- 5 Assignment Description Figure 1 Shows A Skeleton Of A Self Equilibrium Steel Frame Sculpture That Will Be Built As A 1 (40.21 KiB) Viewed 27 times
5. ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION Figure 1 shows a skeleton of a self-equilibrium steel frame sculpture that will be built as a symbolic design at the University of West Utah. The steel frame is predicted to be subjected to a uniformly distributed load q, as shown in Figure 1. You are tasked to solve structural analysis problem of the steel structure sculpture as follows: a) Write a general expression in terms of q, L and K for the moments at either point C and F. b) Solve for/determine the vertical displacement at A and B if member AE and BD is found to be damaged. (Clearly state any assumptions you have made). c) Suggest the required increased in flexural rigidity of the steel member AGE and BHD to limit the vertical displacement evaluated at (b). Provide detail calculation to support your suggestion, qkN/m 60⁰ 9 kN/m kl kl q kN/m L B 60° kl Figure 1: A self-equilibrium steel frame sculpture. qkN/m