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Assignment 4
Analysis of Compound Trusses
Stage: 3
Course: Theory of structural
Instructor: Gulan Bapeer Hassan
Problem
Find all member forces of the compound truss shown in figure below
a
Solution:
∑ 𝑀𝐼 = 0 ;
+
−(130 × 3) − (130 × 6) − (130 × 9) − (130 × 12) − (130 × 15) − (130 × 18) − (130 × 21)
+𝐴𝑦(24) + (90 × 3) + (45 × 6) = 0
𝐴𝑦 = 432.5kN
+ ∑ 𝐹𝑥 = 0
45 + 90 − 𝐴𝑥 = 0
𝐴𝑥 = 135 𝐾𝑁
∑ 𝐹𝑦 = 0
+
−7(130) + 432.5 + 𝐼𝑦 = 0
𝐼𝑦 = 477.5 𝐾𝑁
∑ 𝑀𝐸 = 0 ;
+
3m
3m
E
a
𝐴𝑦 = 432.5kN
• Joint A y
FAJ
∑ 𝐹𝑦 = 0;
+
+ ∑ 𝐹𝑥 = 0 ;
432.5 KN
−135 + 𝐹𝐴𝐵 − 611.69 cos 45 = 0
𝐹𝐴𝐵 = 567.5 𝐾𝑁 (Tension)
• Joint B
∑ 𝐹𝑦 = 0;
+
FBJ
−130 − 𝐹𝐵𝐽 = 0 y
• Joint J x
y FJN
∑ 𝐹𝑦 = 0;
+
• Joint N
+ ∑ 𝐹𝑥 = 0 ; 45 KN (N) 565 KN
x
−565 + 𝐹𝑁𝐾 cos 45 + 45 + 583.4 sin 45 = 0 45°
FNC
∑ 𝐹𝑦 = 0; 583.4KN
+
𝐹𝐶𝐾 = 91.89(Compression)
∑ 𝐹𝑦 = 0; 130 KN
+
• Joint D
+ ∑ 𝐹𝑥 = 0 ; FDK
y
𝐹𝐷𝐸 = 522.5(Tension)
522.5 KN (D)
FDE
x
∑ 𝐹𝑦 = 0;
+
𝐹𝐶𝐸 = 0 y
565 KN (O)
+ ∑ 𝐹𝑥 = 0 ; FOP
x
𝐹0𝑃 = 565 𝐾𝑁 (Compression)
FOE
y FEL
• Joint E 60.1 KN 0
∑ 𝐹𝑦 = 0; 45° 45°
+
522.5 𝐾𝑁
FEF
−130 + 60.1 sin 45 + 𝐹𝐸𝐿 sin 45 = 0 x (E)
• Joint L x
y FLP
+ ∑ 𝐹𝑥 = 0 ;
−123.75 + 𝐹𝐿𝑃 − 130 sin 45 = 0
(L)
𝐹𝐿𝑃 = 215.7 𝐾𝑁(Tension)
FLG
∑ 𝐹𝑦 = 0;
+
45°
123.75 KN
−130 cos 45 + 𝐹𝐿𝐺 = 0 130 KN
𝐹𝐿𝐺 = 91.9 𝐾𝑁 (Compression)
• Joint P
y
+ ∑
𝐹𝑋 = 0;
−𝐹𝑃𝑀 sin 45 + 565 − 215.7 sin 45 = 0
565 KN (P)
𝐹𝑃𝑀 = 583.4 𝐾𝑁 (Compression) x
∑ 𝐹𝑦 = 0 ;
+
45° 45°
FPM
−𝐹𝑃𝐺 + 583.4 cos 45 − 215.7 cos 45 = 0
215.7 KN FPG
𝐹𝑃𝐺 = 260 𝐾𝑁 (Tension)
• Joint G
260 KN
y FGM
∑ 𝐹𝑦 = 0; 91.9 KN
+
+ ∑ 𝐹𝑥 = 0 ;
−477.5 + 91.9 cos 45 + 𝐹𝐺𝐻 − 91.9 cos 45 = 0
130 KN
𝐹𝐺𝐻 = 477.5(Tension)
• //Joint H
+ ∑ 𝐹𝑥 = 0 ; FHM
y
𝐹𝐻𝐼 = 477.5 (Tension)
477.5 KN
∑ 𝐹𝑦 = 0; (H)
+
FHI
x
𝐹𝐻𝑀 = 130 𝐾𝑁 (Tension)
130 KN
• Joint I FIM y
∑ 𝐹𝑦 = 0;
+
477.5 KN