Ladder

Drift components — 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. 050100150200250300350400020406080100120sideways movement (mm)height (m)bendingracking366 mmroof drift 1 in 328 · worst storey 1 in 296

    Two motions with one name

    A tall building's sway is two movements added. A frame racks like a stack of parallelograms, worst at the bottom; a cantilever bends about its base, worst at the top. The total at roof level says nothing about which storey is worst, and on this building it is neither.

    rung 1 · deflection

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