Dear Elena,
Ahhh...I'm starting doubt w/ my way. I start remembering Newton Law III and Free Body Diagram (FBD) concept that if we sum all F&M act inside one system = 0. FBD for Inside one system, all forces and moments neglect each other. Dear Corne is right???...:( Apologize me.
I mean in order to know F&M at node 240 the correct free body diagram should be (240 at the edge of the system):
++++++400++++++
+++++++o+++++++
+++++++|+++++++
+++++++|+++++++
+++++++|+++++++
+++++++o+++++++
++++++240++++++
not like this (node 240 inside the system):
++++++400++++++
+++++++o+++++++
+++++++|+++++++
+++++++|+++++++
+++++++|+++++++
o--------o--------o
230+++240++++245
Note:
o-----o : element
o : node
+ : paper
Edited by Samsul P. Manik (07/14/08 09:07 PM)
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Many thanks & regards,
Sam Manik