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Practical articles on steel design, STAAD.Pro automation, OpenSTAAD and C#, and using AI well in structural engineering work.
Programming for engineersAlgorithms for Weight Optimization of Steel Structures: A Guide for Civil Engineers
As civil engineers, we’re always striving to design structures that are not only strong and stable but also efficient and cost-effective. When
Programming for engineersProgramming for Civil Engineers: Why You Should Consider It and How to Get Started
If you’re a civil engineer and haven’t yet dipped your toes into programming, let me tell you—you’re missing out on something that
PEBWhy every Civil Engineer must learn PEB? And What’s so special about it?
With my experience as a steel design engineer for the past 7 years, I can confidently convey that, the volume of Steel
Concept of Buckling with Paper Straw and Spaghetti Noodles
The better way to explain the concept of Buckling is with examples. Let’s dive in. Imagine a long thin straw. Place it
Excel VBA for Civil/Structural Engineers
Being different from my other blog posts, this particular article will be a walkthrough of the engineering tools which I created and
Steel designShear Lag in Steel Structures
If we consider ourselves attending a design class in the undergraduate degree program, once the design philosophies are over, the first design
Steel designLateral Torsional Buckling
What happens to a member, when it is subjected to transverse loading? A member subjected to transverse loading will undergo bending and
Steel designBracing System – Structural arrangement that ensures stability in Longitudinal Direction
What happens to a building when it is subjected to wind loads? Any building or structures, in general, must ensure stability in
Loads & codesP-Delta Effect on Structures
P-Delta Analysis is a Non-linear second-order analysis which exhibits a considerable increase in the base moment when a structure is subjected to
Steel designWhy “Prying Force” is important?
Our previous post is about structural steel connections, emphasizing its importance and complexity. This post is sort of continuation of the previous
Steel designSteel Connections – Most Critical part in any steel structure
What are the structural elements does a steel structure holds? As similar to every other building, the major load-carrying members in a
Steel designWhy web takes all the shear in an I- section?
During the initial stage of one’s career, every design engineer, especially a steel design engineer would have come across this statement “Bending