Tutorial 1a Determinate beams and frames

Question 1
For the beams shown in Figure 1 to Figure 3, solve reactions at all supports. Draw the
corresponding SFD, BMD and deflected shape. Identify the maximum shear force, sagging
and hogging bending moments.
1(a)
36kN
24kN/m

C
A B
3m 3m

Figure 1

[Ans: Ax=0kN; Ay=72kN ; MA=216kNm ; Cy=36kN ; Vmax = 72kN; Mmax = 27kNm; Mmax = -216kNm]

1(b)

Figure 2

[Ans: Ay=64kN ; Cx=0kN; Cy=164kN ; MC=876kNm ; Vmax = -164kN; Mmax = 170.67kNm; Mmax = -876kNm]

1(c)
10kN 5kN/m 10kN

A B C D E F

4m 8m 4m 4m 4m

Figure 3
[Ans: Bx=0kN; By=40kN ; Cy=0kN; Ey=20kN ; Vmax = 30kN; Mmax = 50kNm; Mmax = -40kNm]

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Question 2
For the frames shown in Figure 4 to Figure 15, solve reactions at all supports. Draw the
corresponding SFD, BMD and deflected shape.
2(a)
100kN
D

5m

C
A

5m

4m

Figure 4
[Ans: Ax=100kN ; Ay=125kN ; By=125kN ]

2(b)
36kN/m
C D
A E

2m
72kN

2m

2m 2m 2m

Figure 5
[Ans: Ax=72kN ; Ay=108kN ; By=144kN ; Ey=36kN ]

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2(c)
40kN/m
B C
A
1m
20kN

1m
D

2m 2m

Figure 6
[Ans: Ax=50kN ; Ay=40kN ; Dx=30kN ; Dy=40kN ]

2(d)

24kN/m

A
B D E F
2m
48kN

2m

2m 2m 2m 2m

Figure 7

[Ans: Ay=24kN ; Cy=192kN ; Fx=48kN ; Fy=72kN ; MF=144kNm ]

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2(e)

36kN

B
C D E F

6m

A
3m 3m 3m 3m

Figure 8
[Ans: Ax=18kN ; Ay=36kN ; Dx=18kN ; Dy=72kN ; Fy=0kN]

2(f)

6kN
4m 2kN/m

B
D E F

4m

C
8kN
2m 2m 4m

Figure 9
[Ans: Ax=8kN ; Ay=0kN; Ex=16kN ; Ey=18kN ]

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2(g)
Internal hinge Internal hinge

D E F G H

2m
100kN 100kN 100kN

2m

A B C

2m 2m 2m 2m
Figure 10
[Ans: Ax=175kN ; Ay=250kN ; Bx=125kN ; By=350kN ; Cy=100kN ]

2(h)
100kN
B C D E F

4m

4m 2m 2m 2m
Figure 11
[Ans: Ax=100kN ; Ay=100kN ; Dx=100kN ; Dy=0kN; Fy=0kN]

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2(i)

Figure 12
[Ans: Ax=30kN ; Ay=50kN ; Dx=30kN ; Dy=110kN ]

2(j)

Figure 13
[Ans: Ax=5kN ; Ay=13.5kN ; By=31.5kN ; Fx=5kN ; Fy=18kN ]

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2(k)
6kN/m
E
F
2m

D
2m

C
2m

20 kN
B
2m

A
4m

Figure 14
[Ans: Ax= 0kN; Ay=22kN ; Cx=40kN ; Fx=20kN ; Fy=2kN ]

2(l)
12 kN/m
A

B
2m
C
12 kN

4m

E
D

2m 4m
Figure 15
[Ans: Ax= 18kN ; Ay=42kN ; Ex=30kN ; Ey=30kN ]