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STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 2 :
STATICALLY DETERMINATE
PLANE TRUSSES
Noridah Mohamad
What is TRUSS????
A truss is a structure composed of slender
members joined together at their end points
(Hibbler, 2012)
L1 m
joint
joint
member
Member AB
A B
L2 m
Assumptions
1. The members are connected to each other at
their ends by frictionless pin
Only a force and no moment can be transferred from
one member to another
2. External loads are applied to the truss only at its
joints
3. The centroid axes of the members meeting at a
joint all intersect at a common point
The point where the members are assumed to be
pinned to one another
Assumptions
c
b
D
A C
a
P kN
Basic Concept
C
FAB
FAB,y c
b
FAB,x
A B
a
P kN
Basic Concept
FAB
FAB,y
FAB,x
FAB,x = FAB cos = FAB (a/c)
A
Method of Analysis
1. Method of joints
2. Method of sections
3. Alternative @ simplified method
Method of Joint
Method of Joints
FAC C
A FAD
RA
A D B
RA RB
P kN
Method of Joints
C
FBC
FAC
C FCD
Compression
member
C
Tension
A member
D
FAC
FCD
FAD A D FAD FBD
A
D
RA
P kN
Example 1
Solution
Determine whether the truss is determinate or
indeterminate.
m=3
r=3
j=3
m+r =2j
3+3 = 2(3)
6 = 6 the truss is determinate and stable.
Example 2
Method of Section
Example 1
Solution
Example 3