Structures Engineering Major

Overview

Taking the Structures Major will give you much greater depth of knowledge in this field along with breadth of skills across all disciplines in Civil Engineering. In the Structures Major you will complete advanced units of study in areas such as advanced structural analysis and structural behaviour with particular focus on steel, concrete and composite steel-concrete structures. Structural engineers take into account natural forces such as wind, waves and earthquakes and their effects when designing and planning for building. Certain stresses caused by the modern environment, including the traffic of both cars and people, also need to be considered. Innovative solutions to these problems are researched, developed and tested by structural engineers.

As a structural engineering graduate, you can specialise in one area of work, such as bridges and tunnels, buildings, or large constructions such as oil installations. Engineers who have both studied and taught at the University of Sydney were involved in the construction of major structures including the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Sydney Aquatic Centre at Homebush Bay, and the Anzac Bridge in Sydney and many are finding placements in current infrastructure projects such as North West Rail Link, Light Rail and WestConnex.

This major best aligns with the Civil stream.

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