EiABC

Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development

Addis Ababa University

Assignment I
The submission needs to have cover page showing at least the following

 Chair name: Chair of construction materials and engineering design

 Course name and code: Theory of Structures - CoTM 3101
 Assignment area: Statics & Strength of Materials Revision
 Student’s name and ID: _______________________
 Section name: A
Submission deadline: 29/11/2021 GC

Questions
1. Determine the reaction at supports and axial force in member BD for the pin connected
frame loaded as shown in Fig.1.
2. Determine axial force in members BK, JI and EF for the plane truss subjected to loads as
shown in Fig.2. Members DI and EJ are flexible cables capable of supporting only tension.
3. Determine the reactions at supports and draw the shear force and bending moment
diagrams for the beam loaded as shown in Fig.3.
4. Using direct integration method based on the second order differential equation, find the
equation of the elastic curve and specify the slope at B and deflection at C for the beam
loaded as shown in Fig.4

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 EiABC
Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development
Addis Ababa University

6KN
2KN 2KN 2KN 2KN 2KN
C D E
3KN B C D E F
2.0m

1.5m
4KN

A G
2. 0m

K J I H
Fig. 1
B 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0m 1.5m
2. 0m

Fig. 2
A
1.5m 1.5m 1.5m

15KN
10KN/m 20KN/m
A B E F
A
C D EI B EI C
1.0m 2.0m 2.0m 1.0m 1.0m
5.0m 1.6m

Internal hinge Fig. 3 Fig. 4

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