Structural Engineering

Structural engineering deals with the design of your home, with the purpose of supporting and resisting various loads. Though other disciplines touch on this field, a physical object or system is truly considered a part of structural engineering, regardless of its central scientific or industrial application, if its main function is designed to resist loads.

Structural engineers make efficient use of the occupants and are responsible for making efficient use of funds and materials to achieve these goals. Engineers design simple beams, columns, and floors of a new building, including calculating the loads on each member and the load capacity of building materials such as (steel, timber, masonry, and concrete). Also, they calculate the physics of moisture, heat and energy as they relate to building components. as they relate to building components.

Structural loads on structures are generally classified as live loads and dead loads. Live loads are the weight of a building's occupants and furniture, the forces/weights of wind and water, and seismic activity. Dead loads are the weight of the structure itself and all major architectural components, as well as roof loads experienced only during construction. The limiting design criteria include forces of nature also. To set up a free in home consultation click the link below.

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