This article explores how roof geometry shapes strength, span capacity, and stability in large structural designs
Category: Analysis
Roof structures chart the progress of engineering across history. From primitive shelters to advanced digital designs, each generation expanded the possibilities of enclosing space.
Whether dealing with reinforced concrete, steel, timber, or masonry, engineers must adapt strategies to each material’s strengths and limitations. This article examines strengthening principles and methods for all major structural types.
While modern finite element analysis dominates practice, the logic of graphical statics underpins structural engineering intuition, making it a foundational skill for the well-rounded engineer.
This article explains how to model structures realistically within static linear assumptions. It focuses on boundary conditions, load application, geometry simplifications, and model stability.
Parametric design and visual scripting form a methodological bridge between conceptual intent and structural performance. These tools encode decisions, by transforming repetitive modelling into intelligent systems that adapt to constraints and goals.
Torsion is a fundamental aspect of structural behaviour. In asymmetric buildings, it becomes a governing factor. It alters load paths, stresses, and deformation.
This article investigates how across-wind loads impact rectangular tall buildings, what the Eurocode and other global standards say about them, and where these provisions fail to capture the full picture.
This article presents the major considerations in long-span roof design. It explores issues that go beyond basic strength. Each section explains what the engineer must assess, how to evaluate it, and what happens when it is ignored.
This article explores the principles behind robustness checks, their significance, and why treating them as just a code requirement is not enough.