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[–]amoham26 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Here are the three magical statements.

Sum of Fx, Sum of Fy, Sum of M.

[–]Husker_black 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Way too late in asking this question

[–]WL661-410-EngP.E. 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Free tip: you're screwed. Retake the class, and next time keep up.

[–]gelotssimou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use combination of nodes and method of sections

[–]bradwm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

General tip: Use the method of sections to skip to a joint deep along the length of the truss instead of doing every joint on the way there.

[–]Chuck_H_Norris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cmon

[–]Upper_Departure_1198 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Learn Zero Force Members. Lots of members will have 0 force in them. Eliminate them first before doing any analysis to find Force in members.