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PRACTICE PROMPT
Use this fictional setting to practise clear reasoning. It is not an assessment or institution paper.
The setting
A steel truss with a 20 m span and 2 m depth carrying 25 kN/m.
Your task
Determine the member forces and size the top and bottom chords.
What a useful response would show
Method of sections used efficiently, and buckling considered in compression.
Reflect afterwards
- What assumption mattered most?
- What would you check before using this on a real project?
- Could another engineer follow your recommendation?