TRUSSES - Method of Joints & Method of Sections in 12 Minutes!

Lecture explaining the Method of Joints, Method of Sections, and Zero-Force Members.

0:00 Truss Definition
0:20 Truss Assumptions
2:22 Method of Joints
3:35 Force Subscripts
3:48 Method of Joints Example
7:17 Zero-Force Members
8:30 Method of Sections
9:59 Method of Sections Example

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Example 1:    • Trusses METHOD OF JOINTS, NO Reaction...  
Example 2:    • TRUSSES Method of Joints, WITH Reacti...  
Example 3:    • Trusses METHOD OF SECTIONS, No Reacti...  
Example 4:    • TRUSSES Method of Sections, Reactions...  

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