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The Crests of World: Top 5 Structural Engineering Firms

November 8, 2017 philoSophy💓 Leave a comment

” It is prudent to be selective when choosing the firm to work for. “- Anthony Fasano

Being a well-rounded structural engineer is not suited in a low quality firm to work for because your skills, talent and quality will hampered the possibility of your improvements. Structural Engineers work on a wide range of projects, including residential and commercial buildings, theatres, sports stadia, hospitals, bridges, transport terminals, oil rigs, factories, shopping centres, maritime facilities and surrounding infrastructure. They also advise on the repair of damaged structures,
the extension of existing structures, and the restoration and renovation of historic buildings. This means structural engineers help in drawing up designs from scratch and collaborating with other designers to guarantee that the designs are sustainable. These professionals must be adept in all aspects of the construction project as well, so as to be able to come up with solutions should issues with the design and implementation crop up at any stage of the project. With such crucial roles, structural engineers are some of the most sought-after professionals in the design, engineering, and construction management sectors. Thus in this blog, I will give you the top 5 structural engineering firms that will help you to increase your experiences in a well defined companies.

1. The Boeing Company

The largest and longest-existing American military and commercial jetliner manufacturer, the Boeing Company, continually requires facilities and products with structural integrity, something in which structural engineers are experts. As the Boeing Company is constantly acknowledged as one of the best employers in the United States, it comes as no surprise that many professionals from the engineering and other fields aspire to land a job with them. The company is known for having a dynamic and streamlined workplace, and structural engineers who are lucky enough to land a job there have the opportunity to work with some of the world’s most brilliant and talented designers. And being offered some of the most attractive compensation packages is surely an added plus as well.

2. URS Corporation

A leading design, engineering, and construction management firm that is in constant need of structural engineers is the URS Corporation. With offices in the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Americas, and Africa, the company is sought after by industrial and commercial clients from around the world to provide top-notch design and construction requirements regardless of project size. One of the firm’s other areas of expertise is handling hazardous waste and disposal, which is why governments of various countries intermittently commission the URS Corporation as well. With such wide-ranging project scope at the company, structural engineers who are fortunate enough to work for the URS Corporation have the chance to further their skills as well as obtain opportunities for professional growth.

3. Jacobs Engineering Group

Another leading design, construction, consulting, and project management firm that operates in various locations around the world is Jacobs Engineering Group. Constantly voted as one of the most trustworthy American companies, the firm is hailed for its highly streamlined and dynamic workplace practices. These qualities make the company one of the most sought-after employers out there. It also offers equitable employee benefits and some of the most handsome remuneration packages, which is why the company scores high in terms of employee retention. And because its operations are scattered all over different countries, opportunities for career growth and travel are a certainty as well.

4. HDR, Inc.

Another long-established design and construction and project consulting and management company is HDR, Inc. Much like Jacobs Engineering Group, HDR, Inc. operates internationally, with offices located in Europe, Asia, Australia, the Americas, and the Middle East. With the company’s wide-ranging experience in construction of roadways, bridges, buildings, waterways, and dams, structural engineers who work there will surely get to apply themselves and be constantly challenged professionally. The company is known for being granted high-profile industrial, commercial, and government contracts as well, so the company has no deficit when it comes to projects. Structural engineers who land a job with the firm will surely thrive in a professional and dynamic work environment that offers competitive compensation and benefits packages.

5. Burns & McDonnell

Hailed as one of America’s best engineering companies, Burns & McDonnell delivers top-notch design and construction and project consulting and management services. Serving industrial, commercial, and government clients, the company’s expertise is highly sought-after by the aviation, utilities, defence, and environmental markets. And only recently, Burns & McDonnell has started to provide architectural services specifically geared towards the healthcare industry. Such diversified projects are a great plus, as they allow for continued professional growth, something which structural engineers who are looking to excel in the field surely desire to pursue. Burns & McDonnell is wholly owned by its employees, making working for the firm an even more attractive prospect. Lastly, the company provides equitable employee benefits and competitive compensation packages, which is why it comes as no surprise that the company’s employee attrition rate is so low.

