Technological

Institute of the Philippines

Civil Engineering Department

CE 409 – Theory of Structures II
Prelim Plate
nd
2 Semester S.Y. 2017-18

Name: ________________________________________________________ Date: _________________________
Section: _______________________ Student No. ____________________

Direction: Read the questions carefully. All answers must be accompanied with a corresponding solution (with free-body diagrams).
Box your final answer. Solutions and answers must be written on a separate sheet of letter-size bond paper with at least 70GSM or
Substance 20 thickness. Writing on the back part of each paper is strictly prohibited. Papers must have a margin of one (1) inch on the
left side and one-half (1/2) inch on the right. Use black pen only, pencils and friction pens are prohibited. Attached this questionnaire
as your front page. Fill-out the required information above legibly. Write your name at the top-left most part of each paper. Indicate
also the page number, e.g. page 1 of 8, page 2 of 8, etc.

1. Determine approximately the forces acting on each 5. Determine the support reactions at A, B and C. Assume that
3 4
member. Assume that the diagonal members are long and E = 29(10 ) ksi and I = 500 in . Use Double Integration
slender. Method.






6. Answer item no. 5 using Moment – Area Theorem.

7. Answer item no. 5 using Double Integration Method
2. Determine approximately the internal moments at joints D assuming that B settles 0.25in downward.
and F of the frame.
8. Answer item no. 5 using Moment – Area theorem assuming
that B settles 0.25in downward.

9. Derive the deflection at midspan of a simply-supported
beam having a span of “L” with a moving concentrated load
“P” acting at a distance “x” from the left support.

10. Derive the deflection at the free end of a cantilever beam of
span “L” with a moving concentrated load of “P” acting at a
3. Determine approximately the reactions at A, B, C and D using distance “x” from the fixed end.
Portal Frame Method.









4. Answer item no. 3 using Cantilever Method. Assume that all
columns have equal cross-sectional areas.