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Nick Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology, Clark University ([email protected]) http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > [Original Message] > From: Peter Lissaman <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 4/29/2009 12:17:30 PM > Subject: [FRIAM] The Mysterious Triangular Truss! > > Wot be Cognitive Vertigo But a discussion by people don't know the topic? > ANY triangle consisting of three joined members (wood or gold, and not > necessarily straight, or pinned) if supported on a base will "resist" any > load through any vertex. It is not particularly good at this and much less > rigid than a single member of the truss in direct load . Leonardo used > these a lot. Even made stylish cartoons of same. Called a simple triangular > truss. The basis of all space frames. > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
