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Find the resultant of the three forces acting on the
eye bolt.
Evaluate the resultant of the force system shown.
Determine the
compression in each of
the three legs of the
tripod subjected to the
vertical 2-kN force.

The weight of the legs

is negligible compared
with the applied load.
Determine the bar
forces if in addition to 2
kN load an added
concentrated load of 5
kN directed to the
positive x axis is added.
Determine the tension
in cable AB

Determine the tension

in cable AC.

Determine the tension

in cable AD.
Four cables are used to lift a precast
concrete slab with dimensions B = 3m x
D = 3m and t = 76mm thick. The cables
are attached to a hook above the center
point of the slab.

Given: h = 2m
Area of each cable = 79 mm2
Concrete unit weight = 24
kN/m3
What is the tensile force in each of the cables?

Determine the normal stress in each of the cables.

If the cables elongated by 1mm, what is the vertical displacement of the

precast slab?
Refer to the figure. A square post 150 mm x 150 mm is
made up of two parts glued along plane a-b-c-d. The plane
is at an angle, α = 30° from the vertical side.

Given: Allowable stresses on the glued joint

Compressive Stress = 5.2 MPa
Shear Stress = 3.5 MPa
Compressive Load = 36 kN

What is the required minimum width of the post, w (mm),

to prevent failure in the compression?

Which of the following gives the minimum width, w (mm),

to prevent failure in shear?
A steel rod having a length of 2.5 m and has an
axial rigidity 60,000KN. It is subjected to an axial
tensile force of 60KN.

Determine the deformation of the rod.

Determine the stiffness of the rod.

Determine the flexibility of the rod.

A steel bar of cross-section 500mm² is acted upon
by the forces shown in the figure. Determine the
total elongation of the bar.
Shaft BC is hollow with inner and
outer diameters of 90 mm and
120 mm, respectively. Shafts AB
and CD are solid and of diameter
d. For the loading shown,
determine:

The maximum and minimum

shearing stress in shaft BC,

The required diameter d of shafts

AB and CD if the allowable
shearing stress in these shafts is
65 MPa.
The horizontal shaft AD is
attached to a fixed base at
D and is subjected to the
torques shown. A 44-mm-
diameter hole has been
drilled into portion CD of
the shaft.

Knowing that the entire

shaft is made of steel for
which G = 77 GPa,
determine the angle of
twist at end A.
A spread footing carries two (2) column loads as
shown.
Given: P1 = 1200 kN b = 10 m
P2 = 800 kN c=2m
Find the minimum dimension ‘a’ in meters such
that the resulting soil pressure shall be uniform.

Given: P1 = 1200 kN a=3m

P2 = 1200 kN b=6m
c=3m
What is the maximum shear (kN) at the footing?
Assume 1 m width of footing.

Given: P1 = 1200 kN a=3m

P2 = 1200 kN b=6m
c=3m
Locate the point of inflection from the left end of
the footing, in meters.
Given a rectangular hollow box with outer
dimensions 125mm x 85mm and constant thickness
of 10mm has an ultimate stress of 415 MPa.
Modulus of Elasticity of 110 GPa.

Determine the bending moment M for which the

factor of safety will be 2.50.

Determine the corresponding radius of curvature of

the section.
A thin wall spherical tank of diameter 0.75 m has
internal pressure of 20 MPa. The yield stress in tension
is 920 MPa, and the factor of safety is 2.5.

Calculate the minimum permissible thickness of the

tank.
A cylindrical tank is filled with water to a depth of 2.8m in its
vertical position. The tank dimensions are as follows:

Given: Height = 3m Diameter = 2.5m

Thickness = 8mm Weight = 14.5kN

What is the maximum circumferential stress (MPa) in the tank?

The tank is supported only at the top. What is the maximum

longitudinal stress (MPa) in the tank?

The tank is supported at the top and at the base. Determine

the maximum longitudinal stress (MPa).
A simply supported girder of a bridge spans 25 m.
The standard truck load (H load) consists of 2
moving loads, 4.3 m apart. The loads are as follows:
P1 = 35.6 kN
P2 = 142.4 kN
Calculate the maximum support reaction (kN).

Calculate the maximum moment (kN-m) in the

girder.

Calculate the maximum shear (kN) at midspan

A 12-meter-long beam is simply supported at the right end and at 2
meters from the left end. It is subjected to a highway load
consisting of 9.35 kN/m uniformly distributed load and 116 kN
concentrated load. Based on the influence line for maximum
moment at midspan,

What is the total length in meters of the beam which should be

subjected to a uniformly distributed load to obtain the maximum
positive moment at midspan?

What is the total length in meters of the beam which should be

subjected to the uniformly distributed load to obtain the maximum
negative moment at the midspan?

What would be the critical positive moment (kN-m) at midspan due

to the highway lane load?
The side of the building in the figure is
subjected to a wind loading that
creates a uniform normal pressure of
15kPa on the windward side and a
suction pressure of 5 kPa on the
leeward side.

Determine the horizontal reaction at A.

Determine the vertical reaction at A.

Determine the horizontal reaction at B.

Determine the vertical reaction at B.

Determine the horizontal reaction at C.

Determine the vertical reaction at C.

For the three-hinged arch shown in the figure:
Determine the horizontal reaction at A.
Determine the horizontal reaction at C.
Determine the vertical reaction at C.
The truss shown in on a roller
support at A and hinged at B. It is
subjected to a lateral load F = 12
kN.

