Index of structural engineering articles

This is an alphabetical list of articles pertaining specifically to structural engineering. For a broad overview of engineering, please see List of engineering topics. For biographies please see List of engineers.

A

A-frame – Aerodynamics – Aeroelasticity – Air-supported structure – Airframe – Aluminium – Analytical method – Angular frequency – Angular speed – Architecture – Architectural engineering – Arch – Arch bridge

B

Base isolation – Beam – Beam axle – Bending – Bifurcation theory – BiomechanicsBoat BuildingBody-on-frameBox girder bridgeBox trussBridge engineeringBucklingBuildingBuilding constructionBuilding engineering

C

CableCable-stayed bridgeCantileverCantilever bridgeCarbon-fiber-reinforced polymer – Casing – CastingCatastrophic failureCenter of massChaos theoryChassisChimneysCoachworkCoefficient of thermal expansionCoil springColumnsComposite material – Composite structure – Compression – Compressive stressConcreteConcrete coverConstructionConstruction engineeringConstruction managementContinuum mechanicsCorrosion – Crane – Creep – Crumple zoneCurvature

D

DamDamperDamping ratioDead and live loads – Deflection – Deformation – Direct stiffness methodDomeDouble wishbone suspensionDuhamel's integralDynamical system – Dynamics

E

Earthquake-- Earthquake engineeringEarthquake engineering researchEarthquake engineering structuresEarthquake lossEarthquake performance evaluationEarthquake simulationElasticity theory – Elasticity – Energy principles in structural mechanicsEngineering mechanicsEuler methodEuler–Bernoulli beam equation

F

Falsework – Fatigue – Fibre reinforced plasticFinite element analysisFinite element methodFinite element method in structural mechanicsFire safetyFire protectionFire protection engineeringFirst moment of areaFlexibility methodFloating raft systemFloorFluid mechanicsFootbridgesForceFormwork – Foundation engineering – FractureFracture mechanicsFrameFrequencyFuselage

G

GirderGrout

H

Hoist – Hollow structural sectionHooke's law – Hull – Hurricane-proof buildingHyperboloid structure

I

Institution of Structural Engineers

J

Joint

K

L

Lattice towerLeverLeaf springLimit state designLinear elasticityLinear system – Linkage – Live axleLoad – Load factor

M

MacPherson strutMasonryMastMaterial scienceModulus of elasticityMohr-Coulomb theoryMonocoqueMomentMoment distributionMoment of inertia – Mortar – Moulding

N

Newton methodNewtonian mechanicsNon-linear systemNumerical analysis - Non-persistent joint

O

Offshore engineeringOscillation

P

Permissible stress designPile – Plastic analysis – Plastic bending – plasticity – Poisson's ratioPortland cementPortal framePrecast concretePrestressed concretePressure vessel

Q

R

Radius of gyrationReady-mix concreteRebarReinforced concreteResponse spectrumRetaining wallRigid frameRotation

S

Second moment of areaSeismic analysisSeismic loadingSeismic performanceSeismic retrofitSeismic risk – Shear – Shear flowShear modulusShear strainShear strengthShear stressShear wallShipbuildingShip ConstructionShock absorbersShotcrete – Shrinkage – Simple machineSkyscraper – Slab – Solid mechanicsSpace frameStaticsStatically determinateStatically indeterminateStatistical methodSteelStiffnessStrand jackStrength of materialsStress analysisStress-strain curveStrutStrut barStructural analysisStructural designStructural dynamicsStructural failureStructural health monitoringStructural loadStructural mechanicsStructural steelStructural systemSubframeSuperleggera – Suspension (disambiguation page) – Suspension bridge

T

Tall buildingTensile architectureTensile strengthTensile stressTensile structure – Tension – TimberTimber framingThermal conductivityThermal shockThermodynamicsThermoplasticTrussTruss bridge – Torsion – Torsion beam suspensionTorsion boxTowerTubular bridgeTuned mass damper

U

Unit dummy force methodUnsprung weight

V

Vehicle dynamicsVesselVery large floating structuresVibrationVibration controlVirtual work

W

WallWear – Wedge – WeldingWheel and axle

X

Y

Yield strength – Young's modulus

Z

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