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kg

Weight of 65x65x6 = 0.0061


mm

kg
Weight of 50x50x6 = 0.00475
mm

1
Total Dead Load on the Joint = (length of the members connected to the joint X weight of members)
2

kg 1
Joint A = 1500mm (0.0061 ) + (1343.80+1189) = 17.94 x 2 (angles) x 9.81 = 0.352 kN
mm 2

1 kg 1 kg kg
Joint B = (1343.80+1189+1187+1376.7) (0.0061 ) + (1250.53)(0.00475 )+ (625)(0.00475 )
2 mm 2 mm mm

= 21.48 x 2 x 9.81 = 0.42 kN

1 kg 1 kg
Joint C= (1341.19+1187+1341.19+1187)(0.0061 ) + (1250.53+2219.36)(0.00475 ) + (0.00475
2 mm 2 mm
kg
)(1386.98) =30.25 x 2 x 9.81 = 0.59 kN
mm

1 kg 1 kg
Joint D = (1341.19+1187+1341.19+1187) (0.0061 ) + (2394.7+2767.8) (0.00475 ) + (0.00475
2 mm 2 mm
kg
) (1875.26) = 28.57 x 2 x 9.81 = 0.56 kN
mm
1 kg 1 kg
Joint E = (1341.19+1187+1341.19+1187) (0.0061 ) + (2767.8+2767.8) (0.00475 ) + (2500)
2 mm 2 mm
kg
(0.00475 ) = 40.44 x 2 x 9.81 = 0.79 kN
mm

The truss is symmetrical therefore

Joint F = Joint D Joint I = Joint A

Joint G = Joint C

Joint H = Joint B

Reactions

Reaction @ A = 2.4101 (kN) Reaction @ C = -20.3962 (kN) Reaction @ I = -7.7837 (kN)

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