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Problem
Find the force acting in all members of the truss shown in Figure T­01.
 

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ΣMD = 0

3AV + 50(1) = 80(0.75)

AV = 3.33  kN

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ΣFH = 0

AH = 80  kN

ΣMA = 0

3RD = 50(2) + 80(0.75)

RD = 53.33  kN

At joint A
ΣFV = 0

3
FAB = 3.33
5

FAB = 5.56  kN tension

ΣFH = 0

4
FAE + FAB = 80
5

4
FAE + (5.56) = 80
5

FAE = 75.56  kN tension

At joint B
ΣFH = 0

4
FBC = FAB
5

4
FBC = (5.56)
5

FBC = 4.45  kN tension

ΣFV = 0

3
FBE = FAB
5

3
FBE = (5.56)
5

FBE = 3.34  kN compression

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At joint E
ΣFV = 0

3
FC E = FAE
5

3
FC E = 3.34
5

FC E = 5.57  kN tension

ΣFH = 0

4
FF E + FC E = FAE
5

4
FF E + (5.57) = 75.56
5

FF E = 71.11  kN tension

At joint F
ΣFV = 0

FC F = 50  kN tension

ΣFH = 0

FDF = FF E

FDF = 71.11  kN tension

 
 

At joint C
ΣFH = 0

4 4
FC D + FC E + FBC = 80
5 5

4 4
FC D + (5.57) + 4.45 = 80
5 5

FC D = 88.87  kN compression

ΣFV = 0

3 3
FC D = FC E + FC F
5 5

3 3
(88.87) = (5.57) + 50
5 5

53.3 = 53.3        check

At joint D
ΣFH = 0

4
FC D = FDF
5

4
(88.87) = 71.11
5

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71.1 = 71.1        check

ΣFV = 0

3
RD = FC D
5

3
53.33 = (88.87)
5

53.3 = 53.3        check

Summary
 

FAB = 5.56  kN tension

FAE = 75.56  kN tension

FBC = 4.45  kN tension

FBE = 3.34  kN compression

FC D = 88.87  kN compression

FC E = 5.57  kN tension

FC F = 50  kN tension

FDF = 71.11  kN tension

FF E = 71.11  kN tension

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