TYPES OF ARTIFICIAL STRUCTURES

TYPES OF ARTIFICIAL STRUCTURES

1. Massive

   • The earliest man-made constructions were heavy and massive (stone or wooded lintels)

2. Vaulted

   • Structures formed by arches, vaults and domes. Romans used these construction elements to cover spaces.

3. Frame

   • They are structures of our buildings and houses. Pillars: Vertical elements, beams: Horizontal elements.

4. Triangulated

   • Made up of metal or wooden bars. Undeformable.

5. Suspended

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

6. Pneumatic

   • They are removable and light.

7. Laminated

   • Made up of thin sheets of metal, plastic or composite materials. Curvature or folds give its resistance.

8. Geodesic

   • Three-dimensional structures made up of bars, combine the properties of vaults with those of triangulated structures.

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