Additional Practice Questions - Force Method
Additional Practice Questions - Force Method
Structural Behaviour
Additional practice questions
Force method
Dr Elliot Law
Senior Lecturer, Dean’s Office (Engineering)
Adapted from Structural Analysis (8th ed.) by R.C. Hibbeler
Primary structure Redundant structure
(Unit force in AC)
0 kN ‐0.8 kN
66.7 kN 1 kN
‐40 kN ‐0.6 kN
0 kN ‐0.6 kN
0 kN 1 kN
‐83.3 kN ‐0.8 kN
𝟎. 𝟐𝟓𝟐𝟕 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟔𝟏𝟒
∆𝑨𝑪 𝒇𝑨𝑪,𝑨𝑪
𝑬 𝑬
Adapted from Structural Analysis (8th ed.) by R.C. Hibbeler
Actual structure
40 kN
33.0 kN
53.3 kN
25.5 kN
‐15.3 kN
24.7 kN
‐41.2 kN
83.3 kN ‐50.3 kN
Adapted from Structural Analysis (8th ed.) by R.C. Hibbeler
Adapted from Structural Analysis (5th ed.) by A. Kassimali
Primary structure Redundant structure
(Unit leftward force at C)
𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟎 𝟖
∆𝑪 𝒇𝑪𝑪
𝑬𝑨 𝑬𝑨
Adapted from Structural Analysis (5th ed.) by A. Kassimali
Actual structure
‐50 kN ‐238 kN
173 kN
30 kN 143 kN
Adapted from Structural Analysis (5th ed.) by A. Kassimali
Adapted from Structural Analysis (8th ed.) by R.C. Hibbeler
Primary structure Redundant structure
(Unit force in AD)
𝟖𝟐. 𝟑 𝟗. 𝟔𝟔
∆𝑨𝑫 𝒇𝑨𝑫,𝑨𝑫
𝑨𝑬 𝑨𝑬
AD
FAD
FAD = ‐8.53 kN
Adapted from Structural Analysis (8th ed.) by R.C. Hibbeler