Aksum University

Institute of Technology
Faculty of Water Technology
Department of Hydraulic and Water Resource Engineering
1. Determine the support reactions and the internal forces in the members of the pin-jointed
roof truss shown below and design the member’s member BC and FG for steel structures
of steel grade S275.
Use rectangular hallows section (RHS) for member BC and Square hallow section (SHS) for
member FG.

2. Determine the elastic section modulus, plastic section modulus and shape factor μ for the
following T-section.

3. Determine the support reactions and the internal forces for the frame shown below and
then:
I. Design member EF
II. Design member AB
III. Design the connection of joint F which is beam-column connection
For steel structure of steel grade S355 and use M22 bolts of 8.8 grades.

Design of steel and timber structure -assignment for 5th year HWRE regular students Acc. Year 2021G.c /2013E.c
 Aksum University
Institute of Technology
Faculty of Water Technology
Department of Hydraulic and Water Resource Engineering

Note
Do the first two questions individually – submitted date 10/06/2021

Design of steel and timber structure -assignment for 5th year HWRE regular students Acc. Year 2021G.c /2013E.c