which are the current trends of analysis?

[nikgr82]

I wonder what is the future of structural analysis .In my country most engineers work with elastic and empirical methods since most buildings are the same multi storey r/c blocks of flats.I would like to work on something new and i dont know what.Is pushover worth-while or should i work on something else.Since i am a new engineer i would like some ideas from your experience.Thanks in advance

 

[johnp]

nik,
Looks like you need some career guidance. You need to get your nose into the business before you can tell where to from school or college.

I would recommend you read "What colour is your parachute" and do the exercises. Then rough out a 5 year plan
* Where are you now
* Where do you want to be 5 years from now
* What must you start doing now to make it to your longer term goal

Then do a bit of market research
* Check out the technical magazines in a Library
* Surf the net
* What ballpark do you want to play in

1 - aerospace
2 - oil and gas
3 - dynamics and vibration
4 - fracture mechanics
5 - failure analysis
6 - mining engineering
7 - mechanical structures

The list is endless - it boggles the mind

P.S if you still need some help try google for creative problem solving.



Johnp.Rz

http://www.mets.net.au