"Galankin... writes that Shukhov used to make calculations in a unique way... so laconic... that other specialists found them difficult to understand. In spite their brevity... if Shukhov was asked about load, rod stress, rod profile and section, rivet quantity, material weight, temperature impact or any other specifications, he always had an answer, because his concise calculations covered all these aspects, but nothing that was irrelevant..."
January 1, 1970
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