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This chapter of ''Engineer-it'' is for learners in structural engineering at all stages of education and career.
This chapter of ''Engineer-it'' is for learners in structural engineering at all stages of education and career.


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===<big>Case studies</big>===
===<big>Case studies</big>===


====<big>Designs</big> ====
====<big>Designs</big>====
[[Structural design of a footbridge]]  
[[Structural design of a footbridge]]  


Structural design of an industrial building  
Structural design of an industrial building  


====Performance cases ====
====Performance cases====


=====Successes=====
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===Structural mechanics===
===Structural mechanics===
The mathematical logic and procedures that predict the behaviour of structures when resisting applied loads. It is a type of [[Quantify|predictive model]] used in the technical assessment of structures.  
The mathematical logic and procedures that predict the behaviour of structures when resisting applied loads. It is a type of [[Quantify|predictive model]] used in the technical assessment of structures.


*[[Structural Analysis:|Stuctural analysis]] -  the use of structural mechanics to predict the behaviour of structural systems or sub-frames
*[[Structural Analysis:|Stuctural analysis]] -  the use of structural mechanics to predict the behaviour of structural systems or sub-frames