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Rankine reciprocal diagrams in three dimensions

Akbarzadeh M., Van Mele T., Lee J., Hablicsek M. and Block P.
J.C. Maxwell and the Geometry of Structures
Cambridge University Press
2024

This chapter will expand on the properties of reciprocal diagrams in three dimensions (3D) based on Rankine’s 1864 “Principle of Equilibrium of Polyhedral Frames” and Maxwell’s contribution to the definition of reciprocity in 3D.

BibTeX

@incollection{Akbarzadeh2024,
    author    = "Akbarzadeh, M. and Van Mele, T. and Lee, J. and Hablicsek, M. and Block, P.",
    title     = "Rankine reciprocal diagrams in three dimensions",
    booktitle = "J.C. Maxwell and the Geometry of Structures",
    publisher = "Cambridge University Press",
    year      = "2024",
    editor    = "Baker, W. et al.",
    chapter   = "0"
    pages     = "",
    address   = "",
    month     = "",
    doi       = "",
    note      = "in press",
}

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