Structural Elements and Forces in Engineering Mechanics

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Equilibrium

All forces and torques are balanced.

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Tension Bar

A straight element in pure tension, made of wood or metal, can be inclined at any angle.

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Cable

An element in pure tension, consisting of strands of twisted fiber or steel, can be straight or curved under its own weight.

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Strut

A straight element in pure compression.

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Buckle

A sudden bending of a strut due to an axial compressive load.

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Beam

A straight, usually horizontal, element that transfers vertical loads to its horizontal supports.

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Simply Supported Beam

A beam supported on two supports.

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Cantilever Beam

A beam built into a wall at one end and free at the other end.

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Shear

An internal force that pushes one part of the beam in one direction and another part in the opposite direction. Acts strongest at the support.