Given: a = 1.5 m
b=4m
c = 3.5 m

Determine the reaction at A, in kN.

Determine the force in member

AE, in kN.

Determine the reaction at D, in kN.

A transmission tower is
loaded as shown.
P1 = 10 kN
P2 = 13 kN
P3 = 16 kN

Determine the total

reaction at H, in kN.

Determine the force in

member CJ.
Refer to the figure FIG. THEORY-010. Diagonals BH, CG, HD,
and CI are flexible cables.
Given:
P1 = 2.5 kN P2 = 0.0 kN P3 = 1.2 kN
L1 = 3m L2 = 2.25m L3 = 3m
Determine the force on member CG.

Determine the force on member DH.

Determine the force on member DI.

The water supply pipe shown is suspended from a 100
mmØ cable using a series of equally spaced hangers. The
length of the pipe that is supported by the cable is 50
meters and the total weight of the pipe filled with water is
8 kN/m. If the sag of the cable at mid length is 2.5 m.
Evaluate the minimum axial stress in the parabolic cable, in
MPa.

Determine the reaction at one of the supports

Find the maximum axial stress in the parabolic cable, in MPa.

The cable in the figure supports a girder that weighs 850
lb/ft.
Determine the tension at C.
Determine the minimum tension in the cable.
Determine the maximum tension in the cable.
An 8-m high retaining wall is subjected to lateral earth pressure
increasing from 34 kPa at the top to 136 kPa at the base.
Flexural rigidity EI = 4.5x1014 Nmm2. Analyze per meter length
of the wall.

What is the moment at the base of the cantilever retaining wall,

in kNm?

What is the force to be applied at the propped end to limit the

deflection to 35 mm, in kN?

What is the moment at the base when the wall is propped at the
top?
A 6m long beam is supported by a roller at the right end and a fixed
support at the left end. It carries a uniform load of ‘w’ kN/m
throughout the beam.

Compute the safe value of ‘w’ so that it will not exceed the flexural
capacity of the beam of 270 kN-m, in kN/m.

Compute the safe value of ‘w’ so that it will not exceed the shear
capacity of the beam of 180 kN, in kN/m.

Compute the safe value of ‘w’ so that it will not exceed the deflection
of 30 mm at the right end when the roller support is removed.
Flexural rigidity of the beam is 432x1012 Nmm2 in kN/m.
A cantilever beam 4 m long deflects by 16 mm at its free end
due to a uniformly distributed load of 25 kN/m throughout its
length.

To prevent beam deflection at the free end, what force P (kN) is

needed at that point?

What force P (kN) should be applied at the mid length of the

beam for zero displacement at the free end?

To reduce the deflection at the free end to 10 mm, how much

force is needed to be applied at that point?
A cantilever beam 2 meters long carries a uniformly
distributed load of 18 kN/m throughout its length and a
concentrated load of 25 kN at mid-length. To minimize the
displacement, a spring support is added at the free-end.

Given:
Spring constant K = 0.10 mm for every 1 kN of compressive
load
Flexural rigidity, EI = 2500 kNm²

1. Calculate the reaction (kN) at the spring support.

2. If the spring support is compressed by 0.50 mm, what is
the resulting reaction in kN?
3. If the reaction at the spring support is 25 kN, what is the
resulting moment (kN-m) at the fixed end?
Given: a = 1.5 m, b = 1.5 m, L = 2.4 m

Beam properties: I = 198 x 106 mm4 E = 200 GPa

Rod properties: Diameter = 12 mm E = 200 GPa
Due to the load, W, rod BC elongates by 1 mm. Find the force (kN) in rod BC which
caused the elongation.

Due to the load, W, the force developed in rod BC is 12 kN, what is the value of W
(kN)?

Due to a load, W = 40 kN, the force developed in rod BC = 10 kN. The diameter of
rod BC is 16 mm. Find the moment (kN-m) at the fixed end.
Treated timber piles used to retain earth are braced by struts at B and
anchored to bedrock at 1 m on center spacing. Water pressure acts
against the lateral earth pressure.
Given: H1 = 3m H2 = 2m H3 = 3m
Unit weight of soil = 17.3 kN/m3
Unit Weight of water = 9.8 kN/m3
Flexural Rigidity, EI = 8.72 x 10^12 Nmm2
Active Earth pressure coefficient = 1/3
Assume that the piles are fixed at C.
If there are no anchor rods, how much is the deflection (mm) at the tip?
If H3 = 0 (no water pressure), what should the force (kN) in the anchor
rod so that there is no deflection at the tip of the pile?
If the allowable displacement at the tip of the pile is 12 mm, and there
is no water pressure, Find the force (kN) required at the anchor rod.
Wood planks are used to retain 3 m height of backfill. The active
earth pressure increases from zero at the free end to 14.5 kPa at the
fixed end.
Given: Plank dimensions
Thickness = 100 mm
Width = 300 mm
Modulus of Elasticity = 8.5 x 103 MPa

Which of the following gives the lateral reaction (kN) at the fixed end
if the planks are propped at the free end.
If the wood planks are supported by a strut at mid-height, what
pulling force (kN) should be applied at the strut to prevent the free
end from deflecting?
Which of the following gives the maximum bending stress (MPa) in
the cantilevered wood planks?