For those of you structural engineers looking to work for a large company, those listed in this post are some of the best out there. Between their salary and benefit packages and the opportunities that they provide to work on large-scale award-winning projects, you can see and do amazing things at these companies.

References:

https://engineeringcareercoach.com/five-larger-top-structural-engineering-companies-work/

https://csengineermag.com/article/2011-top-structural-engineering-firms/

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November 5, 2017 philoSophy💓 Leave a comment

Most individuals would find it difficult to think of a life where structural engineers do not exist. Whether it is building roads, buildings, sewage systems, dams, bridges or airports, one would have to think of a civil engineer almost immediately. However, not all structural engineers end up working in these large, well-paying capacities. Some engineers may even just work in the smaller aspects of structural engineering like designing or looking into the research process or might even specialize in departments like structural construction, environment or even transportation. As the population grows around the world, the need for more civil engineers arises. According to recent studies, it is estimated that in the near future, there will be a sudden escalation in civil engineering jobs around the world. While designing, constructing and operating mammoth infrastructure is a part of their job description, structural engineers are also required to boost the conditions of old and existing structures, while conforming to social and environmental policies and norms. Around the world, in order to become a civil engineer and in order to be able to practice in a particular department, a person would need to have a good higher-secondary degree and a degree in mathematics, engineering or the sciences. Here is a compilation of a list of famous mind body therapists, learn more fascinating facts and details about them with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.

From reputable, prominent, and well known structural engineers to the lesser known structural engineers of today, these are some of the best professionals in the structural engineer field. If you want to answer the questions, “Who are the most famous structural engineers ever?” and “What are the names of famous structural engineers?” then you’re in the right place.

1. Gustave Eiffel

Gustave Eiffel is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list Famous Male Structural Engineers — Photo: Freebase/Public domain

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel fondly called ‘the magician of iron’ was a French master engineer and architect. A graduate from ‘École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures’ in Paris, he joined a company that specialised in construction of railway bridges. It took him a couple of years to master the job and soon he was directing bridge construction and later went on to form his own company ‘Eiffel & Cie’. He was associated in constructing several bridges including the famous Garabit Viaduct for the railway network of France. At that time it was considered the highest bridge in the world. His expertise was not limited to France only. He made a mark of his excellence in other countries including the United States, Spain, Brazil, Uruguay, Peru, Mexico and Chile among others. He was involved in the construction and designs of many buildings and structures including ‘Cathedral of San Pedro de Tacna’, Peru, the ‘Grand Hotel Traian’ in Iaşi, Romania, Konak Pier in İzmir, Turkey and ‘Catedral de Santa María’ in Chiclayo, Peru. One of his noted works was designing of metallic structure of the ‘Statue of Liberty’ in the United States that fell on him after the sudden death of its original engineer. The most renowned work that brought him international fame and cemented his name in history was the ‘Eiffel Tower’ of Paris. Post retirement from engineering he devoted the rest of his life in meteorology and aerodynamics.

2. James Buchanan Eads

James Buchanan Eads is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list Famous Male Structural Engineers — Photo: Freebase/Public domain

James B. Eads was born in Lawrenceburg, Ind., on May 23, 1820. His father moved his family often, and James attended various public schools until the age of 13. After 5 years as a dry-goods clerk in St. Louis, he became a purser on a Mississippi River steam-boat and a self-taught expert in river navigation and hydrography. Eads patented a diving bell in 1841 and used it on specially designed craft to salvage wrecked riverboats. After a brief, debt-ridden interval, he returned to salvaging, which proved very lucrative after 1848. He amassed a fortune and lived in semiretirement from 1857 to 1861. In 1861 President Abraham Lincoln summoned Eads for advice on how to use western rivers for military purposes. Eads proposed a fleet of armor-plated, steam-driven gunboats and contracted to build seven 600-ton vessels. Ironclads became the mainstays of the Army’s Western Flotilla and from Oct. 1, 1862, the nucleus of the Navy’s Mississippi Squadron.

