Structures (vocabulary)

LOAD

SHELL or LAMINATED STRUCTURE

BEAM or GIRDER

PILLAR, COLUMN or PIER

TO BEAR or SUPPORT or WITHSTAND

FOUNDATION

STRESS or EFFORT

TENSION/TENSILE STRESS

COMPRESSION STRESS

STRETCH

SHEAR STRESS

TORSION STRESS

BENDING STRESS

STABILITY

RESISTANCE or STRENGTH

STIFFNESS or RIGIDITY

VAULTED STRUCTURE or ARCH STRUCTURE

MASSIVE STRUCTURE

FRAME STRUCTURE

SUSPENSION or HANGING STRUCTURE

LINTELLED STRUCTURE

TRIANGULATED STRUCTURE

VAULT

ARCH

DOME