1937•Transactions of the American Society of Civil EngineersRequires access
Truss Deflections: The Panel Deflection Method
Louis H. Shoemaker
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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to describe a new method for computing the deflections of trusses. In principle, the method is similar to that of computing the deflections of beams, use being made of the distortions of the individual panels. In this manner, the deflections of all the panel points of a truss can be computed with a considerable saving in work over other analytical methods. Therefore, it offers material advantages in computing the reactions of statically indeterminate structures.