STRUCTURES

STRUCTURES

1. Types

   • Mass structures
     • walls
     • dams
   • Frame structures
     • structure of a building
   • Truss structures
     • cranes
     • electricity pylons
   • Suspended structures
     • bridges
     • tents

2. Conditions

   • Rigidity
     • Rigid
       • Does not deform
         • Table
     • Elastic
       • Deforms but then returns to its originals shape
         • Rubber
     • Plastic
       • Deforms and stays deformed
         • Plasticine
   • Equilibrion
   • Stability

3. Types of stress

   • Compression
   • Tension
   • Bending
   • Torsion
   • Shear

4. Force

5. Stresses

6. Strength