Aboriginal 'dot painting' shows foundation failings


	Aboriginal 'dot painting' shows foundation failings

pokkets

11-1-2007 7:20 PM

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Mathematicians, shown where foundations in buildings can fail using representations similar to Australian Aboriginal dot paintings due to the perspective, and the connection between the sand in building and the Australian desert

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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2078394.htm"><DIV align="left" class="byline">Anna Salleh</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2078394.htm"><DIV>Aboriginal dot paintings have inspired Australian mathematicians to find a new way of seeing how building foundations fail.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2078394.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.abc.net.au/img/DC33BD15-84F7-4920-896E-96F88096CBCE" alt="cracking foundations" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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