Calculate the overall factor of safety of a truss that has the member forces, lengths, and cross sectional areas given in the table Assume steel members (S Y 36 10 6 lbf in 2 , E 29 10 6 lbf in 2 ) with square cross sections, and consider buckling Member 1 2 3 4 5 9060 9060 Force (Ib) Area (in ) Le...

To calculate the overall factor of safety for the truss we need to compare the maximum load the truss can support to the actual load applied to it We can use the method of joints to find the forces in ...

Calculate the overall factor of safety of a truss that has the member forces, lengths, and cross

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Calculate the overall factor of safety of a truss that has the member forces, lengths, and cross sectional areas given in the table. Assume steel members (S_Y = 36.×10⁶ lbf/in², E = 29. × 10⁶lbf/in²) with square cross-sections, and consider buckling.

Member 1 2 3 4 5 -9060 -9060 Force (Ib) Area (in?) Length (ft) 12300 12300 5410 0.400 0.400 0.500 0.500 0.250 3.60 3.60 4.20 4.20 3.00