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Solution For Exercise Problems
Solution For Exercise Problems
Solution:
Ax 6 cos(40) 4.596 kN
Vector A:
Ay 6 sin(40) 3.857 kN
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Structural Analysis I Force Vector Exercise Problem Solutions
Cx 7 cos(45) 4.950 kN
Vector C:
Cy 7 sin(45) 4.950 kN
Dx 8cos(20) 7.518 kN
Vector D:
Dy 8sin(20) 2.736 kN
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Structural Analysis I Force Vector Exercise Problem Solutions
Calculate A B
Adding the x components of A and B, and the y components of the vectors, we get:
Or,
Then,
1.357
tanβ 8.926 β 8.644
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Structural Analysis I Force Vector Exercise Problem Solutions
Calculate A B
Rewrite A B as A ( B) :
+
Now add the x components and the y components of the vectors:
Or,
Then,
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Structural Analysis I Force Vector Exercise Problem Solutions
Calculate B C D
+ +
Adding the x components of the three vectors, and adding their y components together, we get:
Or,
Then,
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Structural Analysis I Force Vector Exercise Problem Solutions
Calculate B C D
+ +
Adding the x components of the three vectors, and adding their y components together, we get:
Or,
Then,
4.714
tanβ 16.798 β 15.676
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Structural Analysis I Force Vector Exercise Problem Solutions
Calculate A B
Above we determine A B :
Then,
1.357
tanβ 8.926 β 8.644
1.357
tanβ 8.926 β 8.644
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Structural Analysis I Force Vector Exercise Problem Solutions
Calculate A B C D
We calculated B C D to be:
Or,
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