This article explains principles, design methodologies, analysis techniques, failure modes, code provisions, and practical strategies against the disproportionate collapse of structures.
Category: Analysis
This article explores the evolution and current state of foundation settlement prediction. It compares empirical, analytical, and numerical approaches, identifying their strengths, assumptions, and application contexts.
This article explores how roof geometry shapes strength, span capacity, and stability in large structural designs
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.