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24-Bld-A1 Elementary Structural Analysis: May 2018

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  1. Question 1 Classify each structure — unstable, statically determinate, or statically indeterminate
  2. Question 2 Reactions, shear and bending-moment diagrams for three structures
  3. Question 3 Vertical deflection at B of a non-prismatic beam
  4. Question 4 Truss member forces by the method of sections/joints
  5. Question 5 Influence lines
  6. Question 6 Moment distribution — symmetric two-hinge portal frame
  7. Question 7 Moment distribution/slope-deflection — asymmetric frame with mixed relative EI
  8. Question 8 Virtual work — truss deflections at L 1 and L 2

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National Exams May 2018 — 07-BLD-A1 Elementary Structural Analysis, 3 hours, closed book (approved Casio/Sharp calculator only). Answer ALL of Questions 1–5; answer ONLY ONE of Questions 6, 7 or 8 (this solution set, per pipeline convention, answers all three optional questions).

Reference texts: Hibbeler, Structural Analysis, 10th ed.; Kassimali, Structural Analysis, 6th ed.