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On this page you will find resources for commonly asked questions and difficulties faced by students in this class. The following resources are currently available:
| Help! | I'm frustrated and stuck! :( | ||
| Notes on studying | In progress | ||
| Dimensional analysis | In progress | ||
| Basic concepts of statics | What is Structure? * | What is Equilibrium? * | Strength vs. Stability * |
| Forces | What is a Force? * | ||
| Vectors and vector algebra | The Elements of Coplanar Force Resolution * | Algebraic Coplanar Force Resolution * Graphic Methods of Coplanar Force Resolution * |
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| Free-body diagrams | What are Free Body Diagrams? * | ||
| Moments | What is a Moment? * | Principle of Moments (Varignon's Theorem) * | |
| Couples | What are Couples * | ||
| Supports | Types of Structural Supports * | ||
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Structures Support Pages from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Selected pages are referenced above)
University of Virginia Structures Lectures (Contains many wonderful example images illustrating concepts (some images are protected from view, though))
Lecture notes by Prof. Jonathan
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