Summary. Structural Design "CE Board Exam Nov. 1992 PDF

Problem 1. Structural Design “CE Board Exam Nov.
1992″
A steel cylinder 12 inches outside and a wall thickness of 1 in. is filled with concrete and used
as a pier to support an axial load in compression If the allowable stress are 40,000 psi for steel
and 3,500 psi for concrete and the youns modulus for steel is 30 x 106 psi and for concrete is
2.8 x 106 psi, what is the allowable load on the pier?
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Solution:
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Problem 2. Structural Design “CE Board Exam Nov. 1992″
A beam has the cross section shown in the figure below. It is subjected to a normal tensile
force P whose line of action passes through the maximum allowable value of P if the maximum
direct stress is limited to ± 150 N/mm2
Solution:
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Two 15 N weights A and B are connected by a massless string hanging over a smooth,
frictionless peg. If a third weight of 15 N is added to A and the system is released, by how
much is the force on the peg increased?
Solution:
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Member L A S U SUL/A
AB L 1200 P 1 [P(1)(L)]/a
BC L 1200 P 1 [P(1)(L)]/a
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Problem 4 . Structural Design “CE Board Exam Nov. 1992″
A thin walled cylindrical shell has an internal diameter of 2m. and is fabricated from plates
20mm thick. Calculate the safe pressure in the shell if the tensile strength of the plate is 400
kN/mm2 and the factor of safety is 6.
Solution:
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A steel cylinder 12 inches outside and a wall thickness of 1 in. is filled with concrete and used
as a pier to support an axial load in compression If the allowable stress are 40,000 psi for steel
and 3,500 psi for concrete and the youns modulus for steel is 30 x 106 psi and for concrete is
2.8 x 106 psi, what is the allowable load on the pier?
Solution:
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Determine the horizontal deflection of joint C of the frame shown below. Disregard the
contribution of axial and shear deformation to deflection. You may use the integration
equation: Integral from 0 to L of (mM) dx = 1/3 m1 M1 L and integral from 0 to L of (mM) dx =
5/12 m2 M2 L.
Solution:
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Using USD or ultimate strength design method, design a simple supported reinforced concrete
beam 0.20m. wide and 4.50m. long carrying only a wall load of 8.27 kN/m including its own
weight. Keep the steel ratio within 1% and use 16mm dia. Reinforcing bars. Use fy = 413.7
MPa and fc’ = 27.6 MPa and a min. concrete cover of 63.5mm.Indicate the depth and number of
reinforcing bars on the figure below.
Solution:
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A pre-stress rectangular beam 0.50m x 0.75m has a simple span of 3m and is loaded by a
uniform load of 45 kN/m including its own weight. The pre-stressing tendon is 0.225m. from
the bottom and produces and effective pre-stress of 1,600 kN. Compute the total stresses of
the pre-stressed beam shown.
Solution:
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Design a welded connection to sustain the design tensile strength of a double angle diagonal
truss member consisting of two (2) angles 5” x 3 1/2° x 7/16 subjected to a total forced of 190
kips (847.88 kN). A 558 steel is used (fy = 50 ksi, 344.82 MPa), using 1/4° fillet weld and E 70
electrodes. Area of one angle is 3.53 sq.in. and the centroid is 1.63” from the smaller leg.
Solution:
T = As x 0.30 fu
For one angle only:
T = 190/2 = 95 kips
95 = 0.707 ( ¼ ) L (0.3) (70)
L = 25.59 in.
T2 = 0.707 ( ¼ ) (5)(0.3)(70)
T2 =18.56 kips
T = T1 + T2 + T3
T3(5) T2(2.5) + T1(0) = T(3.37)
5 T3 + 18.56(2.5) + 0 = 95(3.37)
T3 = 54.75 kips
T1 + T – T2 + T3
T1 = 95 – 18.56 – 54.75 = 21.69 kips
T1 = 0.707 ( ¼ ) L1 (0.3) (70)
21.69 = 0.707 ( ¼ ) L1 (0.3) (70)
L1 = 5.84 in.
T3 = 0.707 ( ¼ ) L3 (0.3) (70) 12

54.75 = 0.707 ( ¼ ) L3 (0.3) (70)
L3 = 14.75
Check:
L = L1 + L2 + L3
25.59 = 5.84 + 5 + 14.75
25.59 = 25.59
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A precast concrete beam of length L is to be lifted from the casting bed and transported so that
the maximum bending moment is as small as possible. If the beam is to be lifted by two
slings, at what distance d from the ends should the slings be attached?
Solution:
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An object is place 3 ft. from the center of a horizontally rotating platform. The coefficient of
friction is 0.30. The object will begin to slide off when the platform speed is nearest to.
Solution:
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A pendulum with a concentrated mass “m” is suspended vertically inside a stationary railroad
freight car by means of a rigid weightless connecting rod. If the connecting rod is pivoted
where it is attached to the box car, compute the angle that the rod makes with the vertical as a
result of a constant horizontal acceleration of 2 feet/sec2 of the box car.
Solution:
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A body moves so that during the first part of its motion, its distance S in meters from the
starting point is given by the expression: S = 6.8 t3 – 10.8 t. The acceleration in 3 seconds is:
Solution:
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An airtight closed box of weight P is suspended from a spring balance. A bird of weight W is
placed on the floor of the box, and the balance reads W + P. If the bird flies around in the box
at a constant elevation without accelerating, what is the balance reading?
Solution:
F = P + W/2 + W/2
F=P+W
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The figure below shows a beam ABCD supporting three concentrated loads two of which are
inclined to the longitudinal axis of the beam. What is the value of the largest normal (axial)
force?
Solution:
F = 6 Cos 60° – 4 Cos 60°
F=3–2
F = 1 kN
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The coefficient of friction between the 60 kN block and the plane shown is 0.30. If the block is
to remain in equilibrium, what is the maximum allowable magnitude for the force P?
Solution:
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Two circular shafts, one hollow and one solid, are made of the same material and have the
diameters shown below. If Th is the twisting moment that the hollow shaft can resist and Ts is
the twisting moment that the solid shaft can resist, the ratio of Th to Ts is:
Solution:
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The magnitude of the force acting in the member BC of the truss shown below is:
Solution:
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Problem 1. Structural Design “CE Board Exam Nov.

For one angle only:

95 = 0.707 ( ¼ ) L (0.3) (70)

T3(5) T2(2.5) + T1(0) = T(3.37)

T1 = 95 – 18.56 – 54.75 = 21.69 kips

T1 = 0.707 ( ¼ ) L1 (0.3) (70)

21.69 = 0.707 ( ¼ ) L1 (0.3) (70)

T3 = 0.707 ( ¼ ) L3 (0.3) (70) 12

25.59 = 5.84 + 5 + 14.75

F = 6 Cos 60° – 4 Cos 60°

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