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Example 2: Analyse the truss show AE is same for all the members Us S1=mir—25 =34+6—2X4 =9-8=1 tan 30° = hy/4 OKN U2 “yon f__, uy b=2309 tan 60° = hy/4 Ses hy = 6.928 em Let the node number ‘1’ be the left end of each member. From eq (3.12), the transformed elemental stiffness matrices become : Member 1: 01-3 =180°, Lis =L_ CaS" {a ee Bet eer Scanned with CamScanner OSes ge el ee Me a ee eee ee ee ee ee ee a a a DBalgan cof 1 cas! sede Ot 2 L OF EHO Tia OL iO, [5% <1 0 1 0 . OOOO! Je u Ne Member 2: 0127120, Lig=2L C= -0.5, $-0.866 1 2 3 4 [Kaleaz (0.125 0.2156 0.125 0.2165 L | -02165 0.375 0.2165 -0.375 0.125 0.2165 0.125 0.2165 02165 = 0.375 0.2165 0.375 i $ Member 3: 01.4 =210°, Li4=1.155L C=-0.866, S=-0.5 U UW 7 8 [Ksl-az (065 0.375 0.65 0.375 ¥1) * | 037s 0.2165 0.375 0.2165 -0.65 0.375 0.65 0.375 0375 — 02165 0375 0.2165 Afier assembling the element stiffness, the global stiffness matrix for the entire structure is as follows. Fi 1-775 0.1585 -0.125 0.2165 -1 0 -0.65 0375 \ Uy, rh 0.1585 0.5915 0.2165 -0375 0 00375-92165 || U, Fy 0.125 0.2165 0.125 0.2165 0 0 0 0 WG Fs wag | 92165 -0.375 -02165 0375 0 0 0 0 Us Fs] L | -10 05:20 OF 10810 0 Us Fe 0 o 0 9802-0. 0 eco Us oS Fr |) 0.65 -0.375 .0 0 0 0 065 0375 U; UFJ <0.375. 0.2165 0 0 09 0 0375 9 Us Noting that only U; and Uz are non —zero our reduced equation becomes Scanned with CamScanner -24- Fry 5 ag [1.778 o.1ses ) fu, F2] 49 © | o1ses 0.5915 W Kya = © +(e) ee =o is, Solving the displacements, we get U a 0.577 -0.1547 5 Perma 72 8 aoe 8 NBs, U2 AE = 0.1547 1.752 10, eS U; = Lx1.338, U2=16.546x L AE AE Using Eq (3.14) the reaction are found to be F3 =3.414 KN; Fa=-5.9KN; Fs=-1.338KN; Fe=0 F7=-7.07 KN Fy=-4.08 KN P, Py {2} Ps In coordinate system, P2=0 and P4=0 P; If we find Py, it is sufficient Pj=-Ps Using {P} = [K] [T] {U} and calculating Ps for each member given: P member I = 1.338 KN ( Tension ) P member 2 = -6.835 KN (comp) P member 3 = 8.165 KN te A free body diagram for the node ‘1’ appears below we can check the equilibrium SF, = 6.875 x c0360° -1.338 -8.165x cos30°5= = 3,44 -1.338 -7.07 +50 ZF, = -6.875 Sin60°-8.165 x $in30° +10=0 -5.95 -4.082 +10=0 : ae 6.875 KN 1.388 KN Scanned with CamScanner

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