Funicular curve
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In architecture, the funicular curve (also funicular polygon, funicular shape, from the Template:Lang-la, "of rope"[1]) is a design approach used for the compression-only structural forms (like arches) by using an equivalence between the rope with hanging weights and standing arch with its load.[2]
In mechanical engineering, a funicular polygon is a graphic method of finding out the line of action for a combination of forces applied to a solid body at different points, a complement to the force polygon used to obtain the value and direction of the resultant force.[3]
References
- ^ Oxford University Press 1996, funicular.
- ^ Woodman & Heyman 2003, The voussoir arch.
- ^ Escudier & Atkins 2019, funicular polygon.
Sources
- Woodman, Francis; Heyman, Jacques (2003). "Masonry". Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t054954. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4.
- The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. Oxford University Press. 1996-01-01. doi:10.1093/acref/9780192830982.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-283098-2.
- Escudier, Marcel; Atkins, Tony (2019). A Dictionary of Mechanical Engineering. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198832102.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-883210-2.
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