UNIT 3: STRUCTURES

UNIT 3: STRUCTURES

1. NATURAL STRUCTURES

2. HUMAN MADE STRUCTURES

3. FORCES

   • EXTERNAL
     • GRAVITY
     • WIND
     • PREASSURE
   • INTERNAL

4. LOADS

   • FIXED OR PERMAMENT
   • VARIABLE

5. STRESSES

   • FORCES
   • STRESS
   • TENSIONS

6. MECHANICAL STRESSES

   • TENSION
   • BENDING
   • COMPRESSION
   • TORSION
   • CUTTING

7. CHARACTERISTICS

   • STABILITY
   • RESISTANCE
   • RIGIDITY

8. TYPES

   • SUSPENDED
   • REINFORED CONCRETE
   • LAMINATED
   • PNEUMATIC
   • SPATIAL