Building Systems I Contents


Structural Systems in Framed and Walled Buildings

  1. A Brief History of Framed and Walled Structures: Part 1
  2. Gravity Systems
  3. Wind Systems: Diaphragms
  4. Wind Systems: Wind Trusses and Shear Walls Images
  5. Wind Systems: Portal and Moment Frames
  6. Spaceframes
  7. Farnsworth House Case Study
  8. Tuned Mass Dampers

Unframed and Unwalled Structural Systems In Buildings

  1. Examples of Architectural Systems
  2. Cable Stayed Systems
  3. Cantilever Systems
  4. Suspension Systems
  5. More Suspension Systems
  6. Vaults
  7. Gothic Compressive Systems
  8. Domes
  9. Lenticular
  10. Membrane
  11. Combination
  12. Miscellaneous
  13. Pneumatic
  14. Shell-MS
  15. Shell-BM
  16. Space Trusses
  17. Tensegrity Structures
  18. Torsion

Structural Systems Used in Bridges

  1. Santiago Calatrava's Bridges - Online Image Collection
  2. Santiago Calatrava's Bridges- Scintillating Essay
  3. Bridges by Various Designers - Online Image Collection


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