Structural Engineering 101
From Open Source Ecology
- FEA workbenches in Freecad + span tables +/deflection calculator in steel (50ksi), concrete (3ksi), and wood (0.3 ksi)
- First principle.calculations.
- Solid block, space frame, and other geometries
- Application to buildings, towers, bridges, overhangs, etc.
- for wood/plastic, rock, steel
- exceptions for high performance materials
- Soil, foundation, floor, roof, wall elements
- Wind, hydraulic, and soil loading
- Geotextiles, block, auger, and other stabilization techniques.