The human body is a very good example of a structure. Let's consider a man carrying a pot on his head and a bucket on his arm.
Note the sequence
Head must be able to support and transfer to
neck,Neck transfers to the trunk - vertebral column,
Arm must stay horizontal to be able to
transfer to trunkTrunk shares to the two legs
Legs transfers to feet
Feet transfers to ground - like pad footings do.
This is how loads are distributed in structures say a building 🏢
