Structural Engineering

Structural engineering is designed to understand and test the stability of buildings. It is also used to create designs and work with other designers to implement thee designs into the structures to improve their stability and provide additional safety. Structural engineering will use several simple structure elements to combine them and build a highly complex structure. Many structural engineers specialise in a particular field such as bridge engineering, pipeline engineering, or more detailed engineering structures, for example, vehicles, aircraft or ships. Structural engineering requires detailed understanding of dynamic and static loading and the structures that are able to resist them. Structural engineers work closely with architects and other engineers on new builds to help with the design and construction of these structures to ensure they are stable and safe. Structural engineers design these buildings and structures to resist any natural pressures and factors that may damage them or cause them to collapse. Their scientific and mathematical approach helps to ensure the buildings/structures do not rotate or vibrate excessively or even collapse and that they will remain stable.