Two-Stage Method Applied for Approximate Calculations of Selected Types of Statically Indeterminate Trusses

Abstract

The paper presents examples of approximate calculations of force values in members of selected types of trusses, which are at the same time an internal and external statically indeterminate systems. The two-stage method makes possible the approximate calculation of such trusses by help of, for example, the Cremona’s method. In each stage, a statically determinate truss is considered, pattern of which is defined by removing from the basic truss a suitable number of members. There are also presented results of calculations of the same trusses done by means of suitable computer software together with analyses and comparison of outcomes.