Apr 04, 2005 12:35
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't search around and look for the "coolest" book you can find. Do what's actually next to you.
"Shear rarely controls a design unless loads are very heavy(and, possibly, close to the supports) and/or spans are very short."