STRUCTURE Articles

This final article of a three-part series explores the financial aspects of running your own structural engineering firm, from taxes to billing.

The SEAOC SE Pathways Initiative is a multi-stage program that fosters career growth in the profession, from college enrollment through retirement.

This article is the third of a three-part Joint Summer Series, “Disaster Response and Lessons Learned,” produced by NCSEA, SEI, and CASE.

This Guastavino ceiling serves as an example of how a combination of iterative site documentation and nuanced structural analysis, using historic methods with modern computational tools, can allow for a repair strategy that minimizes impact and maximizes preservation of original structure.

Key parameters influence roofing system selection between standing-seam metal and insulated sandwich panel in modern stadiums.

Adaptive reuse works as an affordable housing mechanism, but developers and the design team must confront and quantify the practical constraints in every project.

Adding a solar array canopy to a parking garage requires some structural engineering design but can add value to the owner’s investment.

As more homeowners choose metal buildings over traditional wood-frame construction for vehicle storage and workshop space, structural engineers are increasingly involved in the design review and permitting process for these structures.

Current fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) strengthening guidance and emerging research have practical design implications for practicing engineers.

Structural engineers can reduce the risk of facade-related litigation with these practical recommendations.

Structural engineering is a profession built on judgment, experience, and trust. Engineers learn the technical foundations of practice through education and training, but much of what makes someone effective in the profession is developed over time through exposure to projects, colleagues, mentors, and difficult decisions.

This article is the second of a three-part Joint Summer Series, “Disaster Response and Lessons Learned,” produced by NCSEA, SEI, and CASE.