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OBJECTIVES OF STRUCTURAL
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The objectives of structural design is to design the structure for
stability, strength and serviceability. It must also be economical
and aesthetic.
The design of a structure must satisfy three basic
requirements:
1) Stability to prevent overturning, sliding or buckling of the
structure, or parts of it, under the action of loads,
2) Strength to resist safely the stresses induced by the loads in
the various structural members; and
3) Serviceability to ensure satisfactory performance under
service load conditions – which implies providing adequate
stiffness and reinforcements to contain deflections, crack-widths
and vibrations within acceptable limits, and also providing
impermeability and durability (including corrosion-resistance),
etc.
There are two other considerations that a sensible designer
ought to bear in mind, viz., economy and aesthetics. One can
always design a massive structure, which has more-than-
adequate stability, strength and serviceability, but the ensuing
cost of the structure may be exorbitant, and the end product, far
from aesthetic.
In the words of Felix Candela, the designer of a remarkably wide
range of reinforced concrete shell structures, It is indeed a
challenge, and a responsibility, for the structural designer to
design a structure that is not only appropriate for the
architecture, but also strikes the right balance between safety
and economy.
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