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"[E]very structure has a resistant function to fulfill... to ensure ...the static equilibrium of the structure for a long period of time."
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Eduardo TorrojaStone can effectively resist compression but is relatively weak in ten — Eduardo Torroja
"Stone can effectively resist compression but is relatively weak in tension. Because of its mass and weight it may be used advantageously in structural types that can be made stable by the proper weight (dead load, gravity) and are but slightly exposed to lateral forces."
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Eduardo Torroja
Eduardo Torroja
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Eduardo Torroja y Miret, 1st Marquess of Torroja was a Spanish structural engineer and a pioneer in the design of concrete shell structures.
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"Mathematics is merely a convenient tool by which the designer determines the physical proportions and details of a planned structure in order to transform his ideas... to the actuality of a finished structure."
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"Structural design is... very much concerned with art, common sense, sentiment, aptitude, and enjoyment of the task of creating opportune outlines to which scientific calculations will add finishing touches, substantiating that the structure is sound and strong..."
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"[El Instituto Técnico de la Construcción y del Cemento] had shown that it is possible in Spain to create organizations in which there exists a perfect harmony between different professions, between those above and those below; organizations in which everyone is able to live a life of high human rank, as gentlemen, a life of mutual respect and help and of maximum personal dignity."
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"The technical literature on structural engineering abounds with theoretical works of a mathematical nature, but few publications are concerned with the various kinds of structures or the fundamental reasons for their existence."
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"Construction methods are... variable for each specific material."
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