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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ROURKELA


Session: 2020-2021 Duration: 2 hours
Subject: Advance Structural Analysis Subject Code: (CE3204)
End Semester Exam (Spring) Full Marks: 50

1. For a pin-jointed plane frame (m + r) > 2j, then the frame is said to be
(A) Stable and statically determinate
(B) Unstable
(C) statically indeterminate and Stable
(D) all of the above
(Where ‘m’ is number of members, ‘r’ is reaction components and ‘j’ is number of joints)
2. A rigid-jointed plane frame is said to be stable and statically determinate if
(A) (3m + r) = 3j
(B) (m + r) = 2j
(B) (m + r) = 3j
(D) (m + 3r) = 3j
(Where m is number of members, r is reaction components and j is number of joints)
3. Degree of kinematic indeterminacy of a pin-jointed plane frame can be calculated as
(A) j - 2r
(B) 3j - r
(C) 2j + r
(D) 2j - r
4. The number of independent equations need to satisfy for static equilibrium of a plane
structure is:
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 6
5. For stable structures, one of the important properties of flexibility and stiffness matrices is
that the elements on the main diagonal
(i) Of a stiffness matrix must be negative
(ii) Of a flexibility matrix must be positive
(iii) Of a flexibility matrix must be negative
(iv) Of a stiffness matrix must be positive
The correct answer is
(A) (i) and (iii), (B) (ii) and (iii), (C) (i) and (iv), (D) (ii) and (iv)
6. _________________ used for structural analysis is a force method
(A) Slope deflection method
(B) Moment distribution method
(C) Column analogy method
(D) None of the above

7. __________________used for structural analysis is a displacement method


(A) Moment distribution method
(B) Column analogy method
(C) Three moment equation
(D) None of the above

8. In the displacement method of structural analysis, the basic unknowns are__________


(A) Force
(B) Displacements and forces
(C) Displacements
(D) None of the above
9. Select the correct statement
(A) Flexibility matrix is a square symmetrical matrix
(B) Stiffness matrix is a square symmetrical matrix
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
10. Independent displacement components at each joint of a rigid-jointed plane frame are
(A) Three linear movements
(B) Two linear movements and one rotation
(C) One linear movement and two rotations
(D) Three rotations

11. Choose the correct statement:


(A) Size of the Matrix: Order of stiffness matrix corresponds to total dofs
(B) Singular (determinant is zero) stiffness matrix means structure is unconstrained and rigid
body motion
(C) Diagonal terms of the matrix are always positive
(D) All of the above

12. Statically indeterminate structure requires _______


(A) Equilibrium Conditions Only
(B) Compatibility Conditions Only
(C) Cannot be solved analytically
(D) Equilibrium and Compatibility Condition together
13. For the validity of principle of superposition, materials should behave in which manner?
a) linear-elastic
d) Linear- inelastic
b) non-linear-elastic
c) Non-linear- inelastic

14. Moment at a hinge will be______


a) Infinity
b) Zero
c) Depends upon acting forces
d) Can’t say

15. Flexibility matrix is always will be ______


a) symmetric
b) non-symmetric
c) anti-symmetric
d) depends upon loads applied

16. Which of the following primary structure is best for computational purposes?
a) symmetric
b) non-symmetric
c) anti-symmetric
d) depends upon loads applied

17.Select the correct statement, for instability, at least one joint of the structure should be able
to displace without causing change in length of all the members.
State whether the above statement is true or false.
a) true
b) false
18. )Define stiffness coefficient kij
19. Why the stiffness matrix method is also called equilibrium method or displacement
method?
20. )if ‘F’ the flexibility matrix is given as below. Find the stiffness matrix
Part II
1. Analyse the truss structure as shown in the Figure by direct stiffness method.
Assume E=200 GPa, A=0.04 m2 . The Axial rigidity (EA) is same for the entire
element. Find the Displacement and reaction at each node of the truss. (15)

2. Find the displacement and rotation at B and C. Assume EI=100 N-m (15)

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