skills · point
Structural engineering
NPTEL and a competent engineer. DemSim is a study we run with you, not a teaching solver.
Study notes. Not a certificate. Not a licence. Not NEBOSH, PESO, ISEE, or IDE. We never design the charge, spacing, or the cut. Site hours and statutory papers have no video substitute.
Load paths — the skill of tracing every load to the ground by eye, on a real building.
Trace every load to the ground by eye. If you cannot, you do not have a method.
16 h · point
Structural systems: moment frame, braced frame, shear wall, core, bearing wall, shell, arch.
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18 h · point
Reinforced concrete behaviour — cracking, reinforcement, bond, ductility.
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20 h · point
RC design to code (limit state) — enough to *read* a design, not to author one.
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20 h · point
Steel structures — connections, members, stability.
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18 h · point
Masonry and bearing-wall structures.
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14 h · point
Prestressed and post-tensioned concrete. Flag this hard: PT is the most dangerous thing in a demolition. Stored energy, no visible warning.
PT is a hold. Storey tendons. A licensed engineer. We do not cut a tendon from a note on this site.
22 h · point
Reading structural drawings and rebar schedules; mark systems (C1, B2…).
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16 h · point
Pre-demolition structural appraisal — the survey that decides the method.
The survey that decides the method. Known vs assumed on paper.
20 h · point
Material testing and assessment of existing structures — rebound hammer, cores, cover meter, carbonation.
Count what you measured. Do not invent a carbon number.
14 h · point
Structural dynamics — SDOF, MDOF, natural frequency, damping, response.
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22 h · point
Collapse mechanisms and plastic hinges — where a structure *wants* to fold.
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22 h · point
Progressive and disproportionate collapse — alternate load path, tie force, notional removal.
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18 h · point
Temporary works and propping — holding up what you have not yet taken down.
Holding up what you have not yet taken down. Named designer. We do not issue the ticket.
20 h · point