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Force The concept of force can be taken from our daily experience. Although forces cannot be seen or directly observed, we are familiar ...

The theoretical basis of the method of joints for truss analysis has already been discussed in this article ' 3 methods for truss analys...

A truss is a structure composed of slender members that are connected at their ends by joints. The truss is  one of the most important stru...

When a beam is subjected to applied forces, internal forces develop in the beam. Since the beam has supports and the system is in an equili...

Stepan Prokopovych Timoshenko was born on December 22, 1878 in the village of Shpotivka in the Ukrain. Timoshenko’s early life seems to hav...

The moment of inertia of an area is the capacity of a cross section to resist bending or buckling. It represents a mathematical concept t...

Beams are stressed when they bend because the action of bending causes an elongation on one side, resulting in tension, and a shortening o...