ESO202A Quiz 12

Date: December 05, 2020 Time: 5:00 – 5:40 pm

Find the horizontal and vertical deflections of node (joint) E of the following
truss, under the applied vertical load of 0.8 kN, using Castigliano’s second
theorem. Members AB, BC, CD and DE are all 5 m in length. Angles FAE, GBE,
HCE and IDE are all 600. Angles AFE, BGE, CHE and DIE are all 900. All
members have an AE of 2 × 107 N. Support A is pin, and support F is a roller. All
joints (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I) are frictionless pin joints.

B
0
60
C
D
300
E
F G H I

0.8 kN
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