On: Wavy walls use fewer bricks than a straight wall (2020)

[Prcmaker]

The same reason is why my roof has corrugated metal sheeting, rather than plate.

This was a question I had students prove out. With the bending moment of inertia being related to the cube of the thickness for a flat plate, the maths trickles out very quickly.

[badcppdev → Prcmaker]

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[Prcmaker → badcppdev]

Thank you, hopefully I've been some form help or at least some food for thought.