Structural EngineeringWho is a structural Engineer?This is a person that deals with the frame work or skeleton of buildings, bridges, towers, stadiums, tunnels, roller coasters and monuments which if you summarize you could say it is every piece of the worlds built environment.A structural engineer will provide a building contractor with all of the lumber sizes for the floors, walls, ceilings and roof he will also provide floor joist, roof rafters, beams, window and door headers and structural post locations for heavy loads throughout the house.What are the responsibilities of a structural engineer?This is the person responsible for designing the concrete building foundation and most of the structural parts within the house.This is the person responsible for ensuring public safety and to serve the clients interests in meeting the correct/appropriate standards and legal codes.This is the person responsible for engineering, structural design, integrity of an entire system such as a building and analysis.This is the person responsible for ensuring that buildings and bridges are built to be strong enough and stable enough to resist all appropriate structural loads such as earth pressure, temperature and traffic in order to prevent the loss of life or injury.They ensure buildings and other structures do not bend, twist, collapse or vibrate and remain strong and secure throughout their use.The educational requirements/qualifications of a structural EngineerThe education of structural engineers is usually through a civil engineering bachelor's degree and often a master's degree specializing in structural engineering.A structural engineer will typically have a four or five year undergraduate degree, followed by a minimum of three years of professional practice before being considered fully qualified.The institution in Jamaica that a structural engineer can go for trainingThe University of Technology (UTECH)Beckford & Dixon Consulting EngineersEmployment opportunities for structural engineersTransports EngineeringWho is Transports Engineer?
