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  2. Structural element - Wikipedia

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    Examples are wood or steel roof trusses, floor trusses, floor panels, I-joists, or engineered beams and headers. A structural building component manufacturer or truss manufacturer is an individual or company regularly engaged in the manufacturing of components. Structural elements can be lines, surfaces or volumes. [2] Line elements: Rod ...

  3. Glossary of structural engineering - Wikipedia

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    Structural fracture mechanics – Structural health monitoring – Structural insulated panel – Structural integrity and failure – Structural loads – or actions, are forces, deformations, or accelerations applied to structure components. [31] [32] Loads cause stresses, deformations, and displacements in structures.

  4. List of construction methods - Wikipedia

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    The list of construction methods covers the processes and techniques used in the construction process. The construction method is essential for civil engineers; utilizing it appropriately can help to achieve the desired results. The term building refers to the creation of physical structures such as buildings, bridges or railways. One of the ...

  5. Cantilever - Wikipedia

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    The middle example is created by an extension of a simple supported beam (such as the way a diving board is anchored and extends over the edge of a swimming pool). The bottom example is created by adding a Robin boundary condition to the beam element, which essentially adds an elastic spring to the end board. The top and bottom example may be ...

  6. Structural system - Wikipedia

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    The structural system of a high-rise building is designed to cope with vertical gravity loads as well as lateral loads caused by wind or seismic activity. The structural system consists only of the members designed to carry the loads, and all other members are referred to as non-structural.

  7. Bracket (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    A bracket is a structural or decorative architectural element that projects from a wall, usually to carry weight and sometimes to "strengthen an angle". [1] [2] It can be made of wood, stone, plaster, metal, or other media. A corbel or console are types of brackets. [3]

  8. Lists of buildings and structures - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of list of buildings and nonbuilding structures. The Burj Khalifa , the world's tallest structure. The Göbekli Tepe , believed to be the world's oldest manmade structure.

  9. List of building types - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of building types. It is sorted by broad category: residential buildings , commercial buildings , industrial buildings , and infrastructural buildings . Residential