Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down (Da Capo Paperback)

by J.E. Gordon

A structure has been defined as ‘any assemblage of materials which is intended to sustain loads

Whether we mean it or not, every single thing we design and make will have some kind of subjective impact, for good or bad, over and above its overt rational purpose.

Strain - ratio on change in length

Young's modulus = stress/strain