A simple roof truss design is shown in the figure. The lower section, VWXY, is made from three equal length segments. UW and XZ are perpendicular to VT and TY, respectively. If VWXY is 2 x 10' m and the height of the truss is 2.9 m, determine the lengths of XT and XZ. Assume that the truss is symmetric. U. Y The lengths of XT and XZ are m and m respectively.

A simple roof truss design is shown in the figure. The lower section, VWXY, is made from three equal length segments. UW and XZ are perpendicular to VT and TY, respectively. If VWXY is 2 x 10' m and the height of the truss is 2.9 m, determine the lengths of XT and XZ. Assume that the truss is symmetric. U. Y The lengths of XT and XZ are m and m respectively.

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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