3.6 - Problems
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Practice Questions
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Define static determinacy in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about whether more information is needed to solve the problem.
What is the purpose of a free-body diagram?
💡 Hint: Look at how forces interact with the structure.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What do we mean by the term 'static determinacy'?
💡 Hint: Reflect on the conditions needed to solve truss problems.
True or False: A free-body diagram only needs to show external loads.
💡 Hint: Think about how forces act on joints and members.
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Challenge Problems
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A truss has 8 members and 6 joints with a vertical load at joint A. Analyze the truss and determine the forces in members AB and AC.
💡 Hint: Make sure to identify all forces acting at joint A.
Given a mixed truss with both horizontal and vertical loads, determine if the members are in tension or compression by applying the method of sections.
💡 Hint: Remember how tension and compression forces behave in members.
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