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(III) The truss shown in Fig. 12–72 supports a railway bridge. Determine the compressive or tension force in each strut if a 53-ton (1 ton = 103 kg) train locomotive is stopped at the midpoint between the center and one end. Ignore the masses of the rails and truss, and use only
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