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2, 3, 4 are statically indeterminate!

(more bars than are needed to support the


structure)

A, E for all bars


Forces? Deformations? Displacement of point D?

Unconstrained D.O.F
1. uD
x
2. uD
y

Equilibrium


FDx = 0
P + FDC sin FAD sin = 0

FDy = 0
FDC cos FAD cos FBD = 0
Force-Deformation Relationships

3
AE AD
FAD = kAD AD =
L
AE CD
FCD = kCD CD =
L
AE BD
FBD = kBD BD =
L cos
Compatibility

uD
x

1BD = 0

1AD = uD
x sin

4
1CD = uD
x sin

uD
y

2BD = uD
y

2AD = uD
y cos

2CD = uD
y cos

Sum:

AD = uD D
x sin + uy cos

BD = 0 + uD D
y = uy

CD = uD D
x sin + uy cos

Substitute into F

AE D
FAD = (ux sin + uD
y cos )
L

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AE D
FBD = u
L cos y
AE
FCD = (uD D
x sin + uy cos )
L
Substitue F into equilibrium

P + FCD sin FAD sin = 0


AE AE D
P+ (uD D
x sin + uy cos ) sin (ux sin + uD
y cos ) sin = 0
L L
uD
y cos 0
2AE D 2
P u sin = 0
L x
PL
uD
x =
2AE sin2

FDC cos + FAD cos + FBD = 0


AE D AE D AE D
(uy cos uD
x sin ) cos + (ux sin + uDy cos ) cos + u =0
L L L cos y
 
AE D 2
uD
y
2uy cos + =0
L cos
 
AE D 1
uy 2 cos2 + =0
L cos

uD
y =0

P
FAD =
2 sin
FBD = 0
P
FCD =
2 sin

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