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Department of Civil Engineering

B. Tech. Semester –I, ODD Semester, Year-2015-16 CL102 ENGINEERING MECHANICS

Term Assignment 2: Support Reactions and Trusses

Group No. 1 2 3 4

Example No. 1,3,5 1,3,5 2,4,5 2,4,5

A. What are the important types of loading on a beam? Explain with example.

B. What are the assumptions made in the analysis of a simple truss?

1) Determine the force in each member of the warren truss shown in Figure. 01 by Method of Joints (for

Group-1) and by Method of Sections (for Group-2). State whether the members are in tension or

compression. 2) Determine the force in each member of the truss shown in Figure. 02 by Method of Joints (for Group-

3) and by Method of Sections (for Group-4). State whether the members are in tension or compression.

3) Determine the force in each member of the three hinged truss shown in Figure. 03 by Method of Joints

(for Group-2) and by Method of Sections (for Group-1). State whether the members are in tension or

compression. 4) Determine the force in each member of the truss shown in Figure. 04 by Method of Joints (for Group-

4) and by Method of Sections (for Group-3). State whether the members are in tension or compression.

Figure. 01

Figure. 03

Figure. 02

Figure. 04

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5) Determine the reactions at the supports for the beam shown in Figures. 05 below.

(Group - 1)

(Group - 3)

(Group - 2)

(Group - 4)

Figures. 05 Special Assignment:

1) Determine the force in each member of the truss shown in Figure. 06 by Method of Joints or by

Method of Sections. State whether the members are in tension or compression.

Figure. 06

2) Determine the reactions at the supports for the beam shown in Figure. 07

Figure. 07