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Re: 3481 Teaser Photos of 2015 EL TORO

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Originally Posted by Michael Blake View Post
JCH... "triangulate your arm structure"...?!! I do not know what you are talking about? And if you reply using _math_ I will hunt you down... LOL ;-)

"What is your 'slide' geared for in free speed?" THAT is like me asking you, "HOW TALL do you weigh?"

I will ask the student who primarily designed it and will get back to you with the info... ;-)

--Michael Blake


In your arm structure I notice that there are no triangles, only quadrilaterals. Thus the structures strength and stiffness is driven largely by the joints of the structures and not the beams themselves.

A very basic video on the importance of triangles in structures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvk_SiFGMZI
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