Only 5 of the
questions are shown in this demo version of the structures exercise.
The contents of
the Structures section of the KS3 D&T software are listed below.
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Structures notes and
animations
- Introduction: what is a structure?
- Frame structures
- Shell structures
- Combination of frame and shell
structures
- Stone structures
- Brick and block structures
- Concrete structures
- Composites
- Loads
- Forces:
- compression
- tension
- torsion
- shear
- Structural sections
- Joints in wooden structures
- Knock-down fittings
- Joints in metal structures
- welding
- soldering and brazing
- riveting
- nuts, bolts, screws
- Joints in plastic structures
- Physical and chemical properties, and
characteristics of materials used in structures
- Support and reinforcement of
structures
- Equilibrium
- Centre of gravity
- Moments
- Force diagrams
- parallelogram of forces
- triangle of forces
- Testing structures
- Interactive Exercises: exploring the
qualities of structures / calculations / interpreting numeric
information (demo version illustrated above)
- Bridges (details opposite)
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