1. It doesn’t matter what the subject is; once you’ve learnt how to study, you can do anything you want.

2. Trusses Beams Columns Floors/Slab Foundations

3. Superstructures –above ground Substructures – below ground

7. Trusses: Support the roof/cladding Beams: arranged to support the floor Columns: They transmit the building's weight to the foundations Slab/Floor: Support weight of human/equipment/facilities/ machinery Foundation: Made of reinforced concrete that supports all the weight.

8. Combination of beam and column Usually construct under the bridge and for large span structures like a warehouses and factories.

9. Important to improve the aesthetic value of the structures like at the mosques.