3. Elmina Wilson

Elmina Wilson was the first woman to receive a four-year civil engineering degree (BSCE) from Iowa State University (ISU). Even though she was not the first woman in America to receive a civil engineering degree, she was definitely the first one to complete her master’s in the same field and embark on an engineering career. Her younger sister Alda also followed in her footsteps to complete her degree in civil engineering from the same university. The daughter of successful farmers, Elmina along with her other siblings was always encouraged to pursue education. She grew up during a vibrant period in the country’s history, witnessing the completion of the historic St. Louis Bridge in 1874 and of Chicago’s first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building, in 1885. These incidents are believed to have influenced her decision to study civil engineering, a field that was thought unsuitable for young girls in the 19th century. With the whole-hearted support of her family, Elmina completed her university education and established herself as a successful career woman—a rarity for women of her times. She had begun working as a student, spending summers in architectural and engineering companies in Chicago and eventually became a full-time college professor of civil engineering.

4. John Rennie

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John Rennie was a Scottish civil engineer famous for building canals, harbours, and bridges throughout Britain. Considered to be one of the greatest engineers of his time, Rennie was much respected throughout Britain for his technical brilliance and creativity. One of the sons of a wealthy farmer, he developed an early interest in mechanics. As a young boy he spent much of his time in the workshop of Andrew Meikle, the mechanical engineer credited with inventing the threshing machine. Intelligent and skilled, Rennie had built working models of a windmill, a steam engine, and a pile engine by the time he was ten. Following the completion of his school education he was offered the post of a schoolmaster which he declined in favor of becoming a millwright. After working for a while with Meikle he took up a post as an engineer under James Watt at Boulton and Watt’s Soho Foundry in Smethwick. He designed the machinery for Boulton and Watt’s project at the Albion Flour Mills in London in what was one of his earliest major projects. Eventually he set up his own business and turned his attention towards building canals and bridges. He designed and constructed several bridges but is best known for the three bridges he built across the River Thames at London

5. Emily Warren Roebling

Emily Warren Roebling was a female engineer largely responsible for guiding construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. She was married to Washington Roebling, a civil engineer, who was Chief Engineer during the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. In order to help her husband in his work, she extensively studied civil engineering topics like strength of materials, stress analysis, and cable construction. She had some prior interest and knowledge about bridge construction even before her husband’s appointment as Chief Engineer. Her knowledge about the subject came in handy when her husband became ill with caisson disease. As the disease progressed, he became increasingly disabled, forcing Emily to fulfill most of his engineering duties in the construction of the bridge. Along with her husband, she jointly planned the bridge’s continued construction, and actively managed the day-to-day construction activities. Over the course of the work, she engaged with politicians, engineers, and others associated with the bridge and was recognized as the engineer largely responsible for guiding construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. For years she remained busy in overseeing the work on the bridge, and served as an effective spokesperson on behalf of her husband. She also attended conferences and meetings on her husband’s behalf and became the first woman to formally address the American Society of Civil Engineers.

References:

https://www.ranker.com/list/notable-structural-engineer_s)/reference?ref=fact_based&l=1113374

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/gustave-eiffel-6809.php

http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/architecture-biographies/james-buchanan-eads

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What is Structural Engineering?

November 3, 2017 philoSophy💓 1 Comment

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A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER ANALYZES AND DESIGNS THE GRAVITY SUPPORT AND LATERAL FORCE RESISTANCE OF BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, AND OTHER STRUCTURES.

Structural Engineering is one of the most challenging engineering that one can experience. Undoubtedly building codes have made things much more easier but that is not the limit of this science, but in fact if goes even further. If you think about structural engineering and your first class of structural mechanics, you always wondered about behavior of materials under different loading, how does bending moment affect a structure and why is shear always so critical. It is a specialty within Civil Engineering. Structural Engineers create drawings and specifications, perform calculations, review the work of other engineers, write reports and evaluations, and observe construction sites. A Professional Engineer’s license is required in order to practice Structural Engineering. A license can be obtained only after completing a prescribed amount of education and work experience, and taking a 2-day exam. In California and other states, certain structures, such as hospitals and schools, require a Structural Engineer’s license, which can be obtained after 3 years additional experience and taking another exam.

