Among all Civil engineering professionals, especially in the building sector, structural engineering has been a lucrative career option. Many site engineers and project managers, after some experience managing sites, start to take up construction works and wish to add structural design ability as a skill set in their consulting business. Structural design skills not just improves the confidence of civil engineers, it also helps them to avoid paying an external structural consultancy for the design services. Engineers also start up their own structural consultancy along with construction or ci ..read more

Every civil engineer in the country probably knows that there are 5 seismic zone in India. However before discussing the 5 seismic zone in India, let us discuss earthquakes in general. Earthquake engineering has progressed over the last century. All the seismological research and development in the structural analysis tools gives us both the understanding and the ability to incorporate this understanding into the designs. It has become a necessity in the current world to ensure that all the building structures are designed for seismic resistance. We all know that the entire Indian subcontinen ..read more

Construction safety should be of higher priority for all Civil engineers, Structural engineers and all Site engineers. We all visit construction sites at some point in time and it is very important we give more time to manage construction safety. I am sure, that so many accidents could have been avoided if the site safety aspects are planned, managed and followed more carefully. Most structural consultants, Architects and Civil engineering consultants believe that they have no role in site safety related aspects. Many also believe that site safety is related to accidents occurring at site. In ..read more

If you are a civil engineer who wants to get into structural engineering, you are not alone. It is a responsible and lucrative career field for any young civil engineer. Many civil engineers have confusion on structural aspects when they try to start a business in structural engineering on their own. This blog attends to 5 generic structural engineering related questions that I often hear from young civil engineers who decides to start up their own structural consultancy or have a career in structural engineering. Is MTech in Structural Engineering mandatory for practicing as a structural cons ..read more

A lot has been spoken about Structural engineering skills and the ways and methods that one need to follow to develop structural design job skills. However, there are many other skills that are needed along with structural analysis and design skills one need to have to become successful in a civil engineering job or a career. In fact, technical skills are only a part of success when it comes to an overall structural design career development. In this blog, I will write about some of the habits you need to overcome and some to develop to have a successful civil engineering career or success in ..read more

There are different types of foundations for building structures. The type of foundation you choose for your building project will depend on a number of factors, the main ones being the type of soil, the weight and height of the planned structure, any construction restrictions in place, and so on. Other important considerations include the climate and the water table (a shallow water table can make excavating difficult). The purpose of this blog is not to discuss when to choose these foundations, but rather the method that is more feasible for their design. Many engineers think that CSI SAFE i ..read more

Civil engineering is a vast field with many different specialties. If you want to have a successful career in civil engineering, you need to plan your career and work systematically. With civil engineering, you have the opportunity to start your own business, which is something that many other disciplines don't offer. The challenges in the civil engineering industry can be overcome with proper planning and the right attitude. This profession requires patience and long-term vision to see the results of your work. If you have experience in the field of civil engineering, you may be interested i ..read more

Structural analysis & design is a lucrative career option for most civil engineers. It’s a much sought out discipline in civil engineering. The civil engineering job opportunities in structural engineering field is high and many believes it as a prestigious and responsible job and hence the demand. Since there are many engineers aspiring to be in to structural design, let us focus on some key points that a beginner should avoid doing while designing structures. There are many blogs written around the technical mistakes as well as software errors that beginners make. However, in this blog ..read more

Refurbishment and repairing of buildings are often needed for various reasons. It is more economic to modify an existing building than building a new one. More and more clients, especially commercial establishments are adopting modifications to cut the cost at this time when the economy is reeling. The refurbishment industry provides a lot of civil engineering job opportunities for the skilled engineers. Technical understanding of structural engineering helps a long way in becoming an expert in this field of Building Renovation. One also need to have an eye to detailing and skill to capture s ..read more

Structural layout plan or Structural Scheme of a building is very important for the structural performance of buildings. Structural layout preparation involves deciding positions of structural members. Many young structural engineers don’t give adequate importance for this aspect and starts modelling in ETABS without developing the structural beam layout. Positioning structural members is always a challenge for beginners. To help take some of that mystery on beam positioning and beam location, I have some tips for you about what to look for and how to best determine your beams in a building ..read more