Structural failure | Astiucture must be able to with sland the weight or load placed on It. If Ht cannot do this t will collapse. This is known as structural failure. I is the designers job to prevent structural failure, and he does this by studying the loads that will be put on fo astructure, and then putting Ina safety factor. There ate two types of loading on a structure and these are known as static oad and dynamic load. Dynamic load Structural Failure Static Load static load Is one where there Is no movement involved. The load on the structure Is stationary and does move around, An example of this type of load would be a fable with a ple of books placed on It. Once the books have been put on the table they do not move. Dynamic Load Dynamic loading is when the load put [on @ structure has some movement. This type of loading Is harder to design for, because the loading s constantly ‘changing. An example of this type of loading § a bridge, as cars and lortles of different sizes and weights are ‘constantly moving across it. ‘Question 4 Give two examples of the two types of loading. Can you suggest why a structure may fall?