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CE-503 (A) RGPV B.Tech

Structural analysis-II (SA)

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Previous Year Papers

5 papers, latest Dec 2025

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Syllabus, notes and important questions for CE-503 (A)

Syllabus units

Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Moment Distribution and Frame Analysis 4 topics
  • Moment distribution method in analysis of frames with sway
  • Analysis of box frames
  • Analysis of portals with inclined members
  • Analysis of beams and frames by Kani’s method
Unit 1 notes
Unit 2 Plastic Analysis of Frames 2 topics
  • Plastic analysis of beams
  • Plastic analysis of frames
Unit 2 notes
Unit 3 Tall Frames and Lateral Load Analysis 5 topics
  • Analysis of tall frames
  • Wind and earthquake loads on frames
  • Codal provisions for lateral loads
  • Approximate analysis of multistory frames for vertical loads
  • Approximate analysis of multistory frames for lateral loads
Unit 3 notes
Unit 4 Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis 2 topics
  • Force method of matrix structural analysis
  • Displacement method of matrix structural analysis
Unit 4 notes
Unit 5 Influence Lines 2 topics
  • Influence lines for intermediate structures
  • Muller‑Breslau principle
Unit 5 notes
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Exam insights

Counted from 5 past CE-503 (A) papers.

Marks asked per paper, by unit

  • Unit 1 Moment Distribution & Kani’s Method 28 marks
  • Unit 2 Plastic Analysis 26 marks
  • Unit 3 Analysis of Tall Frames & Lateral Loads 12 marks
  • Unit 4 Matrix Method of Structural Analysis 21 marks
  • Unit 5 Influence Lines for Indeterminate Structures 22 marks

Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.

Asked again and again

  1. Analyze a rigid frame by the moment distribution method to determine end moments and draw bending moment diagram (and deflected shape).

    Asked 3 times: 2024, 2023, 2022

  2. Analyse a continuous beam using the flexibility matrix (force) method.

    Asked 3 times: 2024, 2023, 2022

  3. Compute ordinates at intervals and draw influence line diagram for reaction, shear force and bending moment for indeterminate / continuous beam with constant EI.

    Asked 3 times: 2024, 2022

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