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In previous chapters, we were dealing with equilibrium of objects modeled either as particles (points) or rigid bodies depending on their size and loading conditions. As we already know the actual geometry of a rigid body has no effect on its equilibrium. The latter depends only on the moments and the relative location of the forces acting upon the body.
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—Albert Einstein
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Emri, I., Voloshin, A. (2016). Classification of Structural Elements. In: Statics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2101-0_7
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