CE 231/ES 033

ANALYSIS OF
STRUCTURE: FRAMES
https://engineering.purdue.edu/~aprakas/CE297/CE297-Ch6.pdf
• a non-axial member that is not simply in tension or
compression.
• If forces are applied to more than two positions on the
member, it is three-force member.
• Frames are pin-connected structures with some or all
members are three-force members.
• To analyze a frame, we can disconnect the three-force
member from the structure and draw the free-body
diagram of the member.
• This approach is called the method of members.
https://engineering.purdue.edu/~aprakas/CE297/CE297-Ch6.pdf
FRAMES
The structure shown is
pinned together at points A,
B, and C and held in
equilibrium by the cable CD.
A load of 12,000 lb is acting
at the midpoint of member
AB, and a load of 8000 lb is
applied at point C.
Determine the reaction at A,
the internal force in member
BC, and the tension on cable
CD.
For the structure shown,
members AD, DC, and ABC
are assumed to be solid
rigid members; member ED
is a cable. For this
structure, determine the
reaction at A, the tension
on cable ED, and the force
in member DC.