VDB 1023

Engineering Mechanics

Tutorial 5:
Truss and Friction
(Truss Analysis)

Do Kyun Kim, Senior Lecturer, Ph.D.

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS, MALAYSIA
Exercise 1
Determine the force in each member of the truss and state if the members
are in tension or compression.
Answer
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Exercise 2 (Solve in the tutorial)
Find the member forces in AD, AB and BD, Given force P=5kN.
Answer
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Exercise 3 (Group solving problem)
The Howe bridge truss is subjected to the loading shown. Determine the
force in members HD, CD and GD, and state if the members are in tension or
compression.
Answer
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Exercise 4 (Solve in the tutorial)
Find the member forces in members KJ, CD and CJ for the forces shown in
the figure below.
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Free body Diagram (FBD)

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Exercise 5
Determine the force in members DC, HC and HI of the truss and state if the
members are in tension or compression.
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Free body Diagram (FBD)

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 Take home exercise 1
Determine the force in each member of the truss and state if the members
are in tension or compression. Assume each joint as a pin. Set P=4kN.

FAB = 8 kN (T);
FAE = 8.94 kN (C);
FBC = 8 kN (T);
FBE = 8 kN (C);
FDC = 8 kN (T)
 Take home exercise 2
Determine the force in each member of the truss and state if the members
are in tension or compression. Set P1=2kN and P2=1.5kN.

FBA = 5 kN (T);
FBE = 2 kN (C);
FDE = 2.6 kN (C);
FDB = 2 kN (T);
 Take home exercise 3
Determine the force in members ED, EH and GH of the truss and state if the
members are in tension or compression.

FGH = 76.7 kN (T)

FED = 100 kN (C)
FEH = 29.2 kN (T)
 Take home exercise 4
Determine the force in members CD, LD and KL of the truss and state if the
members are in tension or compression.

FCD = 2600 lb (T)

FLD = 424 lb (T)
FKL = 3800 lb (C)
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Answer (Take home exercise 2)
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