Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity

The Science of Structure: Forces in Balance

Educational Mar 4, 2011 32 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E2: Explore how two types of external forces - loads (forces applied to structures) and reactions (forces developed at supports, in response to applied loads) - act on structures such as Kansas City's Chouteau Bridge. Also, learn how these forces are related to the most important concept in engineering mechanics: equilibrium.

Educational Mar 4, 2011 32 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2011
Run Time: 32 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.