Practice Problems:

No. 1
Determine ΔVC by using:
6 ton a. Conjugate beam
b. Double Integration
A 2EI C EI B
6.00 m 3.00 m

No. 2

Determine ΔHC dan ΔVC by applying Unit Load and

Castigliano’s 2 nd Theorem, given E steel = 2x10 5 N/mm2

No. 3
Use the Double Integration Method and the Unit
1000 kg Load Method to determine the magnitude and
200 kg/m’
direction of ΔVC

A B C D
2x1.00m 1.00m 1.00m Note: EI constant

No.4

50 kNm
12 kN Use the Double Integration to calculate the
8 kN/m magnitude and direction of:
A B C a. Horizontal displacement at C (ΔVC)
5m 4m b. Slope at B (θB)

EI of beam AC is constant

No. 5

16 kN Use the Conjugate Beam method to determine the

magnitude and direction of: (Note that E steel = 200
A C D B GPa and I = 17x106 mm4).
a. Vertical displacement at D (ΔVD)
2m 4m 2m b. Slope at C (θC)

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No. 6

For EA constant, use the Unit Load method AND the

800KN Castigliano’s 2nd Theorem to determine the direction
C D AND magnitude of:
3.0 m Horizontal displacement at C (ΔHC)

A B

4.0 m

No. 7
400 kg/m
For cantilever ABC as shown in the figure, use the
Castigliano’s 2nd theorem to determine the magnitude
B 2 EI A and direction of:

4.0 m a. Vertical displacement at C (ΔVC)

EI b. Horizontal displacement at C (ΔHC)

C 1000 kg
3.0 m 3.0 m

No. 8

Bu using the Moment Area method AND Conjugate

15 kN beam method, determine the magnitude and direction
40 kNm of:

A 2EI B EI C a. Vertical displacement at C (ΔVC)

b. Slope at B (θB)
3.0 m 3.0 m

No. 9

400 kg/m 2000 kg Determine the magnitude and

direction of vertical displacement at
C (ΔVC) by using:
A 5EI B 4EI C
6.00 m 3.00 m a. Double integration method
b. Conjugate beam method

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No. 10

30 kN A steel truss as shown in the figure

A C E having constant EA for all members.

Use the Castigliano’s Second Theorem

3.60 m
to determine the magnitude and
D direction of vertical displacement at E,
3.60 m ΔVE

B 4.80 m 4.80 m

No. 11

5 kN/m’ Use the Unit Load method to calculate the

magnitude and direction of

C 2EI B a. Vertical displacement at D, ΔVD

b. Horizontal displacement at D, ΔHD
15 kN
4.00 m
EI 2EI

D A
1.50 m 1.50 m 2.00 m

No. 12
20 kN.m Use the Double Integration method to
60 kN/m’ calculate the slope (in radians) and the
deflection (in mm) at C, EI constant,
A B C D where E = 200 kN/mm2 and I = 500 x 106
3.00 m 3.00 m 3.00 m mm4

No. 13
A cantilever A-B-C is fixed at A. If M = 10
M kN.m and P = 2 kN, use either Conjugate
Beam method OR Moment Area method
A B C to determine the magnitude and direction
of:
2EI EI a. Vertical deflection at C (ΔVC)
2.50 m P b. Slope at C (θC)
2.50 m
Figure 1

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No. 14

Truss ABCD as shown in Fig. 2 is made of steel with

Esteel = 2x105 N/mm2.

Calculate: ΔHB and ΔVB by using the Unit Load

method.

Figure 2

No. 15
Fig. 3 shows beam ABC with EI
20 kN constant, where: E = 200
6 kN/m’ kN/mm2, and I = 1000*106
mm4.
Determine: The magnitude (in
A B mm) and direction of vertical
3.00 m 3.00 m deflection at B (ΔVB) by using:
a.Direct Integration method
b.Unit Load method
Figure 3

No. 16
Use either the Conjugate Beam method
to calculate the slope at A (θA)

No. 16

Determine the equation for the

elastic curve for beam ABC if EI is
constant

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No. 17

Determine the slope at point C for

the steel beam ACB. Take Est=
200 GPa, and I=17x106 mm4

No. 18

Determine the displacement at

point C and slope at support A for
beam ACB. Take EI as constant.

No. 19

Determine the vertical

displacement of joint C of the steel
truss shown. The sectional area of
each member A=400 mm2 and Est
=200 GPa.

No. 20

Use the Unit Load Method to determine the magnitude

AND the direction of the vertical displacement at joint D
(ΔVD). EA is constant. Please verify your results by using
the Castigliano’s 2nd Theorem

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