My Worst Mistakes as a Structural Engineer

Today, I’m going to walk you through six mistakes I made while working as a structural engineer in Australia, plus a few blunders I’ve seen my colleagues make.
Some were silly errors from my early days, while others were structural site inspections oversights.
Stick around until the end because I'll also be sharing five invaluable lessons that can truly revolutionize your approach to structural engineering.
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[@RaymondBond-kn9kr]

Do you have all of the necessary Standards Australia codes? Are you familiar with AS1657 stair and platform code? Are you a member of the concrete masonry association of Australia? Do you do dilapidation surveys and reports? How did you minimise deflection in the steel beam over the garage? Do you have the latest Ramset or Hilti catalogue ? You can consult these catalogues if you intend to use chemical anchors as end connections.

[@bengthebrazilianengineerinAus]

So many questions hahah I will come back to you later. It's Friday here :D

[@sothattheng8624]

Thanks for your sharing! Can you make a Video about Analysis & design of RC cantilever beam 2.3m to support the slab or brick wall please. 🙏🙏🙏

[@bengthebrazilianengineerinAus]

Thanks for watching :) I can put that on the list :) thanks for the suggestion

[@cypi8941]

Very informative video, keep them coming.

[@bengthebrazilianengineerinAus]

Thanks my friend :)

[@the_right_path_14]

How blocks can be cantilever ? they have no tension capacity.

[@bengthebrazilianengineerinAus]

reinforced concrete blocks

[@pieter1867]

Thanks for this! Very educational and accessible, as all of your video's. I had two questions: for the first 'mistake': the check of the existing concrete beam: did you have the original structural plans? Or how did you know which bars were present? Second question: how much time do you spend on study? How do you do it? Do you do it according to your specific projects or do you make time for general study?

[@bengthebrazilianengineerinAus]

Hi Pieter I did not have the original plans. I checked it based on the minimum reinforcement required for the beams to work. I like researching about topics. I don't have a set schedule for studying at the moment. It varies around my daily schedule. I'm always reading though. If you have time for general study, that's awesome. Otherwise, study as you go according to the projects you come across.

[@gabrielribeiro597]

Nice vid. I resonate a lot with some mistakes

[@bengthebrazilianengineerinAus]

Thanks Gabe.

[@gabrielbobmarley]

love it

[@akhilyadav2319]

From India 😊

[@bengthebrazilianengineerinAus]

Love India :)

[@clintonchijioke330]

Great❤

[@bengthebrazilianengineerinAus]

Thanks for the comment :)

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