Technical Guidance Notes (Level 2)

(originally published in The Structural Engineer magazine)

Level 2 guides build on what has been described previously in the Level 1 series. The topics covered at
Level 2 are of a more complex nature, as they typically deal with the design of elements as opposed to
core concepts such as loading and stability. As such, the amount of prior knowledge the reader is
assumed to have is at the very least the contents of relevant Level 1 notes.

A comprehensive reference library for early-stage structural engineering and built

environment professionals, comprising:

Level 2, No.1: Designing a steel beam

Level 2, No.2: Designing a steel column
Level 2, No.3: Designing a concrete slab
Level 2, No.4: Designing a concrete beam
Level 2, No.5: Designing a concrete column
Level 2, No.6: Designing a laterally loaded masonry wall
Level 2, No.7: Designing a concrete pad foundation
Level 2, No.8: Designing a pile-cap
Level 2, No.9: Designing a reinforced concrete retaining wall
Level 2, No.10: Design of reinforced concrete walls
Level 2, No.11: Steel fibre reinforced concrete ground bearing slabs
Level 2, No.12: Introduction to steel portal frames
Level 2, No.13: Masonry cladding to steel-framed buildings
Level 2, No.14: Design of unrestrained timber beams
Level 2, No.15: Design of timber posts
Level 2, No.16: Design of reinforced concrete bored piles
Level 2, No.17: Simple connections in steel frames
Level 2, No.18: Design of unreinforced masonry retaining walls
Level 2, No.19: Design and detailing of windposts to masonry walls
Level 2, No.20: Design and detailing of lintels in masonry walls
Level 2, No.21: Design and detailing of base plates to steel columns
Level 2, No.22: Workmanship & quality inspections by the structural engineer during construction
Level 2, No.23: Design of triangular timber trusses
Level 2, No.24: Principles of the design of post-fixed anchors
Level 2, No.25: Designing for torsion in reinforced concrete element