Bar force calculation
Overall
Number Ra/Ha Rb Select bar between:
Truss type length Height of panels node no. node no. node no. node no. Bar force
Node vertical load horiz. load
Reaction Ra
Reaction Rb
Reaction Ha
Checks:
Errors:
Howe-flat checks:
Ra node OK
Rb node OK
bar force nodes OK
even number of panels
reaction x-coord differ
height > 0
overall length>0
Pratt-flat checks:
Ra node OK
Rb node OK
bar force nodes OK
even number of panels
reaction x-coord differ
height > 0
overall length>0
Warren checks:
Ra node OK
Rb node OK
bar force nodes OK
more than 1 panel
reaction x-coord differ
height > 0
overall length>0
Warren-vert checks:
Ra node OK
Rb node OK
bar force nodes OK
even number of panels
reaction x-coord differ
height > 0
overall length>0