Peter,
Diddle I say so?
Nick
Nicholas S. Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology,
Clark University (
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http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/> [Original Message]
> From: Peter Lissaman <
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> 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.
>
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