Structural Engineering & Statics
where the load goes
Ladder

Base plate — the ladder

One essay so far against this idea. A ladder is the distinct arguments that stand against one idea, and this one has room to grow.
  1. 600 kN90 kN·mresultant at e = 150middle thirdbolt carries nothingPartial contactbearing over 300 mm at 10 N/mm² · 50% of 20

    Where the structure meets the ground, and when the bolts start working

    Push a base plate off its middle third and it lifts off the foundation. The holding-down bolts then carry exactly nothing, and go on carrying nothing until the plate has crushed the concrete underneath it.

    rung 1 · connections

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