Section 61 of 103
60. Load Path, Force Transfer and Failure Hierarchy
Stable section ID: S05-CON-015-SECTION-61 · 13 content blocks
A Load Path is the continuous route through which forces and moments pass from their point of origin through structural entities and Interfaces to the supporting ground or another resisting system.
Force Transfer is the mechanism through which axial force, shear, bending moment, torsion, bearing, tension, compression, impact, vibration, or other actions pass across an Interface.
Within a typical System05 connection, the intended structural sequence may be represented as:
Member → Cartridge → Node → Cartridge → Member
The actual Load Path shall be declared for the applicable configuration and shall include temporary construction, assembly, service, accidental, seismic, wind, fire, impact, and disassembly conditions where relevant.
A Failure Hierarchy is the intentionally designed order in which components yield, deform, release, lose function, or fail under conditions exceeding the normal design range.
System05 shall generally seek to:
protect the Node as the critical platform element;
localize replaceable damage within Cartridges or sacrificial elements;
protect primary Members from unnecessary irreversible damage;
preserve residual stability and inspectability;
prevent sudden, hidden, or disproportionate collapse.
A declared Failure Hierarchy shall be verified. Digital monitoring or intended sacrificial behavior shall not substitute for adequate physical capacity.