Question

The two main architectural systems of frame construction are ________________
a.
the skeleton and the post-and lintel.
b.
the materials and the truss.
c.
the design and the architect.
d.
the shell and the skeleton.


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

D

The two principal frame-construction systems are the skeleton (a framed structure of columns/beams) and the shell (a load-bearing exterior envelope).