Name: Xuanhao Feng LAB Assignment Term 2, 2022

Student ID: Z5315449 ENGG1300 Engineering

Mechanics
The University of New South Wales
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

ENGG1300 Engineering Mechanics –Term 2, 2022

Lab Assignment

1. Please use the structural analysis and design software SPACE GASS to model and
solve the two assignment questions. For each question, you have two options, but
you need to take one option only (you can use another option for practice, but
just report one in your submission).

2. For option 1 of the two assignment questions, please take P=2 kN if your family
name starts with A-D; take P=4 kN if your family name starts with E-H; take P=6
kN if your family name starts with I-L; take P=8 kN if your family name starts with
M-P; take P=10 kN if your family name starts with Q-T; take P=12 kN if your family
name starts with U-W; take P=14 kN if your family name starts with X-Z;

If you take a wrong value for P in a question, you will lose at least 50%
marks of that question.

3. Your submission must be a single PDF file, original questions, screen shots
of the modelled structures and analysis results should be included as shown in the
enclosed two examples. This lab assignment is to be submitted through Moodle by
8.00pm on Friday 15 July 2022, Week 7.

4. This Lab Assignment will contribute 9% towards your final results.

5. Plagiarism will not be tolerated!

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Name: Xuanhao Feng LAB Assignment Term 2, 2022
Student ID: Z5315449 ENGG1300 Engineering
Mechanics
Question 1- Truss Structure

Option 1: For the pin-joined truss shown below, find the reactions and determine the
axial force in all the members. All the members are made of steel with young’s modulus of
200GPa and have a square cross-section with side length of 200mm.
H I K
G

2m

E 2P
F J L
2m

C D
3P
2m

A B

3m 3m 3m

Option 2: Model and analyse a practical truss structure wherever you find or whatever
you like.
Modelled structure

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Name: Xuanhao Feng LAB Assignment Term 2, 2022
Student ID: Z5315449 ENGG1300 Engineering
Mechanics
Analysis results

Reactions

Member forces

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Name: Xuanhao Feng LAB Assignment Term 2, 2022
Student ID: Z5315449 ENGG1300 Engineering
Mechanics
Question 2- Beam/Frame Structure

Option 1: For the steel beam shown below, find the support reactions and draw the shear
force and bending moment diagrams indicating all the critical values with their positions.
Young’s modulus of steel is 200GPa and the cross-section of the beam is square with side
length of 150mm.

5 kN/m
P 2 kN/m

A B C D

2m 6m 1.5 m

Option 2: Model and analyse a practical beam (or frame) structure wherever you find or
whatever you like.
Modelled structure

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Name: Xuanhao Feng LAB Assignment Term 2, 2022
Student ID: Z5315449 ENGG1300 Engineering
Mechanics

Analysis results

Reactions

Shear force diagram (SFD)

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Name: Xuanhao Feng LAB Assignment Term 2, 2022
Student ID: Z5315449 ENGG1300 Engineering
Mechanics

Bending moment diagram (BMD)

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Name: Xuanhao Feng LAB Assignment Term 2, 2022
Student ID: Z5315449 ENGG1300 Engineering
Mechanics

Displacement

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Name: Xuanhao Feng LAB Assignment Term 2, 2022
Student ID: Z5315449 ENGG1300 Engineering
Mechanics
Example 1-Truss Structure

(This example will be fully demonstrated during the Lab workshops)

Question: For the pin-joined truss shown, 1) find the reaction at A and H; 2) determine
the axial force in all the members.

40 kN 40 kN 40 kN

C D G
5m
30 kN
B E H
5m
A F
20 kN

5m 5m 5m

Modelled structure

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Name: Xuanhao Feng LAB Assignment Term 2, 2022
Student ID: Z5315449 ENGG1300 Engineering
Mechanics

Analysis results

Reactions

Member forces

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Name: Xuanhao Feng LAB Assignment Term 2, 2022
Student ID: Z5315449 ENGG1300 Engineering
Mechanics

Example 2-Beam/Frame Structure

(This example will be fully demonstrated during the Lab workshops)

Question: For the beam shown in Figure, it carries a uniformly distributed load of 10
kN/m and a concentrated load of 15 kN at D, calculate the reactions at B and C and draw
the shear force and bending moment diagrams of the whole beam indicating all the critical
values with their positions.

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Name: Xuanhao Feng LAB Assignment Term 2, 2022
Student ID: Z5315449 ENGG1300 Engineering
Mechanics
Modelled structure

Analysis results

Reactions

Shear force diagram (SFD)

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Name: Xuanhao Feng LAB Assignment Term 2, 2022
Student ID: Z5315449 ENGG1300 Engineering
Mechanics
Bending moment diagram (BMD)

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