February 2013

For height  H of ? and L= ?m  the  correct answer is  16.7kN,  well done to  all  those who got the right  answer.  Hopefully  you  took  moments about the support  pins to find the vertical  reactions,  then  if you  take...

This weeks question is submitted by our very own Tom Reynolds a PhD students studying the dynamic performance of Timber connections who has a healthy interest in slack-lines. The violin player hears a  tearing  sound  and  quickly  sees that  the cable at...