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A structural element is any part in the Structural section of the part menu. They ussually have a high impact tolerance, which makes them good to use for lithobraking.

Usage

As mentioned above, structural parts can be used for lithobraking, as most of them have an impact tolerance of 80 m/s; their main use, however is to provide a radial mounting point for parts that otherwise would have to be placed in-line with the rocket body, such as most engines.

Structural parts can be divided into 3 main categories; Adapters, couplers and struts, Beams, panels and radial elements, and Ground support.

Adapters, couplers and struts

These are parts that adapt from one radial size to another, such as the FL-A10 Adapter, which adapts from the tiny to small radial sizes. This category also includes couplers, a part that divides one node into 2 or more nodes, usually of the same size.

Beams, panels and radial elements

The parts in this caegory mostly resemble metal beams as their name suggests. These can be radially mounted to allow other parts to be placed, used for lithobraking, or decoration. Panels on the other hand are large, flat metal squares that can be used to give custom shapes to a craft, or be used for lithobraking as well.

Ground support

This isn't really much of a category, as it only includes the TT18-A Launch Stability Enhancer, ussually used to provide support to a large rocket before it lauches. Despite its 100 m/s impact tolerance, it can't be used for lithobraking, as it's impossible to life it off the launchpad.

List of parts

Adapters, Couplers & Struts

Image	Part	Radial size	Cost ()	Mass (t)	Max. Temp. (K)	Tolerance (m/s)	Tolerance (g)
	FL-A10 Adapter	Tiny, Small	150	0.05	2 000	6	50
	Rockomax Brand Adapter	Small, Large	500	0.1	2 000	6	50
	FL-A5 Adapter	Tiny, Small	100	0.04	2 000	6	50
	Rockomax Brand Adapter 02	Large, Small	450	0.08	2 000	6	50
	BZ-52 Radial Attachment Point	Small, Radial mounted	250	0.04	2 000	10	50
	Rockomax HubMax Multi-Point Connector	Small	900	1.5	2 000	15	50
	Structural Fuselage	Small	380	0.1	2 000	10	50
	TVR-200 Stack Bi-Coupler	Small, Small x 2	400	0.1	2 000	9	50
	TVR-1180C Mk1 Stack Tri-Coupler	Small, Small x 3	680	0.15	2 000	12	50
	TVR-2160C Mk2 Stack Quad-Coupler	Small, Small x 4	2 000	0.175	2 000	12	50
	TVR-200L Stack Bi-Adapter	Large, Small x 2	400	0.1	2 000	12	50
	TVR-300L Stack Tri-Adapter	Large, Small x 3	600	0.15	2 000	12	50
	TVR-400L Stack Quad-Adapter	Large, Small x 4	800	0.2	2 000	12	50
	Mk3 Engine Mount	Mk3	2500	0.7	2 600	50	50

Beams, panels and radial elements

Image	Part	Radial size	Cost ()	Mass (t)	Max. Temp. (K)	Tolerance (m/s)	Tolerance (g)
	EAS-4 Strut Connector	Radial mounted	42	0.05	2 000	12	50
	Cubic Octagonal Strut	Tiny	16	0.001	2 000	7	50
	Octagonal Strut	Tiny	20	0.001	2 000	7	50
	Modular Girder Adapter	Small	50	0.25	2 000	80	50
	Modular Girder Segment	Small	25	0.125	2 000	80	50
	Modular Girder Segment XL	Small	75	0.375	2 000	80	50
	M-Beam 650 I-Beam	Tiny	50	0.08	2 000	80	50
	M-Beam 200 I-Beam	Tiny	25	0.375	2 000	80	50
	M-Beam 200 I-Beam Pocket Edition	Tiny	14	0.1875	2 000	80	50
	The Not-Rockomax Micronode	Tiny	25	0.15	2 000	15	50
	M-1x1 Structural Panel	Tiny	30	0.075	2 000	80	50
	M-2x2 Structural Panel	Tiny	90	0.3	2 000	80	50
	Small Hardpoint	Radial mounted	60	0.05	2 000	20	50
	Structural Pylon	Radial mounted	125	0.2	2 000	70	50

Ground Support

Image	Part	Radial size	Cost ()	Max. Temp. (K)	Tolerance (m/s)
	TT18-A Launch Stability Enhancer	Radial mounted	200	2 000	100