ORDRE DES INGNIEURS DU QUBEC

MAY 2013 SESSION

Open-book examination
Calculators : only authorized models
Duration : 3 hours
The examination has 5 questions and 2 pages

98-CIV-A1 Elementary structural analysis

Question 1 (20 %)
For the beam shown, determine the reactions and drawn the shear and moment bending
diagrams.

20 kN

40 kN/m

4m

2m

30 kN
10 kN/m

2m

2m

Question 2 (25 %)
For the structure shown, determine the reactions, drawn the normal, shear and moment bending
diagrams and sketch the deflected structure

20 kN/m

4m

75 kN

1,5m

1,5m
1,5m

1,5m

Question 3 (15 %)
For the structure shown determine the horizontal deflexion at point B when E = 200 000 MPa
and I = 400 x 106 mm4.
D
C
6m

8m

10 kN
4m

Question 4 (20 %)
For the statically indeterminate beam, determine the reactions if EI is constant

100 kN
A

2m

30 kN/m
B

2m

6m

Question 5 (20%)
For the statically indeterminate truss shown, determine the reactions and the forces in each bar.
The quantity EA is the same for each member.

50 kN

A
4m

4m

B
D

4m