Types of Artificial Structures

Types of Artificial Structures

1. Suspended

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

2. Pneumatic

   • They are used in constructions that must be transported and installed easily and quickly.

3. Vaulted

   • Le panthéon,Paris
   • They are the structures formed by arches,vaults and domes.

4. Triangulated

   • Tower Eiffel
   • They are usually made up of metal or wooden parts .

5. Frame

   • They combine elements such as beams and pillars.

6. Massive

   • They are earliest man-made constructions were very heavy and massive.

7. Laminated

   • They are made of thin sheets of metal,plastic or composite materials such as reinforced concrete.

8. Geodesic

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

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