UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN

Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture

CENG 311 Structural Analysis I
Problems: Analysis of Statically Determinant Structures (Lecture 2)

N.B. All students are advised to solve and practice all the problems in this sheet

1. Classify each of the following structures as statically determinate, statically indeterminate, or unstable. If
the structure is statically indeterminate externally, then determine the degree of external indeterminacy.

(a) (b) (c)




(d) (e)



(f)



(g)








(f)



















[solve problems P3.32 and P3.33 (page 119 ), and Figures 3.28 & 3.29 (page 105 to 106) in your text book
(Fundamentals of structural analysis) ]

Ans. (c) Unstable, why?
Ans. (b) stable & determinate
Ans. (a) stable & Indeterminate by 1
0

Ans. (d) Unstable, why?
Ans. (e) Unstable, why?
Ans. (f) Stable & determinate
Ans. (g) (i) Stable & determinate (ii) stable & indeterminate by 1
0
(iii) Unstable, why? (iv) stable & indeterminate by 1
0

(iii) (iv)
(ii)
(i)
Ans. (f) (i) stable & indeterminate by 3
0
(ii) stable & indeterminate by 2
0
(iii) stable & indeterminate by 1
0
(iv) stable & determinate
(v) stable & determinate
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
2. Classify each of the following structures as statically determinant, statically indeterminate, or unstable. If
the structure is statically indeterminate, then determine the degree of indeterminacy.





















































3. Determine the components of reaction at the
pins A, B, and D of the three-member frame. The
joint at C is fixed connected (rigid connection).
4. Determine the reactions at the supports A and B.
5. Determine the reactions at the supports A and B.
6. Determine the reactions at the supports A and B.
A
B
4 m
5 m
6 m
15 m
10 kN/m
8

k
N
/
m

Ans. A
x
=78 kN, A
y
=78.8 kN, B
y
=71.2 kN Ans. A
x
=-31.8 kN, A
y
=101.2 kN, B
x
=- 88.2 kN B
y
=58.8 kN
20 kN/m
A
B
8 m 6 m
6 m
4 m
Ans. Stable & indeterminate by 12
0
Ans. Stable & indeterminate by 9
0 Ans. Unstable, why?
Ans. Unstable, why?
Ans. Stable & indeterminate by 8
0
Ans. unstable, why?
Ans. A
x
=1.75 kN(), A
y
=10.167 kN(), B
x
=10.25 kN
B
y
=1.17 kN; D
x
=10.25 kN(); D
y
=14.8 kN()
Ans. A
x
=37.1 kN, A
y
=117 kN, M
A
=749.2 kN.m,
B
x
=37.1 kN, B
y
=22.5 kN;























































30 kN/m
67.5 kN
2.4 m
1.8 m
1.2 m 1.5 m 1.8 m
7-11. Determine the reactions at the supports Prob. 8.
Prob. 9.
Ans.
7. A
x
=-102.3 kN, A
y
=126.8 kN, D
x
=102.3 kN C
y
=30.7 kN.

8. A
x
=-67.45 kN, A
y
=58.81 kN ; B
x
=87.6 kN; B
y
=87.19 kN

9. A
x
=-10.8 kN, A
y
=23.4 kN; B
x
=-100.4 kN, B
y
=128.13 kN
Prob. 10
A
20kN/m
E
6 m
10 m
10 m
10 m
B
C
D
F
6 m
8

m

Ans. A
x
=0 kN, A
y
=100 kN, D
x
=0 kN D
y
=100 kN
E
y
=200 kN; E
x
=150 kN; F
y
=200 kN; F
x
=-150 kN
Prob. 11
A
20kN/m
E
4 m
6 m
6 m
12 m
B
C
D
F
8 m
8

m

50 kN
100 kN
120 kN
Ans. A
y
=40 kN, A
x
=0; F
y
=133.33 kN, F
x
=50 kN,
M
F
=880 kN.m ( ) ; D
y
=286.67 kN
Prob. 12
Ans. A
x
=36 kN, A
y
=48 kN, D
y
=8 kN; E
y
=106 kN;
E
x
=0 kN.
F
BC
=48 kN (T); F
AB
=60 kN (C)
4 m
3 m 2 m 6 m
36 kN
36 kN/m
18 kN/m
A
B
C
D
E
B
20 N
D
C
E
A
10 N
4 m
2 m
4 m 2 m
a a
Prob. 13 Find out reactions and internal forces
at section a-a .
Ans: A
x
=10 kN ( ); A
y
=90 kN ( )
B
y
=70 kN ( ); E
y
=105 kN (), E
x
=30 kN()
M
a-a
=20 kN.m; V
a-a
=10 kN; N
a-a
=90 kN (C).
2 m