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Introduction
Published in Tianjian Ji, Structural Design Against Deflection, 2020
In The Structural Engineer, the journal of the UK Institution of Structural Engineers, there was a definition of Structural Engineering on the contents page as follows [1.13]. Structural engineering is the science and art of designing and making, with economy and elegance, buildings, bridges, frameworks, and other similar structures so that they can safely resist the forces to which they may be subjected.
Engineering
Published in H. Selcuk Agca, Giancarlo Cotone, Introduction to Process Plant Projects, 2018
H. Selcuk Agca, Giancarlo Cotone
Civil engineering is one of the oldest engineering disciplines in human history and deals with calculating and designing of buildings, structures, roads/paving, foundations, bridges, ports, grading, drainage, etc. It is the application of physics and mathematics together with principles of geotechnical engineering, surveying and structural engineering. Structural engineering is a specialty engineering discipline that deals with calculation, analysis and design of structures that support static and dynamic loads from any direction. It is generally considered as a sub-discipline or a section of civil engineering. Static loads, also called dead loads, include self-weight of the structure and the load exerted by an item on that structure. Dynamic or live loads cover forces applied by rotating/moving/vibrating objects (e.g., machinery), or by wind, seismic, or thermal actions.
Variable-damping-based semiactive control: Analogy between structural and suspension systems
Published in B.F. Spencer, Y.X. Hu, Earthquake Engineering Frontiers in the New Millennium, 2017
Akira Nishitani, Yoshihiro Nittta
A lot of efforts have been devoted to conducting the research and development of active, semiactive and hybrid structural control. In considering a strategy for intelligently ensuring the safety of buildings against severe seismic loading, at the present stage, semiactive control scheme appears promising. There seem to be a lot of things that we should learn from car suspension control in conducting structural response control against seismic loading. Along with the rapid progress of computer technology and information science, structural engineering field will expectedly incorporate with more and more sensing and control technologies in many ways. In a decade or so, active and semiactive control schemes might entirely change the significance of civil structures having a deeper relationship with advanced technologies.
Identifying major civil engineering research influencers and topics using social network analysis
Published in Cogent Engineering, 2020
Ibukun T Afolabi, Joke Badejo, Stephen A Adubi, Oluwole A. Odetunmibi
Civil Engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with planning, design, and construction of structures for the need of the people (Ricketts et al., 2003) while Structural Engineering is a branch of Civil Engineering that deals with the study and application of structural theory to the design, analysis and evaluation of civil engineering structures (Chen & Liew, 2002). Very important engineering structures in everyday life need a touch of Civil and Structural Engineering: bridge construction, airport construction, highway engineering, water resources engineering, and community and regional planning are all notable mentions (Ricketts et al., 2003). Research in civil and structural engineering is important in Nigeria since the country is still developing and standard structures existing in developed countries are not fully visible yet in the country. From literature, it has been stated that one of the most important factors that causes construction delay in Nigeria are architect’s incomplete drawing and incomplete structural drawing (Aibinu & Odeyinka, 2006). In the same study, it was reported that 88% of the delay factors caused 90% of the overall delays on the building projects surveyed (Aibinu & Odeyinka, 2006). The impact of a lot of delay factors on buildings in Nigeria was also confirmed in a recent study (Ogunde et al., 2017). Ogunsemi and Jagboro (2006) also reported an issue in the building projects in Nigeria in their study. Hence, the need for civil and structural engineering research in Nigeria.