KENYATTA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

ECV 404: STRUCTURAL DESIGN I

DESIGN PROJECT – SECTION A TO BE SUBMITTED ON 18TH NOVEMBER, 2019

Attempt all the questions

Draw shear force diagram and bending moment diagrams for figures shown below

QUESTION ONE: 10 MARKS

80kN
4 kN 120kN/m

10 kN

QUESTION TWO: 10 MARKS

250kN
50kN/m
60o

5m 2.5 m 2.5 m

QUESTION THREE: 10 MARKS

20 kN
30kN/m

4m 1.5 m 1m
 KENYATTA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

ECV 404: STRUCTURAL DESIGN I

DESIGN PROJECT – SECTION B TO BE SUBMITTED ON 25TH NOVEMBER, 2019

Attempt all the questions

Design the 3 laterally restrained steel beams

QUESTION ONE: 10 MARKS

80kN
4 kN 120kN/m

10 kN

QUESTION TWO: 10 MARKS

250kN
50kN/m
60o

5m 2.5 m 2.5 m

QUESTION THREE: 10 MARKS

20 kN
30kN/m

4m 1.5 m 1m
 KENYATTA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

ECV 404: STRUCTURAL DESIGN I

DESIGN PROJECT – SECTION C TO BE SUBMITTED ON 6TH DECEMBER, 2019

Attempt all the questions

Design the 3 steel beams shown below assuming they are restrained at supports and points of
application of point loads only

QUESTION ONE: 10 MARKS

80kN
4 kN 120kN/m

10 kN

QUESTION TWO: 10 MARKS

250kN
50kN/m
60o

5m 2.5 m 2.5 m

QUESTION THREE: 10 MARKS

20 kN
30kN/m

4m 1.5 m 1m