"Your world is filled with structures that have stood the test of time. That give character to the cities and landscapes in which they're located. That are visited by millions of people each year. And that capture our wonder for the marvels of engineering innovation and progress. But while ...
Aside from advantages, the truss has cons that you need to give some attention. The first drawback is that trusses don’t give you a chance to have an extra room. In other words, it reduces your attic space. As they are manufactured in a factory, there must be a delivery system that...
That would have never been possible if not for steel. Skyscrapers Skyscrapers are mostly constructed from steel. Their structure systems comprise steel beams, frames, and trusses, as well as elevator shafts from steel-reinforced concrete. The world’s current tallest buildings, Burj Khalifa is bui...
A truss structure (70) and method for the modular construction of an offshore truss structure made up of trusses (50) having a first beam (51), which functions as a floating body, a second beam (52), with two posts (53) for the substantially parallel support of the beams (51, 52)...
Lightweight structures comprise of actual pieces or segments that give the crucial ability to function while weighing less than other possibilities as well
The structure of the glass pyramid is an early example of structural glazing that is stabilised by means of cables. Pei’s team called on the expertise of naval engineering firm Navtec to manufacture the nodes and struts, and to install the structure that included 128 open trusses held in pla...
trusses, gridshells, and space frames, whose geometries are not restricted to repetitive modular arrangements. The method has been applied to the design of a kit of parts to build the three space frame structures shown in Fig. 1. The kit-of-parts bars are tubular elements that are connected...
The study of phononic materials and structures is an emerging discipline that lies at the crossroads of vibration and acoustics engineering and condensed matter physics. Broadly speaking, a phononic medium is a material or structural system that usually exhibits some form of periodicity, which can be...
Recent advances in materials technology have introduced another group of polymers which are distinct from those originally used for inflatable structures; they are known as rigidised inflatables (RI). These systems require a shape memory polymer (SMP) material for the space trusses; this specific ...
Although these structures have shown great energy absorption capability, they have yet to be optimised. To enhance the energy absorption capacity of engineering systems, researchers are attempting to learn from biological structures that have adapted to thrive in their environments. In the year 2000, ...