Welcome to Graphic Statics September 18, 2011, 6:27 pm A database of video tutorials for the exercises in Structural Design.

I have started with the basic ones and in the future I would like to add more challenging exercises so that you have a solid reference for your learning.

	1. Getting started with Graphic Statics - Basic concepts The basics of Graphic Statics explained step-by-step. "Form diagram" vs. "Force diagram", Labeling the spaces, Determine the forces.

	2. How to design a Parabolic Vault At the beginning, you have a line load. This will be converted to point loads and used to find the optimal shape.

	3. How to design a Catenary Vault The difference between a parabola and a catenary, drawing a catenary based on the parabola from the previous exercise using a trial force polygon.

	4. How to dimension a Cable-Stayed Roof Dimensioning a structure like the one used by the paper factory in Burgo, from Pierre Luigi Nervi

	5. How to distinguish between Pressure and Tension Determining which elements in the system are loaded under pressure and which under tension.

	How to find the center of gravity for asymmetric profiles Graphical and experimental method

	Graphic Statics in GeoGebra A step-by-step tutorial on how to use GeoGebra for doing Graphic Statics, simplified to the absolutely necessary steps. No previous knowledge of GeoGebra is assumed.

	Buchstaben im Kräfteplan Eine kleine Anleitung für das Anschreiben der Punkte im Lage- und Kräfteplan. Wann schreibt man die Punkte an der Lastlinie von oben nach unten an und wann umgekehrt.

	Some projects in Graphic Statics Here are some links to the projects we have done throughout the course of Structural Design