Common Cartridges

Our Common Cartridges are IMS GLC validated and conformance tested.

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Structures

Structures are covered by four IMS Common Cartridges.

IMS Common Cartridge

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Cartridge Name Registration Number
Site Licence Price
Structures_CC2
IMSAB4ma2011W8
£60
Bridges_CC2
IMSAB4ma2011W5
£10
Wood_Joints_and_KD_Fittings_CC2
IMSAB4ma2011W3
£30
Joints_in_Metal_and_Plastic_Parts_CC2
IMSAB4ma2011W4
£10

 

 

 

 

 

 

Structures Common Cartridge Description

The cartridge describes:

  • 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
  • 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.

 

 

Description of a structure
 

Interactive exercise, type your answer into the box , then click the Check Answer button.

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