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.
Category: Structures
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 explores the major updates that affect structural engineers working on timber frame designs. It focuses on shear transfer mechanisms, racking wall performance, enhanced connection modelling, and service life provisions.
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 explores how engineers idealise structures for analysis. It explains what idealisation involves, how to classify structural elements, and how to model boundary conditions…
This article explores the dangers of neglecting initial imperfections in slender columns. It outlines failure mechanisms, relevant design codes, case examples, and best practices for safer engineering.
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.