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Twelve-bar network with uniformly distributed loading

Last modified on 18.08.2014

Category: Advanced Graphic Statics techniques

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The loads acting on the internal nodes of the network are assumed to be vertical and equal. The horizontal projection of the twelve-bar network serves as a form diagram. The reciprocal force diagram describes the in-plane equilibrium of the form diagram and therefore the horizontal equilibrium of the three-dimensional network. For 4-valent networks there is an infinite range of possible equilibrium networks for a given load. Modify the form and the force diagram to explore the range of possible equilibrium solutions.