Definitions Flashcards
(19 cards)
Frame structures
A frame that supports on the inside of a structure
Structural members
Different parts of frame structures
Tie
A structural member that holds 2 other members in place
Guy
A rope/cable attached to columns
Strut
Solid members pushed up against columns
Roof truss
A frame structure that gives a roof it’s shape
Trapezium
A 4-sided figure that has a set of parallel sides(1 side shorter)
King Post
A single support column that carries the greatest load
Queen post
Posts that are thinner than king posts, and which always work in pairs.
Rafter
A sloping beam that firms a roof truss
Tie beam
A solid beam that acts like a tie and holds 2 structural members together
Tensile force
A force that pulls on a structural member. The stretched member is, therefore, under tension.
Compressive force
A force that presses down on a structural member, putting that member under compression
Electric pylon
A tall frame structures used for supporting heavy electric cables
Cross bracing
Used to reinforce building structures in which 2 diagonal supports cross each other, this forms 4 triangles
Gusset
A flat piece of rigid materials such as wood/metal used to brace/hold frame members together
Brace
An extra member in a structure(normally a strut) that joins the 2 opposite corners of a rectangle, the single brace divides the rectangle up into 2 triangles
Columns
Part of a frame structure that stands upright and offers support
Triangulation
Triangles that are formed in order to provide extra stiffness in the frame structure
