Izakhiwo zensimbi ezinde zisetshenziswa kabanzi ezakhiweni ezinkulu zomphakathi nasezindaweni zokusebenzela zezimboni. Ikakhulukazi ingaphansi komthwalo ofile osuka kusisindo somuntu siqu, izakhiwo zensimbi zisebenza njengohlelo olulungile lwesakhiwo ukuze kwehliswe ngempumelelo umthwalo ofile.

Okubalulekile kuzonikezwa ekusebenzeni ngokubambisana kwe-superstructure kanye ne-substructure, enemiphumela yokuzamazama komhlaba ezindaweni eziningi ezicatshangelwayo. Ukubala imithwalo ye-seismic ngokusebenzisa imodeli yesakhiwo esibalulekile kuyindlela enengqondo kakhulu yokubonisa ukusebenzisana kwe-superstructure-substructure. Ukwenza lula kwesakhiwo esingaphansi kuzohambisana nezimiso eziguquguqukayo ezinokwethenjelwa ngokuqinisekisa ukusebenza ngemva kokuguqulwa okulinganayo kokuqina nesisindo.

Amamodeli wedizayini azosungulwa futhi ahlaziywe ngesoftware yokubala ekhethekile. Ngesikhathi sokumodela, imodeli yokubala izochazwa ngokunengqondo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuxhumana phakathi kwamasistimu ophahleni nezisekelo eziyinhloko kufana nemininingwane yesakhiwo sangempela. Ukuhlaziya ukucindezeleka kungenye into eyinhloko ecatshangelwayo: ngaphandle kokulingisa isimo sokusebenza sesakhiwo esiqediwe esihlanganiswe ngokugcwele, izimo zomthwalo eziyingqayizivele kuyo yonke indawo yokwakha nazo kufanele zihlolwe ukuze kuvinjelwe ukwehluleka kwendawo ngaphambi kwesikhathi okubangelwa ukucindezeleka ngokweqile ngaphambi kokuqedwa kwesakhiwo esigcwele. Ukulingisa kwesiteji sokwakha kuhlanganisa ukuphakanyiswa kwezingxenye, amakesi okulayisha ezigabeni ezihlukene zokwakha, indlela yokufaka ama-pre-cambering yamalungu esakhiwo, ukuhlanganiswa kwangaphambili kwezingxenye zensimbi nezinqubo zokususa umthwalo.

Isakhiwo sesakhiwo sizogwema ukunciphisa ukuqina kwendawo noma izinguquko ezisheshayo zejiyomethri ezidala izindawo ezisengozini ethambekele kumandla angaphakathi agxilile kanye nokuwohloka okukhulu. Ukuqinisa kuzosetshenziswa ezindaweni ezingaba buthaka ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukumelana nokuzamazama komhlaba. Kanjalo, ukwakheka kwesakhiwo kudinga ukusatshalaliswa okulinganayo kobunzima nokuqina, ubuqotho besakhiwo esibalulekile kanye nezindlela zokudlulisa umthwalo ezingadideki.

Imithwalo yokuzamazama komhlaba ebekwe ezinhlelweni zophahla izodluliswa ngempumelelo iye phansi ngama-bearings asekelayo. Isakhiwo esilinganayo nesilinganayo samadekhi ophahleni, izisekelo nezakhiwo ezingaphansi kuyanconywa ukuze kugwenywe amandla angaphakathi ophahleni olugxilile kanye nezimpendulo ezivelele zokuzungeza. Amasistimu okuthwala indawo abekwa kuqala ukuze kuthuthukiswe ubuqotho bophahla futhi asuse izingxenye ezintula ngesakhiwo kusukela ekuhlukeni kobukhulu noma ukuqina okungazelelwe. Ama-roofing assemblies angasindi akhethwa ngokulawula okuqinile ku-unit dead load yezinhlelo zokuvala uphahla.