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STRUCTURES - Coggle Diagram
STRUCTURES
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There are many types, but the semicircular arch, which was the
Roman arch, is the most common.
In Roman times, arches were made of stones. The stone at the
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- Examples of natural mass structures are
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- Examples of man-made mass structures are
sandcastles, dams, load-bearing walls (walls that
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STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
The foundation is an element united to
the ground by friction, and is also united to thhe column by friction
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TYPES OF UNIONS
Whit NON-PERMANENT UNIONS we can assemble and disassemble the
elements of the structure. 
PERMANENT UNIONS are for structures that we don’t need to disassemble.
TIPES OF STRUCTURES
Frame structures have long elements made of strong elements, the space between the elemnts is empty space.
humans have a skeleton, bicycles have a
frame, houses have columns, beams and a roof.
A structure is a group of elements united to support a
load with stability
Mass structures are a thick lump of low-qu ality
material.
Mix and MatchVery often, wecombine different types of structures into a more complex structure