Design: Design all members of the 6 span truss each span is 12 ft long, the height of the truss is 16 feet shown if w = 10,000 pounds. The allowable maximum tensile stress P/A is 1000 psi where P is the force in the member and A is the cross sectional area of that member, and the stress in compression is half the maximum tensile stress.
1. Perform a hand solution
2. Perform a computer solution
3. Use on size for all tension members
4. Use one size for compression members
S. Present you final results in a table.
