STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS

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Structural Elements• Trusses• Beams• Columns• Floors/Slab• Foundations

Structural Elements

Superstructures –above ground

Substructures – below ground

Greenhouses

Structural Elements Functions

• Trusses: Support the roof/cladding• Beams: arranged to support the floor• Columns: They transmit the building's

weight to the foundations• Slab/Floor: Support weight of

human/equipment/facilities/ machinery

• Foundation: Made of reinforced concrete that supports all the weight.

Frames

• Combination of beam and column• Usually construct under the bridge and for large

span structures like a warehouses and factories.

Arches

• Important to improve the aesthetic value of the structures like at the mosques.

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