16-Civ-A2 Elementary Structural Design
Worked solutions to 14 past sittings (2013–2019), 98 questions. Pick a sitting, or start from a topic below.
- December 2019
- December 2018
- May 2018
- December 2017
- May 2017
- December 2016
- May 2016
- December 2015
- May 2015
- December 2014
- May 2014
- December 2013
- May 2013
- Undated paper
Topics across the sittings
Topics that come up in more than one sitting, taken from the headings of our worked solutions. A topic counts once per sitting.
- Moment (10 sittings): December 2019 Q4 · May 2018 Q4 · December 2017 Q6 · May 2017 Q6 · December 2016 Q6 · May 2015 Q4 · December 2014 Q4 · December 2013 Q5 · May 2013 Q5 · Undated paper Q4
- Bolted beam-to-column connection (2 sittings): December 2015 Q2 · December 2013 Q2
- Eccentrically loaded circular hollow column (2 sittings): December 2018 Q1 · May 2018 Q1
- Steel tie (2 sittings): December 2018 Q3 · December 2013 Q2
Questions by sitting
December 2019
- Question 1: A1 — Truss compression member in back-to-back angles
- Question 2: A2 — Shear connection and welded splice for a W200×27
- Question 3: A3 — Ultimate moment of a shored composite beam
- Question 4: B1 — Moment and shear resistance of a reinforced concrete tee
- Question 5: B2 — Square reinforced concrete column under wind
- Question 6: B3 — Doubly overhanging concrete beam
- Question 7: C1 — Built-up sawn-lumber beam in wet service
December 2018
- Question 1: A1 — Eccentrically loaded circular hollow column
- Question 2: A2 — Thickness of a stiffened panel in one-way bending
- Question 3: A3 — Stub beam connection and steel tie
- Question 4: B1 — Reinforced concrete member BC of the determinate frame
- Question 5: B2 — Uniform reinforced concrete cross-section and bar profile
- Question 6: B3 — Square reinforced concrete column CD
- Question 7: C1 — Glulam design of the beam in Figure B2
May 2018
- Question 1: A1 — Eccentrically loaded circular hollow column
- Question 2: A2 — Welded bracket connection and stub-beam check
- Question 3: A3 — Stability and moment resistances of a fabricated plate section
- Question 4: B1 — Moment and shear resistances of a double-T concrete section
- Question 5: B2 — Maximum load on a laterally loaded concrete column
- Question 6: B3 — Design of an overhanging reinforced concrete beam
- Question 7: C1 — Glulam column under dead, live and wind loads
December 2017
- Question 1: A1 — Moments of resistance of a plated Z-section
- Question 2: A2 — Maximum factored load on an eccentrically loaded CHS pole
- Question 3: A3 — Beam ABD and its steel tie
- Question 4: B1 — T-section design for the beam with an overhang
- Question 5: B2 — Reinforced-concrete column ABC of the determinate frame
- Question 6: B3 — Moment and shear resistances of a triple-T section
- Question 7: C1 — Glulam column ABC for the same frame
May 2017
- Question 1: A1 — Welded moment connection of a cantilever to a column flange
- Question 2: A2 — Moments of resistance of a built-up plate section
- Question 3: A3 — Maximum factored load on the built-up section used as a column
- Question 4: B1 — Design of the column of a determinate concrete frame
- Question 5: B2 — Reinforced concrete beam with an overhang
- Question 6: B3 — Moment and shear resistance of a reinforced concrete culvert
- Question 7: C1 — Oblique sawn-timber roof purlins
December 2016
- Question 1: A1 — Welded rigid connection at B in a W610 × 241 column
- Question 2: A2 — Moments of resistance of a welded box section
- Question 3: A3 — Maximum factored load on the box section used as a column
- Question 4: B1 — Reinforced concrete beam with two overhangs
- Question 5: B2 — Determinate reinforced concrete frame ABC
- Question 6: B3 — Moment and shear resistance of a triple-stem section
