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Structural Anaylsis and Design

Structural analysis involves calculating and predicting how a structure will behave under applied loads by considering factors like cross-sectional dimensions, reinforcement, and material properties. Structural design then decides the dimensions of structural members based on the structural analysis and aims to produce a structure that can resist loads without failure in a safe and cost-effective way.

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Structural Anaylsis and Design

Structural analysis involves calculating and predicting how a structure will behave under applied loads by considering factors like cross-sectional dimensions, reinforcement, and material properties. Structural design then decides the dimensions of structural members based on the structural analysis and aims to produce a structure that can resist loads without failure in a safe and cost-effective way.

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Structural Anaylsis and Design

Engineering is a vast practice and it is made up of different disciplines,


namely chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering. Structural
engineering is a sub-discipline of civil engineering, whereby structural
engineers design the form and shape of man-made structures.

What is structural analysis?


When new structures are conceptualised there are a whole host of
factors that need to be considered from the outset. A structure’s ‘ability
to operate under applied loads’, or more simply, how it will cope under
strain and stress, is a key one.

Guided by mechanical theory and obeying physical laws, structural


analysis sets out to predict the behaviour of a structure vs. load.
Structural analysis is commonly used on structures that are judged on
their ability to bear loads. As a practice, it aims to assess the integrity of
a conceptual structure by computing stresses and potential
deformations.
In a structural analysis problem the following properties may be given:

Cross-sectional dimensions
Number of reinforcement members
Reinforcement diameter
Location of the reinforcement
Material mechanical properties
Structural analysis is a hugely important step in a construction or review
process. Without undertaking this work there will be no proof of
structural soundness, meaning buildings and vehicles would be
manufactured without key load bearing points scrutinised for
effectiveness.It confirms the resistance, strength, and adequacy of a
structure, therefore.

What is structural design?


While structural analysis deals with the calculations and observations of
load and stress, structural design decides the dimensions of the
structural members by using those structural analysis findings.

Once the above has been confirmed, projects can then move into the
phase of structural design. The objective of structural design is to
produce a structure capable of resisting all applied loads without failure.

Structural engineers aim to find out the safest and most cost-effective
structure specifications, accounting for the use of materials, geometry,
technology, and structural member size – all whilst maintaining that the
structure remains strong, stable, and rigid enough to carry loads of
structure during its life period.

Structural design requires a balanced mixture of imagination and critical


thinking, combining a sound knowledge of basic mechanics, physics,
material chemistry, and knowledge of modern design standards and
codes of practice.

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