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An elastica curve doesn't depend on the stiffness of the material - as long as it is linearly elastic.
by Jarmsy 4y ago
An elastica curve doesn't depend on the stiffness of the material - as long as it is linearly elastic.
- sourdoughness 4y agoBoat builders do talk about “fair battens”, where batten = spline, and “fair” refers to being linearly elastic. Boat building battens can be really long, so fairness is not guaranteed. Long battens are scarfed together out of pieces cut from the same timber plank to try to maximise uniformity.