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 What is a structure?
• A structure is a system of inter connected
elements to carry loads safely to under ground
earth.
Types of Building’s Structural System

Wall Bearing System Skeleton Structure System

Beam and Shell

column System
System
Frames
Shell

Truss
Folded

Arch
Domes
Tent System

Cables System
 Types of Building’s
Structural System
Wall Bearing System

a wall that bears the weight of the

house
Types of Building’s Structural System

Skeleton Structure
System

Beam and column the load of the

System slab is transferred
to the columns or
Frames walls through the
beams, down to
the foundation,
Truss and then to the
supporting soil
beneath.
Arch
Types of Building’s Structural System
Is a building technique with a "skeleton frame“ of
Skeleton Structure System vertical columns and horizontal beams, constructed in a
rectangular grid to support the floors, roof and walls of
a building which are all attached to the frame.
Beam and
column System

Frame

Truss

Arch
Types of Building’s Structural System
Trusses are
Skeleton Structure composed of
straight members
System connected at their
ends by hinged
Beam and column connections to
System form a stable
configuration.
Frame Because of their
light weight and
high strength, are
a m o n g t h e m o st
Truss
commonly used to
span long
lengths in the place
Arch
of solid
 Two Main Types
1. Planar 2.Space Frame Truss
Truss
 A planar truss lies in a  It is a three-dimensional
single plane. framework
Types of Building’s Structural System

Skeleton Structure
System

Beam and column System

Frame

Truss

Arch A structure, forming the curved, pointed, or flat

upper edge of an open
space and supporting the weight above it, as in a
bridge or doorway.
 Types of Building ’s Structural System
Shell System

Shell

Folded

Domes

-They are light weight constructions using shell

elements.
-Allowing wide areas to be spanned without
the use of internal supports, giving an open, 8cm Thickness.....
unobstructed interior. 30-38m Span
Materials.
• Shell structures can be made of such
materials as;
 Reinforced thin-shell concrete,
 Glass
 Steel
 Glass & Steel
 Plastic
 Types of Building ’s Structural System
Tent System

A Membrane is a thin,
flexible surface

• The traditional tents

structure . • Hajj Terminal, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Jeddah Sports Hall, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Frei Otto
Types of Building ’s Structural System

Cables System