Structures

Manufactured Structures
1. Structures that are man made
2. Example: CN Tower
Form
1. Basic shape of a structure
2. Solid structure
  1. Sometimes called the mass structure, usually made from one solid piece of a strong material
    1. Example: Brick walls
3. Shell structure
  1. Most strong structures that are hollow from the inside
    1. Example: Egg
4. Frame structure
  1. Made up of parts fastened together. Such parts are often called structural components
    1. Example: Basketball net
Natural Strucutures
1. Made by nature
2. Example: Rocks
Function
1. Job that a structure does
Classification of structures
1. Structures are sometimes classified based on their looks
2. We can classify structures by examining how they are built and what they are built from
3. You can also classify a structure by dividing them by their forms into solid structure, frame structure, and shell structure
Every object you encounter is a structure

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	Created by jafri.huma over 10 years ago