Eiffel Tower Location: Paris, France Engineer: Gustave Eiffel Why it's interesting: The Eiffel Tower is probably the most famous truss structure in the World. Constructed between 1887 and 1889, consists of a 324 m high pylon ending up on 4 oblique pylon close to the ground surface. The lateral stiffness… read more →
How often do we pay attention to the geometric shape of steel sections used in construction, and realize the importance of the shape? All the steel design and construction codes worldwide identify a few common shapes to be used as a steel member. These sections are noted by their cross-section… read more →
Introduction Structural engineers use a great variety of members already from the conceptual phase of a building or infrastructure project. Accurate modelling of such members using finite element software, such as SkyCiv, is of great importance in the design process, as accurate modelling of the members can both reduce cost… read more →
SkyCiv is excited to announce their partnership with Autodesk, via the Autodesk Developer Network (ADN), to help integrate solutions between Autodesk and SkyCiv products! The first release of integrations are between SkyCiv Structural 3D and Revit - to provide users with the capability of seamlessly transferring models between CAD and… read more →
API plugin: SkyCiv API-Excel Template For those SkyCiv users who love using Excel, we’ve developed a template to solve your structural models using the SkyCiv API and Visual Basic for Excel! What does it do? Take advantage of the power of SkyCiv's API without needing to code anything yourself. Build… read more →
Introducing: Section Design Software for Reinforced Concrete SkyCiv General Section Designer (GSD) is a new concrete design software that allows users to calculate the section capacity of any shape, reinforcement pattern or combination of loads. This powerful, yet intuitive software is built on the SkyCiv Section Builder. For a limited time, this software is available for… read more →
A shear connection is a joint that allows the transfer of shear forces between two members. It is a connection with pure normal force load (tension joint), pure shear loading, or combination of normal and shear force. Shear connections are generally the most commonly used connections. They are typically used… read more →
What materials are most commonly used in structural engineering? Structural engineering depends on the knowledge of materials and their corresponding properties for us to better predict the behavior of different materials when applied to the structure. Generally, the three (3) most commonly used construction materials are steel, concrete and wood/timber.… read more →
What is a moment connection? Any connection that has the capacity to transfer moment between the structural members (two or more) is defined as moment connection. This term is commonly used in steel structures as opposed to shear connections that are able to transfer only shear force between the bridging… read more →
150 North Riverside Location: Chicago, IL Engineer: Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA) Why it's interesting: Located in the riverside of Chicago the 150 North Riverside Building was constructed using a pencil-type concept to respond to constraints related to limited footprint area that was available. The lateral force resisting system consisted of… read more →
