A dead load of 3 kips and a live load of 9 kips make up the load at each of the points A, C, D, and E in the truss shown below. A dead load of 6 kips and a live load of 18 kips make up the load at point B. The whole panel points function as pinned connections and Fy = 36 ksi. The gross cross-sectional area of steel required for member A-H is most nearly:  (A) 1.5 in2 (B) 1.8 in2 (C) 2.0 in2 (D) 2.3 in2 Choose the correct answer.

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A dead load of 3 kips and a live load of 9 kips make up the load at each of the points A, C, D, and E in the truss shown below. A dead load of 6 kips and a live load of 18 kips make up the load at point B. The whole panel points function as pinned connections and Fy = 36 ksi. The gross cross-sectional area of steel required for member A-H is most nearly: 
(A) 1.5 in2 (B) 1.8 in2 (C) 2.0 in2 (D) 2.3 in2

Choose the correct answer.

 

20 ft
UKW
A
G
PA
B
H
PB
C
I
Pc
D
6 @ 15 ft 90 ft
=
J
PD
E
PE
K
L
TIKI
Transcribed Image Text:20 ft UKW A G PA B H PB C I Pc D 6 @ 15 ft 90 ft = J PD E PE K L TIKI
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