Structural engineers combine science and art to design and build our world’s infrastructure to safely resist natural and man-made forces. Buildings, bridges, stadiums, off-shore and other civil facilities define the traditional core focus of structural engineers. At the periphery of the field, structural engineering extends more broadly to share common interests with mechanical, aerospace and naval engineering for the design of often large, complex systems including power plants, pipelines, aerospace vehicles and ships-submarines.

Skills

You will need to have:

good analytical and problem-solving skills;
strong mathematical ability;
computer literacy;
a grasp of physics;
three-dimensional conceptual skills;
excellent oral and written communication skills;
diagrammatic skills;
the ability to teamwork;
attention to detail;
the ability to liaise well with professionals from other disciplines;
an interest in the design and structure of buildings.

“ANALYZES AND DESIGNS”

The basic tasks of structural engineering relate numerical quantities of physical forces to physical configurations of force-resisting elements. Analysis is the process of determining forces in each element in a structure (such as a beam) when the configuration of elements is already defined. Design is the process of configuring elements to resist forces whose values are already known. Analysis and Design are complementary procedures in the overall process of designing new structures. After performing a preliminary design, the designer estimates the final configuration of elements of a structure, but only until an analysis is performed can the forces in those elements be known. After performing an analysis, the element forces are known, and the elements can be designed (their configuration can be chosen) more precisely. The process iterates between analysis and design until convergence is achieved.

“GRAVITY SUPPORT AND LATERAL FORCE RESISTANCE”

Structures are subject to vertical, or “Gravity” Loads and horizontal, or “Lateral” Loads. Gravity loads include “dead”, or permanent, load, which is the weight of the structure, including its walls, floors, finishes, and mechanical systems, and “live”, or temporary load, which is the weight of a structure’s contents and occupants, including the weight of snow. Lateral loads include those generated by the wind, earthquakes, or explosions. Structural elements must be designed so that, as a system, the structure can resist all loads that will act upon it.

“BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, AND OTHER STRUCTURES”

Structures are any system that resists vertical or horizontal loads. Structures include large items such as skyscrapers, bridges, and dams, as well as small items such as bookshelves, chairs, and windows. Most everyday “structures” are “designed” by testing, or trial and error; while large, unique, or expensive structures that are not easily tested are generally designed by a qualified structural engineer using mathematical calculations. Most practicing structural engineers design and analyze buildings, bridges, power plants, electrical towers, dams, and other large structures that are essential to life as we know it.

References:

http://www.seaoc.org/page/whatisase

http://www.thestructuralmadness.com/p/home.html

https://cee.illinois.edu/areas/structural-engineering

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/structural-engineerSELRES_67e34353-d5b5-40ac-af77-9fcfb4c06032

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Hammer On Infrastructure Madness

November 3, 2017 philoSophy💓 1 Comment

There is a huge need and a huge opportunity to get everyone in the world connected, to give everyone a voice and to help transform society for the future. The scale of the technology and infrastructure that must be built is unprecedented, and we believe this is the most important problem we can focus on.

-Mark Zuckerberg

Indeed, the country’s inadequate infrastructure has been identified as a critical constraint to economic growth. This inadequacy,in both quantity and quality, is the result of low levels of public and private sector investments in infrastructure, which fall short of the requirements of a progressive economy and a growing population.

Infrastructure is the basic requirement of economic development. It does not directly produce goods and services but facilitates production in primary, secondary and tertiary economic activities by creating external economies. It is an admitted fact that the level of economic development in any country directly depends on the development of infrastructure.

