Classification of steel structures

TENSION MEMBERS

A tension member is designed as a structural member subjected to tensile force in a direction parallel to its longitudinal axis. A tension member is also called a tie member or simply a tie. Tension members are structural elements that are exposed to pure tensile forces. The determination of their cross segment is one of the least complex and most direct issues experienced in steel design.

A structural member is viewed as a pressure part if it is under a compressive load, either alone or with other loadings. Component parts of frames, columns, beam-columns, plates and the compression flange of beams or plate girders could be remembered for this classification. Examples of tension members are supporting structures and extensions, truss members and cables in suspended roof frameworks.

TYPES OF TENSION MEMBERS

The types of structure and method of end connections determine the type of a tension member in structural steel construction:

1.Wires and cables, 2. Rods and bars 3. Single structural shapes and plates 4. Built up members