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truss: a standalone construct

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Structural engineering

A triangulated frame of axial members

In structural engineering a truss is a framework of straight members joined so that it forms a pattern of triangles, so that under load each member carries essentially pure axial tension or compression rather than bending, which makes the whole assembly stiff and efficient for spanning roofs and bridges. Hibbeler's Structural analysis develops the method of joints and method of sections by which the member forces of a determinate truss are found. The referent is a load-carrying triangulated frame, an entirely different thing from a hernia belt or a trussed chicken.[1]

Unit
The axial force carried by each member under load
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Solved by the method of joints and method of sections, or by matrix stiffness analysis

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References

  1. Hibbeler, R. C. (2014). Structural analysis (9th ed.). Pearson. ISBN 9780133942842

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