Tony Abbey's  Static Analysis Section
Q: I have a bridge structure, which is only loaded vertically,
why do I have to constrain it horizontally in the span and
transverse directions?
Q: I have applied a force to my FE model of a sailing boat deck
to represent a cleat pull out load. The stresses I see are far
bigger than the deck material can take. From my experience
with manufacturing these boats it cannot be that bad?
Q: I set up a simple cantilever beam model and checked the
deflection in Roark for straight beams. It is different. Why?
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