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Stiff wood, fewer braces
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Other sources
- Aalto University, "Aalto ARTS exhibiting AI-inspired designs at Dutch Design Week 2026", Aalto University news, October 7, 2026 (updated October 9, 2026) aalto.fi
- USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, "Wood handbook: Wood as an engineering material", FPL-GTR-282, 2021 (Treesearch listing) research.fs.usda.gov
Images, slide by slide
- Slide 1
- A pale wooden stool with bright yellow braces between its legs, hung sideways on a white exhibition wallPhoto: RN Collins
- Slide 2
- Code-drawn diagram: a wooden beam on two supports bends under a load at the center, with the bend markedImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Wood Handbook, FPL-GTR-190 (2010), chapter 5, Mechanical Properties of Wood (D. E. Kretschmann), Table 5-3a ()
- Slide 3
- Code-drawn bar chart: modulus of elasticity for white oak 12,300, American beech 11,900, American basswood 10,100 and eastern white pine 8,500 megapascalsImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Wood Handbook, FPL-GTR-190 (2010), chapter 5, Mechanical Properties of Wood (D. E. Kretschmann), Table 5-3a ()
- Slide 4
- Code-drawn diagram: two simple stools, one labeled weaker wood with three yellow braces, one labeled stronger wood with oneImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Aalto University news, "Aalto ARTS exhibiting AI-inspired designs at Dutch Design Week 2026", 7 Oct 2026 ()Museum or journal record
- Slide 5
- A close view of pale wooden stool legs joined by bright yellow braces against a white wallPhoto: RN Collins
- Ring frame
- Gateway and Packet Radio ministation (1980s)Frame: Marcin Wichary, CC BY 2.0, croppedMuseum or journal record