6.1 Essential Questions

1. What is structural engineering?
-Structural engineering is a field of engineering dealing with the analysis and design of structures that support or resist loads.

2. How does the design of a structure impact how loads are dispersed?
-The design of a structure can impact how loads are dispersed base on where the columns are placed at.

3. In what ways are wind, snow, and dead and live loads similar or different?
-All of these loads are similar in that they all put pressure on structures and they are different because some of the loads will be there as long as the structure is there and others will be there for maybe a day such as the wind or snow load.

4. How does the use of mathematics help in understanding about the forces and loads on a structure?
-Mathematics allows us to understand what is going to happen with the forces and loads on the structures.

5. How do you determine what loads are applied to a structure?
-You can determine what kind of structure is being built and the location of where it is being built.

6. Where would you locate a load table to assist your design process?
-You could possibly find a load table on the internet to assist your design process.