A bridge is composed of the structural system whose configuration is shown in th

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A bridge is composed of the structural system whose configuration is shown in the

following figure. The truss is loaded at its top chord panel points by the reactions from a stringer and

floor beam system that supports a roadway slab.

1) Use tabulate values method to draw the influence lines for forces in bars CF and CE.

2) If a fully loaded motorized ore carrier with a total weight of 100 kN crosses the bridge, use

either increaseâ€decrease method or trialâ€andâ€error method to determine the maximu

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