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Project Solid Mechanic II

As a team of engineers, you must analyze an existing truss structure design subjected to a horizontal force and determine displacements at joints. You must then propose three new designs to reduce displacements while considering economics. A detailed report analyzing each design and providing conclusions and recommendations is required. The group project is worth 10% of the course and reports will be evaluated based on technical content and organization.

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Project Solid Mechanic II

As a team of engineers, you must analyze an existing truss structure design subjected to a horizontal force and determine displacements at joints. You must then propose three new designs to reduce displacements while considering economics. A detailed report analyzing each design and providing conclusions and recommendations is required. The group project is worth 10% of the course and reports will be evaluated based on technical content and organization.

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GROUP PROJECT

SOLID MECHANICS 2

As a team of engineers, you are required to stabilize the structure shown in Figure 1 assuming that it is subjected to
horizontal force, P = 0.1kN at point B. Firstly, determine the displacements at all joints for the existing design where
the length of each truss is L = 1000 mm and each truss is pin-connected. Then propose three new designs in order to
reduce the displacements obtained from the existing design and consider also the aspect of economics of your
designs. Please provide a detail report on the analysis. Give your conclusions and recommendations for each new
design assuming E = 200 GPa and v = 0.3.

B
P

Figure 1: Truss structure


Table 1: Displacements at joints.
Design

Displacements
Joint A

Joint B

Joint C

Joint D

Existing Design
New Design 1
New Design 2
New Design 3

Instructions:
1.

This project worth 10% of your total marks and each group must consist of 5 students.

2.

There is no specific format or guideline for your reports.

3.

The evaluation of the report is based on the technical contents and tidiness.

4.

The report must be submitted during study week and please avoid any kind of plagiarism.

This assignment was developed by Dr. Al Emran Ismail, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti
Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. [email protected].

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