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Structures - Coggle Diagram
Structures
Basics
Must not collapse during use
Hold parts in the right place
Resist forces
Natural
Manmade
Frame structure
Joined together to support
Made from small parts
Shell structure
Outer shell
Mass structure
Natural
Manufactured
Piling up of materials
Benefit: Held together by its own weight, losing parts has little effect on the overall structure’s strength
Function of Structures
Span between points
E.g. bridges
Contain something
E.g. cartons
Support a load
E.g. books on bookshelf
Protect something
E.g. safety helmet
Types of forces
Internal forces
External forces
Static forces
Dynamic forces
Structures in Equilibrium
Material Structural Properties
Moments
Reinforcing Structures
Structural Failure