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JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2013/2014
YEAR 2 SEMESTER II SPECIAL/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION FOR THE
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
ECE 2215: THEORY OF STRUCTURES II
DATE: OCTOBER 2013 TIME: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

 This paper contains FIVE questions.

 Attempt any THREE questions.
 All questions carry equal marks.

QUESTION ONE (20 MARKS)

a) Outline the classifications of arches. (6 marks)

b) For Figure Q1 determine:
i. Vertical and horizontal reactions
ii. Normal thrust, shear force and bending moment at point D. (14 marks)

QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)

a) For Figure Q2 (a) determine the maximum tension in the cable due to the given loading
(10 marks)
b) For cable shown in Fig. Q2 (b) determine the maximum tension in the cable. (10 marks)
QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)

For Fig. Q3 determine the displacement of joint E by the unit load method. Take modulus of
elasticity of steel as 205 x 103N/mm2.

The cross-sectional areas of the truss members are shown in table below

Member Cross-sectional area in mm2

AC 182
CE 182
CD 182
BD 254
DE 254
BC 325

QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)

a) A uniformly distributed load of 40KN/m, 10m long crosses the 40m span beam from left
to right hand support. By the use of influence lines, determine the maximum values of
shear force and bending moment at a section 16m from the left-hand support. (10marks)
b) For the beam shown in Fig. Q4 (b) determine the ratio of deflection at point D to the
deflection at point C. use the conjugate beam method. (10 marks)

QUESTION FIVE (20 MARKS)

a) For Fig. Q5(a) determine:

i. The magnitude and position of the maximum deflection by the step-function
approach.
ii. Deflections of points C and D. Take modulus of elasticity E=207GPa and moment
of inertia I=1010mm4. (10 marks)
b) Determine the displacement of point D in Fig. Q5 (b) by the unit load method.
(10 marks)