Twelve beams bent into arcs by hanging weights
Studies of timbers curved under loads of 8 or 4 pounds.
The sheet is filled with twelve small studies of straight timbers bent into arcs by weights hung from them, the loads given as 8 or 4 pounds. Each figure explores how a beam flexes when a suspended weight draws it into a curve, some hanging directly and others through small pulleys. No connected prose accompanies the drawings on this page.
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Twelve timbers curved by suspended weights
Twelve small diagrams show straight timbers bowed into arcs by weights of 8 or 4 pounds hung from them. Together they form a set exploring how a loaded beam flexes and how its curvature responds to the load.