A Detailed Guide on Creating Efficient and Sustainable Building Model

Structural design is indispensable for creating a sustainable and efficient building. This blog provides a detailed guide covering multiple aspects of structural design.

What is Structural Design?
Architects design the aesthetically appealing features of a project, structural engineers place their focus on strength, durability, and safety.

structural design is necessary to create a safe and economical structure, ensuring that the structure is strong enough to carry the intended load.

Structural engineers do a structural analysis to determine external and internal forces that could affect the structure. Based on their analysis, engineers design a structure with proper building materials and reinforcement and many other elements to fulfill the requirements.

Don't get confused about structural design and structural analysis both are different process
Structural Analysis: It is the process by which we get to know how a structure performs under the application of different loads and forces like stress, strain, axial force, and shear force. This process is carried out before the structural design.

Structural Design: It is the process by which we create a safe and economical structure, it includes deciding the size of various structural members, material specifications, and the amount of reinforcement to bear the loads and forces that we have got from the structural analysis.

Who makes Structural Design?
A structural designer is responsible for the structural design of a building. Architects create the aesthetic design using software and ensure it is functional and visually appealing. In contrast, structural engineers ensure the design is safe and strong enough to withstand the capable load.