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Click together your own 2D truss — joints, members, supports, loads — and get real member forces and reaction forces solved out via the direct stiffness method. Tension and compression members are color-coded so you can see load paths at a glance, with presets for classic Pratt and Warren truss designs. It even checks whether your truss is properly constrained before solving, catching mechanisms and over-constrained structures instead of returning nonsense.
Truss & Beam Statics Solver is an interactive learning tool on VTC. Click together your own 2D truss — joints, members, supports, loads — and get real member forces and reaction forces solved out via the direct stiffness method. Tension and compression members are color-coded so you can see load paths at a glance, with presets for classic Pratt and Warren truss designs. It even checks whether your truss is properly constrained before solving, catching mechanisms and over-constrained structures instead of returning nonsense. It runs in your web browser and is free to use, and suits students, teachers and self-learners.
Who it's for: Students, teachers and self-learners
Truss & Beam Statics Solver is an interactive learning tool on VTC. Click together your own 2D truss — joints, members, supports, loads — and get real member forces and reaction forces solved out via the direct stiffness method. Tension and compression members are color-coded so you can see load paths at a glance, with presets for classic Pratt and Warren truss designs.
Yes. The VTC app catalog lists Truss & Beam Statics Solver at no cost, and it runs in your web browser with nothing to install.
It is aimed at students, teachers and self-learners. To start, open https://truss.apps.vtc.com in your browser.