CE-222 STRUCTURAL MECHANICS I

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Tutorial Assignment # 5: Displacement of Truss Joints
Calculate the Horizontal Displacement of Joint G and Vertical Displacement of Joint
J for the first truss system shown below.
Calculate the Horizontal and Vertical Displacements of Joint A for the second truss
system shown below.

60 kN

120 kN

120 kN

120 kN

120 kN

120 kN

60 KN
G
60 kN

4m

L
I

6 @ 3 m = 18 m

60 kN
4m
A
60 kN
120 kN

AE CONSTANT
120 kN

C
3@3m

D
120 kN