Moreover, inequitable access to basic infrastructure services has also become an obstacle to poverty reduction and, more generally, to inclusive growth because it limits the opportunities for economic and social advancement available to marginalized sectors. To accelerate infrastructure development and offer equitable access to infrastructure services, the following objectives and strategies shall be pursued across all infrastructure sub sectors.

The infrastructure matters to growth is now relatively well recognized and widely understood among practitioners and policy makers. There is, indeed, a plethora of anecdotal and more technical evidence that better quantity and quality of infrastructure can directly raise the productivity of human and physical capital. Thus, development initiatives across infrastructure sub sectors shall be coordinated and integrated. Intended outcomes are better realized if there is a coordinated and integrated strategy for infrastructure initiatives.

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November 3, 2017 philoSophy💓 2 Comments

Audaciously ground breaking structures were built by genuine and world class architects and engineers. Today’s great feats of architectural ingenuity are pushing the field in bold new directions towards the strengthening and empowering human advancements.

1. The Dancing House, Prague

Dancing House (Tančící dům) is set in a fine location by the Vltava River in Prague. Its design is unique, and especially striking in the city centre because it is a modern building surrounded by historic architecture.

Dancing House was constructed between 1992-1996. It has daring, curvy outlines, which led its architects Vlado Milunic and the American Frank Owen Gehry to initially name it the “Fred and Ginger Building”, after the legendary dance duo.

2. Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin

The design allows for future expansion, offset from but symmetrical to the exhibition facilities, on the other side of the Kahler building. At shore level, the expansion houses the atrium, gallery space for temporary exhibitions, an education center with a 300 seat lecture hall, and a gift shop. The 100 seat restaurant, placed at the focal point of the pavilion, commands panoramic views onto the lake.

Calatrava’s designs are often inspired by nature, featuring a combination of organic forms and technological innovation. The Milwaukee Art Museum expansion incorporates multiple elements inspired by the Museum’s lakefront location. Among the many maritime elements in Calatrava’s design are: movable steel louvers inspired by the wings of a bird; a cabled pedestrian bridge with a soaring mast inspired by the form on a sailboat and a curving single-story galleria reminiscent of a wave.

3. Lotus Temple

The temples of the Bahá’í Faith are well known for their architectural splendor, and the Temple constructed in Delhi is a continuation of this rich tradition. Before undertaking the design of the temple, the architect, Mr. Fariborz Sahba, had travelled extensively in India to study the architecture of this land and was impressed by the design of the beautiful temples, as well as by the art and religious symbols wherein the lotus invariably played an important role. He was influenced by this experience, and in an attempt to bring out the concept of purity, simplicity and freshness of the Bahá’í Faith, he conceived the Temple in Delhi in the form of a lotus. The temple gives the impression of a half-open lotus flower, afloat, surrounded by its leaves. Each component of the temple is repeated nine times. Flint & Neill Partnership of London were the consultants and the ECC Construction Group of Larsen & Toubro Limited were the contractors responsible for constructing the Temple.

4. Cologne Cathedral

The Cathedral is still the second highest building in Cologne after the telecommunications tower. Its footprint is no less impressive, with the full length of the Cathedral measuring 145 m and the cross nave 86 m. In comparison, a football pitch is “only” around 100 by 70 m. The total area of the Cathedral measures almost 8000 square metres and has room for more than 20,000 people.

It is nothing short of a miracle that, although badly damaged, Cologne Cathedral survived the Second World War in spite of extensive bombing. Nowadays the main factors affecting the Cathedral are weather and environmental influences. Over 80 stonemasons, glaziers, roofers and other specialists are constantly at work on the maintenance and restoration of the Cathedral building.

5. Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem

The Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount was the first monumental piece of architecture in Islam. It is odd that it was not a mosque or mausoleum but a structure to shelter a rock. It stands at the site of the First Temple built by Solomon and covers a rock which, according to tradition was the site of the Binding of Isaac by Abraham and Prophet Muhammad’s Night Journey to the heavens in early Seventh century.

