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SPACE FRAME
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5/7/2005
OBJECTIVE
To varify member forces obtain from experiment with tension coefficient method
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LEARNING OUTCOME
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
Prepared by:
Name : Ahmad Zurisman bin Mohd Ali
Signature :
Date : 10 Okt 2002
Faculty : Civil And Environment
Engineering
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THEORY
If the members of a truss system is situated not in a two dimensional plane,
then the truss is defined as a space frame truss. In other words, space truss has
components in three axis i.e. x, y and z.
Consider a member with nodeA (xA,yA) and B (xB,yB).
Y
B(xB,yB)
TAB
A(xA,yA)
X
Assume the force in the member is TAB (+ve tension) and length LAB
Definition of tension coefficient (t),
tAB =
TAB
LAB
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PROCEDURES
Part 1:
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S2
x
S1
S3
Part 2:
1. For part 2, use a distance of 350 mm for a.
2. Place the hanger on D.
3. Measure the distance b, c and d. Record the dynamometer readings
for member S1, S2 and S3 in Table 2.
4. Put a load of 5N on the hanger and record the dynamometer
readings..
5. Repeat step 2 to 4 using different load.
6. Complete Table 2 by calculating the theoretical member value.
7. Plot the graph of force against load for the theoretical and
experimental results
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5.0 RESULT
1. Compare the graph of theoretical and experimental results. Comment on the
results.
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