How I Would Learn Structural Engineering (if I could start over again)

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  • @CaptainJuiccy
    @CaptainJuiccy 2 роки тому +42

    I'm a 3rd year mech eng student from Canada and I love your videos :) was so happy when you finally passed your Structural PE exam!!!

    • @MatPicardal
      @MatPicardal  2 роки тому +1

      Glad you enjoy them, and thanks for the support!

    • @stooncol619
      @stooncol619 Рік тому

      @@MatPicardal can you mention the name of the book you showed in the last chapter of the video
      It was showing a deformed shape of a slab

  • @BenScott1988
    @BenScott1988 2 роки тому +15

    Mat - thanks for the video. That's a great point about using software to 'verify' rather than 'design'. The best structural engineers I have worked with pull out the ole' pen and paper, sketch out a solution, then check it with software. If you don't have a good understanding of your structural system before you model it, you risk errors and headaches down the line. Thanks again!
    P.S. If I could add an item to your list, it would be training in soft skills. So much of what structural engineers do (especially in the consulting world) involves being on a team, be it internally or externally. Having the skills to communicate well, not just speaking but listening, is SO valuable to your career.

    • @MatPicardal
      @MatPicardal  2 роки тому

      Great point about the soft skills Ben!

  • @tube-usefuls
    @tube-usefuls Рік тому +1

    3rd year Civil Engineering student in Nigeria.
    Your videos make the path ahead look way clearer
    Thanks alot

    • @Ahmad-os3si
      @Ahmad-os3si Рік тому

      Hello bro send your curriculum all the subject of the 3years

  • @oscarquispe419
    @oscarquispe419 Рік тому

    I'm from Peru, your videos are awesome. I just starting on this field of structural engeneering. I hope i can make it. You make me feel passion about. So glada i met your channel.

  • @baldorjgurragchaa3489
    @baldorjgurragchaa3489 2 роки тому +10

    Hi, I am writing to you from Mongolia. I am a student of civil engineering. I hope your videos help me to graduate from civil engineering. Thank you for helping me :)

  • @dmontenegro
    @dmontenegro 2 роки тому +6

    I would also recommend Building Codes Illustrated by Francis Ching. It covers the IBC and has pictures of what the code covers. Am I a child who needs pictures in my books? Maybe, but I can't help being a visual learner! lol
    Also messing with 3d models in revit is where I learned how to actually build a structure. 10/10 would recommend. Thanks for sharing Matt!

    • @MatPicardal
      @MatPicardal  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll check that out!

  • @ctstructures
    @ctstructures 2 роки тому +2

    Really appreciate the insight. The fundamentals must be learnt by heart.

  • @ChuksEdoziuno
    @ChuksEdoziuno 2 роки тому +1

    I'm a second year civil engineering student in Nigeria , I love your videos bro ) but here is not easy at all things have been difficult no time to keep head down and because of money for school expenses
    I just hope I will achieve my dreams some day

    • @Ahmad-os3si
      @Ahmad-os3si Рік тому

      Am from djibouti 🇩🇯 2nd year now tell me your curriculum all the 3 years undergraduate and in master are you going to structural engineering ?

  • @mohammadqasim8310
    @mohammadqasim8310 2 роки тому

    Much appreciated Mat ! Keep up this good work.
    More power to you!

  • @rakibsheikh2303
    @rakibsheikh2303 Рік тому

    Sir, I'm your big fan. i would like say you are my mentor. you are the inspiration of young Engineers 🇧🇩🖤❤️

  • @DeepakKrishna11
    @DeepakKrishna11 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much for the video

  • @Gearz4lyfe
    @Gearz4lyfe 2 роки тому

    Very useful video, thanks!

  • @SoidHoid
    @SoidHoid 8 місяців тому

    I intentionally worked for a contractor before I worked for a Structural Engineering firm. I also took drafting, welding, and fabrication classes at the local JC or in Highschool. I build stuff for fun. It's not uncommon to hear the trades call the engineer a dips**t, so I also seek criticism from the builders to learn how challenging it was to build. The hands on, non-engineering experience has made me a far better engineer than I would have been otherwise.

  • @babakabbasi9372
    @babakabbasi9372 Рік тому

    Would you please mention the names of resources for Statics, Strength of Materials, and... ? Thank you

  • @adamsicmundus3566
    @adamsicmundus3566 11 місяців тому

    1. Learn about construction
    this is very important, especially for a new design engineer, but how would I learn this if I have no opportunity to go construction sites?

  • @yeggey1998
    @yeggey1998 2 роки тому

    Keep it up Engineer !! love your video :)

  • @johnjericholadringan2231
    @johnjericholadringan2231 Рік тому

    Nice video matt i'm structural engineer from Phillipines.

  • @architecture8770
    @architecture8770 2 роки тому

    Real informative

  • @blackpearl9309
    @blackpearl9309 Рік тому

    You are amazing person

  • @blackpearl9309
    @blackpearl9309 Рік тому

    Make video on interview questions on civil engineer jobs

  • @bhavanab6352
    @bhavanab6352 2 роки тому +5

    Hi Matt. I have 2 queries
    1. At 7.43 mins in your video , you have used a resource to show an example on FEM, may I know which book it is or which resource.
    2. Also as a beginner in learning programming could you give us a road map how to go about, or could you do a separate video on it.

  • @AliNoh
    @AliNoh 2 роки тому

    nice LINKS MENTIONED

  • @stooncol619
    @stooncol619 Рік тому

    What is the book name that you have shown a deformed shape for a slab ?

