ADAMSON UNIVERSITY
CORRELATION COURSE 2
PROBLEM SET – THEORY OF STRUCTURES
Answer the following set of problems and
provide all necessary calculations on the
spaces provided for each item.
SITUATIONAL PROBLEM 1: Analyze the beam shown
in the figure
6. Location of the lowest point measured
from support A.
a. 77.49 m c. 49.76 m
1. Determine the maximum reaction at the b. 67.49 m d. 59.76 m
roller support due to 8 kN concentrated 7. Maximum tension in the cable
moving load. a. 78,956 kN c. 79,568 kN
a. 9.67 kN c. 26.62 kN b. 75,896 kN d. 76,985 kN
b. 2.50 kN d. 17.89 kN 8. Length of the cable
2. Determine the maximum positive shear at a. 202.69 m c. 207.69 m
B due to 15 kN concentrated moving load b. 212.69 m d. 217.69 m
only.
a. 9.67 kN c. 26.62 kN
beam supports a load P = 550 kN located at 3.50
SITUATIONAL PROBLEM 4: A 5-meter cantilever
b. 2.50 kN d. 17.89 kN
3. Determine the moment at B due to 10
of EI = 75,000 kN − m2 .
m from the fixed end. Assume flexural rigidity
kN/m uniform dead load only
a. 9.67 kN-m c. 26.62 kN-m
9. Determine the vertical deflection under
b. 2.50 kN-m d. 17.89 kN-m
the point of load application.
a. 104.81 mm c. 89.72 mm
SITUATIONAL PROBLEM 2: For the truss bridge b. 112.32 mm d. 91.87 mm
shown in the figure 10. Determine the maximum deflection of the
beam.
a. 153.45 mm c. 181.65 mm
b. 141.14 mm d. 172.18 mm
11. Determine the upward force at free end
required to eliminate the deflection at
that point.
a. 267.14 kN c. 309.93 kN
b. 324.87 kN d. 254.71 kN
4. Determine the maximum tensile force on
member DH due to two moving loads of 60 SITUATIONAL PROBLEM 5: The beam shown in the
kN and 80 kN 3 m apart, moving along figure below is fixed at both ends, A and C
total load of the beam is w = 30 kN/m and the
respectively, and simply supported at B. The
the bottom chord.
length L = 6 m. The vertical reaction at B is
a. 77.77 kN c. 56.56 kN
b. 28.28 kN d. 44.44 kN
180 kN. Assume EI constant.
5. Determine the maximum compressive force
on member DH due to two moving loads of
60 kN and 80 kN 3 m apart, moving along
the bottom chord.
a. 77.77 kN c. 56.56 kN
b. 28.28 kN d. 44.44 kN
SITUATIONAL PROBLEM 3: For the cable shown
calculate the following:
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12. What is the degree of indeterminacy of 18. What is the value of the deviation of
the beam under the given loadings? point A relative to tangent line at
a. 2 c. 4 point C, in mm?
b. 1 d. 3 a. 12.10 mm c. 9.79 mm
13. Which of the following gives the b. 10.34 mm d. 6.54 mm
maximum shear in the beam? 19. What is the slope at C, in degrees?
a. 147 kN c. 120 kN a. 0.126° c. 0.118°
b. 90 kN d. 81 kN b. 0.384° d. 0.016°
14. What is the maximum positive moment of 20. What is the deflection at B, in mm?
the beam? a. 2.78 mm c. 1.17 mm
a. 147 kN-m c. 120 kN-m b. 5.40 mm d. 3.95 mm
b. 45 kN-m d. 90 kN-m
SITUATIONAL PROBLEM 8: For the continuous beam
SITUATIONAL PROBLEM 6: From the three-hinged shown in the figure with constant value of E =
arch shown in the figure 2x106 MPa and I = 50x106 mm4 determine the
following:
21. The moment at support A, in kN-m.
a. 57.21 c. 267.50
b. 113.35 d. 108.52
15. Which of the following most nearly
22. The moment at support B, in kN-m.
gives the internal normal force at
a. 97.21 c. 87.91
point D which is located just to the
right of the 50N force? b. 53.74 d. 103.23
a. 41.5 N c. 29.4 N 23. The vertical reaction at support A, in
kN.
b. 27.9 N d. 32.6 N
a. 239.71 c. 64.04
16. Which of the following most nearly
gives the internal shear force at point b. 201.43 d. 101.72
D which is located just to the right of
the 50N force? SITUATIONAL PROBLEM 9: The parabolic cable
a. 37.5 N c. 51.2 N supports the truss shown in the figure. The
b. 42.7 N d. 29.7 N truss is pinned at D.
17. Which of the following most nearly
gives the internal moment at point D
which is located just to the right of
the 50N force?
a. 6.89 N-m c. 8.89 N-m
b. 7.85 N-m d. 9.02 N-m
SITUATIONAL PROBLEM 7: For the beam supporting
the loads shown with E = 200GPa and I = 16 x
107 mm4
24. What is the tension at F where the
tangent is zero?
a. 487.5 kN c. 386.7 kN
b. 528.7 kN d. 504.3 kN
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25. What is the vertical reaction at pin D?
a. 48.87 kN c. 56.21 kN
b. 41.56 kN d. 37.47 kN
26. What is the vertical reaction at pin A?
a. 92.48 kN c. 74.96 kN
b. 97.73 kN d. 84.24 kN
SITUATIONAL PROBLEM 10: A 12m long beam is
simply supported as shown in the figure. The
load w = 18 kN/m.
27. Determine the maximum positive moment
when x1 = 2m.
a. 108 kN-m c. 96 kN-m
b. 124 kN-m d. 102 kN-m
28. Determine the value of x1 if the moment
at midspan is zero.
a. 3.2 m c. 2.5 m
b. 2.8 m d. 3.0 m
29. What value of x2 will produce the least
critical moment in the beam?
a. 5.681 m c. 6.325 m
b. 7.029 m d. 7.254 m
30. Classify the structure as statically
determinate, statically indeterminate
or unstable.
indeterminate indeterminate
a. c.
8° 6°
indeterminate indeterminate
b. d.
7° 5°
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