spaceframe
Rigid skeletal framework
A spaceframe is a rigid structural framework made of interlocking struts arranged in geometric patterns, typically triangles or tetrahedrons.
The design distributes stress across the entire structure rather than concentrating it at joints, making spaceframes lightweight yet strong.
They're used in architecture for large roof spans the convention center's spaceframe ceiling, in racing cars and aircraft for chassis construction, and in modular furniture systems.
Framework of intersecting lines
- meshInterlocking open weave
- networkInterconnected system
- interlockingEngaging by overlap
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
tessellation · honeycomb · triangulated · tetrahedral · octahedral · reticulum · web · crisscross
grid
Framework of intersecting lines
- meshInterlocking open weave
- networkInterconnected system
- interlockingEngaging by overlap
matrix · tessellation · honeycomb · triangulated · tetrahedral · octahedral · reticulum · web · crisscross · node
geodesic
Shortest curved-surface path
prefabrication · habitat · canopy · pavilion · atrium · skylight · roof · enclosure · span · futuristic
chassis
Structural support base
- monocoqueSelf-supporting outer structure
- tubularHaving cylinder form
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
automotive · titanium · load-bearing · stiffness · rigidity · welding · riveting · buckling · torsion · dynamics
spaceframemonocoque
Self-supporting outer structure
load-bearing wall · bearing wall · solid core · post-and-beam · concrete slab
spaceframemasonry
Building with mortared blocks
stone construction · rammed earth · adobe · log construction
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