Structures : Form and Function

1. Types of Structures

1.1. Frame

1.1.1. made out of parts fastened together

1.2. Solid

1.2.1. solid all the way through

1.3. Shell

1.3.1. hollow all the way through

2. External and internal Forces

2.1. External :

2.2. Magnitude of Force

2.2.1. the measure of how strong a force is

2.3. Direction of Force

2.3.1. push or a pull

2.3.2. the affect depends on the direction of the force

2.4. Plane of Application

2.4.1. area/side of where the structure is affected

2.5. Point of Application

2.5.1. Angle where the force is coming from

2.6. Internal Forces :

2.7. Shear

2.7.1. To bend or Break

2.8. Torsion

2.8.1. To Twist

2.9. Tension

2.9.1. Pressure

2.10. Compression

2.10.1. to squeeze a structure by pressing it together

3. Form and Function

3.1. Form

3.2. What the Strucuture looks like

3.2.1. external

3.2.2. Task 2

3.3. Function

3.3.1. What the structure is built for

3.3.2. internal

4. Loads

4.1. Loads

4.2. Live Loads

4.2.1. weight that the structure holds

4.2.2. does not change

4.3. Dead Load

4.3.1. what holds the live load

4.3.2. does not change

4.4. Dynamic Load

4.4.1. Forces that effect a structure

4.4.2. can change