- Question 7: C1 — The frame ABC designed in glued-laminated timber
May 2016
- Question 1: A1 — Maximum factored load on a free-standing tubular post
- Question 2: A2 — Welded connection and capacity of a stub beam
- Question 3: A3 — Steel beam ABC of the determinate frame
- Question 4: B1 — Moments of resistance of an L-shaped concrete girder
- Question 5: B2 — Reinforced concrete column CD of the determinate frame
- Question 6: B3 — Reinforced concrete girder with two overhangs
- Question 7: C1 — Glued-laminated timber column
December 2015
- Question 1: A1 — Light standard post — maximum factored load
- Question 2: A2 — Bolted beam-to-column connection
- Question 3: A3 — Built-up plate section — moments of resistance
- Question 4: B1 — Reinforced concrete box girder — $M_r$ and $V_r$
- Question 5: B2 — Reinforced concrete beam with an overhang
- Question 6: B3 — Slender reinforced concrete column
- Question 7: C1 — Timber joist — maximum concentrated load
May 2015
- Question 1: A1 — Design of the bolted connection at B
- Question 2: A2 — Check of the W460×106 column AB
- Question 3: A3 — Moments of resistance of the built-up plate section
- Question 4: B1 — Moment and shear resistances of the r.c. culvert section
- Question 5: B2 — Design of beam-column AB in the determinate frame
- Question 6: B3 — Design of beam BC
- Question 7: C1 — Design of the oblique sawn timber purlins
December 2014
- Question 1: A1 — Moments of resistance of a built-up plate section
- Question 2: A2 — Maximum factored load on an eccentrically loaded column
- Question 3: A3 — Welded rigid splice in a W360×79 beam
- Question 4: B1 — Moment and shear resistance of a double-cell hollow section
- Question 5: B2 — Design of beam AB in a determinate concrete frame
- Question 6: B3 — Design of column BC
- Question 7: C1 — Bolted hanger connection in a glulam column
May 2014
- Question 1: A1. Welded moment-and-shear connection
- Question 2: A2. Moments of resistance of a built-up bridge section
- Question 3: A3. Maximum factored axial load on the 18 m bridge
- Question 4: B1. Design of member ABC in the concrete frame
- Question 5: B2. Design of column CD
- Question 6: B3. Moment and shear resistances of a box culvert
- Question 7: C1. Design of oblique sawn timber purlins
December 2013
- Question 1: Moments of Resistance of a Built-Up Section
- Question 2: Bolted Beam-to-Column Connection and Steel Tie
- Question 3: Maximum Factored Load on a Sign Standard Post
- Question 4: Design of a Reinforced Concrete T-Beam
- Question 5: Moment and Shear Resistance of a Concrete Culvert Section
- Question 6: Square Concrete Column under Axial Load and Wind
- Question 7: Glulam Column Equivalent to the Concrete Column
May 2013
- Question 1: A1 — Moments of Resistance of a Built-Up Channel-and-Plate Section
- Question 2: A2 — Welded Rigid Splice in an Overhanging W610×241
- Question 3: A3 — Maximum Factored Bracket Load on a CHS Column
- Question 4: B1 — Design of an Overhanging Reinforced Concrete Beam
- Question 5: B2 — Moment and Shear Resistances of a Triple-T Floor Section
- Question 6: B3 — Design of Column BC in a Determinate Concrete Frame
- Question 7: C1 — Adequacy Check of a Sawn Timber Floor Beam
Undated paper
- Question 1: A1 — Axial capacity of a back-to-back channel column
- Question 2: A2 — Moment connection and adequacy of a cantilever beam
- Question 3: A3 — HSS member selection for a two-size truss
- Question 4: B1 — Moment and shear resistance of a reinforced concrete Tee
- Question 5: B2 — Design of a slender reinforced concrete column
- Question 6: B3 — Design of a reinforced concrete beam with an overhang
- Question 7: C1 — Design of a built-up dimension-lumber beam