  • @hilasela4444
    @hilasela4444 Рік тому

    Which book of codes and regulations do you recommend to purchase for residential in CA? Also what engineering calculations program is most used for residential?

  • @krishneelchand1825
    @krishneelchand1825 Рік тому

    Very good video

  • @zjin2467
    @zjin2467 2 роки тому +1

    Bro any book recommendations for foundation design?

  • @jr243-r6w
    @jr243-r6w 11 місяців тому

    I've been looking for a part time job that would help me in the long with my career in structural engineering. Would you recommend for me to work in construction or in something else, if so, what would you recommend

  • @angelandkatgirona118
    @angelandkatgirona118 Рік тому

    Hey man... Just trying to give some constructive criticism. Your background music has an alarm that goes off periodically. It makes it very hard to get through the video. Besides that thank you for your insight. It is helpful.

  • @hocinehal1694
    @hocinehal1694 2 роки тому

    Woh is the best software for calculation structure SAP or RSA autodesk

  • @civillocity1741
    @civillocity1741 2 роки тому

    sir if you have the book commercial building construction material and methods by David a Madsen please provide us pdf format.

  • @defendermodsandtravels
    @defendermodsandtravels Рік тому +6

    As a Structural Engineer of 40+ years' experience...
    Drawing and construction skills are picked up during the early years of your career. No employer will expect you to come out fully formed. Don't pay too much attention to these at university.
    On the other hand the best place to learn structural theory and behaviour is at university and you should maximise those skills there. It's very difficult to improve that knowledge once you are in a full time job. If you find you need to improve your engineering knowledge often the only way is to take a career break and go back to university (as I did, twice).
    I also have the suspicion the presenter feels that structures only comprise beams, columns and slabs (as used in buildings). Sorry but there's so much more than that. Think of foundations (geotechnical engineering). loadings (environmental such as wind and waves, earthquakes, accidental loads), different structural forms (inc. shells, cables and membranes), different materials such as glass and GRP. The field is vastly wider than the presenter mentions and a competent engineer needs at least a smattering of knowledge in all areas.
    The one crucial area this video fails to mention is the study of structural failures and of failure modes. Now that's a subject in its own right.

    • @PeterRanieriII
      @PeterRanieriII Рік тому

      I agree, we need adaptable engineers fresh out of school with good spatial reasoning that can think about the other engineering specialties logically as a whole

  • @nourzaq8016
    @nourzaq8016 2 роки тому +1

    Hello, It’s my first year studying engineering and I’m really struggling to draw isometric and orthographic drawings of structures (non building types). What’s your advice or what are some good resources I can use?

    • @joeyfalcon3278
      @joeyfalcon3278 2 роки тому

      Look up The Efficient Engineer, he has a video on drawings.

  • @keithvallencourt7901
    @keithvallencourt7901 Рік тому +2

    Investigating structural failures was a real eye-opener for me. Amazing, how many ways a devious and malignant Mother Nature will try to kill you. It almost made me too paranoid to go back to design work.

  • @y2khira
    @y2khira 2 роки тому +1

    Can you suggest best books on structural analysis methods

    • @MatPicardal
      @MatPicardal  2 роки тому

      I have Fundamentals of Structural Analysis by Kenneth Leet

  • @alisinamobasherzadeh993
    @alisinamobasherzadeh993 2 роки тому

    Hi Mat, hope you are doing great
    Thanks alot for your nice videos
    What about AutoCAD
    It is necessary to learn it before revit or revit is enough for industry? and is it necessary to learn Autocad or use it?
    Thanks alot🙏🌹❤

  • @swpnl36
    @swpnl36 2 роки тому

    One video on digital freelancing please 🙌♥️

  • @GeoteknikIndonesia
    @GeoteknikIndonesia 2 роки тому

    This is the polite version of "how they should teach structural engineering students"

  • @SocketSniffer
    @SocketSniffer 9 місяців тому

    Dope.

  • @fat_joe3604
    @fat_joe3604 2 роки тому

    Nice video, Matt I want to ask you I am a graduate of a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from a college in Sudan Are there restrictions to sit for the FE exam and are there restrictions to work in America knowing that the college is accredited by the Sudanese Ministry of Higher Education

    • @MatPicardal
      @MatPicardal  2 роки тому

      I believe there may be, but it's been way too long since I took it and couldn't give you a definitive answer. You can check out their website at: ncees.org/engineering/fe/

  • @viralsvdeo6454
    @viralsvdeo6454 2 роки тому

    I am in 3rd year of Structural Engineering UG Degree

  • @emendatus1
    @emendatus1 8 місяців тому

    You just need to graduate from a good University. İt is most important. But what is more important than this is you should like, love what you study. İf you like it then you will try to learn everything about it. Every detail. Those who study for money will never surpass you in knowledge.

  • @lifeofeli99
    @lifeofeli99 2 роки тому

    the best structural steel designers are those who have detailing back grounds, aisc and nisd are the best, anything from oceana(Australia NZ) are
    garbage!

  • @darshansoni05
    @darshansoni05 10 місяців тому

    Can i get an internship under you 🥺🥺

  • @TheSathishcivil
    @TheSathishcivil 11 місяців тому

    Fem analysis

  • @shishirdhawade2613
    @shishirdhawade2613 Рік тому

    Don't learn struct engg. Risky job. Less paid