Answer:
Structural elements can be lines, surfaces or volumes.
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Structural element
Rod - axial loads.
Beam - axial and bending loads.
Struts or Compression members- compressive loads.
Ties, Tie rods, eyebars, guy-wires, suspension cables, or wire ropes - tension loads.
Explanation:
Structural elements may include external and internal load-bearing brick or masonry walls, mud walls or timber-framed walls; columns of stone, cast iron or concrete; stone, brick or concrete vaults; timber, iron or steel beams, trusses, girders and many others.
