Good structural design is more related to correct intuitive sense than to sets of complex mathematical equations. Furthermore, tolerable deformation of the structure or its elements should not cause material distress or psychological harm. Structurally, a building must never collapse under the action of assumed loads, whatever they may be.

All rights reserved.Дў STRUCTURAL DESIGN Structural design is essentially a process that involves balancing between applied forces and the materials that resist these forces. Copyright В© 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. From Chapter 1 of Statics and Strength of Materials for Architecture and Building Construction, Fourth Edition, Barry Onouye, Kevin Kane. Nature does nothing in vain, and more is in vain when less will serve for Nature is pleased with simplicity, and affects not the pomp of superfluous causes.ДЇigure 3 Metacarpal bone from a vulture wing and an openweb steel truss with web members in the configuration of a Warren Truss. Stresses on the hull are evenly distributed through the longitudinal stringers, which are held together by steam-bent oak ribs. As stated in Sir Isaac NewtonвЂ™s Principia:ДЇigure 2 Bow and lattice structure of the currach, an Irish workboat. A structure, whether large or small, must be stable and durable, must satisfy the intended function(s) for which it was built, and must achieve an economy or ef ficiency- that is, maximum results with minimum means (Figure 3). To structure also means to build-to make use of solid materials (timber, masonry, steel, concrete) in such a way as to assemble an interconnected whole that creates space suitable to a particular function or functions and to protect the internal space from undesirable external elements. Buildings, like any other physical entity, require structural frameworks to maintain their existence in a recognizable physical form. A cloud, a seashell, a tree, a grain of sand, the human body-each is a miracle of structural design. The subject of str ucture is all-encompassing everything has its own unique form. Building structures are constantly withstanding the forces of wind, the effects of gravity, vibrations, and sometimes even earthquakes.ДЇigure 1 Radial, spiral pattern of the spider web. The primary function of a building structure is to support and redirect loads and for ces safely to the gr ound. Structure, particularly in the natural world, is a way of achieving the most strength from the least material thr ough the most appr opriate arrangement of elements within a form suitable for its intended use. Introduction 1 DEFINITION OF STRUCTURE Structure is defined as something made up of interdependent parts in a definite pattern of organization (Figures 1 and 2)-an interr elation of parts as determined by the general character of the whole. Structure, Construction, and Architecture Barry S. Bending and Shear Stresses in Beams Barry S. Bending and Shear in Simple Beams Barry S. Cross-Sectional Properties of Structural Members Barry S. Analysis of Selected Determinate Structural Systems Barry S.

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