Truss

EA =
261,000
kips

Coordinates
Beginning
Joint X (ft) Y (ft) Member End Joint Length (ft) Cos θ Sin θ
Joint
1 0 0 1 1 3 25 0.6 0.8
2 15 0 2 2 3 20 0 1
3 15 20 3 4 3 15 1 0
4 0 20

Member Stiffness Matrix in Global Coordinates (K)

For Member 1 EA/L1 870

Joint 1 Joint 3
0 0 1 2
K1 313.2 417.6 -313.2 -417.6 0
Joint 1
417.6 556.8 -417.6 -556.8 0
-313.2 -417.6 313.2 417.6 1
Joint 3
-417.6 -556.8 417.6 556.8 2

For Member 2 EA/L2 1087.5

Joint 2 Joint 3
0 0 1 2
K2 0 0 0 0 0
Joint 2
0 1087.5 0 -1087.5 0
0 0 0 0 1
Joint 3
 Joint 3
0 -1087.5 0 1087.5 2

For Member 3 EA/L3 1450

Joint 4 Joint 3
0 0 1 2
K3 1450 0 -1450 0 0
Joint 4
0 0 0 0 0
-1450 0 1450 0 1
Joint 3
0 0 0 0 2

Structure Stiffness Matrix (S)

Sum all the corresponding ij in the global member stiffness matrix (K1, K2, K3)
see corresponding color
1 2 1 2
-1
S 1763.2 417.6 1 S 0.000603 -0.0001533 1 (Inverse)
417.6 1644.3 2 -0.00015 0.0006471 2

Load Vector (P)

Joint
1 2 3 4
Load Px (kips) 0 0 50 0
Vector (P) Py (kips) 0 0 -86.6025404 0

Joint Displacements (d)

Joint
1 2 3 4 {P}=[S]{d}
d1 (in) 0 0 0.043444834 0 {d}=[S-1]{P}
Joint Disp.
d2 (in) 0 0 -0.06370194 0

Member End Displacements (u) and End Forces (Q) - Member Forces
member 1
v1 0 0 0 0
0 0 = 0 0
0.043445 1 d1 0.0434448
-0.0637 2 d2 -0.0637019

T1 0.6 0.8 0 0
0 0 0.6 0.8

u1 (in) 0 {u} = [T]{v}

-0.02489

k1 870 -870
-870 870
Q1 (k) 21.66
-21.66 {Q} = [K]{u}
 member 2
v2 0 0 0 0
0 0 = 0 0
0.043445 1 d1 0.0434448
-0.0637 2 d2 -0.0637019

T2 0 1 0 0
0 0 0 1

u2 (in) 0 {u} = [T]{v}

-0.0637

k2 1087.5 -1087.5
-1087.5 1087.5

Q2 (kips) 69.28
-69.28 {Q} = [K]{u}

member 3
v3 0 0 0 0
0 0 = 0 0
0.043445 1 d1 0.0434448
-0.0637 2 d2 -0.0637019

T3 1 0 0 0
0 0 1 0

u3 (in) 0 {u} = [T]{v}

0.043445

k3 1450 -1450
-1450 1450

Q3 (kips) -63.00
63.00 {Q} = [K]{u}

Member End Forces (F) in Global Coordinates - Reaction Forces

member 1

T1T 0.6 0
0.8 0
0 0.6
0 0.8
Q1 21.66 F1 13.00 {F} = [TT]{Q}
-21.66 17.33
-13.00
-17.33
member 2

T2T 0 0
1 0
0 0
0 1

Q2 69.28 F2 0.00 {F} = [TT]{Q}

-69.28 69.28
0.00
-69.28

member 3

T3T 1 0
0 0
0 1
0 0

Q3 -63.00 F3 -63.00 {F} = [TT]{Q}

63.00 0.00
63.00
0.00