Quiz 1 structures

To provide beauty and decoration

To resist forces and support loads

To increase building cost

To reduce building materials

Mass structure

Frame structure

Shell structure

Beam structure

Columns

Beams

Walls

Slabs

Slab → Wall → Foundation

Slab → Beam → Column → Foundation

Roof → Wall → Ground

Beam → Wall → Foundation

A structure that uses only one type of material

A structure combining load-bearing and framed systems

A structure made purely of natural materials

A temporary structure made of light materials

Compression

Shear

Tension

Torsion

Brick

Stone

Concrete blocks

Plastic sheets

They perform poorly during earthquakes

They are less flexible than load-bearing structures

They use beams and columns to carry loads

Their walls act as load-bearing elements

The topmost point of the building

The point where all gravitational force is considered to act

The foundation level

The point of maximum tension

Load-bearing structures are faster to build

Framed structures are suitable for low-rise buildings only

Load-bearing structures use thinner walls than framed ones

Framed structures allow flexible interior wall placement