The document discusses Bow's notation and Maxwell diagrams, which are graphical methods used to calculate forces in truss members. It explains how to construct a Maxwell diagram by first drawing a force polygon to scale. The forces are then located by drawing lines between their corresponding joints. Attributes like magnitude, sense (tension/compression), and direction of each member force can be determined from the Maxwell diagram. An example truss is used to demonstrate constructing the diagram and finding the member forces.
The document discusses Bow's notation and Maxwell diagrams, which are graphical methods used to calculate forces in truss members. It explains how to construct a Maxwell diagram by first drawing a force polygon to scale. The forces are then located by drawing lines between their corresponding joints. Attributes like magnitude, sense (tension/compression), and direction of each member force can be determined from the Maxwell diagram. An example truss is used to demonstrate constructing the diagram and finding the member forces.
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The document discusses Bow's notation and Maxwell diagrams, which are graphical methods used to calculate forces in truss members. It explains how to construct a Maxwell diagram by first drawing a force polygon to scale. The forces are then located by drawing lines between their corresponding joints. Attributes like magnitude, sense (tension/compression), and direction of each member force can be determined from the Maxwell diagram. An example truss is used to demonstrate constructing the diagram and finding the member forces.
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Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
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Téléchargez comme PDF, TXT ou lisez en ligne sur Scribd