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A civil engineer chooses to use wooden beams because they will sag before they break. This is an example of?
Choosing a material that will show warning before it fails.
What vertical member are used to support girders and beams?
Vertical members are called posts. often they have braces on either side of the post to support the weight as well.
What is the use of cantilevers in construction?
: I would consider the most common use for cantilever beams to be in building construction.....and probably the most obvious example is in mediaeval buildings with a framework of oak beams . Everyone must have seen these old buildings where the upper stories are wider than the ground floor , very common in Europe . The ceiling beams for the ground floor (also the floor beams for the upstairs rooms)are arranged to project out through the walls by 10-18 inches (30-45cm) , and the wall structure for the upper stories is built apon the projecting ends . This allows a larger open space to be achieved in the ground floor rooms without annoying support pillars because the weight is partly offset by the weight of the upper stories acting as a counter balance . This technique has been described as a way to avoid the tax on the building 'footprint', but this is not true in all countries where it was adopted , the tax merely prompted a wider acceptance of the technique . The same building tricks are used on modern buildings and bridges , but are not always obvious or visible when the structure is completed .
Wood or steel beam to support a roof ceiling or floor?
There are two criteria for making the decision. 1) How much weight is the beam carrying. Wood beams look great and can carry most residential loads. Commercial buildings often use steel beams to carry the snow wind and floor loads, but heavy timber can also do the trick. 2) How should the wood or steel beam look? If the building is prettier using wood, that might be the way to go. If steel looks better - use steel. Sometimes a combination of wood and steel is perfect.
Difference between load bearing wall and framed structure?
Load bearing structures are structures where the loads are transferred to the foundation via load bearing walls(external and internal). These type of structures have a smaller window to walls ratio. Since the loads are borne by the walls the height of walls are limited. Framed structures are structures where the loads are transferred to the foundation via beams and columns. So beams and columns play a major role here. The loads in floor is transferred to the beams and then columns. These type structures can have large open areas in the walls. These type of structures can be adapted in high-rise buildings.
What kind of buildings did the ancient israelites have?
They were generally made of stones overlayed with mortar. Wooden beams held up the ceiling/roof.
Are ther wooden beams in the pyramids?
ARE THER WOODEN BEAMS IIN THE PYRAMIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION
What type of roofs did Egypt have?
The buildings had wooden beams and were covered with rushes or mats. This is one reason in ancient ruins that there are no roofs, but only walls left.
What does trussed mean?
Trussed means a rigid framework, as of wooden beams or metal bars, designed to support a structure, such as a roof.
Why are aftershocks dangerous to buildings after earthquake?
it may colapse the support beams that the building have already had weakend by the actuall earthquake, causing them to fall down!
Where is the rope in Herbert's lair on misson 6 club penguin?
The rope is on the wooden beams. The wooden beams are to the right of the door. They are right next to jerry can and table.
How is iron ore useful?
Iron ore was traditionally used to make metal poles. These metal poles would be used as support beams in buildings for example.
Which is the clearest example of cause and effect in The City Without Us?
Without daily pumping, Manhattan's subway tunnels would be flooded or If flooding were to go unchecked, steel support beams in buildings would rust. or Unheated buildings would result in a destructive freeze-thaw cycle.
What were Inca houses made of?
Inca homes and buildings were made out of fieldstones and dirt. The roofs were primarily made of wooden beams and thatch.
When old bulidings fall what are done with the old wooden beams?
Often they are sold as reclaimed material and then reused as beams or cut up into flooring.
What types of roofs did ancient Egypt have?
Im pretty sure they were made of palm logs
Why are you beams used as a support opposed to solid rectangular beams?
because you touch yourself at night
