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Module– 2, Lecture -2
Analysis of Structures
Statically determinate and indeterminate Structures
Shear force
Why should I study the forces in Trusses
Why should I study the forces in Trusses
The Silver Bridge Disaster
Why should I study the forces in Trusses
Simple Truss in a bridge
Simple Trusses:
constructed from a "base“
triangle by adding two
members at a time.
Classification of trusses
The following five criterions may serve as a
basis for the classification of trusses:
1) The shape of the upper and lower chords;
2) The type of the web;
3) The conditions of the supports;
4) The purpose of the structure;
5) The level of the floor (lane, road)
Classification of trusses
Simple Trusses:
constructed from
a "base“ triangle
by adding two
members at a
time.
Usually seen in bridges
How a Truss member supports a
structure?
No. of equations = 2 x 4 = 8
What are the unknown forces in the
Statically determinate Truss
No. of Unknown forces = No. of Truss members + Number
of Support reactions
For a simple truss given in figure 1,
• Method of Joints
• Method of Sections
• Graphical method
End of Lecture 11