Structures Notes and Animations  

This Structures Package is also part of the KS3 Design and Technology software.
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
    • bending
  • Structural sections
  • Joints in wooden structures (See details below)
  • 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
  • Bridges 
    • beam bridges
    • continuous span bridge
    • simple span bridge
    • cantilever span bridge
    • cantilever with suspended span bridge
    • Warren deck truss bridge
    • Warren (through)Truss
    • Pratt Truss (through truss)
    • Howe Truss (through truss)
    • Lattice Truss (through truss)
    • Plate girder bridge 
    • Deck beam bridge
    • Orthotropic beam bridge
    • Rigid frame (inclined legs)
    • Rigid Frame (with V- legs)
    • Stone arch bridge
    • Open spandrel deck arch bridge
    • Spandrel braced arch bridge
    • Cantilever through truss bridge
    • Trussed deck arch bridge
    • Trussed through arch bridge
    • Ribbed arch bridge
    • Suspension bridge
    • Cable stayed bridge

Structures package includes all the animations in the 
Wood Joints package

Wood Joints Animation   View demo animation

  • The reason that wood joints are used

  • Butt joint

  • Lapped joint

  • Tongue and grooved joint

  • Finger joint / comb joint

  • Dovetail joint

  • Lapped dovetail joint

  • Housing joint

  • Corner bridle joint

  • Through mortice and tenon joint

  • Stopped mortice and tenon joint

  • "T" halving joint

  • Bare faced tenon joint

  • Dowelled joint

  • Cross halving joint

  • "T" bridle joint

The package also includes:

  • Workshop safety rules

  • Workshop safety in detail

  • Risk assessment exercises

Structures Package

Structures notes and animations, including materials, loads, forces and other structures technology.


You can use eLearning Credits to buy this product

Single User £25
Site Licence £60

Includes the 
Wood Joints Animation 
package plus Bridges

Animations are used throughout to illustrate processes and principles.

Example exercise are shown above.
If you can read the question, type 
your answer into the box , then 
click on the Check Answer button.

Structures examples from around the world

The screenshots illustrate how animations are used on text pages to illustrate topics.

Frame structures, shell structures, beams, cantilevers, struts, ties.

Detailed animations explain processes such as the hand lay-up of GRP.

Composites and other materials used in structures

Learning Objectives

Students will learn that: 

  • there are various types of structures, including frame structures, shell structures, combination of frame and shell structures, and structures made from bricks, blocks, stone and composites

  • each structural type and each building material has its own specific technology

  • loads and other forces act on structures, including compression, tension, torsion, shear, bending forces

  • each material has specific chemical and physical properties

  • materials used to build structures can be reinforced and strengthened in various ways, including using structural sections and composites

  • equilibrium, moments, centre of gravity and force diagrams are used when designing structures

  • a safety factor is calculated into the design of structures

  • materials and components are fixed by temporary and  permanent ways by:

    • electric arc welding

    • soldering and brazing

    • riveting

    • nuts and bolts

    • adhesives

  • solid timber is very absorbent at its ends

  • the end of solid timber has "end grain"

  • gluing to end grain results in a weak joint

  • the aim of a wood joint is to: 

    • glue to the sides of timber whenever possible

    • include a mechanical joint 

  • joints are designed for particular purposes

  • there are a range of standard joints that are adapted for specific purposes.

With regard to safety, students will learn:

  • safety rules

  • designer's safety responsibility

  • risk assessment

  • safety rules and defined procedures

  • hazard warnings and instructions

  • safe materials

  • safe storage of materials

  • tool safety

  • safety features on tools

  • safe working practices

  • safe working area

  • product safety

  • to write risk assessments.

This product is suitable for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students.   

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Structures animations and written explanations of loads, forces and other structures technology.

Single User £25
Site Licence £60

Includes the
Wood Joints Animation package

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