UNIT 3: Structures

UNIT 3: Structures

1. 2. Forces,loads and stresses

   • 2.1 Forces
     • External forces
     • Internal forces
   • 2.2 Loads
     • Fixed or permanent loads
     • Variable loads
   • 2.3 Stress
     • 3. Mechanical stresses
       • 3.1 Tension
       • 3.2 Compression
       • 3.3 Bending
       • 3.4 Torsion
       • 3.5 Shearing or cutting
         • 4. Types of structures
           • Stability gravity
           • Resistance
           • Rigidity
           • 4.1 How to make a structure more stable?
             • 4.2 What is the resistance of a material?
               • 4.3 How to give rigidity to a structure?
                 • 5. Types of structures
                   • 5.1 Mass and linteled structure
                     • 5.2 Vaulted structures
                       • 5.3 Triangulated structures
                         • 5.4 Suspended structures
                           • 5.5 Reinforced concrete structures
                             • 5.6 Laminated structures
                               • 5.7 Pneumatic structures
                                 • 5.8 Spatial and geodesic structures
                                   • 6. Analysing a structure
                                     • 6.1 Typological analysis of structures
                                       • 6.2 Functional analysis of structures
                                         • 7. Resources

2. 1. Introduction