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Structures in Pictures
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Know the Difference: Nominal vs Dimensional
So there is a tricky thing to lumber. I’m so used to it now I don’t even think about it now, I just know the differences. But recently I saw an article on USA Today about a company suing Home Depot because the 2×4 they sold them was not actually 2 inches by 4 inches. It…
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Determining positive and negative moment in a beam.
“Right Hand Rule” If the force on the beam creates a positive reaction, you can apply the “right hand rule” in which case the reaction about a point creates a clockwise motion about a certain point. An easier way of determining the sign of the bending moment at any section is that upward forces always…