PALESTINE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

CIVIL AND ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Homework #4 Solution

Instructor
Dr.Maher Amro
 Question (1)

(1)
𝐌𝐑 𝐀 = 0 +
30*12 – By*10 = 0
By=36kN

𝐌𝐑 𝐁 = 0 +
100*10 – 30*12 – Ay*10=0
Ay=64 kN

∑Fx=0⇒ Ax=30 kN

𝐌𝐑 𝐂,𝐈 = 0 +
64*2 + 30*12 – 100*2 – T*12 = 0
T=24kN
(2)

𝐌𝐑 𝐀 = 0 +
350*5 – By*10= 0
By=175 kN

𝐌𝐑 𝐁 = 0 +
350*5 – Ay*10=0
Ay=175 kN

𝐌𝐑 𝐂,𝐈 = 0 +
175*2 – 100*2 – Ty*2 – Tx*8 = 0
Tx= Tcos21.8
Ty= Tsin21.8
150 – 2(Tsin21.8) – 8(Tcos21.8) =0
150 – 8.17 T = 0
T=18.4 kN

Tx = 18.4 cos21.8 = 17 kN
Ty = 18.4 sin21.8 = 6.8 kN
(3)

𝐌𝐑 𝐀 = 0 +
250*5 -By*24 = 0 ⇒ By=52 kN

𝐌𝐑 𝐁 = 0 +
250*19 – 52*14 = 0 ⇒ Ay=198 kN

𝐌𝐑 𝐂,𝐈 = 0 +
S1,x(8) – 52*14 = 0 ⇒ S1,x=91 kN
𝟗𝟏
S1 = = 101.8 kN
𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐𝟔.𝟔
S1,y = 101.8 * sin26.6 = 45.58 kN

Equilibrium of Joint D :
∑Fx=0 ⇒ 𝐒𝟐, 𝐱=91 kN
𝟗𝟏
S2 = = 96 kN
𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟏𝟖.𝟒
S2,y = 96*sin18.4 = 30.3 kN

∑Fy=0 ⇒ 𝐒𝟑=75.9 kN
(4)

𝐌𝐑 𝐀 = 0 +
30*18 + 30* 18 + 250*3 – By*16 = 0 ⇒ By=114.4 kN

𝐌𝐑 𝐁 = 0 +
250*13 – 30*2 -30*18 – Ay * 16 = 0 ⇒ Ay=165.6 kN

𝐌𝐑 𝐂,𝐈 = 0 +
30*10 – 114.4*8 + 30 *18 + S2x(8) = 0 ⇒ S2,x=9.4 kN
𝟗.𝟒
S2 = = 9.7 kN
𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟏𝟒
S2,y = 9.7 * sin14= 2.3 kN

Equilibrium of Joint D :
∑Fx=0 ⇒ 𝐒𝟑, 𝐱=9.4 kN
S3=9.7 kN
S3,y = 2.3 kN

∑Fy=0 ⇒ 𝐒𝟏= 4.6 kN

Question (2)
First Truss

1. Support Reactions :

𝐌𝐑 𝐀 = 0 +
15*(7.5+5+2.5)-By*3= 0 ⇒ By=75 kN

𝐌𝐑 𝐁 = 0 +
15*(7.5+5+2.5)-Ay*3= 0 ⇒ Ay=75 kN

2. Zero Force Members:

No Zero Force Members

*Joint A :
∑Fy=0 ⇒ 𝐅𝐀𝐆, 𝐲 = 75 kN
𝟕𝟓
FAG = = 80.8 kN (T)
𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟔𝟖.𝟐
FAG,x = 80.8 * cos 68.2= 30 kN
∑Fx=0 ⇒ 𝐅𝐀𝐁 = 30 kN (C)

*Joint E :
∑Fx=0 ⇒ 𝐅𝐄𝐅, 𝐱 = 15 kN
𝟏𝟓
FEX = = 40.4 kN (T)
𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟐𝟏.𝟖
FEF,y = 40.4 * cos 21.8= 37.5 kN
∑Fy=0 ⇒ 𝐅𝐄𝐃 = 37.5 kN (C)
*Joint D :
∑Fx=0 ⇒ 𝐅𝐃𝐅 = 15 kN (T)
∑Fy=0 ⇒ 𝐅𝐃𝐂 = 37.5 kN (C)

*Section 1-1 :
MRG=0 +
FBC*2 – 75*2 – 75*1 + 45*2.5 = 0 ⇒ 𝐅𝐁𝐂 = 56.25 kN (C)
∑Fy=0
75 - 75 - 56.25 + FGF,y=0 ⇒ 𝐅𝐆𝐅, 𝐲 = 56.25 kN
𝟓𝟔.𝟐𝟓
FGF = = 60.6 kN (T)
𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟔𝟖.𝟐
FGF,x = 60.6* cos 68.2= 22.5 kN

∑Fx=0 ⇒ 𝐅𝐆𝐂 = 22.5 kN (T)

*Joint B :
∑Fx=0 ⇒ 𝐅𝐁𝐆, 𝐱 = 15 kN
𝟏𝟓
FBG = = 24 kN (C)
𝐜𝐨𝐬𝟓𝟏.𝟑

*Joint C :
∑Fx=0 ⇒ 𝐅𝐅𝐂, 𝐱 = 7.5 kN
𝟕.𝟓
FFC = = 20.2 kN (C)
𝐜𝐨𝐬𝟔𝟖.𝟐
Second Truss

1. Support Reactions :
𝐌𝐑 𝐀 = 0 +
15*(7.5+5+2.5)-Gx*3= 0 ⇒ Gx=75 kN

𝐌𝐑 𝐆 = 0 +
15*(7.5+5+2.5)-15*3 - Ax*3= 0 ⇒ Ax=60 kN

2. Zero Force Members: “ FB”

*Joint D :
∑Fy=0 ⇒ 𝐅𝐃𝐄, 𝐲 = 15 kN
𝟏𝟓
FDE = = 40.4 kN (T)
𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟐𝟏.𝟖
FDE,x = 40.4 * cos 21.8= 37.5 kN
∑Fx=0 ⇒ 𝐅𝐃𝐂 = 22.5 kN (C)
*Section 1-1 :
MRB=0 +
15(2.5+5) – FEF,y*5 = 0 ⇒ FEF,y=22.5 kN
𝟐𝟐.𝟓
FEF = = 60.6 kN (T)
𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟐𝟏.𝟖
FEF,x=60.6 cos 21.8 = 56.3 kN

MRD=0 +
FBE,y*5 – 15*2.5 = 0 ⇒ FBE,y = 7.5 kN
𝟕.𝟓
FBE = = 20.2 kN (C)
𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟐𝟏.𝟖
FBE,x = 18.8 kN

*Joint B :
FBG =29.3 kN