Stone and wood have been used for building since time immemorial, and wood construction is seeing a huge rise in popularity today with the advent of mass timber construction and the increase in...
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2x4 and 2x6 walls are regularly used in wood framing to hold up whole buildings, but without sheathing, individual sticks tend to buckle at very low axial loads. Just like a ruler, unbraced 2x...
It's been a few years since you graduated, likely a few years since you've really had to study for anything at all, but now you've got a big test coming up, and there's a lot on the line. For...
Most standard steel structural shapes these days are designed to prevent local buckling, as it's a tricky little check that's easy to miss, and these shapes are known as compact. Compact shapes...
In many areas of the world, wind storms remain one of the most prevalent sources of damage to buildings. It can be tough to know just how hard the wind will blow on an object, and buildings are...
If you're an engineering student nearing the end of your undergraduate career, or a recent grad, you've probably heard of the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, which you have to pass to in order to...