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Structural Engineering. By: Roccou Knowles For Intro to Civil Engineering. What is a Structural Engineer?. Structural engineers analyze, design, plan and research structural components and structural systems to achieve design goals and ensure the safety and comfort of users.
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Structural Engineering By: Roccou Knowles For Intro to Civil Engineering
What is a Structural Engineer? • Structural engineers analyze, design, plan and research structural components and structural systems to achieve design goals and ensure the safety and comfort of users. • They also ensure that structures are built to be strong enough to withstand the different loads like wind, snow, rain, temperature, earthquakes and gravity.
What Do Structural Engineers Do ? Structural Engineers are responsible for the: • Structural Design • Structural analysis • Buildings • Bridges • Tunnels • Oil gas fields in the sea
Specialties in Structural Engineering Sometimes structural engineers specialize in different fields such as: • Bridge Engineering • Building Engineering • Pipeline engineering • Industrial Engineering