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In this course, you will learn :
- Define tension
- Recognize the role of ropes and cables in sustaining tension
- Identify the definitions of the key glossary terms related to tension
- Recognize the role of funicular forms in structures
Syllabus :
1. Introduction to Tension
- Preliminary Material: What Do You Think?
- Why Do We Care About Tension
2. Angles, Funicular Forms, and Bridges
- Lesson: Funicular Forms
- Lesson: Angles
- Example: Owl's Basket
- Example: Funicular Form
- Lesson: Bridges
- Example: Owl's Cable-Stayed Bridge
- Example: Suspension Bridge
3. Building a Cable-stayed Bridge
