Solving Pin-Connected Truss Loads: Required Area Calculation

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To solve for the required cross-sectional area of each member in a pin-connected truss supporting loads of 10kN and 35kN, one must first determine the forces acting on each member and identify whether they are in tension or compression. The allowable stresses are 150MPa for tension and 75MPa for compression, which will guide the calculations. The formula for stress, defined as Stress = Force/Area, is essential for finding the cross-sectional area once the forces are known. Understanding how to create a free body diagram is crucial for visualizing the forces and members involved. Clarification on which members to analyze is necessary to accurately apply these principles.
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1. The pin-connected truss supports loads of 10kN and 35kN. The allowable stress is 150MPa in tension and 75MPa in compression. Determine the required cross-sectional area of each member



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3. I am not really sure what the problem is wanting. Any help would be appreciated, i work during my teachers office hours and have a test friday. thanks
 

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The problem is asking you to find the cross-sectional area based on an allowable stress of 150 MPa in tension and 75 MPa in compression.

What you need to do is to determine the force in each truss member and then determine if that member is in compression or tension. Once the force is known and knowing if the member is in tension or compression the cross-sectional area can be found from the simple formula for stress.

Stress = Force/Area

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Matt
 
when you say truss member do i use the momentum to find it? And do the two rollers have x and y components or are they irrelivant?
 
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No, this has nothing to do with momentum. Do you know what a free body diagram is?

Truss is the name of the structure. The truss is made up of members. Do you follow?

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Matt
 
yeah i know what a freebody diagram is i just don't understand what members i am looking for the tension and compression in? And if the force is just the two forces listed?
 
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