USN 16/17CSE253

Second Semester M.Tech. Degree Examination, June/July 2018

Stability Analysis of Structures

Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks: 80

Note: Answer any FIVE full questions, choosing one full question from each module.
2. Any revealing of identification, appeal to evaluator and /or equations written eg, 42+8 = 50, will be treated as malpractice.

Module-1
1 Derive the differential equation for a beam column. (16 Marks)

OR
2 Derive the critical load carrying capacity of fixed pinned column. (16 Marks)
Important Note : 1. On completing your answers, compulsorily draw diagonal cross lines on the remaining blank pages.

Module-2
3 By using energy approach derive the critical load carrying capacity of fixed free column.
(16 Marks)

OR
4 Write a short note on effect of shear force on critical load carrying capacity of columns.
(16 Marks)

Module-3
5 With an illustration, explain how the finite element approach is advantageous to analyze the
stability of structures. (16 Marks)

OR
6 Determine the critical load for fixed column by discritizing it into two elements.
Take L = 2 mt, EI = 1 N-m2. (16 Marks)

Module-4
7 With an illustration write the short notes on different types of buckling of columns.
(16 Marks)

OR
8 Write the short notes on lateral buckling of beam in pure bending. (16 Marks)

Module-5
9 Derive the critical load carrying capacity of simply supported square plate
  2x   2y  
 W  C 1  cos a  1  cos a   . (16 Marks)
   

OR
10 Write short notes on the following:
a. Assumptions and idealization made in stability analysis of structures. (04 Marks)
b. Thin plates (04 Marks)
c. Thick plates (04 Marks)
d. Port bucking of thin plate (04 Marks)

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