Determine the axial force in members of the truss shown below using the method of consistent deformations. Express your answer in kips and use two decimal places. Note that if the axial force is compression consider negative sign in your final answe

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Determine the axial force in members of the truss shown below using the method of consistent deformations. Express your answer in kips and use two decimal places. Note that if the axial force is compression consider negative sign in your final answer.

 

D
(8 in.2)
E
(8 in.2)
12 ft
(6 in.2)
A
(8 in.2)
(8 in.2)
20 k
2 panels at 16 ft = 32 ft
E = 29,000 ksi
(6 in.2)
(6 in.?)
Transcribed Image Text:D (8 in.2) E (8 in.2) 12 ft (6 in.2) A (8 in.2) (8 in.2) 20 k 2 panels at 16 ft = 32 ft E = 29,000 ksi (6 in.2) (6 in.?)
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