# Understanding Structural Systems

**URL:** <https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/understanding-structural-systems/2117>\
**Category:** Project Planning & Design\
**Created:** [November 1, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/understanding-structural-systems/2117 "2020-11-01T22:11:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![linda](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/19.png) [@linda](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/linda)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/understanding-structural-systems/2117/1 "2020-11-01T22:11:41Z")

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@coachkellyclarke  
Is symmetry in a building required to avoid torsion?

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**Author:** ![jesicka](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/jesicka/32/442_2.png) [@jesicka](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/jesicka)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/understanding-structural-systems/2117/2 "2020-11-01T22:12:21Z")

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@coachkellyclarke

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**Author:** ![linda](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/19.png) [@linda](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/linda)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/understanding-structural-systems/2117/3 "2020-11-01T22:13:41Z")

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@jesicka thanks!

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**Author:** ![coachkellyclarke\_SME](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/20.png) [@coachkellyclarke\_SME](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/coachkellyclarke_SME)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/understanding-structural-systems/2117/4 "2020-11-08T20:33:28Z")

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@linda Yes! A symmetrical plan creates equal resistance along both axes. Put another way, this means there is less torsion present because the plan isn’t receiving unequal forces.