Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Re: Geometry of haunch for moment connection

On Sep 9, 2009, at 10:16 AM, Stuart, Matthew wrote:

> I have to ask, where in the heck did you get your graduate degree
> and what planet was the instructor from to refer to Omar Blodgett's
> book on the Design of Welded Structures as "dated".
I bet the reason is that it is based on fundamental statics and
working stress design. I've heard repeatedly that FEA instruction is
considered a substitute for applied mechanics by many academics. I
don't know how many people I've run into who can't draw a simple free-
body diagram.

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chrisw@skypoint.com | this distance" (last words of Gen.
.......................................| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania
1864)
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