Artificial structures

Artificial structures

1. Massive

   • The earliest man-made constructions were very heavy and massive.
   • They were used stone or wooden lintels to open small holes.

2. Vaulted

   • They are the structures formed by arches, vaults and domes.
   • Romans used these construction elements to cover spaces such as basilicast hat allowed them to increase the size of the openings in their structures.

3. Frame

   • They are the structures of our buildings and houses. They can be made out of wood, steel or concrete.
     • Pillars
     • Beams

4. Trianguated

   • They are usually made up of metal or wooden bars. Triangulation makes structures undeformable,

5. Suspended

   • They are based on the use of cables from which the structure hangs.

6. PNEUMATIC

   • Pneumatic structures are removable and light, therefore they are used in constructions that must be transported and installed quickly and easily.

7. Laminated

   • They are made of thin sheets of metal, plastic or composite materials such as reinforced concrete.
   • They owe their resistance to the curvature or folds that they present.

8. Geodesic

   • They are three-dimensional structures made up of bars, that combine the properties of vaults with those of triangulated structures.

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