Post+&+Lintel

Is one of the most simple construction techniques. Used since the stonehege, I was mostly used in entarnces and oppening. Through the history this construction system made possible some more complex buildings because it can holds greater weights and even longer structures culd have been built In this type of structures two forces act, compression and tension, and both of them, in conjunction; create a balance that makes posible the stability in the system. This kind of structure can be made in several materials like steel, aluminium and plastic, each of them with different resistence. The disadvantages of the post-lintel structure is that it is not effective for buildings with more than two floors, so in this case, it has to be combined with other techniques so the building doesn’t collaps.