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STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS ERT352 FARM STRUCTURES It doesn’t matter what the subject is; once you’ve learnt how to study, you can do anything you want.

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Page 1: It doesn’t matter what the subject is; once you’ve learnt how to study, you can do anything you want

STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS

ERT352FARM STRUCTURES

It doesn’t matter what the subject is; once you’ve learnt how to study, you can do anything you want.

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Structural Elements• Trusses• Beams• Columns• Floors/Slab• Foundations

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Structural Elements

Superstructures –above ground

Substructures – below ground

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Greenhouses

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Structural Elements Functions

• Trusses: Support the roof/cladding• Beams: arranged to support the floor• Columns: They transmit the building's

weight to the foundations• Slab/Floor: Support weight of

human/equipment/facilities/ machinery

• Foundation: Made of reinforced concrete that supports all the weight.

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Frames

• Combination of beam and column• Usually construct under the bridge and for large

span structures like a warehouses and factories.

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Arches

• Important to improve the aesthetic value of the structures like at the mosques.

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To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe. 

-Marilyn vos Savant- 

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