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Trusses - POE - Mr. Zwart
By Joshua Zwart
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Practice for students with truss calculations.
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Please use your notes, class notes posted to Classroom, calculator, and the formula sheet.
Formula Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B62IyFF7Ecq7Q09pYlBEUjRXVTA/view?usp=sharing
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Question 1
1.
Given the truss above, which member(s) are in tension? Select all that apply.
BC
AB
AC
Question 2
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Given the truss above, which member(s) are in compression? Select all that apply.
BC
AB
AC
Given the truss above, find the following:
(Assume each square represents 1 foot by 1 foot and all forces are measured in lbs.)
Indicate units in your answers and round answers (if necessary) to 2 decimal places.
Question 3
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Question 4
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Question 5
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Question 6
6.
Upload a photo of your work for the above truss problem. Your work should clearly show the work for:
visibility
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Given the truss above, find the following:
(Assume each square represents 1 foot by 1 foot and all forces are measured in lbs.)
Indicate units in your answers and round answers (if necessary) to 2 decimal places.
Question 7
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Question 8
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Question 9
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Question 10
10.
Upload a photo of your work for the above truss problem. Your work should clearly show the work for:
visibility
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Last Truss problem - YOU CAN DO IT!
Given the truss above, find the following:
(Assume each square represents 1 foot by 1 foot and all forces are measured in lbs.)
Indicate units in your answers and round answers (if necessary) to 2 decimal places.
Question 11
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Question 12
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Question 13
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Question 14
14.
Upload a photo of your work for the above truss problem. Your work should clearly show the work for:
visibility
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Question 15
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Extra Credit / Challenge
Now that you have found the reaction forces for the above truss,
Determine the force in member AB.
Indicate units in your answer and round answers (if necessary) to 2 decimal places.
Attach a photo of your work to find the force in member AB.
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