A twodimensional truss shown in the figure is made of aluminum with Young's modulus (E=80 mathrm{GPa}) and

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A twodimensional truss shown in the figure is made of aluminum with Young's modulus \(E=80 \mathrm{GPa}\) and failure stress \(\sigma_{Y}=150 \mathrm{MPa}\). Determine the minimum crosssectional area of each member so that the truss is safe with safety factor 1.5.

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Introduction To Finite Element Analysis And Design

ISBN: 9781119078722

2nd Edition

Authors: Nam H. Kim, Bhavani V. Sankar, Ashok V. Kumar

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