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- ...sections method seems not to work when both ends are pinned... it only does when one end is pinned and the other has a roller. I'm not an expert, would you help me?
Dear experts,
How would I find the forces for the truss with both ends pinned? (Fig.1, bottom)
I'm trying to determine the forces in all members of some trusses. I've successfully applied the method of sections to a Howe truss (top truss in Fig.1) and I' ve verified it by FEA with MecWay (free for less than 1000 nodes). However, when I try to do the same to another truss but with both ends pinned (bottom truss in Fig.1), sections method seems not to work. I think I can't find some reactions at the pinned ends in order to make the sections method work.
As a workaround, I obtained the shear force V(x) and momentum M(x) of an "equivalent" beam, i.e. with both ends clamped, and used these V(x) and M(x) in the Free Body Diagrams... Unfortunately, again, this only worked for the truss pinned at one end with a roller in the other.
Figure 1. Static 3D analysis of two Howe trusses performed in MecWay v12 with “line2” truss elements (one per beam) and equal cross-section. Both trusses were loaded with 1 kN/m line load on top chord. The top truss is pinned on the left end and has a roller on the other end. The bottom truss is pinned at both ends.
How would I find the forces for the truss with both ends pinned? (Fig.1, bottom)
I'm trying to determine the forces in all members of some trusses. I've successfully applied the method of sections to a Howe truss (top truss in Fig.1) and I' ve verified it by FEA with MecWay (free for less than 1000 nodes). However, when I try to do the same to another truss but with both ends pinned (bottom truss in Fig.1), sections method seems not to work. I think I can't find some reactions at the pinned ends in order to make the sections method work.
As a workaround, I obtained the shear force V(x) and momentum M(x) of an "equivalent" beam, i.e. with both ends clamped, and used these V(x) and M(x) in the Free Body Diagrams... Unfortunately, again, this only worked for the truss pinned at one end with a roller in the other.
Figure 1. Static 3D analysis of two Howe trusses performed in MecWay v12 with “line2” truss elements (one per beam) and equal cross-section. Both trusses were loaded with 1 kN/m line load on top chord. The top truss is pinned on the left end and has a roller on the other end. The bottom truss is pinned at both ends.