Question

If the whole truss is in equilibrium then all the joints which are connected to that truss is in equilibrium. This is known as:

(a) Method of joints

(b) Section method

(c) Scalar field method

(d) Vector equilibrium method

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The question is from Method of Joints topic in portion Structural Analysis of Engineering Mechanics

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) Method of joints

To elaborate: If the whole truss is in equilibrium then all the joints which are connected to that truss is in equilibrium. This is known as method of joints. This is one of the methods to solve for the forces which are acting along the trusses.