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Midterm Test En6 A-Ans
Midterm Test En6 A-Ans
Midterm Test En6 A-Ans
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Applied Mechanics
Time: 40 minutes
Prob. 1. The truss of 8 weightless bars has a structure as shown in the figure.
Determine forces in the members 4, 5 and 6.
a
60o 1
60o
F = S4 + S6 = 0 ,
F = P S5 sqrt(3)/2 S6 = 0 ,
r
m (F ) = a S5 = 0 (about A).
kx
5
6
30o
ky
S5 = 0,
S6 = 2P/ sqrt(3),
S4 = S6 = P/sqrt(3)
c) Write the obtained results
S4 = P / 3
Tension
Compression
S5 = 0
Tension
Compression
S6 = 2P / 3
Tension
Compression
F
q
F , q, a, b, .
b
D
F = ___________________________________________________ = 0
F = ___________________________________________________ = 0
r
m (F ) = ________________________________________________ = 0
kx
ky
F = ___________________________________________________ = 0
F = ___________________________________________________ = 0
r
m
(
F
) = _______________________________________________ = 0
kx
ky
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