Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2026 examination

GTU BE04006041 Basic Structural Analysis Summer 2026 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · Civil Engineering · Semester 4 · Subject code BE04006041
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70 marks
To pass
23 marks (33%)
Duration
2.5 Hours 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Questions
5 with internal choice
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Q.1

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Write assumptions made in slope deflection method.
(b)
4 marks

Explain following terms with suitable example: Stiffness, Distribution factor, Carry over factor, Carry over moment.

(c)
7 marks

Differentiate the methodology for Stiffness and Flexibility method. Also suggest the suitability of method in case of high degree of indeterminacy.

Q.2

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Write a short note on Castingliano’s 2nd Theorem and discuss its uses.
(b)
4 marks
Enlist steps of unit load method to analyze indeterminate structures.
(c)
7 marks

Using Castigliano’s first theorem, calculate deflection at free end of cantilever beam shown in Figure Take E = 2 x 10⁵ N/mm² and size of beam as 230 x 300 mm²

GTU Basic Structural Analysis (BE04006041) Summer 2026 Question 2(c) Diagram
(c)
7 marks
Calculate the fixed end moment for the beam shown in Figure using Castigliano’s 2nd theorem.
GTU Basic Structural Analysis (BE04006041) Summer 2026 Question 2 OR (c) Diagram

Q.3

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain various types of skeletal structures.
(b)
4 marks
What is a portal frame? Discuss the causes of sway in a portal frame.
(c)
7 marks
Derive Slope Deflection Equation using fundamentals with usual notations.
(a)
3 marks
List out the different types of displacement methods used in structural analysis.
(b)
4 marks
Derive slope and deflection method equations from first fundamentals.
(c)
7 marks
Draw SFD and BMD diagram for a beam shown in Figure using Slope and deflection method.
GTU Basic Structural Analysis (BE04006041) Summer 2026 Question 3 OR (c) Diagram

Q.4

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Define influence line diagram and give statement of Muller Breslau principle.
(b)
4 marks
What is Qualitative influence line and Quantitative influence line?
(c)
7 marks

Draw the influence line for shear force and bending moment for a point 3m from left support and find maximum values of shear force and bending moment for a beam shown in Figure

GTU Basic Structural Analysis (BE04006041) Summer 2026 Question 4(c) Diagram
(a)
3 marks
State the characteristics of flexibility metrix.
(b)
4 marks

A simply supported beam AB has span 6m. Draw influence lines for RA, RB, VX and MX for a section X at 2m from left hand support.

(c)
7 marks
Draw influence line diagrams for Va and Vb for a beam shown in Figure
GTU Basic Structural Analysis (BE04006041) Summer 2026 Question 4 OR (c) Diagram

Q.5

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks

Differentiate: Stiffness method and Flexibility method. Which method is suitable for general computer programming? Why?

(b)
4 marks
Write characteristics of Stiffness matrix and Flexibility matrix.
(c)
7 marks
Analyze the propped cantilever beam shown in Figure by flexibility method.
GTU Basic Structural Analysis (BE04006041) Summer 2026 Question 5(c) Diagram
(a)
3 marks

What are the fundamental differences between the Portal method and the Cantilever method, and when is each most appropriate to use?

(b)
4 marks
Define Unit load method and its applications.
(c)
7 marks

Analyze the continuous beam shown in Figure by moment distribution method and draw bending moment diagram.

GTU Basic Structural Analysis (BE04006041) Summer 2026 Question 5 OR (c) Diagram

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