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MOMENT OF INERTIA
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PROBLEM NO.
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The strength of the rolled W section shown is increased by welding a
channel to its upper flange. Determine the moments of inertia of the
combined section with respect to its centroidal x and y axes.

Properties of C250x22.8:
𝐴 = 2890 𝑚𝑚2
𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ = 254 𝑚𝑚
𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ = 66 𝑚𝑚
𝐼𝑥 = 28 × 106 𝑚𝑚4 Properties of W460x113:
6 4 𝐴 = 14400 𝑚𝑚 2
𝐼𝑦 = 0.945 × 10 𝑚𝑚
𝑥ҧ = 17.7 𝑚𝑚 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ = 462 𝑚𝑚
𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ = 279 𝑚𝑚
𝐼𝑥 = 554 × 106 𝑚𝑚4
𝐼𝑦 = 63.3 × 106 𝑚𝑚4

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ANALYSIS OF
STRUCTURES (TRUSS)
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INTRODUCTION
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Analysis of Structures is the process of determining how the
loads applied are distributed throughout the structure. The
purpose is to determine the forces acting in the members and
upon the pins or hinges of the structure.

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TRUSS
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The truss is one of the major types of engineering structures.
It provides a practical and economical solution to many
engineering situations, especially in the design of bridges and
buildings. Truss members are connected at their extremities
only; no member is continuous through a joint. Most actual
structures are made of several trusses joined together to
form a space framework. Each truss is designed to carry those
loads that act in its plane and thus may be treated as a two-
dimensional structure.

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TRUSS
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The members are actually joined together by means of

welded, bolted, or riveted connections, it is customary to
assume that the members are pinned together; therefore, the
forces acting at each end of a member reduce to a single
force and no couple. This enables us to model the forces
applied to a truss member as a single force at each end of
the member. We can then treat each member as a two-force
member, and we can consider the entire truss as a group of
pins and two-force members.

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COMMON TRUSSES
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METHOD OF JOINTS
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This involves analyzing each joint of a structure to
determine the bar forces in each of the member meeting
at that joint. Because forces in any joint will always be
concurrent, the key in this method is to begin with a
joint with only two unknown bar forces. Then proceed
with an adjacent joint where there will only be two
unknown members. This process is repeated until all
joints have been analyzed, meaning all member forces
have been determined. [one at a time, with
patience]

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SAMPLE PROBLEMS

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PROBLEM NO.Master
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Determine the member forces acting on the truss using
Method of Joints.

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PROBLEM NO.Master
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Determine the member forces acting on the truss using
Method of Joints.

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