Trusses binder6 pages — to print and put in the binder
Static determinacy, zero-force members, joints and sections — every topic on one page, with a worked example and traps.
Every page: a short answer, why it works, one solved example and the pitfalls. Every number was checked against the BST engine.
Before solving
Static determinacy and zero-force members: two one-minute checks that save half an hour.
- 01Statically determinate truss?The 10-second check: m + r = 2j
- 02Zero-force membersSpot them by eye, with two rules
Solution methods
Joints, sections, the sign of the result — and how to choose a method.
- 03Method of jointsA whole truss, joint after joint
- 04Tension or compression?No guessing — the sign decides
- 05Method of sections (Ritter)One member, one equation
- 06Joints or sections?Pick a method in ten seconds
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