Truss Analysis for Beginners | Method of Joints Tutorial 1 | Easy Step-by-Step Solved Example

Want to master trusses? In this tutorial, we break down the Method of Joints in a slow and structured way, perfect for beginners! 🏗️✨

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📌 What you'll learn:
✅ Step-by-step procedure for the Method of Joints
✅ Finding reactions before solving the truss
✅ Solving for internal forces in truss members

This is the first tutorial in our truss series, focusing on the fundamentals and making sure you fully understand the process. Take it slow, follow along, and by the end, you'll be solving trusses with confidence! 💪📐

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👷‍♀️ Delivered by Dr Margi Vilnay - Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering with industry and academic experience, a Chartered Engineer, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

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⏰ Timestamps
00:00 Overview of Trusses & understanding the Method of Joints
02:30 Drawing Free Body Diagram
03:00 Checking if truss is determinate
04:25 Calculating the reactions
08:45 Analysing Joint Forces and solving the truss using the Method of Joints
05:00 Summarising Reaction Forces
06:00 Applying the Method of Joints
17:00 Summary

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