A Day in the Life of a Structural Engineer | Working from Home 

How is the pay

@@Elijahh747 ok I guess, the last time I earned less than a 100k was 2006.

@terryo5672 wow that's great!

Hi! I’m a teenage girl from France and I’m really starting to stress over my decisions, so could you please help me and tell me how you became a structural engineer, what was it like, what’s your experience and all that please please please 😭🙏

Hahah I'm so glad you caught those!!!

I completed my sturutural engineering July 2023 i am watching a structure job

It's a classic!

@@Hobbit183 yep basic for vertical deflection under load. Try calculating the amount of twist for an open section when subject to torque by hand calc.

Always dancing, as long as there are no bugs in the model ;)

Thanks so much!

Awesome, glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for subscribing :)

That's awesome!

That's structural analysis class. I noticed the live load and dead load.

Glad you enjoyed it, good luck with your career !

Haha!

If you watch closely, you'll see I actually used both of these softwares :) In general, as a simplified answer - SAP2000 is more customizable, for connections, complex geometries, etc, while ETABS is a bit more robust for whole-structure analysis. Both are useful and fun to play with. There is tons of info about both softwares on the web if you're looking to find out more!

@@learnwithpi thank you. should you share some tutorials with us about structural design of your own project.

Good luck to your niece in her studies! There is a comforting similarity between different engineering fields; I'm sure you will be able to relate to your niece as she goes through her career :)

No way! She's the toughest boss ;)

Staples :)

It's always cause for celebration :D

Where are you from india??

@@Ankitadil Kanpur

They are very heavy hahaha

The office is also nice! Sometimes it's good to be around coworkers who don't meow :)

I'll tell my mentor he trained me well ;) Thanks!

I've never used staad pro so I can't comment :)

ETABS :)

Cheers! :D

In Canada, we use the National Building Code of Canada to determine loads and typical residential construction information (available for free download online). There is also a table of typical dead loads near the end of the Canadian Handbook of Steel Construction. Those are both good references :)

Thanks Kayley!!!

Glad you liked it!

Thanks! Framing concepts are all about setting up a plan for your load path that works with the architecture. A great way to practice is just to look at structures when you're running errands. Try to see where the load is going and guess why the engineer did it that way :)

@@learnwithpi Thanks a TON

Not all members. It's a personal preference sometimes to physically write things out :)

They can be hard bosses!

It's to make you happy :)

:D We all have similar struggles and things we enjoy!

It depends on the project, your company and the type of work you are doing! I also know civil engineers who work regular 9-5 hours and travel very little :) I would ask the company you are specifically interested in what the expectations are for their employees in the job role you are considering.

@@learnwithpi what kind of civil engineers work 9-5 hours and travel very little? to be honest i'm civil engineering undergraduate student and i like to be a structural engineer but i have doubt about working hours and working location. I don't like to live far from family members for long period. many peoples says structural engineering is very tough job and if i choose this job it is greatly reduce Spending time with my family. is that true? I would be very grateful if you could clarify that......

Unfortunately I don't think I have the answers you're looking for. It really depends. The best bet would be to speak with potential employers directly. For instance, a construction engineer may be on a remote site for a long period of time. But a civil engineer working on grading plans for a local development may be home every night. I hope you find what you're looking for :)

@@learnwithpi ok. thank you very much for your responses

Whatever you think you will enjoy the most :)

All of the relevant material and building codes for Canada. It would be impossible to fit everything in one book :)

More to come!

I'm not an expert, but from my experience I would say that SAP2000, ETABS and SAFE are helpful. Even if your company uses different software, the principles are generally the same. I can't really speak to what industry is looking for, but I found that the most BENEFICIAL skills for me were communication skills (lots of communicating while you're getting trained!!), a well rounded technical background, and critical thinking skills. Good luck :)

I'll try to make a video one day on the things that have benefited my development as an engineer :) I'm definitely still a work in progress, but the thing that has benefited me the most is maintaining a willingness to continue to learn new things :)

@@learnwithpi Anyway, i'm really appreciated your hard -working

Oh no! They need to invent fairy dust that you can sprinkle on concrete to make it stronger. Hopefully you found a fix :)

Thanks so much!

I like to pitch bracing as an architectural feature when it's visible ;) BUT sometimes we just move windows to another bay :D

@@learnwithpi thank your for your answer.

Haha thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

I'm afraid I wouldn't do SAP2000 justice if I gave a tutorial on it. I found the videos on the Computers and Structures, Inc RU-vid channel pretty useful though. I also practiced with the example problems on the program's "Help" pages when I was getting started. Good luck!

Sometimes there's stress, but I'm definitely grateful :)

Lots of different ones for different things. Often SAP2000 and ETABS.

The moves of your happy people when things go well ;)

Haha they can be similar! Both can have high standards and require short timelines :D

Thanks so much :)

There's so many! It really depends on what you're doing. You want to use the one most suited for the task you are working on :) That's like asking a woodworker which tool is best - it depends what you're doing; if you need a hammer or a saw ;)

Hi mam can you give me some information about masters in structural engineering.... I don't have any idea about how the life of a structural engineer and what are the courses in it.

@@hemanth6410 Most universities post their course catalogues with course descriptions. If you're interested in a masters I would look up your university and their course descriptions. That would give you far better information than I would be able to. For example, the University of Toronto has theirs here: civmin.utoronto.ca/timetables-and-course-descriptions/graduate-course-catalogue/#CIV519H

@@learnwithpi i would like to become structural Engineer can u please guide me.

Pursue a master's in structural engineering bro. Your demand will exponentially increase.

@@rahulminhas572 Thank you....

@@satheeshkumar9056 You can stay in India as well. There’s no need to come to Canada. But that’s your decision.

Haha I love this - I would definitely support the idea that cats inspired the pyramids :P

Thanks!!

Thank you!

Honestly it varies widely; I wouldn't be able to give you an accurate answer. Depends on your location & type of structural engineering. When I was job hunting I found it helpful to look at the posted salaries on job board web sites. Engineering associations will also commission salary surveys. For example, the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) has a National Engineering Compensation Survey on its website ospe.on.ca. It gives a broad range of salaries across engineering disciplines and practice levels. Good luck :)

Thank you so much 🙂

She would argue that she is more of a boss than an assistant ;) But yes, she is pretty fabulous and very good at physics.

You can never have too many mugs or too much coffee :)

Awesome! Definitely sad when the pyjamas have to go away :)

You could make one :)

Thanks!

Thanks so much!

😊

Hii

She's a lot less grumpy looking when she's in her routine ;)

@@learnwithpi I see I see.