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The rigidity of the triangle derives from the fact that you cannot change any angle in a triangle without also changing the length of at least one side; in any other type of polygon, it is possible to alter the angles of the polygon without changing the lengths of the sides. So if you have a physical object in the form of a triangle, the sides are not going to change their length unless you break them. Other shapes can fold up, but triangles won't.
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What shape made out of straight pieces is strongest or most rigid?
The most rigid shape that you can make out of straight pieces is the triangle.
What geometric shapes are strongest or most stable in bridge design?
triangle
What is the shape with and 156 degree angle?
A polygon with any number of sides can have a 156 degree angle, as can most non-polygonal plane shapes.
What is the most used shape for a structure a square or a triangle?
Square
What shape has a triangle as a base and it has 3 rectangular faces?
most likely a triangular prism
Which shape is found most often within a structure?
Triangle. Its the strongest geometric shape
What shape made out of straight pieces is strongest or most rigid?
The most rigid shape that you can make out of straight pieces is the triangle.
What is the most common shape of tunnels?
An inverted U shape is the most common tunnel shape as this is the strongest.
What geometric shapes are strongest or most stable in bridge design?
triangle
What shape was the most structurally sound?
The triangle
How can you strengthen a load bearing horizontal beam that is supported only at the ends?
you have to change the beam to another one that could be hollow and most likely change it to a triangle beam because it is the strongest shape
What is the most rigid shape?
It's The Triangle
What is the shape with and 156 degree angle?
A polygon with any number of sides can have a 156 degree angle, as can most non-polygonal plane shapes.
Why is triangle the strongest shape?
It depends on the circumstances. A sphere is the strongest shape for resisting uniform compression from all angles, either when their is a high pressure on the outside or inside (hence the use of dome shaped space suit helmets or dome shaped submarine windows). A triangle is the most rigid shape however, so if you want to cantilever an object, a series of tessellating triangles would provide the strongest structure (hence the widespread use of octet-trusses - the strongest known structure for cantilever stresses). A hexagon is the strongest shape when packed together in a tessellation, but only for compressive forces (hence the ubiquitous hexagonal forms in nature such as the bees honeycombs). The three dimensional equivalent of hexagonal grid is a lorimerlite structure, which is the strongest truss for resisting compressive forces.
Is a square stronger than a rectangle?
yes because they are more compact and balanced. The strongest shape is a triangle, so putting two obtuse triangles together to form a square is how most structures are created to be stable.
What is the most used shape for a structure a square or a triangle?
Square
If a triangle that Has a base with 8 equal sides and 8 triangle faces?
Your shape is a triangular octagon. * * * * * What on earth is that shape? The most likely answer is an octogonal pyramid.
