STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

1. As a structural engineer how much importance you will give to architectural concepts
and how you will adjust your structural concepts with the architects requirements.
Discuss with any issues.
2. Based on what criteria initial framing plan are done before analysis (initial column
location and dimension, beam dimension, slab depth etc.,) Discuss elaborately.
3. Possible ways of improving the existing column, beam, footing, slab etc., to carry
additional loads.
4. Why minimum reinforcement is provided even though loads are very less on the
structural elements?
5. How can the effect of wind on the high rise buildings be predicted experimentally?
6. The moment is large while designing a footing and so tensile stress is developed. How
will you design the footing accordingly?
7. Possible ways of improving the lateral stability of a framed structure.
8. Is there any standard procedure to make an existing masonry building resistant to
earthquake?
9. Possible ways to make an existing building resistant to earthquake
10. What is the minimum distance between the two high rise buildings? And why such
distance is required?
11. A flat slab resting directly on a column fails in punching shear. Recommend a
possible solution in detail.
12. The critical load combination to be considered while analysing an underground water
retaining structure.
13. Effect of stiffness factor while analysing a structure in design software.
14. When and why reduced live loads are taken into consideration?
15. Why earthquake and wind loads are not combined in load combination?