QUESTION 1

FIGURE 1 below shows a built-up beam consisting of a parallel flange I-beam and a
channel iron. The effective span of the beam is 5000 mm.

The maximum bending stress may not exceed 165 MPa. A uniform distributed load of
17 kN/m is carried by the beam.

Channel iron 280 x 95 x 41,8 kg/m

I-section parallel flange

254 x 146 x 37,2 kg/m

FIGURE 1

Calculate the maximum point load that the built-up beam can safely carry at midpoint.
The weight of the beam must also be taken into consideration. [20]

QUESTION 2

FIGURE 3 below shows a fillet-welded joint with a leg size of 5 mm. The effective length
is 240 mm.

120

F
5

120

Calculate the maximum load the fillet-weld joint can safely support. [10]

QUESTION 3

A short, axially-loaded concrete column with a diameter of 600 mm must be able to

support a design load of 9000 KN safely. Grade 25 concrete is used with mild-steel
reinforcement.

6.1 Determine the maximum longitudinal reinforcement required. [10]

QUESTION 4

A simply supported beam, 305 x 165 x 53.6 kg/m -section parallel flange, with a span
of 9m.

4.1 First draw the sketch, to any scale, for answering in QUESTION 5.2. (2)

4.2 Determine the point load of the beam at the mid-span. The weight of the
beam must be taken into consideration. The maximum bending stress allowed (8)
is 190 MPa. [10]