Who are Structural Engineers?
Structural Engineers are men and women who have risen to the challenge of a creative profession. Working, often in a team, they develop the constructions that shape the world.
First they will conceive a structure; considering strength, form and function. Then they will choose appropriate materials - such as steel, concrete, brick or timber -calculating and checking to ensure that the construction will remain safe and serviceable for the length of its intended lifetime.
Structural Engineers are people who enjoy challenge, opportunity, responsibility and excitement.
What do they do?
- Management...of projects, personnel, finance, materials and production.
- Risk Assessment...for public protection, defining and maintaining safety standards, carrying out structural integrity assessment.
- Design...initiating ideas, feasibility analysis, technical supervision, safety of finished structure, converting an architect's visions into functional reality.
- Research and Teaching...providing for the future. Innovation, evaluation, monitoring, education, training and continuing professional development.
- Setting standards...for design and safety Acting in a "watchdog" role ensuring compliance to building regulations, planning and safety legislation.
- Construction...creating from raw materials, construction activity planning and management, safety.
- Refurbishment...for conservation, recycling, and environmental enhancement.
A Career for the Future
- Needed for Tomorrow's World - Engineering is one profession for which ample employment opportunities can be predicted for the 21st century
- Creative Satisfaction - Put your name to substantial projects for the benefit of society. Environmental protection. Public buildings. Unique landmarks. Rail, roads, bridges, housing, towers, offices, factories, docks, sea defences.
- Stimulating Locations - Different projects could take you to fascinatingly diverse sites around the world. City environs. Urban neighbourhoods. Rural landscapes. Coastal locations.
- More Variety - One day you may be on site, the next in an office. You'll be asked to be both creative and analytical. Plus there's the day to day interest of managing people, materials and finance.
- Professionally Rewarding - Structural Engineering can give you a career path and salary range similar to other professions. When qualified you could establish your own practice.
The Institution of Structural Engineers
A Qualifying Body - We are the only body educating, training and examining competence of all who seek to become professional Structural Engineers.
A Learned Society - We promote the art and science of structural engineering in all its forms. Through our membership we contribute towards the achievement of excellence in construction.
A member of the Engineering Council - A professional body conferring the highest status of chartered engineer.
Why join?
In order to meet the challenge of the changing world of engineering, it is essential to keep your professional knowledge up to date. To assist you in this, we provide our members with the following services:
- Publications including; a professional journal, a yearbook, technical literature, a commemorative volume, an annual report.
- Specialist library facilities.
- Education, training and recruitment.
- Local branch meetings and continuing professional development.
The Welcome for Student and Graduate Members
Early membership of the Institution offers advantages:
- No entrance fees.
- Free membership for full time students studying on accredited courses.
- Student/Graduate members enjoy the full services of the Institution including the fortnightly professional journal
- No transfer fees payable through the ascending classes of membership.
- You will be entitled to apply for Chartered or Associate membership depending on your level of academic attainment.
To find out more contact:
The Institution of Structural Engineer,
11 Upper Belgrave Street
London
SW1X 8BH
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 (0)20 7235 4535
Fax:
+44 (0)20 7235 4294
Web:
www.istructe.org/
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