In mechanical engineering we call this the load path. You want to be sure 1- you know the load path 2- the load path doesn't go where you don't want it to and

In mechanical engineering we call this the load path. You want to be sure 1- you know the load path 2- the load path doesn't go where you don't want it to and 3- everything in the load path is strong enough. A good example of a famous failure if this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyatt_Regency_walkway_collapse https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyatt_Regency_walkway_collap...