On the Analysis of Small Displacements of Truss Joints

Authors

Clive L. Dym, Harvey Mudd CollegeFollow
Harry E. Williams, Harvey Mudd College

Document Type

Article - postprint

Department

Engineering (HMC)

Publication Date

2003

Abstract

By emphasizing the kinematic aspects and implications of strain in truss analysis, it is shown that joint displacements can be computed in a straightforward manner.

Comments

Final published version can be found in: .C. L. Dym and H. E. Williams, “On the Analysis of Small Displacements of Truss Joints,” International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 31 (2), 132–140, 2003.

Rights Information

© 2003 Manchester University Press

Recommended Citation

Dym, Clive L. and Williams, Harry E., "On the Analysis of Small Displacements of Truss Joints" (2003). All HMC Faculty Publications and Research. 964.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/hmc_fac_pub/964