NablaStruct @NablaStruct

A GOOD STRUCTURAL ENGINEER HAS VALUE WAY BEYOND HOS COST TO HOS CLIENT.

Modern computers typically use 64-but binary numbers which gives a precision of about 16 decimal digits. However, that does not guarantee that the answers are accurate

Something to think about as a STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. ACCURACY vs PRECISION Accuracy is how close an answer is to the correct one Precision means the closeness of agreement among a set of results

“As the area of our KNOWLEDGE grows, so does the perimeter of our IGNORANCE. The moment you stop making MISTAKES, is the day you can be pretty sure you are no longer on the FRONTIER.” ~Neil

@noeldjobo @imperialcollege Congratulations Dr

I have been engaging with this AI (ChatGPT) for a while now. So today, I decided to ask for some basic unit conversions. Boy, oh boy! It was very misleading. When I corrected it, it apologized and thanked me for bringing it to it's attention. It's the engagement for me🙌🙌🙌

However, it can lead to use of significantly more material than a structural design requires. The balance can be struck by ensuring reinforcement is tied accurantely as required so as to avoid wastage of material in construction.

Rationalizing reinforcement layouts typically involve grouping elements eg beams and only designing for the worst case, such as the maximum load or longest span. It is a common practice as it simplifies design, checking and construction.

7. Finally, certain designs can be built with less waste, if they consider and align with common practice and products within the supply chain. For example structural grids can be aligned with multiples of marine board dimensions to remove any waste.

6. Varying the section along the element length allows the mass of a beam to be reduced by up to 40% as the material can better match the stress profile. This can also give more architecturally ‘interesting’ sections.

Cost saving during construction - Thread Engaging the right team of Professionals as you plan to construct will reduce on material wastage both at design level and also during construction which will in turn reduce on the construction cost. A Structural Engineer's input;