1. Entrance Assessment Prepared by Prof. Marcia C. Belcher, PE Elements of Structures

2. For the Shear and Moment Diagrams shown: 1. What load type will create the shear and bending moment diagrams shown? a) Concentrated load b)Trapezoidal load c)Uniformly distributed load 1500 lb

3. For the Shear and Moment Diagrams shown: 2. Calculate the resultant of the load that is applied to the beam. 1500 lb

4. For the FBD and Shear Diagram Shown: 2m3m2m 3. For the beam shown, where is the location of the maximum moment? a)Left support b)Right support c)2m from left d)5m from left

5. For the FBD and Shear Diagram Shown: 2m3m2m 4. From the FBD of the beam and shear diagram shown, what is the value of the maximum moment? a) 331.6 Nm b)663.2 Nm c)-192.7 Nm d)None of the above

6. For the Bar Shown: 5. For the bar shown, if P is equal to 5000 lbs and the axial stress is 50 psi, what is the cross-sectional area of the bar in square inches? a)1 b)10 c)100 d)50 e)Not enough information given to calculate area of the bar

7. For the Bar Shown: 6. For the bar shown, if P is equal to 100 lbs, what is the strain experienced by the bar if the cross sectional area is 25 in 2 ? a).001 b).0025 c).0035 d)Not enough information given to calculate strain of the bar

8. Looking at the Beam Shown: 7.What kind of beam is indicated by the diagram above? a) Simply supported b)Steel wide flange c)Cantilever d)None of the above

9. Looking at the Beam Shown: 8. Which of the following free body diagrams best represents the beam shown above? a. b. c.