Name: CHALLENGING ASSIGNMENT Term 2, 2022

Student ID: ENGG1300 Engineering Mechanics

The University of New South Wales

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

ENGG1300 Engineering Mechanics –Term 2, 2022

Challenging Questions Assignment

1. Attached is your Challenging Questions Assignment for ENGG1300. Total

number of questions: 10.

2. All workings must be shown and hand written with detailed calculations.
Presentation and neatness will also contribute towards your mark.

3. This assignment is to be submitted through Moodle by 8pm on Friday 29 July

2022, week 9.

4. This Assignment will contribute 10% towards your final mark.

5. Plagiarism will not be tolerated! Identical submissions will be marked zero

regardless of who copied from whom. You are encouraged to work with your
peers, but do not copy their work.

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Name: CHALLENGING ASSIGNMENT Term 2, 2022
Student ID: ENGG1300 Engineering Mechanics

Question 1:
For the simply supported beam shown in Figure 1,
1) Calculate the reactions at B and E.
2) Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams, clearly indicating the magnitude and sign
of all actions at A, B, C, D and E.

50 kN
25 kN/m
20 kN/m

A B C D E

4m 5m 5m 2m

Figure 1

Question 2:
Calculate the reactions at B and C and draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the
simply supported beam structure shown in 2.

20 kN/m

B C
50 kN

3m 10 m

Figure 2

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Name: CHALLENGING ASSIGNMENT Term 2, 2022
Student ID: ENGG1300 Engineering Mechanics

Question 3:
For the frame shown in Figure 3,
1) Find the reactions at A and E.
2) Draw the axial force, shear force and bending moment diagrams for the frame, showing the
magnitude of all peak values.
30 kN/m

50 kN

B D E
C

6m

100 kN

5m 6m 4m

Figure 3

Question 4:
Calculate the reactions at B and F and draw the axial force, shear force and bending moment
diagrams for the frame shown in Figure 4.

15 kN/m

B C D E

5m
10 kN/m

100 kN
100 kN
A F

4m 5m 3m

Figure 4

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Name: CHALLENGING ASSIGNMENT Term 2, 2022
Student ID: ENGG1300 Engineering Mechanics

Question 5:
For the frame shown in Figure 5,
1) Find the reactions at A and D.
2) Draw the axial force, shear force and bending moment diagrams for the frame.

Figure 5
Question 6:
For the frame shown in Figure 6,
1) Find the reactions at A and F.
2) Draw the axial force, shear force and bending moment diagrams for the frame, showing the
magnitude of all peak values.
Note: support A is a roller, support F is fixed, and there is an internal hinge at D.
20 kN/m

B C D E

6m 6m
120 kN

F
A

5m 7m 4m

Figure 6

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Name: CHALLENGING ASSIGNMENT Term 2, 2022
Student ID: ENGG1300 Engineering Mechanics

Question 7:
For the pin-joined truss shown in Figure 7, 1)Find the reactions at A and B; 2)Determine the axial
force in members CE, DE, DF and CD. State if these members are in tension or compression.
H I K
G

4m

E
F J L M 10 kN
4m
20 kN
C D

4m

A B

4m 4m 4m 4m

Figure 1
Question 8:
For the pin-joined truss shown in Figure 2, 1) Find the reactions at A and J; 2) Determine the
axial force in each of the 7 members connected at E, and state if these members are in tension or
compression.

Figure 2

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Name: CHALLENGING ASSIGNMENT Term 2, 2022
Student ID: ENGG1300 Engineering Mechanics

Question 9:
The three blocks have weights of WA=60 kg, WB=15 kg and WC=50 kg. Determine the smallest
horizontal force P that must be applied to block C in order to move this block. The coefficient of
static friction between the blocks is 0.3 and between the floor and each block is 0.5.

Figure 3

Question 10:
For the section shown in Figure 10,
1) Find the coordinates of the centroid, xc and yc.
2) Calculate the second moment of inertia Ix´ at the centroid.
Note: all dimensions are in mm.
y
80 50

y´
20 20
xc
x´ 150
20 Centroid 20
yc
x

20
200

Figure 10