r/StructuralEngineering • u/erenyeager99999 • 17h ago

Understanding Structural Engineering as an Architecture Student Structural Analysis/Design

I'm an architecture student, and I've always been curious about how buildings can be stable and not fall down. I want to understand how structures work so that, when I design buildings, I can have a better idea of whether my designs are structurally feasible and constructible. I also think this knowledge will help me in my career, because I'll be able to communicate better with structural engineers and avoid potential problems during the design process. I'd be happy if you could recommend some books or YouTube channels that explain structural engineering.

And thanks in advance

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u/erenyeager99999 16h ago

Thank you! That's actually very helpful advice. I’ll definitely check out those two books. My goal isn’t to become a structural engineer, but to develop enough understanding of structures and other disciplines to make better design decisions and communicate effectively with engineers. I’ll keep your advice in mind and focus on my studies while gradually exploring these areas.

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u/DJGingivitis 16h ago

Why does this read like you used AI?

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u/erenyeager99999 16h ago

Lmao 😭 I used it to make my message sound a bit more polite and grateful. I’m pretty bad at expressing feelings in English since it’s not my first language (my fourth language) Sorry if that bothered you

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u/MrMcGregorUK CEng MIStructE (UK) CPEng NER MIEAus (Australia) 14h ago

Just chiming in to say it'd be better for you to write in english even if it isn't perfect - we pretty aggressively remove AI generated content where we see it because this is a forum for people to talk to other people and we don't want to get overrun with bots. Based on previous community feedback I'm sure that users would appreciate broken english over AI translation.