TRUSS ANALYSIS Exercises S2 2023

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VIDEO CONFERENCE EXERCISES 2022
TRUSS ANALYSIS
1. Use either joint or section method to calculate the forces in members AB, AD, BD, BC
and CD of the truss shown below.
180kN
D
120kN
6m
C
B
A 6m 4.5 m
SOLUTION
(a) VA + VC = 180-------------------(1)
HA = 120 kN
∑MC= 0,
V A (10.5) − 120(6) − 180(4.5) = 0

10.5V A − 720 − 810 = 0
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VA = = 145.71kN
10.5
VC = 180 − 145.71 = 34.29kN
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JOINT METHOD
Joint A
6
AD tan  = =1
6
120  = tan −1 1
α
A AB  = 45 o
145.71
V = 145.71 + ADSin  = 0
145.71 + ADSin45 = 0
145.71 + 0.707 AD = 0
AD = −206.1kN
 H = 120 + ADCos + AB = 0
120 + ADCos45 + AB = 0
AB = −120 + 206.1x0.707
AB = 25.71kN
Joint B
V = BD = 0
BD
 H = −BA + BC = 0
 −(25.71) = −BC
 BC = 25.71kN
BA BC
B
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Joint C
CD
6
tan  = = 1.33
4.5
β C  = tan −1 1.33
CB
 = 53.13o
34.29
V = 34.29 + CDSin = 0
34.29 + CDSin53.13 = 0
34.29 + 0.8CD = 0
CD = −42.86kN
MEMBER FORCE (kN) NATURE
AB 25.71 Tension
AD 206.1 Compression
BD 0 None
BC 25.71 Tension
CD 42.86 Compression
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SECTION METHOD
180kN
D
120kN
P
O
6m
C
B
A 6m Z 4.5 m
O
P
Section O-O
O
AD
6
120 tan  = =1
6
α
A AB  = tan −1 1
 = 45 o
145.71 O
V = 145.71 + ADSin  = 0
145.71 + ADSin45 = 0
145.71 + 0.707 AD = 0
AD = −206.1kN
 H = 120 + ADCos + AB = 0
120 + ADCos45 + AB = 0
AB = −120 + 206.1x0.707
AB = 25.71kN
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SECTION P-P
180kN
D
120kN P
β 6
tan  = = 1.33
4.5
6m DC  = tan −1 1.33
 = 53.13o
120 BC
B
A 6m 4.5 m
145.71 P
V = 145.71 − 180 − DCSin = 0

− 34.29 − DCSin53.13 = 0
− 34.29 − 0.8DC = 0
DC = −42.86kN
 H = +120 − 120 + BC + DCCos = 0

BC − 42.86Cos53.13 = 0
BC − 25.72 = 0
BC = 25.72kN
SECTION Z-Z
BD
AB 25.72 Tension
BA BC BD 0 None
Z B Z BC 25.72 Tension
V = BD = 0
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TENSION COEFFICIENT METHOD
180kN
D
120kN
6m
C
B
A 6m 4.5 m
Joint A
6
AD tan  = =1
6
120 6m  = tan −1 1
α
A AB  = 45 o
145.71 6m
V = 145.71 + 6t AD = 0
145.71 = −6t AD
t AD = −24.285
 H = 120 + 6t AD + TAB = 0
120 − 6(24.285) + TAB = 0
TAB = 25.71kN
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Joint B
V = TBD = 0
BD
 H = −TBA + TBC = 0
 −(25.71) = −TBC
TBC = 25.71kN
BA BC
B
Joint C
CD
6
tan  = = 1.33
4.5
β C  = tan −1 1.33
CB
 = 53.13o
34.29
V = 34.29 + 6t CD = 0
6t CD = −34.29
t CD = −5.715
Final forces
T AD = t AD l AD TCD = t CD lCD
T AD = −24.285 6 2 + 6 2 TCD = 5.715 6 2 + 4.5 2
T AD = −206.07kN TCD = 42.86kN
AB 25.71 Tension
BD 0 None
BC 25.71 Tension
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2. Use either method of joint or section to calculate the forces in all the members of the truss
shown in the Figure below.
20kN
B
100kN
4m
D 1m
A
4m 2m
SOLUTION
(a) VA + VC + 20 = 0 -------------------(1)
∑MC = 0,
V A (6) − 100(5) + 20(2) = 0
6V A − 500 + 40 = 0
460
VA = = 76.67kN
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VC = −20 − 76.67 = −96.67kN
HC = 100 kN
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20kN
B
100kN
β
4m
D 1m
A θ
4m 2m
4 5 1
tan  = =1 tan  = = 2.5 tan  = = 0.5
4 2 2
 = tan −1 1  = tan −1 2.5  = tan −1 0.5
 = 45 0  = 68.2 0  = 26.57 0
JOINT METHOD
Joint A
AB
α
AD
76.67
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V = 76.67 + ABSin  = 0
76.67 + ABSin 45 = 0
76.67 + 0.707 AB = 0
AB = −108.44kN
 H = ABCos  + AD = 0
− 108.44Cos45 + AD = 0
AD = 76.68kN
Joint B
20
100
α β
BA
BD
BC
 H = −100 − BACos  + BCCos  = 0

