Viewpoint: Should we now say 'design and analysis' and not 'analysis and design'?

Author: David Sanderson

Date published

1 March 2016

Price

Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

The Institution of Structural Engineers The Institution of Structural Engineers
Back to Previous

Viewpoint: Should we now say 'design and analysis' and not 'analysis and design'?

The Structural Engineer

Author

David Sanderson

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 3, 2016, Page(s) 96-97

https://doi.org/10.56330/BYRC8665

Date published

1 March 2016

Author

David Sanderson

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 3, 2016, Page(s) 96-97

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56330/BYRC8665

Price

Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

David Sanderson, Product Development Manager, Engineering Structures Division, Trimble, gives his perspective on developments in structural engineering software and asks whether it is time to starting thinking in terms of 'design and analysis', if not just 'design'.

Additional information

Format:
PDF
Pages:
96-97
Publisher:
The Institution of Structural Engineers

Tags

Opinion Issue 3

Related Resources & Events

The Structural Engineer

Verulam (readers' letters – March 2016)

Verulam (readers' letters – March 2016)
This month's letters include further discussion on the concept of 'reasonably practicable' and on web buckling of steel beams.
Date – 1 March 2016
Author – Various
Price – £9.95
The Structural Engineer

Book review: Advanced modelling techniques in structural design

Book review: Advanced modelling techniques in structural design
This introduction to advanced modelling techniques will likely be of interest to senior engineers seeking background knowledge on the use of analysis software for specialised structural design, writes John Lyness.
Date – 1 March 2016
Author – John Lyness
Price – £0
The Structural Engineer

Viewpoint: Digital design, fabrication and assembly

Viewpoint: Digital design, fabrication and assembly
Tim Lucas of Price & Myers envisages a not-too-distant future in which automation is extended to assembly on site, giving engineers full control of the building process and licence to explore their wildest design dreams.
Date – 1 March 2016
Author – Tim Lucas
Price – £9.95