Frame+Structure

// A structure is a skeleton whose function is to support an architectural body. It can be made of different materials, ////as long as they are strong in compression and tension, such as: reinforced concrete, steel or wood. // // There are // **//different types of structures //**//, ////such as: // **// Light frame structures //**//: these were typically used in older buildings. It is a structure made by many closely spaced members that allowed it to be easily handled and assembled by nailing. // Heavy Timber Frame: //**//it consists on the post and lintel system where columns are placed on top of a foundation of concrete. // Platform Frame: //**//resembles to the light framing, with the difference in the length of the posts, where these do not go from bottom to top, because in each floor level the columns are different, but they are continued to be placed in top of the ones in the level above. // Steel Framing: //**//it is also based in the post and lintel system but using steel as the constructive material. This is because steel behaves well in tension and compression; offering the possibility of having a rigid structure that doesn’t require the use of many members, saving material. // 
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