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Previsioning the deformed configuration of a structure provides the engineer an understanding of the overall behavior of that structure. Some patterns are recognizable in terms of translations and rotations—specially in symmetrical structures. Additionally, some properties of symmetry can be used to simplify the structural analysis and to reduce the computational costs. Herein, the concept of planar symmetry is reviewed and the symmetric and antisymmetric loading regimes are briefly investigated in terms of their generated deformations, reactions and internal forces. Some examples and supplementary problems conclude the chapter.
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Javanbakht, Z., Öchsner, A. (2018). Symmetry. In: Computational Statics Revision Course. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67462-9_5
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