Structures

Structures

1. Manufactured Structures

   • Structures that are man made
   • Example: CN Tower

2. Form

   • Basic shape of a structure
   • Solid structure
     • Sometimes called the mass structure, usually made from one solid piece of a strong material
       • Example: Brick walls
   • Shell structure
     • Most strong structures that are hollow from the inside
       • Example: Egg
   • Frame structure
     • Made up of parts fastened together. Such parts are often called structural components
       • Example: Basketball net

3. Natural Strucutures

   • Made by nature
   • Example: Rocks

4. Function

   • Job that a structure does

5. Classification of structures

   • Structures are sometimes classified based on their looks
   • We can classify structures by examining how they are built and what they are built from
   • You can also classify a structure by dividing them by their forms into solid structure, frame structure, and shell structure

6. Every object you encounter is a structure

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