Structures: A Geometric Approach Graphical Statics and Analysis /

• Main Author: Saliklis, Edmond (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Civil engineering.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Civil Engineering.; Solid Mechanics.

Graphic methods for structural design essentially translate problems of algebra into geometric representations, allowing solutions to be reached using geometric construction (ie: drawing pictures) instead of tedious and error-prone arithmetic. This was the common method before the invention of calcu...