| Structural engineering is the analysis and design of | | | | project budget. |
| structural support systems for buildings, | | | | Using beams, columns, plates and other structural |
| commercial complexes, industrial structures and | | | | components, the engineer will design a practical |
| bridges. This branch of engineering concentrates | | | | and safe system of support that complies with all |
| on sustaining a load safely, and depends heavily on | | | | project criteria. He may use materials made from |
| principles of mathematics and physics to design | | | | steel or iron as a structural base, though |
| these supports. | | | | pre-stressed concrete and pre-cast panels are |
| The duties involved in structural engineering | | | | another genuine option. For small structures, |
| services are complex and varied, but the basic | | | | timbers can also be an efficient support material |
| goal is always to design a support system that will | | | | and also facilitates a unique look. |
| allow the structure to stay safely and to reduce | | | | During the design cycle of a structure, structural |
| the risk of collapse. An engineering firm must | | | | engineers work closely with building owners, and |
| consider other factors such as weather, | | | | architects to deliver feasible solutions. For |
| temperature changes and many others during | | | | structurally demanding projects like skyscrapers, |
| design and pick materials that can withstand such | | | | the engineer often commands and drives the |
| components. The structural engineering firm must | | | | design process. In some cases structural elements |
| design a structure with just enough deflection and | | | | often take primacy over architectural aspects, |
| lean to account for usual shifts and extension | | | | though the design must still accommodate the |
| without creating discomfort or danger for | | | | essential building elements such as electrical and |
| inhabitants. Ultimately, the firm must realize the | | | | mechanical systems. |
| design and identify materials that fit within the | | | | |