The members of a truss are pin connected at joint O.
Determine the magnitudes of F1 and F2 for equilibrium.
Set u = 60°.
y
5 kN
F2
70Њ
30Њ
x
SOLUTION
+
: ©Fx = 0;
O
F2 sin 70° + F1 cos 60° - 5 cos 30° -
4
(7) = 0
5
5
3
4
0.9397F2 + 0.5F1 = 9.930
7 kN
+ c ©Fy = 0;
u
3
F2 cos 70° + 5 sin 30° - F1 sin 60° - (7) = 0
5
F1
Solving:
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b)
0.3420F2 - 0.8660F1 = 1.7
F2 = 9.60 kN
Ans.
F1 = 1.83 kN
Ans.
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3–2.
The members of a truss are pin connected at joint O.
Determine the magnitude of F1 and its angle u for equilibrium. Set F2 = 6 kN.
y
5 kN
F2
70Њ
30Њ
x
SOLUTION
+
: ©Fx = 0;
O
6 sin 70° + F1 cos u - 5 cos 30° -
4
(7) = 0
5
5
F1 cos u = 4.2920
+ c ©Fy = 0;
6 cos 70° + 5 sin 30° - F1 sin u -
u
3
4
3
(7) = 0
5
7 kN
F1
F1 sin u = 0.3521
Solving:
Ans.
F1 = 4.31 kN
Ans.
T an his th d wo sa eir is p rk w le co ro is ill o u vi pr de f a rse de ot st ny s d s ec ro p an o te y ar d le d th t o a ly by