Structural Engineering is a specialised branch of Civil Engineering, and its applications are extremely diverse. A great deal of what Structural Engineers do involves designing things to be built, and then helping to build them.
An architect may come up with a building design, but it's the Structural Engineer's responsibility to fit the structure to the architecture, and decide on what structural system is best suited to that particular building. The Structural Engineer may design the beams, the columns, the walls, the foundation or any structural element to make the building stand up.
A Structural Engineer might also be involved in the demolition or dismantling of a structure, either permanently or in order to repair it. For both of these processes, they need to know about the forces that act on a structure from the stresses put on a bridge by heavy traffic or by strong winds on a tall building or on any structure by seasonal temperature changes.
Structural Engineers also inspect and report on structural building buildings and may prepare designs and details for repair and remedial works. Such defects may range from serious problems such as subsidence or collapse to minor defects such as wall tie corrosion or roof spread.
An architect may come up with a building design, but it's the Structural Engineer's responsibility to fit the structure to the architecture, and decide on what structural system is best suited to that particular building. The Structural Engineer may design the beams, the columns, the walls, the foundation or any structural element to make the building stand up.
A Structural Engineer might also be involved in the demolition or dismantling of a structure, either permanently or in order to repair it. For both of these processes, they need to know about the forces that act on a structure from the stresses put on a bridge by heavy traffic or by strong winds on a tall building or on any structure by seasonal temperature changes.
Structural Engineers also inspect and report on structural building buildings and may prepare designs and details for repair and remedial works. Such defects may range from serious problems such as subsidence or collapse to minor defects such as wall tie corrosion or roof spread.
Along with technical know-how, a Structural Engineer needs a host of other skills to be able to interact with professional and non-professional colleagues and clients. Problem resolution, time management and good communications are all skills have to be developed by a Structural Engineer. In most cases construction work costs a lot of money and proceeds very rapidly, so if there are problems, then they need to be resolved as quickly as possible.
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