Truss - Square base - Stackable

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I've created this truss system with interchangeable parts that snap together like building blocks just for fun, to teach my kids how to design incredibly strong yet lightweight structures. If you want to construct a tall stack, build it by alternating the two primary components. The smaller section is used to complete the truss structure. What is a Truss? A truss is an assembly of beams or other elements that forms a rigid framework. In engineering, a truss is defined as a structure consisting solely of two-force members, where each member is connected in such a way that the entire system behaves like a single object. A "two-force member" is a structural component to which force is applied at only two points. In this typical context, external forces and their corresponding reactions are considered to act exclusively at the nodes, resulting in forces within the members that are either tensile or compressive. For straight members, moments (torques) are explicitly excluded because all joints in a truss are treated as revolutes, which is necessary for the links to be two-force members. - Wikipedia -