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Orb Weaver Webs, Geckos, and Capillary Origami
Fluids bending solids.
Mar 21, 2023
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Douglas Holmes
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February 2023
Snapping Shrimp, Shooting Rubber Bands, and Mass Dampers
How understanding how energy is converted helps us understand how structures will deform.
Feb 24, 2023
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Douglas Holmes
Earthquakes, Love Waves, & the 11Foot8 Bridge
How do structural engineers and geotechnical engineers work together?
Feb 10, 2023
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Douglas Holmes
Hair Mechanics, Grains & Trains, and Load Path
A structural mechanician views a head of hair as a collection of curly rods hanging under the weight of gravity. How hard can it be to model a head of…
Feb 3, 2023
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January 2023
Solar Sails, Soft Robots, and Building Things with Rocks and Strings
Pressure vessels come in all shapes and sizes: tanks, sails, tents, kites, parachutes, ear drums, fish fins, bat wings, and pteranodon wings.
Jan 26, 2023
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Douglas Holmes
Slap Shots, Exploding Watermelons, and Strandbeests
Welcome to the Structural Mechanics Newsletter.
Jan 20, 2023
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Douglas Holmes
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