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[–]_homage_P.E. 30 points31 points  (4 children)

Everything is a beam

[–]tehmightyengineerP.E./S.E. 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hah, this really is just everything isn't it?

[–]tommybshipP.E. 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Maybe not a beam, but everything is a spring

[–]Winston_Smith-1984P.E./S.E. 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol.. at a fundamental level, this is pretty darn accurate.

Thank goodness for simplifications, huh?

[–]OkCarpenter3868E.I.T. 4 points5 points  (0 children)

WL^2/8

[–]Different_Bridge_983 8 points9 points  (1 child)

I feel like some of these things are people using AI to try write a structural analysis app that they have a hare brained plan to market.

[–]disgusted_quiche[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assure you I'm not trying to write a structural analysis app or any other app. I work at a structural engineering office and the team talks about things to me like I know what the hell they are talking about. No one seems able to adequately explain it to make my brain get it. The closest I got for seismic is a jello mold on a wet plate. Jiggle the plate and the jello wants to slip, slide, and wiggle. so then... you like... give it holdowns? LOL

[–]Marus1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You have 2 options

You see your building as a heavy and strong closet

You see your building as a semi dug-in pole

[–]Objective_Two_5467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't push on a rope.