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Engineering · L3 · Method of Joints — Solving Order

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The general procedure for solving a truss joint by joint: find reactions, pick a joint with two or fewer unknowns, solve it, then move on.

by @openstemUpdated Engineering
🔺 Find support reactions from the whole trussPick a joint with 2 or fewer unknown membersSum Fx = 0 and Sum Fy = 0 at that jointSolve for the unknown member forcesMore unknown members left?✅ All member forces known — tension or compressionYesNo

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