term structural system or structural frame in structural engineering refers to the load-resisting sub-system of a building or object. The structural system...

A structural type system (or property-based type system) is a major class of type systems in which type compatibility and equivalence are determined by...

v t e v t e In structural engineering, a diaphragm is a structural element that transmits lateral loads to the vertical resisting elements of a structure...

This glossary of structural engineering terms pertains specifically to structural engineering and its sub-disciplines. Please see Glossary of engineering...

details each of Balloon framing Platform framing Walls Newel post: A non-structural upright which supports a stairway handrail. Boucher p.351 Oxford English...

human culture by way of their relationship to a broader system. It works to uncover the structural patterns that underlie all the things that humans do,...

In structural engineering, structural elements are used in structural analysis to split a complex structure into simple elements (each bearing a structural...

this structural system include the Petronas Towers. Outrigger and belt truss: The outrigger and belt truss system is a lateral load resisting system in...

to build complex structural systems. Structural engineers are responsible for making creative and efficient use of funds, structural elements and materials...

element, which makes up a structural system. Each support condition influences the behaviour of the elements and therefore, the system. Structures can be either...

non-building structures. A structural system is the combination of structural elements and their materials. It is important for a structural engineer to be able...

approach of structuralism. Saussure's Course in General Linguistics, published posthumously in 1916, stressed examining language as a dynamic system of interconnected...

limit state that must be accounted for in structural design is ultimate failure strength. In a well designed system, a localized failure should not cause...

not be able to hold in case of an earthquake, but in a tour de force of structural design, Komendant was able to achieve twice the ductility that a steel...

Structural functionalism, or simply functionalism, is "a framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together...

In structural engineering, the tube is a system where, to resist lateral loads (wind, seismic, impact), a building is designed to act like a hollow cylinder...

Structural batteries are multifunctional materials or structures, capable of acting as an electrochemical energy storage system (i.e. batteries) while...

In architecture and structural engineering, a space frame or space structure (3D truss) is a rigid, lightweight, truss-like structure constructed from...

T-slot structural framing is a framing system consisting of lengths of square or rectangular extruded aluminium, typically 6105-T5 aluminium alloy, with...

complex problems in structural mechanics, and it remains the method of choice for analyzing complex systems. In FEM, the structural system is modeled by a...

that these timbrel vaults represented an innovation in structural engineering. The tile system provided solutions that were impossible with traditional...

with non-load-bearing walls dividing interior space.[jargon] In this structural system, the building structure is separate of the interior partitions. This...

A buttressed core is a structural system for high buildings, consisting of a hexagonal core reinforced by three buttresses that form a Y shape. The buttressed...

resist biaxial traction.: 2–3  The structure elements are combined in structural systems. The majority of everyday load-bearing structures are section-active...

Structural dynamics is a type of structural analysis which covers the behavior of a structure subjected to dynamic (actions having high acceleration)...

the operational phase of the building. The direct inspection of the structural system is required to a certain degree which is decided by the judgement...

the fourteen story height of the building. The building's structural system consists of a system of trusses from which the various concrete slab floors are...

March 1982) was a Bangladeshi-American structural engineer and architect, who initiated important structural systems for skyscrapers. Considered the "father...

Structural engineers analyze, design, plan, and research structural components and structural systems to achieve design goals and ensure the safety and...

in 2009. The primary structure is reinforced concrete and some of the structural steel for the building originated from the Palace of the Republic in East...