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gozita73
Sep15-08, 10:34 AM
The space truss showin has compression and tension forces acting in the members as shown.

http://i35.tinypic.com/t6pfg1.png

Force F is 10kN, determine the three unknown forces (F1, F2 and F3).


I know that it should be the summation of Fx, Fy and Fz, however for F1, there is no reaction force, so I don't know what to do.

Can somebody please help?

RandallB
Sep15-08, 11:17 AM
Attach A & B to a vertical wall.
What force is needed directly on the wall at the level of F3 to stop the wall from being pulled over by F.

gozita73
Sep15-08, 10:59 PM
so the x component of F1 would be supported by the wall??

gozita73
Sep17-08, 09:24 AM
bump ?

PhanthomJay
Sep17-08, 03:02 PM
so the x component of F1 would be supported by the wall??I'm not too good looking at 3D, but something appears wrong with your picture. There appears to be no way for the x component of the F1 force to be balanced at the joint, since the other 3 members all lie in the yz plane, unless the picture is misleading or incomplete?