Rigidity & Braced Grids (GeoMAP)

Whether it's the Cathedral of Notre Dame or the Statue of Liberty, an architect needs to create structures that won't collapse. Students will learn how to determine whether a grid (of steel or wood, for example) is braced, or unstable and dangerous.

GeoMAP library available on CD-ROM product no. 7592

Table of Contents:

SECTION ONE: WILL IT FALL DOWN?

SECTION TWO: GRIDS

SECTION THREE: THE GEOMETRIC SOLUTION

SECTION FOUR: THE COMBINATORIAL SOLUTION

SECTION FIVE: TENSEGRITY GRIDS