TYPES OF ARTIFICIAL STRUCTURE

TYPES OF ARTIFICIAL STRUCTURE

1. MASSIVE STRUCTURE

   • They were very heavy and massive. They were used stones or woodens lintels to open small holes

2. VAULTED STRUCTURE

   • They are the structures formed by arches , vaults and domes and allows to increase the size of the openings in their structures

3. FRAME STRUCTURES

   • They combine elements such as beams and pillars. They can be made out of wood, steel os concrete
     • Beams
       • Elements normally placed in a horizontal position that support the load of the structure and transmit it to the pillars
     • Pillars
       • Strong elements placed in a vertical position that support the weight of the elements that rest on them (cylindrical shape)- columns

4. TRIANGULATED STRUCTURES

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

5. SUSPENDED STRUCTURES

   • They are based of the use of cables from wchich the structures hangs

6. PNEUMATIC STRUCTURES

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

7. LAMINATED STRUCTURES

   • They are made of sheets of metal, plastic or composite materials (reinforced concrete). They are used as outer shells of objects and in wavy roofs

8. GEODESIC STRUCTURES

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

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