Truss calculator

Hi,

Anyone have a code that can calculate forces in truss members?

this is a good reference
http://www.jhu.edu/virtlab/bridge/bridge.htm
http://www.garrettsbridges.com/design/bridgedesigner

How would you go about applying a uniform distributed load in addition to Point loads onto the truss?

thanks

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Permalink Reply by Jon Mirtschin on October 10, 2009 at 10:09am

What are you planning on doing with this? In the land of interop and com, I'd suggest efforts are better placed in programming an interface with a developed structural analysis program than writing your own solver for primitive version. If you're a student (or academic), I believe that Oasys GSA is available free of charge.

Permalink Reply by Charlotte Moore on December 18, 2017 at 11:22pm

You can use a free truss calculator from skyciv.com. I tried this in my school project and results are accurate. It has a free version which you can try.

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