Structural engineering depends on the knowledge of materials and their properties, in order to understand how different materials resist and support loads...

inspection. Structural material – Structural mechanics – Structural pipe fitting – Structural robustness – Structural steel – Structural steel design...

material is stressed beyond its strength limit, causing fracture or excessive deformations; one limit state that must be accounted for in structural design...

of the structural performance of different materials and geometries. Structural engineering design uses a number of relatively simple structural concepts...

consists of a mixture of nuclear fuel, fission products, control rods, structural materials from the affected parts of the reactor, products of their chemical...

slightly basic). Strontium aluminate cement can be used as refractory structural material. It can be prepared by sintering of a blend of strontium oxide or...

plays an important role in structural determination. Most materials have a crystalline structure, but some important materials do not exhibit regular crystal...

impinge on or interact with its structural features, which are smaller than the wavelength. To behave as a homogeneous material accurately described by an...

Structural steel is steel used for making construction materials in a variety of shapes. Many structural steel shapes take the form of an elongated beam...

hydric or structural functions. The behaviour of concrete based on plant fibre is mainly governed by the amount of the fibre constituting the material. Several...

field of materials science and engineering include the following: Mechanical properties are important in structural and building materials as well as...

was becoming cheaper and more plentiful, it also became a major structural material following the building of the innovative first iron bridge in 1778...

A structural load or structural action is a mechanical load (more generally a force) applied to structural elements. A load causes stress, deformation...

of buildings that have been the largest dome built with a given structural material: List of structures that have been the largest dome on their continent:...

iron. Its success inspired the widespread use of cast iron as a structural material, and today the bridge is celebrated as a symbol of the Industrial...

(/ˈkɛrətɪn/) is one of a family of structural fibrous proteins also known as scleroproteins. It is the key structural material making up scales, hair, nails...

made of one or more layers of transparent materials with suitable indices of refraction. The structural material may be a metal, in which case the reflecting...

on top of the structural concrete or insulation, on top of which other finishing materials can be applied, or the structural material can be left bare...

a decorative material, and was replaced by modern steel and concrete for structural purposes. Cast iron is not a good structural material for handling...

"The performance of cob as a building material". The Structural Engineer. 73 (7). The Institution of Structural Engineers: 111–15. Practical Sustainability:...

Shanxi, since the loess earth is structurally uniform and compacted, providing easy access to good quality building material with stable structure, earth-sheltered...

Structural geology is the study of the three-dimensional distribution of rock units with respect to their deformational histories. The primary goal of...

calculations of the strength of structural members or the behaviour of structural material, but the profession of structural engineer only really took shape...

syndrome is caused by an inherited defect in type IV collagen—a structural material needed for the normal function of different body parts. Since type...

Structural engineering depends upon a detailed knowledge of loads, physics and materials to understand and predict how structures support and resist self-weight...

fuel particles structural support and is the main diffusion barrier to the release of fission products. Silicon carbide composite material has been investigated...

crosslinked polymer that comprises the main structural material of higher plants. A hydrophobic material, it is derived from precursor monolignols. Heterogeneity...

intermolecular composites (MIC), matrix materials, and hydrides. These materials must be strong enough to act as structural components, be sufficiently stable...

for new structural materials that are light weight but offer exceptional combinations of stiffness, strength, and toughness. Such materials would need...

as buildings, bridges, aircraft and ships. Structural analysis uses ideas from applied mechanics, materials science and applied mathematics to compute...