STRUCTURES

STRUCTURES

1. Forces , loads and stresses

   • Stresses
   • Loads
   • Forces

2. Mechanical stresses

   • Tension
   • Compression
   • Bending
   • Torsion
   • Shearing or cutting

3. Characterictics

   • How to make a structure more stable?
   • What is the resistance of the material?

4. Types of structures

   • Mass and lintelled structure
     • Vaulted structures
   • Triangulated structures
     • Suspended structures
       • Reinforced concrete structures
         • Laminated structures
           • Pneumatic structures
             • Spatial and geodesic structures