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    The method of sections involves cutting a truss with an imaginary cut and analyzing the equilibrium of each section. To determine forces in a few members, select a cut passing through no more than three unknown forces. Draw the free body diagram of the simpler section and apply the three equations of equilibrium by summing moments about a point of intersection of two unknown forces to directly calculate the third force. For the given truss, cutting between B, G, and D, the forces in members BC, GC, and GF were calculated to be 1000 N in tension, 1414 N in tension, and 2000 N in compression, respectively.

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    The method of sections involves cutting a truss with an imaginary cut and analyzing the equilibrium of each section. To determine forces in a few members, select a cut passing through no more than three unknown forces. Draw the free body diagram of the simpler section and apply the three equations of equilibrium by summing moments about a point of intersection of two unknown forces to directly calculate the third force. For the given truss, cutting between B, G, and D, the forces in members BC, GC, and GF were calculated to be 1000 N in tension, 1414 N in tension, and 2000 N in compression, respectively.

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    The method of sections involves cutting a truss with an imaginary cut and analyzing the equilibrium of each section. To determine forces in a few members, select a cut passing through no more than three unknown forces. Draw the free body diagram of the simpler section and apply the three equations of equilibrium by summing moments about a point of intersection of two unknown forces to directly calculate the third force. For the given truss, cutting between B, G, and D, the forces in members BC, GC, and GF were calculated to be 1000 N in tension, 1414 N in tension, and 2000 N in compression, respectively.

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    Method of Section

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    Kaparaz, Ronald Allan B. Sec-C
    The method of sections involves cutting a truss with an imaginary cut and analyzing the equilibrium of each section. To determine forces in a few members, select a cut passing through no more than three unknown forces. Draw the free body diagram of the simpler section and apply the three equations of equilibrium by summing moments about a point of intersection of two unknown forces to directly calculate the third force. For the given truss, cutting between B, G, and D, the forces in members BC, GC, and GF were calculated to be 1000 N in tension, 1414 N in tension, and 2000 N in compression, respectively.

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    Method of Section

    If the forces in only a few members of a truss are to be found, the method of sections generally provides
    the most direct means of obtaining these forces. The method of sections consists of passing an imaginary
    section through the truss, thus cutting it into two parts. Provided the entire truss is in equilibrium, each of
    the two parts must also be in equilibrium; and as a result, the three equations of equilibrium may be applied
    to either one of these two parts to determine the member forces at the “cut section.”
    When the method of sections is used to determine the force in a particular member, a decision must be
    made as to how to “cut” or section the truss. Since only three independent equilibrium equations (
    ∑ 𝐹𝑥 = 0, ∑ 𝐹𝑣 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∑ 𝑀0 = 0) can be applied to the isolated portion of the truss, try to select a section
    that, in general, passes through not more than three members in which the forces are unknown.
    b=2j

    The

    following procedure provides a means for applying the method of sections to determine the forces in the
    members of a truss.
    1. Free-Body Diagram
     Make a decision as to how to “cut” or section the truss through the members where forces are to be
    determined.
     Before isolating the appropriate section, it may first be necessary to determine the truss’s external
    reactions, so that the three equilibrium equations are used only to solve for member forces at the
    cut section.
     Draw the free-body diagram of that part of the sectioned truss which has the least number of forces
    on it.
     Use one of the two methods described above for establishing the sense of an unknown force.

    2. Equations of Equilibrium
     Moments should be summed about a point that lies at the intersection of the lines of action of two
    unknown forces; in this way, the third unknown force is determined directly from the equation.
     If two of the unknown forces are parallel, forces may be summed perpendicular to the direction of
    these unknowns to determine directly the third unknown force.

    Determine the force in members GC, BC and GF of the truss shown in Fig. 3–25a. State whether the
    members are in tension or compression.

    ∑ 𝑀𝐺 = 0 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 − 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒

    −𝐹𝐵𝐶 (2) + 1000(2) = 0


    𝐹𝐵𝐶 = 1000𝑁 𝑇𝐸𝑁𝑆𝐼𝑂𝑁

    ∑ 𝐹𝑉 = 0 𝑢𝑝𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒


    𝐹𝐺𝐶 (𝑠𝑖𝑛45) − 1000 = 0

    𝐹𝐺𝐶 = 1414.21𝑁 𝑇𝐸𝑁𝑆𝐼𝑂𝑁

    ∑ 𝑀𝐺 = 0 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 − 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒

    −𝐹𝐺𝐹 (2) + 1000(4) = 0

    𝐹𝐺𝐹 = 2000𝑁 𝐶𝑂𝑀𝑃𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑆𝐼𝑂𝑁

    Assignment no. 2 Deadline: Nov. 17, 2021

    Determine the force in member BG, GD, and BC of the truss and state if the members are in tension or
    compression. Use method of section.

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