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Answer: Determine the force in members EI and JI of the
Chapter 6, Problem 6-32(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Determine the force in members EI and JI 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 EI and JI 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 and IJ and analyse the portion of the truss to the right, we'll notice that there are four unknown forces and , therefore we should first determine reaction force at point from free-body diagram
The diagonal members makes with the horizontal angle of: