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ANALYSIS
TOPICS
PLANE TRUSS
A
two-dimensional
framework
of
straight prismatic members connected
at their ends by frictionless hinged
joints, and subjected to loads and
reactions that act only at the joints and
lie in the plane of the structure.
PLANE TRUSS
EXAMPLE
DEGREES OF FREEDOM
DEGREES OF FREEDOM
EXAMPLE
The five joint
displacement can be
collectively written in
matrix form as
EXAMPLE
REACTION VECTOR
REACTION VECTOR
EXAMPLE 1
EXAMPLE 1 - SOLUTION:
P=Sd
S= structure stiffness matrix
d = joint displacement
P = external loading
Q = ku
EXAMPLES
Example 1
Example 2
CALCULATE THE AXIAL FORCE IN THIS MEMBER