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bending moment diagram.
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draw the bending moment diagram and shear force diagram.
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6. (a) Determine the stiffness matrix of a truss member AB, whose coordiantes are :
A(3, 0, 2) and B (0, 5, 0).
Sectional area of member = 800 mm”; E = 2 * 10° MPa,
(b) Draw the space truss member and derive transformation matrix from local to global.
7. (a) Explain the programming technique to evaluate the stiffness matrix of rigid jonted plane
frame. (8)
(b) Write down the significance of pre-processor and post-processor of a software package
in the structural analysis. a
8. (a) Explain the programming technique to evaluate the stiffness matrix of pin jointed plane
frame. @)
(b) Write down the requirements of computer package for structural analysis application.(7)