Structures

The structures are the most important part of a building, they provides stability and resistance to the stresses of a construction. A structure is usually referred to any large and man-made object that is permanently fixed to the earth. Its principal function is to transport all the stresses from every floor to the ground to maintain the equilibrium and make buildings a safety place to stay.   The most used are the columns and beams, but there are many others like plates, arches, catenaries and shells. All of them provide the possibility of create different designs that sometimes defy the gravidity like the big constructions that we can find in Dubai. Related to the materials, there are many of them that we can use. The first material used for make structures was the stone but because of its weight it was replaced by masonry which offer more possibilities of molding and work. Then other materials were used, like wood that is resistant in tension and compression and the concrete. This last one was reinforced with steel to resist more stresses. Nowadays many constructions employ iron on its structure. This material brings the opportunity to create cleanest and elegant designs.

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