STRUCTURES - FRAME STRUCTURES

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STRUCTURES - FRAME STRUCTURES

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When walking through a town / city, we inevitably pass by a variety of structures. These range from homes and houses, to high rise buildings, stadiums, railway stations and many more. There are five main forms of structural frames: Plain Frame, Structural Frame, Space Frame. Monocoque and Semi-Monocoque.

A PLANE FRAME STRUCTURE

These are structures created in two dimensions. An example is seen opposite. This is a flat wooden frame, holding bricks in position, whilst the cement dries. This is a typical construction technique. Once the brick work is set in position, the plain frame structure can be removed, leaving the brick arch firmly and permanently in place.

STRUCTURAL FRAMES

These are three dimensional structures, often composed of girders, beams and columns. They are characterised by having columns to hold up sections of the structure. The steel structure of a stadium may have many anchor points to the ground. The roof of many sporting stadiums, are held in position, by this type of structure (see below)

Structural frames, often form the roof of railway stations, as seen around the world (see below). It is ideal for this type of building, as the roof spans a large area. The structural frame provides a safe, covered area, for people and trains. Note the columns that hold up the structure.

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