FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS (SEAA 4223)
ASSIGNMENT 3 (Software Application) COMPLEX PROBLEM
Name: IC No.:
A steel frame structure ABCDEFGH has been built to carry uniformly distributed loads, nodal forces and
nodal moment as shown in Figure 3. The designer has decided to employ an I-section for all beams and H-
section for all columns according to the table of properties in British Standard. It was reported that a downward
settlement of 10 mm occurred at support C due to the ground movement. With this conditions, what should
the best sections (fulfil the safety and economic aspects) of the frame members be employed if the permissible
bending stress for all members is 110 N/mm2 and the nodes resultant displacement are no more than 12 mm.
Report the maximum displacements and/or deflections and its position in the frame, and the internal forces
and normal stresses in the members.
85 kN/m
38 kN F
E
56 kNm
4m
108 kN/m
150 kN/m
D G
22 kN
B
7m
4m
A H
C
5m 5.5 m 2m
Figure 3
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Name :
IC No. :
Report for ASSIGNMENT 3 (Complex Problem): Matrix No.:
Section Properties: BRITISH STANDARD (Table of Properties)
Elements Section Properties
Beams (UB)
Columns (UC)
Reacting forces at supports:
Supports Force-X Force-Y Moment-Z
A
Degree of freedom:
Node Displacement-X Displacement-Y Rotation-Z
B
C
D
E
F
G
Maximum displacement = ____________ mm at ______________
Member end-forces and member stresses:
Member Node Axial force Shear force Bending moment Normal stress
First-node
AB
Second-node
First-node
BD
Second-node
First-node
CD
Second-node
First-node
DE
Second-node
First-node
DG
Second-node
First-node
EF
Second-node
First-node
FG
Second-node
First-node
GH
Second-node
Maximum tensile stress = ______________ N/mm2 in member _________
Maximum compressive stress = ______________ N/mm2 in member _________
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