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Structural Systems

Structural Systems. Obj. 1.01 Describe structural systems and its importance to society. What are structural systems?. Structures (buildings) that support our basic needs. Types of structural systems. Residential Commercial Civil Public Works. Residential.

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Structural Systems

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  1. Structural Systems Obj. 1.01 Describe structural systems and its importance to society

  2. What are structural systems? • Structures (buildings) that support our basic needs.

  3. Types of structural systems • Residential • Commercial • Civil • Public Works

  4. Residential • Single family housing consists of one family unit per structure. • Multi family housing is either duplex or apartment type • Examples • House • Apartment • condominium

  5. Commercial • Any structure relating to commerce, the sale of items. • Examples • Mall • Target • Bank • Factory

  6. Civil • Bridges • Dams • Tunnels • Roads

  7. Public Works • Structures open for public use • Examples • Sewage • Power plant • Hydro-electric

  8. Evolution of Structural Systems • Nomadic period • Agricultural period • Industrial period • Information period

  9. Nomadic Period • People constantly moved in search of food • Portable structures were used

  10. Agricultural Period • People learned to cultivate crops and were able to settle in one place • Structures became permanent • Inventions such as the plow, cart and water wheels started the exchange of goods and services • Leonardo DaVinci was a major structural designer and inventor during this period

  11. Industrial Period • After the Industrial Revolution people started to settle in larger urban areas • Structures changed from single-family to multi-family • Skyscrapers developed • Mass transit became necessary • People were no longer able to produce most of their necessities and had to purchase them outside the home

  12. Major Structural Designers • B. Fuller • The Geodesic Dome • F.L. Wright • Falling Water • John Roebling • Brooklyn Bridge

  13. Information Period • After World War II, interstate highways were developed and often divided neighborhoods • Pre-fabricated housing developed • Made housing affordable for veterans and their families • Middle/upper class families moved outside the city into the suburbs • Need for personal transportation increased

  14. How are structural systems analyzed? • Universal Systems Model • Input • Process • Output • Feedback

  15. Inputs • People • Information • Money • Energy • Tools • Machines • Materials • Time

  16. Processes • Separating • Combining • Forming

  17. Outputs • Structures • New knowledge and techniques • Impacts(effects)

  18. Feedback • Monitoring and adjusting

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