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Trusses - Introduction
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secondary trusses
Secondary simple truss
secondary trusses
Simple truss
Compound truss
b + r = 2j
Complex truss
Determinate Indeterminate
b + r > 2j
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b + r < 2j
r=3 b = 21 j = 10 r+b>2j indeterminate
b + r 2j
Externally Unstable
Concurrent Reactions
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Externally Unstable
Parallel Reactions
The stability of a complex truss can often be difficult to determine by inspection. In general, the stability of any truss may be checked by performing a complete analysis of the structure. If a unique solution can be found for the set of equilibrium equations, then the truss is stable
Externally stable
Internally stable
Externally stable
Internally unstable
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Externally stable
Internally unstable