TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

REACTIONS

ARTICLE PAGE

1. Introduction 1

2. Equilibrium Conditions 1

3. Structural Computations '. 3

4. The Force Polygon G

5. The Equilibrium Polygon 8

6. Reactions and Types of Supports 12

7. Equilibrium Polygons Through Two Points 18

8. Equilibrium Polygons Through Three Points 20

9. Shear and Bending Moment Diagrams 25

10. Bending Moments Determined Graphically by Use of the Equilibrium

Polygon 27

CHAPTER II

STRESSES IN FRAMED TRUSSES

Basic Methods of Analysis for Fixed Loads

15. General Considerations 31

16. Definition of a Truss 32

17. Stress Computations in Trusses 34

18. Stress Computations by the Equilibrium of Joints 35

19. Stress Computations by the Equilibrium of Sections 38

20. Stress Diagrams 43

21. Stress Coefficients 49

22. Algebraic Stress Computations by Proportions 53

CHAPTER III

BEAMS

Stresses in Beams

25. Classification of Beams 55

26. Stress Distribution in Beams 55

27. The External and Internal Forces Acting on a Beam 56

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