21452 - ASSIGNMENT I Deadline: 27/10/2014, Time: 17:00

Question 1) For the plane trusses shown in Figure 1, determine the horizontal and vertical
displacements of node 1 and the stresses in each element. All elements have elastic modulus
of E = 210 GPa, and cross sectional area of A = 400 mm2.

Figure 1 2D truss
PRINT U NODAL SOLUTION PER NODE
NODE

UX

UY

UZ
0.0000

USUM

1 0.17065

-0.75534

0.77437

2 0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

3 0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

4 0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

PRINT ELEMENT TABLE ITEMS PER ELEMENT

ELEM SSXX
1 79.310
2 11.946
3 -23.891

Question 2) Analyse the space truss shown in Figure 2. The truss is composed of four nodes,
whose coordinates (in inches) are shown in the figure, and three elements, whose crosssectional areas are given in the figure. The modulus of elasticity E = 1.2 x 10 6 psi for all
elements. A load of 1000 lb is applied at node 1 in the negative z direction. Nodes 24 are
supported by ball-and-socket joints and thus constrained from movement in the x, y, and z
directions. Node 1 is constrained from movement in the y direction by the roller shown in
Figure 2.

Figure 2 - Space truss

PRINT U NODAL SOLUTION PER NODE
NODE

UX

UY

1 -0.71114E-01 0.0000

UZ

USUM

-0.26624

0.27557

2 0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

3 0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

4 0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

PRINT ELEMENT TABLE ITEMS PER ELEMENT

ELEM SSXX
1 -948.19
2 1445.4
3 -2868.5