Chemical Engineering, Y2S1, 2022

EMG 2103: Tutorials

Trusses
Using the method of joints, Determine the forces in all the members of the trusses shown
below and indicate them on the trusses.
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 DISTRIBUTED FORCES, CENTRE OF GRAVITY, AND MOMENT OF INERTIA
1. Locate the centroid of the T-section shown below
 Solution:
Selecting the axis as shown in Fig. above, we can say due to symmetry centroid lies on y
axis, i.e. x = 0.

2. Locate the centroid of the I-section shown below:

Solution:
Selecting the coordinate system as shown in above, due to symmetry centroid must lie on y
axis,
Thus, the centroid is on the symmetric axis at a distance 59.71 mm from the bottom as
shown above.
3. Determine the moment of inertia of the section shown in Fig. below about an axis
passing through the centroid and parallel to the topmost fibre of the section. Also,
determine the moment of inertia about the axis of symmetry. Hence find the radii of
gyration.
4. Determine the polar moment of inertia of the I-section shown in the Figure below.
Also, determine the radii of gyration with respect to the x-x axis and y-y axis.
Solution: The section is divided into three rectangles as shown:
 BEAMS

1. Find the reactions at supports A and B of the loaded beam shown in the Figure
below:

2. The cantilever shown in the Figure below is fixed at A and is free at B. Determine
the reactions when it is loaded as shown in the Figure.
3. Determine the reactions at A and B of the overhanging beam shown in the Figure
below:

4. Draw the shear force and bending moment diagram for the cantilever beam
shown in the Figure below:
5. A beam of span 8 m has roller support at A and hinge support at B as shown in
Fig (a) below. Draw SF and BM diagrams when the beam is subjected to udl, a
concentrated load, and an externally applied moment as shown in the Figure.
6. Draw the SF and BM diagrams for the beam shown in Fig (a) below and find out
the position and the magnitude of the maximum moment.
7. A beam of span 8 m has a roller support at A and a hinge support at B as shown in Fig.
below. Draw the shear force (SF) and bending moment (BM) diagrams when the beam
is subjected to a uniformly distributed load of 10 kN/m, a concentrated load of 20 kN,
and an externally applied moment of 240 kN-m as shown in the Figure.