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APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

THIRD SEMESTER B.ARCH DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2017
Course Code: ES201
Course Name: THEORY OF STRUCTURES III
Max. Marks: 60 Duration: 3 Hours
PART A
Answer all questions, each carries 4 marks. Marks

1 State and explain moment area theorems. (4)

2 What are the assumptions made in Euler’s column theory? (4)
3 Explain the term static indeterminacy and calculate degree of static (4)
indeterminacy of the following beams.

4 Explain three-moment equation with neat figure (4)

5 Define the terms carry over moment and carry over factor (4)

PART B

Answer any two questions, each carries 10 marks.

6 a) In a hollow circular shaft of outer and inner diameters of 20cm and 10cm
respectively, the shear stress is not to exceed 40 N/mm2. Find the maximum (4)
torque which the shaft can safely transmit.
b) Determine by moment area method, the slope and deflection at the free end of a
cantilever beam of length L, subjected to a point load W KN at the free end. (6)
7 A hollow alloy tube 4m long with external and internal diameters of 40mm and
25mm respectively was found to extent 4.8mm under a tensile load of 60 KN.
Find the buckling load for the tube with both ends pinned. Also find the safe load
(10)
on tube, taking a factor of safety as 5
8 Using consistent deformation method, find the fixed end moment developed in (10)
the fixed beam shown in figure. Draw the bending moment and shear force
diagrams.

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PART C
Answer any two questions, each carries 10 marks.
9 Analyse the two span continuous beam shown in figure, by using three moment (10)
equation and draw bending moment, shear force diagrams.
20 kN/m 40 kN
C
B 2m
A
2I I
6m 4m
10 Analyse the two span continuous beam shown in figure, by slope deflection (10)
method and draw bending moment, shear force diagrams.

11 A portal frame ABCD shown in figure, is loaded with a uniformly distributed (10)
load of 2 kN/m on the horizontal member. Find the support reaction and bending
moment in the frame by moment distribution method and draw the bending
moment diagram.

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