UWI Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering CVNG 2001 Semester I

2015-2016

ENERGY METHODS
TUTORIAL PROBLEMS

Determine the joint displacements at joints D and E for the trusses in the Figs. 1 and 2.
Use E = 210 kN/mm2 for the members in all problems.
Q.1
D
A
Cross-sectional Areas (A)
AD, CD, CE = 50 mm2
AC = 66.67 mm2
2m

DE = 70 mm2
BC = 100 mm2

B E
C
2m 2m 10 kN

Given Truss

Q.I - Answer
10 D Joint u (mm) v (mm)
A A 0 0
B 0 0
102 C -1.905 -5.945
D 1.905 -7.850
102 -10 E -3.810 -17.412

B
-20 -10 E
C
Member Forces (kN)

Q. 2 2m 2m

20 kN Fig. 2
C D

For all members

A = 600 mm2
B 20 kN
2m

E = 210 kN/mm2

A E

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 UWI Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering CVNG 2001 Semester I
2015-2016

Q. 3 50 kN
50 kN
10 kN Determine the joint displacements at joints B and D
C for the truss in the Figs. 3
B Areas of members
AD, BC, CD, AD = 600 mm2
3m

BD = 800 mm2

A D

3m

Fig. 3

Determine the joint displacements at joints C and D for the trusses in

Q. 4
B the Figs. 4 and 5.
A = 300 mm2 for all members
10 kN

C
3m

D
A
10 kN
3m

Fig. 4

A B

Fig. 5
1.5m

45 2
A= 300 mm (AC, CD)
2
C
A= 400 mm (BC, BD
1.5m

60
2
E = 200 kN/mm
15kN
D

15kN