STRUCTURES

STRUCTURES

1. FORCES, LOADS AND STRESSES

   • FORCES
     • EXTERNAL
     • INTERNAL
   • LOADS
     • FIXED OR PERMNAENT
     • VARIABLE
   • STRESS
     • Is the quantity of force that an object resist during deformation.

2. MECHANICAL STRESSES

   • TENSION
   • COMPRESSION
   • BENDING
   • TORSION
   • SHEARING OR CUTTING

3. CHARACTERISTICS OF STRUCTURES

   • STABILITY
   • RESISTANCE
   • RIGIDITY

4. TYPES OF STRUCTURES

   • MASS AND LINTELLED
   • VAULTED
   • TRIANGULATED
   • SUSPENDED
   • REINFORCED CONCRETE
   • LAMINATED
   • PNEUMATIC
   • SPATIAL AND GEODOSIC