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Building Big: Shapes Lab
published by the Public Broadcasting Service
content provider: the WGBH Educational Foundation
Visit Shapes Lab, from the PBS Building Big Series to learn how the shape of a structure affects its strength.  Don't miss the activity where you load a rectangle, an arch, and a triangle with various weights until they fail.  You'll also find information about  building materials.

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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/shapes.html
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Motion, Forces, and Energy
- Statics of Rigid Bodies
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Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 2001 WGBH
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Keywords: arch, building, force, load, rectangle, stress, structure, triangle, weight
Record Creator: Metadata instance created April 5, 2007 by Ann Deml
Record Updated: Apr 05, 2007 by Ann Deml
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AIP Format
(Public Broadcasting Service, Arlington, 2001), WWW Document, (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/shapes.html).
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Building Big: Shapes Lab (Public Broadcasting Service, Arlington, 2001), <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/shapes.html>.
APA Format
Building Big: Shapes Lab. (2001). Retrieved June 17, 2026, from Public Broadcasting Service: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/shapes.html
Chicago Format
WGBH Educational Foundation. Building Big: Shapes Lab. Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service, 2001. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/shapes.html (accessed 17 June 2026).
MLA Format
Building Big: Shapes Lab. Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service, 2001. WGBH Educational Foundation. 17 June 2026 <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/shapes.html>.
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