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Quick questions on Forces in beams and trusses: HSC Engineering Studies Civil Structures
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What is equilibrium of a simply supported beam?Show answer
For any loaded beam in equilibrium:
What are method of joints for trusses?Show answer
Truss members carry axial force only, either tension (pulling away from the joint) or compression (pushing into the joint). At each joint:
What is sydney Harbour Bridge as the canonical Australian example?Show answer
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a two-hinged steel arch with a deck supported by hangers. The main arch carries compression; the hangers carry tension; the deck carries bending. The bridge's design (Bradfield, 1924) used hand calculations of equilibrium at every joint of the analysis truss before fabrication began. The same equilibrium equations sit behind every modern finite-element civil-engineering package.
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