STRUCTURES

STRUCTURES

1. 3 TYPES

   • FORCES
     • EXTERNAL FORCES
     • INTERNAL FORCES
   • LOADS
     • FIXED OR PERMANENT LOADS
     • VARIABLE LOADS
   • STRESSES
     • MECHANICAL STRESSES
       • TENSION
       • COMPRESSION
       • BENDING
       • TORSION
       • SHEARING OR CUTTING

2. NATURAL STRUCTURES

3. HUMAN-MADE STRUCTURES

4. CARACTERISTICS

   • STABILITY
   • RESISTANCE
   • REGIDITY

5. TYPES OF STRUCTURES

   • MASS AND LITELLED
   • VAULTED
   • TRIANGULATED
   • SUSPENDED
   • REINFORCED CONCRETE
   • LAMINATED
   • PNEUMATIC
   • SPATIAL AND GEODESIC