Ex/CE/T/415/10/2012

B ACHELOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING EXAMINATION, 2012

( 4th Year, 1st Semester )

THEORY OF STRUCTURES - IV
Time : Three hours

Full Marks : 100

(50 marks for each part)

Use a separate Answer-Script for each part.

PART I
Answer any Two questions.
1.

a) Define Octahedral plane and an Octahedron in the context of

Elasticity.

b) The principal stresses are 1 = 154 Mpa, 2 = 1265 Mpa,

3 = 68 Mpa act at a point. Determine the normal and shear

stresses acting upon a plane whose normal is defined by the

unit vector u n = 0732u1 + 0521u 2 + 0439u 3 . What is the
state of stress upon the octahedral plane?

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c) Show the detailed development of the isotropic material

constitution matrix from the orthotropic constitutive
relationship.
2.

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y = C + D ( x 2 + y2 ) + ( x 4 + y4 )
xy = F + 2Gxy ( x 2 + y 2 + H )

a) Given x = A + B x 2 + y2 + x 4 + y4

Evaluate A - H for a possible state of 2D-Strain.

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b) Develop the Governing Bi-Harmonic differential equation for

a plane-stress problem with body forces.

the ends. Calculate the membrane forces at support and at

midspan at an interval of 15 degree due to DL. (Derive the

expressions of membrane forces).

c) A cantilever beam having length l, depth 2c and width of

unity is subjected to a point load P at the free end. Using

3.

5.

A spherical dome over a circular room is to be constructed.

Airys Stress function approach develop the solution of the

Diameter of the room is 16 cm and the central rise of dome is

said beam for stress and displacement.

6 m. Thickness of the dome is 100 mm. Live load = 075 KN/

a) Explain

the

methodology

to

obtain

18
1-D

m2. The dome is subjected to a concentrated load of 25 KN at

Lagrange

the crown. Find out the Meridional stress and hoop stress at an

interpolation function. Hence obtain the interpolation

function for a 4-noded one-dimensional finite element.

interval of 10o from vertical axis. Deduce the expression for the

above stresses.

b) An axially loaded bar of length 2m is subjected to a

distributed axial load varying linearly along its length. Using
Rayleigh-Ritz

Finite

Element

approach

obtain

the

displacements for the said bar when the bar is fixed at x = 0

and free at x = 20m . Given AE=10000N and the distributed
load is given by a function g ( x ) = 5x . Discretize the bar
using 2(two) elements. Assume any other data suitably. 20

PART II
Answer any Two questions.
Assume any data not given if required.
4.

25

A circulr cylindrical reinforced concrete shell spanning 25 m

has a radius of 8 m with central angle being 90 degree. The
thickness of the shell is 70 mm. The shell is simply supported at

6.

25

a) Derive the plate bending equation 4 = q . The notations

D
have their usual meaning.
b) A rectangular steel plate 3m2 m simply supported at edges is
carrying a uniformly distributed load of intensity 6 KN/m2 .
Estimate the maximum deflection assuming Poissons ratio
= 025 and thickness = 40 mm.

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