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Structures
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By the end of this unit, you will:
Be able to identify different types of structures.
Understand the characteristics of different
Learning objectives
types of structures.
Learning
Recognize the types of forces different
objectives
structures need to withstand.
The key concepts covered are:
Designing and making
Creativity
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What does a structure do?
What functions
does a structure
perform?
Protect the contents
Contain the
essential parts
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Support something
Span a gap
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Types of structure
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Designing strong structures
Stability is a term which describes
how likely an item is to fall over!
All structures need to be stable.
Stable structures are not likely
to move beyond the limits they
were designed for.
Stability is not the same as a
static force. Dynamic buildings
can be stable too.
What makes these structures
stable or unstable?
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The triangle and rigidity
Unstable structures can sometimes be made more rigid by
adding triangles to the shape.
No
triangulation
Force
Force
Triangulation
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