MODULE 1 Flashcards
The prime purpose of structures is to carry loads and transfer them to the ground. Structures may be classified according to use and need. A general classification is:
- residential
- commercial
- institutional
- exhibition
- industrial
residential
houses, apartments, hotels;
commercial
offices, banks, department stores, shopping
institutional
schools, universities, hospitals, gaols;
exhibition
churches, theatres, museums, art galleries, leisure centres, sports stadia, etc.;
industrial
factories, warehouses, power stations, steelworks, aircraft hangers etc.
bridges
truss, girder, arch, cable suspended, suspension;
towers
water towers, pylons, lighting towers etc.;
special structures
offshore structures, carparks, radio telescopes, mine headframes etc.
loadbearing walls or columns in compression and walls taking in-plane or transverse loads. Construction is very durable, fire resistant and aesthetically pleasing.
MASONRY
framed or shear wall construction in reinforced concrete is very durable and fire resistant and is used for the tallest buildings. Reinforced or prestressed, is used for floor construction in all buildings, and foundations are required for all buildings
CONCRETE
loadbearing walls resist loads transmitted to them by floor slabs. Stability depends on gravity loads.
Gravity masonry structures
a steel or concrete skeleton collects loads from plate elements and delivers them to the foundations.
Framed structures
a curved surface covers space and carries loads.
Shell structures
cables span between anchor structures carrying membranes.
Tension structures
a membrane sealed to the ground is supported by internal air pressure.
Pneumatic structures
Steel-framed structures may be further classified into the following types:
- single-storey,
- multistorey,
- space structures
- tension structures and cable-supported roof structures;
- stressed skin structures,
single- or multibay structures which may be of truss or stanchion frames or rigid frame of solid or lattice members;
single-storey