A Computerized Wood Engineering System: Purdue Plane Structures Analyzer.
Abstract
The document is intended as a guide for using a computerized matrix analysis system for plane wood structures. An unlimited number of types of plane frames, arches, trusses, continuous beams, etc. can be analyzed and checked against certain built-in design considerations. There are, of course, limitations as with all systems, but the user has unprecedented freedom to create a mathematical model to simulate the mechanical action of the real structure. The computer accepts the input description of the analog and automatically performs an analysis regardless of the degree of complexity; it provides useful strength and deflection data in output tables. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0748049
Entities
People
- Stanley K. Suddarth
Organizations
- Forest Products Laboratory