On 27/05/17 00:30, John Rumm wrote:
If it were steel, then it would be better in tension - steel is stronger
that way, and not going to buckle.

Depends on whether its an open frame rather than skinned and on how
thick te steel is.

Of course steel buckles all the time.

The failure mode of most trusses is in fact buckling.


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