Editing Space frame (section)

{{Short description|Rigid three-dimensional load-bearing truss structure}}
[[Image:ITP Zamudio.jpg|thumb|225px|The roof of this industrial building is supported by a space frame structure.]]
[[File:Articulacion malla.svg|thumb|225px|If a force is applied to the blue node and the red bar were {{em|not}} present, the resultant effect on the structure would depend entirely on the blue node's bending rigidity, {{em|i.e.}}{{tsp}}to its resistance (or lack thereof) to bending; however, with the red bar in place, then assuming negligible bending rigidity of the blue node as compared with the red bar's contributing rigidity, this 3-dimensional load-bearing truss structure could be solved using a rigidity matrix (neglecting angular factors).]]
In [[architecture]] and [[structural engineering]], a '''space frame''' or '''space structure''' ([[Three-dimensional space|3D]] [[truss]]) is a rigid, lightweight, truss-like structure constructed from interlocking [[strut]]s in a [[geometry|geometric]] [[pattern]]. Space frames can be used to span large areas with few interior supports. Like the truss, a space frame is strong because of the inherent rigidity of the triangle; flexing [[Structural load|load]]s (bending [[moment (physics)|moments]]) are transmitted as [[tension (mechanics)|tension]] and [[compression (physical)|compression]] loads along the length of each strut.

Chief applications include buildings and vehicles.