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MR. WOLFE offers us a detailed study of the graphical methods as used in statical problems, with applications to the investigation of various types of structures. He first sets out the ordinary theory of force and funicular polygons. The graphical processes for finding centres of gravity, moments, and moments of inertia come next, and then bending moments and shearing stresses of beams. Frameworks follow, applied to all kinds of trusses, roofs, and arches. After a chapter on moving loads on bridges we get the study of masonry piers and masonry arches as well as of reinforced concrete. A chapter on design of beams and struts, and a chapter on miscellaneous problems, complete an exhaustive account of a most important subject. There are more than 700 diagrams, all very well drawn and reproduced. It is difficult to see what advantage there can be in using A-B to designate the line AB, or A-B-C to designate the angle ABC. In view of the alarming increase in the prices lately charged for scientific books, it is a pleasure to note the excellent get-up of Mr. Wolfe's book and its moderate price.
Graphical Analysis: A Text-book on Graphic Statics.
W. S.
Wolfe
By. Pp. xiv + 374. (New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1921.) 20s. net.
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B., S. Graphical Analysis: A Text-book on Graphic Statics . Nature 110, 412 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/110412c0
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