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SOLUTION
Member 1:
x=
=0.7071
ly=
=–0.707
1=AE
0.3536 –0.3536 –0.3536 0.3536
–0.3536 0.3536 0.3536 –0.3536
–0.3536 0.3536 0.3536 –0.3536
0.3536 –0.3536 –0.3536 0.3536 ¥
1
2
3
4
Member 2:
x=
=0.7071
ly=
=–0.707
2=AE
0.3536 –0.3536 –0.3536 0.3536
–0.3536 0.3536 0.3536 –0.3536
–0.3536 0.3536 0.3536 –0.3536
0.3536 –0.3536 –0.3536 0.3536 ¥
3
4
5
6
Member 4:
x=
=–0.7071
ly=
=–0.707
4=AE
0.3536 0.3536 –0.3536 –0.3536
0.3536 0.3536 –0.3536 –0.3536
–0.3536 –0.3536 0.3536 0.3536
–0.3536 –0.3536 0.3536 0.3536 ¥
3
4
7
8
Member 3:
x=
=–1
ly=
3=AE
0.5 0 –0.5 0
0 0 0 0
–0.5 0 0.5 0
14–1. Determine the stiffness matrix K for the truss. AE is
constant.
1
5
3
2 m
2 m
8
7
1
3
4
6
42
4
1
2
3
4 kN
908