FIRST TERM EXAMINATION.

CE 303 STRUCTURAL THEORY I

SUMMER 2013 April 22, 2013

Test I. <15 points> MATCHING TYPE. Match Column A with Column B. Write in your test booklet the name of the person corresponding to the item in column A. COLUMN A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. considered to be the originator of the theory of structures developed the conjugate- beam method for calculation of deflections and Mohrs circles of stress and strain developed the law of linear relationships between the force and deformation of materials developed the moment-area method developed the moment-distribution method developed the slope-deflection method, which is considered to be the precursor of the matrix stiffness method developed the theory of buckling of columns formulated the laws of motion and developed calculus formulated the principle of virtual work formulated the theorem of least work formulated the three-moment equation for the analysis of continuous beams presented a principle for constructing influence lines presented the analysis of bending of elastic beams presented the method of consistent deformations and the law of reciprocal deflections published a treatise on elastic behavior of structures, which is considered to be the first textbook on the modern theory of strength of materials A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. COLUMN B Alberto Castigliano B. P. Clapeyron C. A. de Coulomb C. E. Greene G. A. Maney Galileo Galilei H. Muller-Breslau Hardy Cross J. C. Maxwell Blaise Pascal L. M. Navier Leonhard Euler

M. Otto Mohr N. O. P. Robert Hooke Sir Isaac Newton John Bernoulli

Test II. <10 points> Classify each of the structures shown as externally unstable, statically determinate, or statically indeterminate. If the structure is statically indeterminate externally, then determine the degree of external indeterminacy.

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Test III. <10 points each> APPLICATION.

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Determine the reactions at the supports for the beam shown.

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Determine the force in each member of the truss shown by the method of joints.

answers Galileo Galilei Robert Hooke Sir Isaac Newton John Bernoulli Leonhard Euler C. A. de Coulomb L. M. Navier considered to be the originator of the theory of structures developed the law of linear relationships between the force and deformation of materials formulated the laws of motion and developed calculus formulated the principle of virtual work developed the theory of buckling of columns presented the analysis of bending of elastic beams published a treatise on elastic behavior of structures, which is considered to be the first textbook on the modern theory of strength of materials formulated the three-moment equation for the analysis of continuous beams presented the method of consistent deformations and the law of reciprocal deflections developed the conjugate- beam method for calculation of deflections and Mohrs circles formulated the theorem of least work developed the moment-area method presented a principle for constructing influence lines developed the slope-deflection method, which is considered to be the precursor of the matrix stiffness method developed the moment-distribution method

B. P. Clapeyron J. C. Maxwell Otto Mohr of stress and strain Alberto Castigliano C. E. Greene H. Muller-Breslau G. A. Maney Hardy Cross