FE Civil Exam Prep 28, Trusses — Method of Joints vs Method of Sections

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - When to choose the Method of Joints versus the Method of Sections to save time on the FE Civil exam. - The critical "two-unknown" limit for the Method of Joints and how to apply it by starting at the correct joint. - How to use the Method of Sections by making a cut through a maximum of three members to find specific forces quickly. - The importance of always calculating the external support reactions as the first step in any truss problem. - How to identify zero-force members to simplify the problem before starting calculations. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep