Presentación sobre estructuras
A structure is resistant when it is capable of enduring the efforts to wich it is subject.
Normally efforts are a combination of forces, but we can classify them in five types
Types of efforts or stress:
Traction Effort: An element is subjected to a traction effort, when the forces acting on it, they try to stretch it. An example would be the cable of a crane.
– Compression Effort: An element is subjected to a compressive effort, when the forces acting on it, they tend or try to compress it. Example the legs of a chair.
– Flexing Effort or Bending effort: An element is subjected to a bending stress, when the forces acting on it, they try to bend it. An example it’s the board of a table.
– Torsion Effort: An element is subjected to a torsion effort, when the forces acting on it, they try to twist it. Example: a key opening a lock.
– Cutting Effort or Sliding Effort: An element is subjected to a cutting effort, when the forces acting on it, they try to cut it. Example: a scissor.
