The Principles of Structural Design, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

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Excerpt from The Principles of Structural Design, Vol. 1

Definitions. -active and Passive Forces. - Tension, Compression, and Shearing - Ultimate and Working Strength. - Factor of Safety, Fatigue, Elasticity, Stiffness, and Resilience.

AN engineering design may be looked upon as a problem in attack and defence. Just as a military commander on the defence seeks to be everywhere stronger than his enemy, not merely in tr00ps, but also in defensive power, so the engineer in designing a structure must arrange it so that it 'shall be everywhere stronger than the force or forces it has to sustain, not merely in actual weight, but in the various influences which ensure stability. And as in warfare it is necessary for a general to study carefully his adversary, as well as to be acquainted with the capabilities of his own resources, so the engineer must study the external conditions likely to be brought to bear on his structure, as well as the capabilities of that structure for resistance.

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