LIST OF FIGURES: 2m E 5.8m 4.8m FIGURE 1 5.8m 3.2m 3.2m 3.2m
Chapter2: Loads On Structures
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Transcribed Image Text:LIST OF FIGURES:
2m
E
5.8m
4.8m
FIGURE 1
5.8m
3.2m
3.2m
3.2m

Transcribed Image Text:PROBLEM SOLVING: Solve the following problems. Show your complete solutions and relevant illustrations. Round off your answers
to three (3) decimal places. BOX your final answers. NO SOLUTION, NO POINTS.
1.
The tower in Figure 1 is subjected to three compressive forces 4kN, 5kN, 6kN at joints G, E and C respectively.
Calculate the stresses in MPa in members AC, CE and FD if the cross sectional area of each member is 2000mm². Indicate if
it is a tensile or compressive stress.
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