16.6 ADDITIONAL TOPICS

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16.6.1 Space Trusses

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If a truss is not planar, but still has two force members (note ball joints at ends and no internal forces) we can use the methods of joints, or sections to determine forces.

16.6.2 Compound Trusses

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Compound Trusses are made of smaller trusses.

We can do a complete analysis of these simpler trusses and combine the solutions for larger problems.

16.6.3 References

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Hibbeler, R.C., Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics, 6th edition, MacMillan Publishing Co., New York, USA, 1992.

Soustas-Little, R.W. and Inman, D.J., Engineering Mechanics Statics, Prentice-Hall, 1997.