Situation 0
Situation 0
Situation 0
College of Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
MID-TERM EXAM in
STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
SITUATION 0
SITUATION 1
The pin jointed assembly supports a billboard 3 m. high, 4 m. wide on each end as
shown in Figure SMAT 1807. The total weight of the billboard is 30 kN. H = 1.5 m.,
Ø = 60˚, wind pressure, Q = 1.7 kPa. Wind pressure coefficient, C = 1.
1 . Determine the horizontal reaction at A.
A 12.221 kN. B 8.821 kN.
C 7.89 kN. D 4.49 kN.
2 . How much is the normal stress in strut BC, with cross-sectional dimensions 6
mm. by 76 mm?
A 56.774 MPa. B 65.384 MPa.
C 45.809 MPa. D 54.419 MPa.
3 . If strut AB were replaced bya 16 mm. diameter steel cable, what is the normal
stress in the cable?
A 50.656 MPa. B 45.315 MPa.
C 25.788 MPa. D 70.182 MPa.
SITUATION 2
A W section with the following properties carries a shear force of 300 kN.
bf = 255 mm., tf = 20 mm.,
tw = 15 mm., d = 330 mm.
4 . Calculate the shearing stress at the neutral axis.
A 53.113 MPa. B 68.739 MPa.
C 57.974 MPa. D 57.858 MPa.
5 . Calculate the shearing stress in the flange at the section between the web
and the flange.
A 3.743 MPa. B 3.371 MPa.
C 3.429 MPa. D 3.851 MPa.
6 . Calculate the shearing stress in the web at the section between the web and
the flange.
A 57.307 MPa. B 47.625 MPa.
C 49.105 MPa. D 44.916 MPa.
SITUATION 3
Your client wants you to design the roofing of his house so it can withstand storms
even the likes of Yolanda. He insisted that the top chord of the roof truss should
have a slope of 1 vertical to 2 horizontal. In the design, you are to use the
already available material for the purlins, a light weight, W-section steel beam
with properties shown below. The trusses are to be spaced 6 meters away from each
other while the purlins are to be 0.8 meters on center. Roof load is 2.443 kPa. of
projection on the horizontal plane. Wind load was based on the maximum wind speed
during Yolanda, it was found to be 4.5 kPa. horontally. Fbx = Fby = 138 MPa
Properties of the w-section purlins:
bf = 100 mm. tf = 20 mm.
tw = 20 mm. d = 140 mm. unit weight = 37 kN/m³
7 . What is the moment of inertia with respect to the minor axis, Iy?
A 2176000 mm⁴. B 1740800 mm⁴.
C 3400000 mm⁴. D 2720000 mm⁴.
8 . What is the moment of inertia with respect to the major axis, Ix?
A 16200000 mm⁴. B 12960000 mm⁴.
C 10368000 mm⁴. D 8294400 mm⁴.
9 . What is the Section modulus with respect to the major axis (Sx)?
A 118491.429 mm⁴. B 231428.571 mm⁴.
C 185142.857 mm⁴. D 148114.286 mm⁴.
10 . What is the Section modulus with respect to the minor axis (Sy)?
A 68000 mm⁴. B 54400 mm⁴.
C 43520 mm⁴. D 34816 mm⁴.
11 . What is the magnitude of the wind load Normal to the roof in kPa.? Use
Duchemin Formula. Pn=P[2sinθ/(1+sinθ)], where θ is the angle that the top
chord of the roof truss make with the horizontal.
A 2.596 kPa. B 2.472 kPa.
C 2.349 kPa. D 2.781 kPa.
12 . What is the maximum flexural stress in the purlin with respect to the major
axis?
A 50.421 MPa. B 58.408 MPa.
C 77.525 MPa. D 73.409 MPa.
13 . What is the maximum flexural stress in the purlin with respect to the minor
axis if interaction value is not to exceed 0.65?
A 19.038 MPa. B 22.197 MPa.
C 9.781 MPa. D 9.408 MPa.
14 . What should be the diameter of the sag rod whose allowable stress is 138 MPa.
if it is to support 7 spans of purlins?
A 11.189 mm. B 10.986 mm.
C 10.197 mm. D 10.775 mm.
15 . What should be the diameter of the tie rod whose allowable stress is 138
MPa.?
A 11.83 mm. B 11.616 mm.
C 10.782 mm. D 11.001 mm.
SITUATION 4
The beam in Figure TOS 1804 is loaded as shown. Where P1 = 200 lb. and P2 = 400 lb.