Hello,
is there any method ( i mean any easy manual method or thumb rule)to calculate the forces in the simple truss members ( truss sloping in one direction only).
Thank you
Johnson
One RCC 8 Storeyed building(frame_structure) served morethan 20years now found some cracks in the cloumns and twisting of the columns are also noticed. if we tab the column we can hear the hollow sound. we afraid of that is due to the overload causes buckling. but i wonder why it occured after...