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Funicular polygons

Scope note

Force diagrams showing a string hung from two points from which weights are suspended at various points in which the forces are represented by a series of adjacent triangles. MHDST2

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300072734

Broader Terms used

graphic statics

Term used for

polygons, funicular

Created

13yrs ago

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