Bài giảng Anh Văn chuyên ngành công nghệ kỹ thuật

1. What is a structure?

It is the part of a building that carries its weight.

2. What are the two tasks included in the structural design?

The design of the structure and the analysis of the

structure are the two tasks included in the structural design.

3. What is most important member of a typical multi-storey structure? Why?

It is the floor. Because of two reasons: it repeats all the

way up the building, and it has the greatest effect on the

dead load of the building.