Structural Health Monitoring & Control Problem Set-01 : January 07, 2026

Problem:1 Calculate sin(x) using the following series. Check the result for x=30◦ .

x3 x5 x7
sin(x) =x − + − + ...
3! 5! 7!

(1)
∞
X (−1)n 2n+1
= x
n=0 (2n + 1)!

Problem:2 Calculate e(x) using the following series. Check the result for x=0, x=0.1,
x=0.5 and x=0.9.
x2 x3 x4
ex =1 + x + + + + ...
2! 3! 4!

(2)
∞
X xn
=
n=0 n!

Problem:3 Generate a sinusoidal acceleration signal for f=2Hz.

a(t) = 0.05sin(2π f t) (3)

Problem:4 Plot the following function for f=1Hz for 5s using matplotlib.

f (t) = e−t cos(2π f t) (4)

Problem:5 Calculate roots of the following equation:

f (x) = x3 − 6x2 + 11x − 6 (5)

Problem:6 The ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) in m/s in a concrete columns are :
4320, 4450, 4200, 4100, 4250, 3950, 4050, 3900, 3890, 4400. Calculate mean and
standard deviation.
Structural Health Monitoring & Control Problem Set-01 : January 07, 2026

Problem:7 The simply supported beam with concentrated load is shown in Fig. 1.
Calculate reactions, shear force, bending moment, slope and deflection. Also plot
using matplotlib.

P
a

A L B

P (L−a) Pa
RL = RA = L
RR = RB = L

P ab PL L
Mspan = L
Mmax = 4
at a = 2

P a2 (L−a)2 P L3 L
δP = 3EI
δmax = 48EI
at a = 2

Figure 1: Simply supported beam with concentrated load

Problem:8 The simply supported beam with UDL is shown in Fig. 2. Calculate re-
actions, shear force, bending moment, slope and deflection. Also plot using mat-
plotlib.

A L B

wL wL
RL = RA = 2
RR = RB = 2

wL2
Mspan = 8
= 0.125wL2
5wL4 4
δmax = δ = 384EI
= 0.01302 wL
EI

Figure 2: Simply supported beam with UDL

I K
x3

H3
F H
x2

H2
C E
x1

H1
A B
L

Figure 3: Three storeyed frame

Problem:9 The single bay three storeyed building frame is shown in Fig. 3. The
length, L= 4.0m. The height (H1 ) of first floor is 4.5m, the height (H2 ) of second
floor is 3.5m and the height (H3 ) of roof is 3.5m. The size of each column is
300mm×400mm and modulus of elasticty, E is 20kN/mm2 . The horizontal forces in
each floor are P1 =1000kN, P2 =1000kN and P3 =1000kN. Considering three degrees
of freedom system,

(a) Compute striffness matrix and load vector.

(b) Compute horizontal displacements in each floor.

I K
x3

H3
F H
x2

H2
C E
x1

H1
A B
L

Figure 4: Three storeyed frame

Problem:10 The mass of each floor of a single bay three storeyed building frame
as shown in Fig. 4 is 300.0kg/m. The length, L= 4.0m. The height (H1 ) of first
floor is 4.5m, the height (H2 ) of second floor is 3.5m and the height (H3 ) of roof is
3.5m. The size of each column is 300mm × 400mm and modulus of elasticty, E is
20kN/mm2 . Considering three degrees of freedom system,

(a) Compute mass and striffness matrices.

(b) Compute natural frequencies and modes shapes