September 9, 2010

Designer : 1:43 PM
Example Truss Problem Checked By:_____

Global
Display Sections for Member Calcs 2

Joint Coordinates
Joint Label X Coordinate Y Coordinate
(m) (m)
A 0 0
B 4 4
C 8 4
D 12 4
E 16 0
F 12 2
G 4 2

Boundary Conditions
Joint Label X Translation Y Translation Rotation
(kN/mm) (kN/mm) (kN-m/rad)
A Reaction Reaction
E Reaction

Member Data
Moment of Elastic End Releases
Member Label I Joint J Joint Area Inertia Modulus I-End J-End Length
mm^2 mm^4 MPa m
M1 A B 10 100 29000 PIN PIN 5.657
M2 B C 10 100 29000 PIN PIN 4
M3 C D 10 100 29000 PIN PIN 4
M4 D E 10 100 29000 PIN PIN 5.657
M5 A E 10 100 29000 PIN PIN 16
M6 A G 10 100 29000 PIN PIN 4.472
M7 G C 10 100 29000 PIN PIN 4.472
M8 G B 10 100 29000 PIN PIN 2
M9 E F 10 100 29000 PIN PIN 4.472
M10 F C 10 100 29000 PIN PIN 4.472
M11 F D 10 100 29000 PIN PIN 2

Joint Loads/Enforced Displacements

Joint Label [L]oad or Direction Magnitude
[D]isplacement (kN, kN-m, mm, rad)
B L Y -30
C L Y -60
D L Y -30

Joint Displacements
Joint Label X Translation Y Translation Rotation
(mm) (mm) (radians)
A 0 0 0
B 2896.552 -4066.935 0
C 2482.759 -9591.865 0
D 2068.966 -4066.935 0
E 4965.517 0 0
F 4088.636 -4066.935 0
G 876.881 -4066.935 0

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Designer : 1:43 PM
Example Truss Problem Checked By:_____

Reactions
Joint Label X Force Y Force Moment
(kN) (kN) (kN-m)
A 0 60 0
E 0 60 0
Totals: 0 120

Member Section Forces

Member Label Section Axial Shear Moment
(kN) (kN) (kN-m)
M1 1 42.426 0 0
2 42.426 0 0
M2 1 30 0 0
2 30 0 0
M3 1 30 0 0
2 30 0 0
M4 1 42.426 0 0
2 42.426 0 0
M5 1 -90 0 0
2 -90 0 0
M6 1 67.082 0 0
2 67.082 0 0
M7 1 67.082 0 0
2 67.082 0 0
M8 1 0 0 0
2 0 0 0
M9 1 67.082 0 0
2 67.082 0 0
M10 1 67.082 0 0
2 67.082 0 0
M11 1 0 0 0
2 0 0 0

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