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TUTORIALCES421WEEK3FLEXIBILITYMETHOD QUESTION1 Figure1showsarigidjointedplaneframepinnedtothefoundationatAandfixedatD.Theframeis subjectedtovarioustypesofloadsasshown.UsingtheFlexibilityMethod, a) SketchtheprimarystructureforthestructureandtheirredundantsifthehorizontalreactionatA andmomentatDareselectedastheredundants. b) Formthecompatibilityequationandsolvefortheredundant. c) Determinetheremainingreactionsatthesupport.

200kN 3 4 B

25kN/m 50kNm (E) C

8m (E) (E)

8m

5m Figure1

QUESTION2 AplanepinjointedtrussispinnedtoarigidfoundationatAandsupportedonrolleratCasshownin FigureQ1. a) TakingtheforceatmemberBEastheredundant,formthecompatibilityequationforthetruss. b) Solvethevalueoftheredundantandhence,determinetheremainingsupportreactions. c) Determinetheaxialforcesinthetrussmembers. Crosssectionalareaofeachmember =450mm2. Youngsmodulusforeachmember =210kN/mm2. 15kN D E

10kN

4m

A 3m

B 3m

Figure2

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