The building was constructed between 687 and 692 AD by Umayyad Khalifa Abdl Malik. The Arabs were desert nomads and did not have a well-developed architectural tradition certainly not the kind they found in Syria left behind by the Byzantine rulers. Arabs borrowed freely as long as it did not impinge on their core religious beliefs. They employed Byzantine-Christian accountants, tax collectors, and technocrats to rule a vast empire. Syrian architects and craftsmen well versed in Byzantine building methods helped in the construction of the Dome of the Rock.

6. La Pedrera, Barcelona

The Casa Milà, also referred to as La Pedrera or The Quarry, is located in Barcelona, Spain. It was designed by the architect, Antoni Gaudí. A wealthy businessman, Pedro Milà i Camps, was impressed by an expressionist building that Gaudí had designed, the Casa Batlló. He commissioned him to design the apartment building in the Eixample area of the city. Construction of the building started in 1906, and was completed in 1912. At that time, the design was marked by controversy because of its bold styling.

7. One World Trade Center, New York

Standing as a shining beacon for the new Downtown, and a bold addition to the skyline, One World Trade Center is safe, sustainable, and artistically dynamic. Soaring to a symbolic 1,776 feet — it is the Western Hemisphere’s tallest building, and already an iconic New York landmark.

The One World Trade Center’s design is no coincidence, standing at a symbolic height of 1,776 feet (541m) in a direct nod to the year of the US Declaration of Independence.

Designed by David M Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the 104-story glass tower raises from a cube base before transforming from the 20th floor into eight sleek isoceles triangles. Stood adjacent to the city’s beautiful 9/11 memorial, the One World Trade Center is a shining beacon for the city.

8. St Paul’s Cathedral, London

When you come St Paul’s, we hope to give you a visit you will remember. With your sightseeing ticket, you can walk in the footsteps of royalty and political leaders on the Cathedral floor; climb the dome to try the unique acoustics of the Whispering Gallery; go even higher to enjoy some of the most spectacular views over London from the Stone and Golden Galleries; or head down to the crypt where our nation’s heroes are buried.

The present Cathedral, the masterpiece of Britain’s most famous architect Sir Christopher Wren, is at least the fourth to have stood on the site. It was built between 1675 and 1710, after its predecessor was destroyed in the Great Fire of London, and services began in 1697.

This was the first Cathedral to be built after the English Reformation in the sixteenth-century, when Henry VIII removed the Church of England from the jurisdiction of the Pope and the Crown took control of the life of the church.

There is also an exhibition focusing on the Cathedral, before, during and after The Great Fire of London. Discover a collection of scorched pre-Fire artefacts and learn of the re-building challenges Sir Christopher Wren faced with his radical design.

9. Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur

Resembling twin silver rockets plucked from an episode of Flash Gordon, the Petronas Towers are the perfect allegory for the meteoric rise of the city from tin-miners’ hovel to 21st-century metropolis. Half of the 1500 tickets for 45-minute tours – which take in the Skybridge connection on the 41st floor and the observation deck on the 86th floor at 370m – are sold in advance online. Otherwise turn up early to be sure of scoring a ticket to go up.

The distinctive postmodern style was created by architects Cesar Pelli and Achmad Murdijat, engineer Deejay Cerico and designer Dominic Saibo under the consultancy of JC Guinto.

10. The White House, Washington

The official home for the U.S. president was designed by Irish-born architect James Hoban in the 1790s. Rebuilt after a British attack in 1814, the “President’s House” evolved with the personal touches of its residents, and accommodated such technological changes as the installation of electricity. The building underwent major structural changes in the early 1900s under Teddy Roosevelt, who also officially established the “White House” moniker, and again under Harry Truman after WWII. Counting the Oval Office and the Rose Garden among its famous features, it remains the only private residence of a head of state open free of charge to the public.

In 1792 Hoban submitted a plan for the presidential mansion and subsequently got the commission to build the White House. Constructed began in 1793 through to completion in 1801. The mansion, which has been home to every US leader since the country’s second president John Adams, is made from white-painted Aquia sandstone.

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