STRUCTURES

STRUCTURES

1. WHAT IS A STRUCTURE?

   • IS A COLLECTION OF ELEMENTS ARRANGED IN AN OPTIMUM WAY TO SUPPORT A BODY OR AN OBJECT

2. TYPES OF STRUCTURES

   • FRAME
   • MASS
   • TRUSS
   • SUSPENDED

3. KEYWORDS

   • FORCE
   • STRUCTURES
   • STRESS
   • STRENGTH

4. ESSENTIALS CHARCATERISTICS FOR STRUCTURES

   • RIGIDITY
   • EQUILIBRIUM
   • STABILITY

5. BASIC STRESSES

   • COMPRESSION
   • TENSION
   • BENDING
   • TORSION
   • SHEAR

6. ON WHAT A SRUCTURE DEPENDS

   • TYPES OF FORCES APPLIED
   • THE SHAPE OF THE STRUCTURE

7. WHAT DO WE NEED TO MAKE MORE RIGID A STRUCTURE

   • DIAGONAL BARS
   • BRACES
   • STAYS

8. TYPES OF SECTIONS

   • CLOSED
     • CIRCULAR
     • TRIANGULAR
     • SQUARE
   • OPENED
     • L-SHAPED
     • T-SHAPED
     • U-SHAPED
     • I-SHAPED