Error Analysis in Calculating the Internal Force of Plane Statically Determinate Truss by the Original Size Principle

Ignoring the deformation effect, the original size principle is normally used to calculate the internal force and deformations of the bars in Mechanics of Materials, the calculation error is not discussed in the textbooks, however. In order to show the adaptability of the original size principle to calculate the internal force of plane statically determinate truss, a case of the two-bar statically determinate truss was also given. The …