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- Recitation 3 and Homework 3 will be assigned, with due dates of Dec 10 and Dec 13 respectively. Quiz 3 will be on Dec 13. - The lecture will cover the analysis of trusses and frames using the method of joints, method of sections, and method of members. Sample problems will be solved for trusses, frames, and beams. - Trusses are structures made of slender bars forming triangles, and their analysis assumes the bars have negligible weight and the joints are pins. Forces in truss members can be found using the method of joints or method of sections.

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Lecture-3-Analysis-of-Structures 2

- Recitation 3 and Homework 3 will be assigned, with due dates of Dec 10 and Dec 13 respectively. Quiz 3 will be on Dec 13. - The lecture will cover the analysis of trusses and frames using the method of joints, method of sections, and method of members. Sample problems will be solved for trusses, frames, and beams. - Trusses are structures made of slender bars forming triangles, and their analysis assumes the bars have negligible weight and the joints are pins. Forces in truss members can be found using the method of joints or method of sections.

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Statics of Rigid Bodies

CE201
Engr. Dustin Glenn Cuevas, MSCE
Announcement

• Recitation 3 will be available after this lecture, Due date: Dec 10 (Wednesday) 11:59 pm
• Homework 3 will also be uploaded today, due date: Dec 13 (Monday) 11:59 pm
• Quiz 3 is scheduled on Dec. 13 (Monday)
Analysis of Trusses
Analysis of Trusses

A truss is a structure that is made of straight, slender bars that are joined together to form a pattern of triangles.
Trusses are usually designed to transmit forces over relatively long spans; common examples are bridge trusses and
roof trusses.
Analysis of Trusses

The analysis of trusses is based on the following three assumptions:

• The weights of the members are negligible.


• All joints are pins.
• The applied forces act at the joints.

Using the assumptions, the free-body diagram for any member


of a truss will contain only two forces—the forces exerted on
the member by the pin at each end. Therefore, each member
of a truss is a two-force body.
Method of Joints

When using the method of joints to calculate the forces in the members of a truss, the
equilibrium equations are applied to individual joints (or pins) of the truss.
Sample Problem

Using the method of joints, determine the force in each member of the truss shown
in Figure. Indicate whether the members are in tension or compression.
Sample Problem

Calculate the forces in members (a) DE; (b)BE; and (c) BC. Indicate tension or compression.
Method of Sections

Analyzing the free-body diagram of a part of a truss that contains two or more joints is called the method of sections.
When applying the method of sections, the force system will generally be nonconcurrent, coplanar (three independent
equilibrium equations).
Sample Problem

Using the method of sections, determine the forces in the following members of the truss in Fig. (a): FI and JC. Indicate
tension or compression.
Sample Problem

Determine the forces in members BC, CE, and FG.


Analysis of Frames
Method of Members

Interconnected Rigid Bodies with multi-force members

The forces acting on each member of a connected system are found by isolating the member with a free-body
diagram and applying the equations of equilibrium. The principle of action and reaction must be carefully
observed when we represent the force of interaction on the separate free-body diagrams.
Sample Problem

Determine the magnitudes of the pin reactions at B and C if m = 1000 kg.


Sample Problem

The top of the folding workbench has a mass of 50 kg with mass center at G. Calculate the x-and y
components of the force supported by the pin at E.
Analysis of Beams
Beams – External Effects

Beams are structural members which offer resistance to bending due to applied loads. Most beams are long prismatic
bars, and the loads are usually applied normal to the axes of the bars.
Sample Problem

Determine the equivalent concentrated load(s) and external


reactions for the simply supported beam which is subjected to
the distributed load shown.
Sample Problem

Determine the reactions at A and B for the beam


Sample Problem

Determine the magnitude of the moment M which


will cause the beam to just begin to lift off the
roller at B. For this value of M, determine the
magnitude of the pin reaction at A.

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