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Solved: Determine the force in members CD, CJ, KJ, and DJ
Chapter 6, Problem 6-31(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Determine the force in members CD, CJ, KJ, and DJ of the truss which serves to support the deck of a bridge. State if these members are in tension or compression
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QUESTION:
Determine the force in members CD, CJ, KJ, and DJ of the truss which serves to support the deck of a bridge. State if these members are in tension or compression
ANSWER:
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If we pass a section through members CD, CJ and KJ and analyse the portion of the truss to the right, we'll notice that there are four unknown forces acting and , therefore we should first determine reaction force at point from free-body diagram.
The diagonal members makes with the horizontal angle of: