EEE201 E NGINEERING M ECHANICS AND M ATERIAL S CIENCE
Study Problems
Trusses
1. Using the method of joints, determine the force in each member of the truss shown. State whether each
member is in tension or compression.
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2. Determine the force in each member of the trusses shown. State whether each member is in tension or
compression.
3. Determine the force in each member of the roof truss shown. State whether each member is in tension
or compression.
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4. Determine the force in each member of the Pratt roof truss shown. State whether each member is in
tension or compression.
5. The truss shown is one of several supporting an advertising panel. Determine the force in each member
of the truss for a wind load equivalent to the two forces shown. State whether each member is in tension or
compression.
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6. Determine the force in each of the members located to the left of FG for the scissors roof truss shown.
State whether each member is in tension or compression
7. The portion of truss shown represents the upper part of a power transmission line tower. For the given
loading, determine the force in each of the members located above HJ. State whether each member is in
tension or compression.
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8. Determine the force in each member of the truss shown. State whether each member is in tension or
compression
9. A Mansard roof truss is loaded as shown. Determine the force in members DF , DG, and EG.
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10. Determine the force in members CD, DF , CE and EF of the truss shown
11. Determine the force in members DF and CD of the truss shown.
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12. For the truss shows, determine
(a) the force in members DG and F I (Hint: Use section aa),
(b) the force in members GJ and IK (Hint: Use section bb).
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Solutions
1.(a) FAB = 1.700 kN T; FAC = 2.00 kN T; FBC = 2.50 kN T
1.(b) FAB = FBC = 0 N; FAD = FCF = 7.00 kN C; FBD = FBF = 34.0 kN C; FBE = 8.00, kN T; FDE =
FEF = 30.0 kN T
1.(c) FAC = 80.0 kN T; FCE = 45.0 kN T; FDE = 51.0 kN C; FBD = 51.0 kN C; FCD = 48.0 kN T; FBC =
19.00 kN C
1.(d) FAB = 20.0 kN T; FAD = 20.6 kN C; FBC = 30.0 kN T; FBD = 11.18 kN C; FCD = 10.00 kN T
2. FAB = FDE = 8.00 kN C; FAF = FF G = FGH = FEH = 6.93 kN T; FBC = FCD = FBG = FDG =
4.00 kN C; FBF = FDH = FCG = 4.00 kN T
3. FAB = 6.24 kN C; FAC = 2.76 kN T; FBC = 2.50 kN C; FBD = 4.16 kN C; FCD = 1.867 kN T; FCE =
2.88 kN T; FDE = 3.75 kN C; FDF = 0; FEF = 1.200 kN C
4. FAB = 47.2 kN C; FAC = 44.6 kN T; FBC = 10.50 kN C; FBD = 47.2 kN C; FCD = 17.50 kN T; FCE =
30.6 kN T; FDE = 0
5. FAB = 2250 N C; FAC = 1200 N T; FBC = 750 N T; FBD = 1700 N C; FBE = 400 N C; FCE =
850 N C; FCF = 1600 N T; FDE = 1500 N T; FEF = 2250 N T
6. FAB = 9.90 kN C; FAC = 7.83 kN T; FBC = 0; FBD = 7.07 kN C; FBE = 2.00 kN C; FCE =
7.83 kN T; FDE = 1.000 kN T; FDF = 5.03 kN C; FDG = 0.559 kN C; FEG = 5.59 kN T
7. FAB = F DF = 2.29 kN T; FAC = FEF = 2.29 kN C; FBC = FDE = 0.600 kN C; FBD =
2.21 kN T; FBE = FEH = 0; FCE = 2.21 kN C; FCH = FEJ = 1.200 kN C
8. FAB = 128.0 kN T; FAC = 136.7 kN C; FBD = FDF = FF H = 128.0 kN T; FCE = FEG =
136.7 kNC; FGH = 192.7 kN C; FBC = FBE = FDE = FDG = FF G = 0
9. FDF = 5.45 kN C; FDG = 1.000 kN T; FEG = 4.65 kN T
10. FCD = 20.0 kN C; FDF = 52.0 kN C; FCE = 36.0 kN T; FEF = 15.00 kN C
11. FDF = 91.4 kN T; FCD = 64.2 kN T
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12. (a) FDG = 3.75 kN T; FF I = 3.75 kN C
12. (b) FGJ = 11.25 kN T; FIK = 11.25 kN C
(NB: C ≡ Compression, T ≡ Tension)
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