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4.2.1 Introduction to Load Paths

Course subject(s) Module 4. Loads and Stresses

When loads are introduced into the structure, they have to go somewhere. They have to be dissipated into the structure. In this section the concept of a load path will be explained using buildings as an example. See for instance the roof of a World War II aircraft hangar at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, United Kingdom and how its loads are dissipated through the arches and columns.

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