MNDETERININNATE

TRUSS
INTERMEZZO
How to calculate
displacement in
Trust
Energy method
VIRTUAL WORK
axial Bean
ca

AFC 0 E E
M C g
D E
400 N I AL E
v DL D
N L E
l
DL L
A B
x 4 s

primary
E
structure since truss is workingtogether
for virtual work
1D h N L
E AE
L.ioeeeiae.to
to obtain the
direction
desired
of
deformation
 FAC
D X
L
lkN

A of B
D Do
M Redundant
Loece

1 Degree of indeterminacy
8
IT do
b r 2 J
b beam
r Reaction force
j joints
N
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1 Redundant forces
s
2
primary Structure Calculate Dac
usevirtual
C
D method
400 N
O Calculate
N
FAC
l I
Calculate
A B
D calculate
D n N L
AE
2 I calculate N

C
D 400 N
L

A 4 B
D Do
1,111
a
RHA n
Rua RrB
i e
8mi

Find Reaction force

Use jointto land
obtain
sections
the forces in beams
 2.2 Calculate W

C
DO
k dee
e t
IkN
1k
Adhi'd y B
x
a
4
RHA
Rra RvB
Pm
Find Reaction force
However you will see that
the force is counterbalanced 3
Reaction force O
might be unnecessary
2 Find Beams internal force using
joint 1 and sections
 2.3 Calculate displacement
N n L
Dac E AE

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AE AE
t
 3 Redundant Structure Calculate facac displacement due
FAC to 1 unit load
D u
use virtual
method
kN
Calculate
7 N
A of B Calculate
D Do
M Redundant
Loece calculate
D n N L
AE
3 1 Calculate N

C
D
k J
1kW
c I
1 kN
p
A thin B

a
x 4
RHA n
Rua RrB
i e
8mi

Already calculated in point 2.2

 3.2 Calculate me

C
DO 0
K or
1KN
c 2
1 kN
p
Ahhh'd B

a
x 4
RHA n
Rua RrB
i e
8mi

Already calculated in point 2.2

 3.3 Calculate displacement
N n L
Dac E AE

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AE AE
t

since N ru

Dao
TIE
Find the truss Redundant Beam

0 DAC t FAC FAC

w w
n

same direction
assumption
 Calculate Reaction Force

5 Calculate other Beams internal Force