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ANALYSIS OF STATICALLY DETERMINATE 2D PIN-JOINTED TRUSSES

Understand the application of method of joints and method of sections in determining the forces in trusses a) Explain types of trusses. b) Differentiate between determinate and indeterminate trusses. c) Explain tension members and compression members. d) State the symbol for tension and compression members. e) Explain the method of joints. f) Explain zero-force members. g) Determine the truss members forces using the method of joints. h) Explain the method of sections. i) Determine the truss members forces using the method of sections.

THE JOINT DISPLACEMENT OF STATICALLY DETERMINATE 2D PINJOINTED TRUSSES

Understand the application of virtual work method or unit load method in determine the displacement of a truss joint a) Explain the principle of virtual work. b) State the joint displacement formula for a truss derived from the method of virtual work or unit load method. c) Determine the vertical, horizontal and resultant displacement of the truss joint due to external loads. d) Explain the effect of temperature, fabrication errors and camber. e) State the displacement formula of a truss joint due to temperature changes, fabrication errors and camber. f) Determine the displacement due to temperature changes, fabrication errors and camber.

ANALYSIS OF STATICALLY INDETERMINATE 2D PIN-JOINTED TRUSSES

Understand the basic concept of force method or unit load method for solving the indeterminate trusses a) Explain indeterminate trusses. b) Differentiate between internal statically indeterminate and external indeterminate trusses. c) Explain the principle of force method or unit load method. d) Determine the internal forces in truss members using the force method or unit load method.

INFLUENCE LINES FOR BEAMS

Understand the basic concept and the importance of influence lines a) Draw the influence line diagram for reaction, shear force and bending moment for: i. Simply supported beam ii. Simply supported beam with one end hanging iii. Simply supported beam with two ends hanging. b) Calculate the shear force and bending moment using the influence lines diagram for a beam subjected to a set of moving loads: i. point loads ii. uniformly distributed loads iii. combination of point loads and distributed loads. c) Determine the maximum shear force and bending moment at a certain section of a beam due to loads in (b). d) Define the absolute maximum moment. e) Determine the absolute maximum moment in a simply supported beam subjected to a series of moving point loads.

INFLUENCE LINES FOR STATICALLY DETERMINATE TRUSSES

Understand the method to construct the influence line for internal forces in a truss member a) Draw the influence line for a truss member force. b) Compute the maximum force in a truss member due to moving loads using the influence line diagram.