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Structural analysis is a branch of solid mechanics which uses simplified models for solids like bars, beams and shells for engineering decision making. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Structural Engineering is the art of molding materials we don’t wholly understand, into shapes we can’t fully analyse, so as to withstand forces we can’t really assess, in such a way the community at large has no reason to suspect the extend of our ignorance
Structural Engineering is the art of molding materials we don’t wholly understand, into shapes we can’t fully analyse, so as to withstand forces we can’t really assess, in such a way the community at large has no reason to suspect the extend of our ignorance
Dr A.R. Dykes