− 100 + 108.44Cos45 + BCCos 68.2 = 0
− 100 + 76.68 + 0.317 BC = 0
− 23.32 + 0.371BC = 0
BC = 62.86kN
V = 20 − BASin  − BD − BCSin  = 0
20 + 108.44Sin45 − BD − 62.86Sin68.2 = 0
20 + 76.68 − BD − 58.36 = 0
BD = 38.32kN
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Joint D
DB
DA
θ
DC
 H = −DA + DCCos = 0
− 76.68 + DCCos26.57 = 0
− 76.68 + 0.894DC = 0
DC = 85.77kN

AB 108.44 Compression
AD 76.68 Tension
BC 62.86 Tension
BD 38.32 Tension
DC 85.77 Tension
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SECTION METHOD
20kN
B
100kN
O P
β
4m
O
α
Z D 1m
Z
A θ
O
P
C
4m 2m
Section O-O
O
AB
α
AD
O
76.67
V = 76.67 + ABSin  = 0
 H = ABCos  + AD = 0
76.67 + ABSin 45 = 0
− 108.44Cos45 + AD = 0
76.67 + 0.707 AB = 0
AD = 76.68kN
AB = −108.44kN
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Section Z-Z DB
DA
θ
Z
Z
DC
 H = −DA + DCCos = 0
− 76.68 + DCCos26.57 = 0
− 76.68 + 0.894DC = 0
DC = 85.77kN
V = DB − DCSin = 0
DB − 85.77Sin26.57 = 0
DB = 38.36kN
Section P-P 20

AD 76.68 Tension
BC BC 62.78 Tension
θ BD 38.36 Tension
DC DC 85.77 Tension
76.67
P
 H = −100 + DCCos + BCCos  = 0
− 100 + 85.77Cos26.57 + BCCos 68.2 = 0
− 100 + 76.71 + 0.371BC = 0
− 23.29 + 0.371BC = 0
BC = 62.78kN
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TENSION COEFFICIENT METHOD
20kN
B
100kN
β
4m
D 1m
A θ
4m 2m
Joint A
AB
α
AD
76.67
V = 76.67 + 4t AB = 0
4t AB = −76.67
t AB = −19.168kN / m
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 H = 4t AB + TAD = 0
TAD = −4  (−19.168)
TAD = 76.67kN
Joint B
20
100
α β
BA
BD
BC
 H = −100 − 4t BA + 2t BC = 0
− 100 − 4(−19.168) + 2t BC = 0
− 100 + 76.672 + 2t BC = 0
2t BC = 23.328
t BC = 11.664kN / m
V = 20 − 4t BA − TBD − 5t BC = 0
20 − 4(−19.168) − TBD − 5(11.664) = 0
20 + 76.672 − TBD − 58.32 = 0
TBD = 38.35kN
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Joint D
DB
DA
θ
DC
 H = −TDA + 2t DC = 0
− 76.67 + 2t DC = 0
t DC = 38.335kN / m
Final forces
T AB = t AB l AB TBC = t BC l BC TDC = t DC l DC
T AB = −19.168 4 2 + 4 2 TBC = 11.664 5 2 + 2 2 TDC = 38.335 12 + 2 2
T AB = −108.43kN TBC = 62.81kN TDC = 85.72kN

AD 76.67 Tension
BC 62.81 Tension
BD 38.35 Tension
DC 85.72 Tension
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VIDEO CONFERENCE EXERCISES 2022

V A (10.5) − 120(6) − 180(4.5) = 0

MEMBER FORCE (kN) NATURE

V = 145.71 − 180 − DCSin = 0

 H = +120 − 120 + BC + DCCos = 0

TENSION COEFFICIENT METHOD

MEMBER FORCE (kN) NATURE

 H = −100 − BACos  + BCCos  = 0

MEMBER FORCE (kN) NATURE

MEMBER FORCE (kN) NATURE

TENSION COEFFICIENT METHOD

MEMBER FORCE (kN) NATURE

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