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Example - Truss Analysis

Written by Toshimi Taki
Prepared on May 5, 2007

Example Problem


A truss problem shown in the figure below is analyzed. This problem is from figure A2.22 in Bruhn's tesx book.

Rod element is used and the element properties and material property are assumed as follows.
- Cross Section Area: 1 inch^2
- Young's Modulus: 10 Msi


Click here to download MS-Excel template in self-extract file "truss_070505.xls" (1,581KB).



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