BASIC BUILDING STRUCTURE

Definition

The act of constructing , erecting or establishing.

The art of constructing edifies , or the practice of civil Arcthec

like house , church , castle , stadium etc.

In simple language , a structure that has a roof & walls & stands more or less permanently in one place.

HISTORY

The 1st. Shelter on earth constructed by a relatively close ancestor to humans is believed to be built 500,000 years ago by an early ancestor of human , homo erectus

BUILDING

THE basic building structure in simple words of building comes in wide amount of shapes & functions & have been adapted through out history for wide no. of factors its from building materials , to whether condition , to land prices , ground condition , aesthetic reasons

Its needs of society:- shelter from whether & general living space , to provide privacy , to store belongings & to comfortably live & work

BUILDING

There are many diff. building in diff. area , city , country etc

Like diff. building in Maharashtra & Kerala with their suitable environment.

Like diff. building in china & the US. Now we see various building types.

Building Types

Agricultural building Commercial building Residential building Educational building Governmental building Industrial building Religious building Transport building

Agricultural Building

Chicken house Farm house Green house Water mill Shed wind mill House mill Cold storage

Commercial Building

Bank Bar Pub Coffee house Hotel Market Shopping mall

Residential Building

Apartment block Nursing home Town house Villa Resort Cottage

Educational Building

College School Museum Art gallery

Governmental Building

Capitol City hall Court house Fire & police station Meeting house Post office Jail

Industrial Building

Factory Foundry ( Iron) Mining Power plant Refinery Mill

Religious Building

Church Basilica Temple Gurudwara

Transport Building

Air port Bus station Metros Taxi station Railway station

Basic concepts & terms

The four basic structural components of a house are roof , the vertical support ,the floor etc.

Roof

Roof acts as a covering & protect the house from any type of harm

Floor Floor is the primary source of

horizontal load support in a house

Vertical support

This includes both type of structure that is walls & columns & this provide support to the floor & roof