Quote Originally Posted by Mike Switzer View Post
The math isn't hard, but if one doesn't have a good understanding of trig, vector mechanics, statics, mechanics of materials, etc it is pretty hard to know which formula to use. You need to know when to use Euler, when to use Johnson, or when to use something really obscure from Roark's book.
....or when to break down and buy lunch for (or give a good bottle of wine to) someone from the local engineering department. LOL