Question 1

A concrete slab has a dead load of 6 kPa and live load 5 kPa, and has support columns equally spaced at 3
m in both directions (length and width). Calculate the total load in a column using a load combination of
1.2G+1.5Q. (Answer in kN)

Question 2
A pedestrian bridge is 5m wide and consists of 2 beams running along the length, and has a dead load of 4
kPa and live load 5 kPa. Calculate the load per unit length on each beam using a load combination of
1.2G+1.5Q. (Answer in kN/m)

Question 3
An 8 m long beam is supported by a column at each end and has a dead load of 3 kN/m, and live load at the
beam centre of 1000 kg. Calculate the total load in each column using a load combination of
1.2G+1.5Q. (Answer in kN)

Question 4
A wall has columns equally spaced at 1.2 m centres and has cladding on both sides. The wall carries a
horizontal wind pressure of 2 kPa. Calculate the horizontal load per unit length on each column from the
wind. (Answer in kN/m)

Question 5
A rectangular two-way floor is supported by beams on all four edges and has a uniformly distributed load
of 5 kPa. The short edge length is 3 m and the long edge length is 3.6 m. The floor load is distributed to all
four edge beams. Calculate the resultant load on one long edge beam. (Answer in kN)

Question 6
A pedestrian bridge consists of two steel I-beams longitudinally, each of which have a cross-section area
of 1500 mm2. The beams support a concrete deck that is 2 m wide and 200 mm thick. The deck supports
14 people per metre length of the bridge. The mass of each person is 75 kg. Calculate the combined load
(1.2G+1.5Q) per unit length of the bridge. The unit mass of concrete is 2,400 kg/m3. The unit mass of steel
is 7,850 kg/m3. (Answer in kN/m).

Question 7
A 6m x 6m square floor consists of 6 steel beams of mass 15 kg/m and length 6m, with a concrete slab 100
mm thick and a floating timber floor 33 mm thick laid on top. Calculate the dead load of the floor system.
The unit mass of timber is 600 kg/m3. The unit mass of concrete is 2,400 kg/m3. (Answer in kN).

Question 8
The timber section shown has dimensions S = 500 mm, r = 307 mm. The
unit mass of timber is 600 kg/m3. Calculate the dead load of the member
per unit length. (Answer in N/m).
Question 9

A distributed load is applied to a beam, as shown in the Figure. From O, the load is zero and increases over
a distance of 5 m according to the formula: w = (200x0.5) N/m. Calculate the position of the resultant point
load, measured from O. (Answer in m)

Question 10
Two heavy objects create a distributed load to a beam, as shown in the Figure. From O, the load is 500
N/m and increases to 3000 N/m over a distance of 4m, then decreases to 1000 N/m over a distance of 3.8
m. Calculate the position of the resultant point load, measured from O. (Answer in m)