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Deflection of Truss by Unit Load Method

The document summarizes the steps to calculate the vertical displacement of joint E in a pin-jointed plane truss using the unit load method. The truss is loaded and the member forces N due to this real loading are calculated. Then, a unit virtual load is applied at joint E to calculate the member forces n. These forces N and n are summed and multiplied by the member lengths to calculate the internal virtual work. The vertical displacement is then calculated by dividing the internal virtual work by the cross-sectional properties. The displacement of joint E is calculated to be 2.6 mm.

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Deflection of Truss by Unit Load Method

The document summarizes the steps to calculate the vertical displacement of joint E in a pin-jointed plane truss using the unit load method. The truss is loaded and the member forces N due to this real loading are calculated. Then, a unit virtual load is applied at joint E to calculate the member forces n. These forces N and n are summed and multiplied by the member lengths to calculate the internal virtual work. The vertical displacement is then calculated by dividing the internal virtual work by the cross-sectional properties. The displacement of joint E is calculated to be 2.6 mm.

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Problem75
Apinjointedtrussisshowninfigure75(a).Determinethe
verticaldisplacementofjointEbyusingunitloadmethod.Allthe
membershavecrosssectionalareaof250mm2andsame
modulusofelasticity200GPa.

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Figure75(a)
Solution:
Accordingtounitloadmethodthedeflectionofajointoftrussisgiven
bythefollowingformula
E=(NnL)/AE
Here we have to find the member forces two times. First we will
calculatememberforces"N"duetotherealloadingandthen"n"dueto
unitvirtualload applied at the point of required deflection (in this case
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Figure75(b)

Step2:Calculationofmemberforces"n"duetounitvirtualloadappliedat
Easshowninfigure75(b).
Astheunitloadisappliedatcenterofthetruss,thesupportreactionsatA
andCwillbe0.5kNeach.
ConsideringtheequilibriumofjointD,wegetFDE=0andFDC=0
SimilarlytheequilibriumconditionsatjointFgives
FFE=0andFFA =0.
ConsidertheequilibriumofjointBalongyaxiswegetFBE=0.
NowconsidertheequilibriumofjointA.
Fy=0
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FAEsin45+AyFAF=0(i)
FAEsin45+0.50=0
Therefore,FAE=0.5/sin45=0.707kN
Fx=0
FAEcos45+FAB=0(ii)
Therefore,FAB=FAEcos45=0.5kN
Astheloadingissymmetric,theequilibriumofjointCwill
alsoyieldtheforcessimilartothememberforcesatA
Therefore,FCE=0.707kN,FCB=0.5kN
AllthecalculatedvaluesareenteredinTable75
NnL=129.9kN2m
Externalvirtualwork=Internalvirtualwork
1kN.E=(NnL)/AE
E=129.9/[(250x106)(200x106)]
verticaldeflectionatE=0.0026m=2.6mm(Ans)
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Table75ResultofMemberForcesCalculations
Member
N(kN)
n(kN)
L(m)
NnL(kN2 m)
AB
22.5
0.5
2
22.5
AF
25
0
2
0
AE
31.82
0.707
2.83
63.67
BC
22.5
0.5
2
22.5
BE
20
0
2
0
CD
0
0
2
0
CE
10.61
0.707
2.83
21.23
DE
15
0
2
0
EF
0
0
2
0

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