Title page for ETD etd-050106-132458

Document Type	thesis
Author Name	Laine, Scott T
URN	etd-050106-132458
Title	The Grid Bracing Problem and a Generalization
Degree	MS
Department	Mathematical Sciences
Advisors	Brigitte Servatius, Advisor
Keywords	Unit Grid bracing Infinitesimal motion Rigidity Matrix Rigidity Theory Bracing a Unit Grid with a Window Bracing a Unit Grid
Date of Presentation/Defense	2006-04-18
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The standard grid bracing problem has a nice solution via the brace graph. If we introduce a window by removing an interior vertex of the grid, this solution comletely breaks down. We examine a 6 x 10 unit grid with a 2 x 2 window and provide an optimal solution via the Rigidity Matrix.
Files	thesis7.pdf

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