[[wiki-architecture]] · [[Biographies]] · [[ARCHITECTURE]] · [[000]] # Structural element In structural engineering, structural elements are used in structural analysis to split a complex structure into simple elements (each bearing a structural load). Within a structure, an element cannot be broken down (decomposed) into parts of different kinds (e.g., beam or column). Structural building components are specialized structural building products designed, engineered and manufactured under controlled conditions for a specific application. They are incorporated into the overall building structural system by a building designer. Examples are wood or steel roof trusses, floor trusses, floor panels, I-joists, or engineered beams and headers. A structural building component manufacturer or truss manufacturer is an individual or company regularly engaged in the manufacturing of components. Structural elements can be lines, surfaces or volumes. Line elements: Rod - axial loads Beam - axial and bending loads Pillar Post (structural) Struts or Compression members- compressive loads Ties, Tie rods, eyebars, guy-wires, suspension cables, or wire ropes - tension loads Surface elements: membrane - in-plane loads only shell - in plane and bending moments Concrete slab deck shear panel - shear loads only Volumes: Axial, shear and bending loads for all three dimensions == See also == Load-bearing wall Post and lintel Stressed member engine == References == - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 06 - Structural Design]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/Structural Codes]] - [[Building Construction/Structural Systems]] - [[Structures/Structural Engineering]] - [[Wiki-Architecture/Elements and Typologies]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 06 - Structural Design/Section 1 - Loads Forces and Effects]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 06 - Structural Design/Section 2 - Soils and Foundations]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 06 - Structural Design/Section 3A - Timber]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 06 - Structural Design/Section 3B - Bamboo]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 06 - Structural Design/Section 4 - Masonry]]