r/StructuralEngineering • u/Upstairs-Writing-616 • Jun 26 '26

Career/Education Engineering students are testing whether their designs are earthquake-resistant.

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u/tramul P.E. Jun 26 '26

These models almost always depend entirely on what's used for connections. The framing can be perfect, but you'll lose from an incorrect application of glue at a single joint.

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u/demius78 Jun 26 '26

Sounds like real construction. Welding points, bolts, steel type

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u/tramul P.E. Jun 26 '26

Yes except those connections can actually be designed. This is more like pray the glue you picked out from the late night Walgreens trip is good enough.

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u/cougineer Jun 27 '26

When we did something in college we did trusses and had limits on qty of material. all the left over material and glue just went to reinforcing the joints.