Structural Analysis
Structural Analysis
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781337630931
Author: KASSIMALI, Aslam.
Publisher: Cengage,
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Consider the truss shown in Figure 2. Two loading cases are applied to
the joints: (1) approximately 4 kg of load applied at joint "E", (2)
approximately 2 kg of load applied at joint "D" and approximately
another 2 kg load applied at joint "F".
The trusses have six load cells attached to the struts, as depicted in
Figure 2 by the shaded rectangles 1-6. The struts are connected
through hinges at the joints. Please observe the lab carefully and
record data from the loading cells.
(a) Construct a 2-D Free Body Diagram (FBD) for the entire truss in
Figure 2 and calculate the supporting forces at point "A" and point "I"
for these two cases. According to the calculation results of the two
cases, discuss the impact of loading location.
[20%]
(b) Using the method of sections, calculate the forces in the struts with
the load cells (1-6) attached for these two cases.
[20%]
(c) Tabulate the results of both the calculation and the measurement
for the two cases. Provide a short discussion of the experimental
laboratory for the truss in Figure 2 (half a page maximum) and
compare your analytical results at load cells (1-6) with the
experimental measurements for the two loading cases.
[10%]
B'
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H
180mm
180mm
180mm
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Transcribed Image Text:Consider the truss shown in Figure 2. Two loading cases are applied to the joints: (1) approximately 4 kg of load applied at joint "E", (2) approximately 2 kg of load applied at joint "D" and approximately another 2 kg load applied at joint "F". The trusses have six load cells attached to the struts, as depicted in Figure 2 by the shaded rectangles 1-6. The struts are connected through hinges at the joints. Please observe the lab carefully and record data from the loading cells. (a) Construct a 2-D Free Body Diagram (FBD) for the entire truss in Figure 2 and calculate the supporting forces at point "A" and point "I" for these two cases. According to the calculation results of the two cases, discuss the impact of loading location. [20%] (b) Using the method of sections, calculate the forces in the struts with the load cells (1-6) attached for these two cases. [20%] (c) Tabulate the results of both the calculation and the measurement for the two cases. Provide a short discussion of the experimental laboratory for the truss in Figure 2 (half a page maximum) and compare your analytical results at load cells (1-6) with the experimental measurements for the two loading cases. [10%] B' E H 180mm 180mm 180mm
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