinforced polymer and ii) the steel? Note
that these weights are different than the forces calculated in 5a).
e) What do your answers tell you about how to design blast and impact-resistant structures?
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