[Updated] A thorough introduction to shear forces, bending moments and how to draw shear and moment diagrams with worked examples.

Learn how we can use the flexibility method to solve statically indeterminate structures.

Using Python to interact with your ETABS models for greater speed and efficiency.

You can now download the complete StructureWorks addon!

Part 1: Understanding human-induced floor vibration and assessing acceptability

A guide to ACI 318-14 - Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete

A US-centric deep dive into the design of code-compliant steel beams

Part 2 - Explore the predictive power and computational efficiency of Surrogate Models

Part 1 - Sensitivity analysis - using the adjoint method to iteratively optimise a truss structure

A step-by-step guide to the design of code-compliant steel plate girders.

Build a user-friendly analysis web app powered by OpenSeesPy and VIKTOR

Increase the precision and speed of your analyses with parametric graphic statics.

The evolution of gridshells and techniques for form finding and analysis

Learn how to design one of the most common structural forms - the steel truss

Rediscover the link between geometry and load flow with graphical structural analysis techniques.

Learn how to design steel columns subject to compression and biaxial bending.

Explore the what, why and how of steel beam design in this complete introductory guide.

Your complete learning resource guide to getting up and running with Python as a Civil or Structural Engineer.

We’ll build a script to perform 2D elastic frame analysis and use OpsVis for fast visualisation of model behaviour

In this tutorial, we'll use OpenSeesPy to create a 2D truss model and perform a static analysis.

Learn how to apply virtual work methods to unlock the behaviour of indeterminate arches

Learn how to construct influence lines for determinate and indeterminate structures

Build on what we learned in part 1 to determine the critical collapse load for portal frame structures

Use plastic analysis to determine the collapse load factors for determinate and indeterminate structures.

A comprehensive guide to understanding and calculating the second moment of area or moment of inertia with worked example.

An introduction to moment redistribution and how the plastic behaviour of reinforced concrete can lead to more efficient designs

In this tutorial we'll explore the role of steel reinforcement in reinforced concrete design and establish the fundamental design equations

How I built my analytical beam calculator, beamsolver.com and the challenges I encountered along the way

An introduction and overview of concrete and its strengths and weaknesses as a construction material

A free 3D truss calculator you can use to find member axial forces, reactions forces and deflections in 3D trusses

A first look at torsion and how to derive equations linking torque with shear stresses and strains for circular bars

Learn how to draw shear force & bending moment diagrams for indeterminate beams using the moment distribution method

Apply the Principle of Virtual Work to determine truss deflections

How to use free body diagrams to help calculate reaction forces using equilibrium equations

How to calculate beam deflection from first principles, with calculation examples

Starting with the basics, we'll discuss forces, moments or torques generated by forces and how to evaluate systems of forces and moments

A roadmap of what to study, in what order and why

An easy to use free truss calculator you can use to find member axial forces, reactions forces and deflections in 2D trusses

Learn about the Duhamel Integral & how it can be used to simulate crowd-induced vibrations in Python

In this tutorial, we'll explore P-Delta analysis, a geometric non-linearity that can lead to large deflections in slender structures

Build a beam deflection calculator in Python by numerically integrating the bending moment diagram

Build a Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagram calculator using Python to eliminate repetitive hand calculations

Once complete, you will have your own stress analysis Python code

Using the method of sections and method of joints to work out the internal forces in statically determinate trusses

Build an understanding of the structural behaviour of the Tintagel footbridge through finite element analysis

A complete introduction to the Direct Stiffness Method for truss analysis with a detailed numerical example

How and why dynamic analysis is performed instead of simpler static analysis

In this tutorial, we'll look at how the stress-strain curve for ductile materials gives rise to moment redistribution in beams

Learn how calculate plastic moment capacities and how moment redistribution occurs in a structure

Lateral stability of asymmetrically propped multi-storey structures with comparison to a finite element model

An introduction to common lateral stability structural schemes with numerical examples

Real-world columns rarely exhibit the strict mathematical buckling behaviour predicted for perfectly loaded, perfectly straight columns

Determine column buckling equations for axially loaded column with different end conditions

Long slender structural elements in compression will typically fail due to buckling rather than direct compression. In this post we'll explore column buckling

How the structural analysis process works for a real-world structure

Explore the common forms of truss and some of the key assumptions that underpin the analysis of trusses