House
Structure
Every house
has a frame. Though some houses utilize steel framing,
most houses are made of wooden beams, floor joists,
walls studs, roof rafters and related components.To
insure the structure's strength, these parts are
connected using basic engineering principles.
The first step in constructing a house is to lay
foundation for it. Foundation and footing deliver
loads from the house down to solid soil.So the foundation
should be very strong. The footing is wider than
the foundation to spread out loads. Weight of roof
materials and loads compresses roof rafters, which
pull ceiling joists from each end, placing them
under tension. The resulting triangle transfers
roof loads out to rafter ends where the weight is
carried by supporting walls.
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