Category: Strength of Materials

A few months ago I commented on a post of a very impressive wooden bridge contest (LinkedIn post below). I made the comment: "Excellent use of the vertical 'zero force members' in the center..." ...

As many of you know, Fury 325 suffered from a structural crack and was shut down on Saturday. This beloved attraction is already missed and we hope that it will be up and running in no time. I...

I often see young engineers who understand the information presented so far, but have great difficulty implementing the process. I was once the epitome of this engineer. The first time I was asked to...

In addition to combining shear and normal stresses with Mohr’s circle, we also need to know how to add stresses from multiple sources. Some stresses add linearly but others add by the square root...

Combining loads and stresses is a difficult task. We’ve all learned Mohr’s circle in college, but there was so much information presented. We’ve boiled it down to what you actually need to know...

Now, let’s go into a little more depth with curved beams and calculate the stress on some popular sections. Let's find out which sections are smart for curved beams and which ones to avoid. ...