Determines the internal force of a specific member without having to go through each and every joint Structure has to be cut in a way that only 3 members are divided and become unknowns Since there are only 3 available equilibrium equations to solve for the 3 unknowns IOMU 1 Example Determine the internal forces at members BD, CD, and CE. 15 kN 15 kN 15 kN 15 kN