AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH

Department of Civil Engineering

CVE 301 Homework No. 3

S. W. Tabsh

Problem 1:
Compute the forces in all members of the truss shown using the method of joints.

Problem 2:
With 1 cut, compute the forces in members KL, KM, and J L of the truss using the
method of section. With another cut, compute the forces in members EG, DG, and DF.


Problem 3:
Compute the forces in members FG and FL in the truss shown.

1000N
4m
A
B
C
D
E
F
2.5m
2.5m
1m
2m
10kN 10kN
10kN
10kN
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
8ft
8spaces@8ft=64ft
1.2kN
4spaces@3m=12m
4m
4m
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M N
O