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Col
legeofEngi
neer
ingandTechnol
ogy

Depar
tmentofAr
chi
tect
ureandUr
banPl
anni
ng

Theor
yandDesi
gnofSt
ruct
ureI
V

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nal
Exami
nat
ion.

Dat
e:Apr
il2021

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Gener
alI
nst
ruct
ion:

Thi
sexam cont
ainsThr
eepar
tsTr
ueorFal
se,
Mul
ti
pleChoi
ce,
andWor
koutquest
ions.

I
nst
ruct
or:
Mul
ukenMel
esse
Uni
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I
. Expl
ainbr
ief
ly

1.
Def
ine whata shel
lst
ruct
urei
s and l
i
stdown atl
eastt
hree adv
ant
ages and
di
sadv
ant
agesofashel
lst
ruct
ure?.
..
..
..
.3pt
s

2.Compar
eandcont
rastpneumat
icamdt
ensi
lest
ruct
ures?
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3pt
s

3.Whatar
ethebasi
cel
ement
soff
oldedpl
atest
ruct
uresandt
hei
rfunct
ions?
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4pt
s

4.Whatt
ypeofl
ongspanst
ruct
urei
stent?
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..
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2pt
s

5.Whatar
ehoney
combst
ruct
uresandt
hei
rfunct
ions?.
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..
3pt
s

I
I. Wr
it
etr
uef
ort
hecor
rectandf
alsef
ort
hei
ncor
rectst
atement
s(1.
5pteach)

1.I
naSect
ionmet
hodoft
russanal
ysi
s,atapl
acewher
eacut
(sect
ion)hast
obedone,
t
henumberofunknownsmustbeatl
eastt
hree.

2.Mostsui
tabl
emat
eri
alf
orconst
ruct
ionofshel
lst
ruct
uresar
econcr
ete.
3.
Longspanst
ruct
uresar
ety
peofst
ruct
ureswi
thaspanl
engt
hlesst
hanorequal
10m .
4.I
nreal
li
fe,
bendi
ngst
ressesar
ezer
oint
het
hreehi
ngedar
che.

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nst
ruct
or:
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ukenMel
esse
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I
II
. (
Chooset
hebestanswer2pt
s.each)

1.Thear
chesi
stheol
destst
ruct
uralel
ementusedt
ospanl
ongdi
stance.Thepr
inci
pal
r
easonf
ort
hisi
sthat
.
A.Ar
ches can span gr
eat
er compr
essi
onwhi
chhav
eal
way
s
di
stancest
hanf
latmember
s. beenav
ail
abl
e.

B.Cur
vedmember
sar
emor
eabl
e D.Cur
ved shapes ar
e mor
e
t
owi
thst
andt
hanf
latmember
s. aest
het
ical
l
y pl
easi
ng t
han f
lat
member
s.
C.Ar
chescanbeconst
ruct
edf
rom
nat
ural mat
eri
als st
rong i
n
2.Apot
ent
ialcl
i
enthasappr
oachedy
out
odi
scusst
hedesi
gnf
oranew spor
tsar
ea.
Thecl
i
enthasbeeni
mpr
essedbyt
hespacef
rameshehashear
daboutandasksy
out
o
descr
ibeexact
lywhatt
heyar
e.Your
epl
ythatspacef
ramei
s?

A.Ar
igi
dfr
amewhi
chhast
heabi
l
ityt
oresi
stl
ater
alf
orces.

B.At
wowaysy
stem oft
russes.

C.Anyonedi
mensi
onal
str
uct
ural
syst
em

D.At
wowaysy
stem ofgr
ider

3.Themakeup(
mat
eri
al)ofshel
lst
ruct
uresar
emor
eef
fect
ivei
n?

A.Tensi
i
nonl
y

B.Compr
enssi
on

C.Compr
enssi
onandTensi
on

D.Bendi
ngandf
lexur
es

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nst
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4. Amongt
hef
oll
owi
ngst
ruct
ures,whi
chonei
ssui
tabl
eforsmal
lspansast
hei
r
f
ramesar
equi
tel
arge?

A.Ar
chst
ruct
ures
B.Domest
ruct
ures
C.Shel
lst
ruct
ures
D.Fol
dedpal
test
ruct
ures
5.Thehy
per
bol
i
cpar
abol
i
cshel
l
s,gr
oupedundert
hecat
egor
yof

A.Si
ngl
ycur
vedshel
l
s. C.Thr
eecur
vedshel
l
s
B.Doubl
ycur
bedshel
l
s. D.Fourcur
vedshel
l
s

6.Fol
dpl
atesar
ewi
del
yusedf
or

A.Roof
s. B.Beams.C.St
ress.D.Foundat
ion

7.Thespher
ical
domesar
esuppor
tedbyar
ingbeam att
he

A.Base. B.Mi
ddl
e. C.St
art
. D.Edge

8.Thegener
albendi
ngt
heor
yoft
hincur
vedshel
l
sisgov
ernedbya

A.Di
ff
erent
ial
Equat
ion.C.El
l
ipseEquat
ion
B.Par
abol
aEquat
ion. D.MomentEquat
ion

9.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
scor
rectf
orspacet
russes?
A.Toknowt
hedi
rect
ionoft
heunknownf
orcewet
akeassumpt
ionofi
t
B.Thedi
rect
ionoft
heunknownf
orcei
sknownt
ousal
ready
C.Thedi
rect
ionoft
heunknowncan’
tbedet
ermi
ned
D.Thedi
rect
ionoft
heunknowni
sofnouse,
iti
snotf
ounded

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nst
ruct
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I
V.Wor
koutpr
obl
em.

1.Consi
der
ingt
hef
oll
owi
ngt
wodi
mensi
onalt
russsy
tem asani
ntegr
alpar
tofspace
f
ramest
ruct
ure.Det
ermi
net
hef
orcesi
nmember
s10,11and13Usi
ngt
hemet
hodof
Sect
ion.
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.11pt
s

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