Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Structures
- What are they? A structure is a set
of elements that allow it to mantain its
shape and size without deforming
when forces act on it.
- Functions
- Mantain
the form
- Resist
external
forces
- Protect objects
- Support weigth
(loads)
- Static loads
(its weight...)
- Dynamic
loads (wind,
rain, people...)
- These loads cause a serie of efforts:
- Traction
- Compression
- Flexion
- Shear or cut
- Torsion
- Natural structures
(rocks, mountains...)
- Artificial structures
(buildings, the body of a
car...)
- They can be...
- The
elements
that form
a structure
are:
- Beam
- Tight
- Foundation
- Pilar or
column
- Square
- Brace
- They have to be...
- Resistent
- (triangulation)
- Stable