FERRER, Mark Dominic C.

CE 415F-STRUCTURAL THEORY 1

T 11:00-2:00 pm, TTH 2:30-4:00 pm

PLATE No.4
F3-7. Determine the force in members HG, BG, and BC and state whether they are in tension or
compression.
2k

2k

5ft
A

2k

5ft
H

5ft

5ft

5ft
B

SOLUTION:
2k

For the entire truss:

ME 0
2(5) 2(10) 2(15) AY (20) 0
AY 3k

FHG
A

5ft

5ft

FX 0
AX 0

FBG
Ay

For the left segment:

FV 0
AY FBG sin 45 2 0

FBC

FBG 1.42(C )
5ft

FH 0
Ax FHG FBG cos 45 0
FHG 3.01(C )

MA 0
2(5) FBG sin 45(10) FBC (5) 0
FBC 4.01k (T )
F3-10. Determine the force in members GF,CF and CD and state whether they are in tension or
compression.
400lb
G
400lb
400lb

400lb

6ft

400lb
6ft

8ft

8ft

E
8ft

8ft

SOLUTION:
For the entire truss:

FGF
MA 0

400lb

E y (32) 400(32) 400(24) 400(16) 400(8) 0

E y 1000lb

For the right segment:

400lb

MF 0
E y (8) 400(8) FCD (6) 0

FCF

FCD 800lb (T )

6ft

ME 0
6
400(8) FGF ( )(16) 0
10
FCF 333.33lb (C )

Ey

FCD
MC 0

E y (16) 400(16) 400(8) FGF (

FGF 666.67lb (C )

8ft
8
)(12) 0
10