What Software does a structural engineer need to know.

There is a lot of structural engineer software, and I will be answering the heated debate on what software does a structural engineer need to know? Although it is important to know how to use the software it is more important to know, what structural design software you should use in each situation. Knowing the different types of software structural engineering available and when to use each is more important than ever.


Structural Engineering Software
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MathCAD
Structural ToolKit
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Spacegass
RamConcept
Etabs
Rapt
Strand7



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Chapter
00:00 Intro
00:40 Where to start
01:56 Preliminary Assessment and one-off structural designs
04:04 Frames of Geometric Complexity
05:27 Detailed local Assessment - Analysis/Design Complexity
06:28 Detailed Slab Analysis - Geometric Complexity
07:43 Lateral - Wind Earthquake - Design Complexity
08:26 What software every engineer ne