HOLY SPIRIT UNIVERSITY OF KASLIK

School of Engineering

GCV505 / CVE 611 – Advanced Structural

Analysis
Spring 2021-2022
Test 1 - March 2022
Duration: 75 min

Instructor: Dr. Elias FARAH

Remarks:

 This questionnaire consists of 12 pages.

 Course materials are prohibted.
 Any fraudulent attempt will be penalized by the cancellation of the exam.
 The use of calculators is allowed.
 The use of cell phones and any other electronic device or gadget is prohibited.
 The number of lines for answers is meaningless. If you need more space for your answers, use the back
side of the papers.

Good luck!

Question Grade Total

1 10

2 60

3 30

100

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Question 1: (10 points)

For the beam shown below, draw the qualitative influence line for the shear at the point C and deduce
the location of uniform dead load and live load to obtain the maximum negative shear at C.

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Question 2: (60 points)

Using the moment distribution method, find the bending moment diagram for the frame shown below.
Supports A and B are fixed and support E is a pin. The modulus of elasticity E is constant for all
members and the moment of inertia IAC = IBD = I and ICD = IDE = 2I.
Stop the iterations when the distribution moment is ±0.1 kN.m.

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Question 3: (30 points)

Using the force method, find the reactions at supports A (pin), B (roller) and C (roller). EI is constant.

Answer

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