Akbarzadeh M., Van Mele T., Lee J., Hablicsek M. and Block P.
J.C. Maxwell and the Geometry of Structures
Cambridge University Press
2024
This chapter will expand on the properties of reciprocal diagrams in three dimensions (3D) based on Rankine’s 1864 “Principle of Equilibrium of Polyhedral Frames” and Maxwell’s contribution to the definition of reciprocity in 3D.
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