Best Books to Read as a Structural Engineer

I go through the books that I own and provide other sources of reading material that would be useful as a young engineer.
The only book I personally think that you need to own is the Structural Engineer’s Pocket Book. It is the most useful for quick references to useful information. All the other guides and books that I mention in this video can be downloaded online if your company has access to IHS or CIS.
Books that I mention in this video for reference:
Structural Engineer’s Pocket Book - amzn.to/3no7taL
Reinforced Concrete Design to EC2 - amzn.to/2Xlx75C
iStructe Design Manuals
How to Design Concrete Structures by Concrete Centre
Steel Designers Manual - amzn.to/2JS4bik
Design of Structural Elements - amzn.to/2LvCMmI
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  • @dazzatron3
    @dazzatron33 жыл бұрын

    Just to clarify, I may not own many books, but I read a lot of well published documents and guidance to help me with my design. By no means did I learn everything from just the red book, I just use it a lot. 🤣

  • @mohamedelmi4702
    @mohamedelmi47023 жыл бұрын

    To be honest with you Mr. Dazz, I really appreciate your effort in making quality videos for the younger generation like me. I am now in my final year as a civil degree student and your videos really helped me understand more about structural engineer. Thank you

  • @EverydayDazz

    @EverydayDazz

    3 жыл бұрын

    You’re welcome 🥲🥲

  • @mohammedalduais8250

    @mohammedalduais8250

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @peterknight7880
    @peterknight78803 жыл бұрын

    My copy of Cobb is battered. I've had it for 6years and it's the book I use every single day. I agree it was instrumental in passing my exam. It isn't perfect (there are some mistakes) but every half decent structural engineer I know has one. Other books I recommend are Brohn "Understanding Structural Analysis" and for beginners Seward "Understanding Structure" is a great entry-level text. Arya "Design of Structural Elements" is my go-to for Steel, concrete, timber, and masonry design.

  • @adamshah7713
    @adamshah77133 жыл бұрын

    For all young engineers out there. It is very important to have good mentor who can guide you and help become a good engineer. I have been very unfortunate not to have one, as I have always worked in small firms and it is one of the perks working for a small firm lol.

  • @Darksnowwwww
    @Darksnowwwww3 жыл бұрын

    The Fiona Cobb book u mentioned is also advised and available to members at iStructE.

  • @markr8604
    @markr86043 жыл бұрын

    Great Vid Daz! So funny to find out you have just a few books. I've got a personal library of around 2.5k worth of books I've bought over the last 15 years. 2 down falls... 1) you can't carry them all and there's always an overlap in info... 2) EVERYONE USES THEM! lol. Some honourable mentions..? (a) Structural Engineering Desing in Practice by Westbrook & Walker (b) Reinforced Concrete Designers Handbook by Reynolds (Big Red book) (c) Steel Detailers Manual (blue A3 book) by Alan Hayward and Frank Weare (d) Understanding Structural Analysis (by David Brohn) Also, the 'longman Series' books on Amazon that are oldies and used, are to old UK standard, but Do well to take you through methodology, and you can get these for about £3 each. 🤙

  • @EverydayDazz

    @EverydayDazz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha yeah I mean I have a huge digital library of material just don’t like spending money on it when I can get it for free online 🤣

  • @aaronmason9332
    @aaronmason93323 жыл бұрын

    Do you know where I can find any worked examples using this book as I've read it but would like to see how it's applied in real world situations. Ideally with all the different materials and in different type of buildings. Example multistorey v normal house.

  • @ernestezekieljoybetts2088
    @ernestezekieljoybetts20882 жыл бұрын

    I love your accent, and the display of videos 👍

  • @mccccccccccc
    @mccccccccccc Жыл бұрын

    Most amazing video ever

  • @Mr.YY.
    @Mr.YY.3 жыл бұрын

    @everyday dazz Hi bought this book, I find there are some corrections in Bending Moment formulas , For a simply supported beam BMD = wl^2 / 8 , but it's wl/8 .. can you please confirm the same table is not revised in all 3 Editions of book so far...

  • @EverydayDazz

    @EverydayDazz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Because they use capital ‘W’ which means total load so W = w x L Once you sub it it you’ll get wL^2/8 Always get the latest edition of the book. Third edition was known to have a few typos.

  • @agbomoses9851
    @agbomoses98512 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting sir

  • @user-cm5gq9ls7b
    @user-cm5gq9ls7b8 ай бұрын

    Hello Dazz can you please make a video about Courses that you get after Graduation of University and source for this courses?

  • @Allinone_2052
    @Allinone_20527 ай бұрын

    What is the use of ETABS in detail?

  • @davidscott3292
    @davidscott32922 жыл бұрын

    The Cobb book could do with a much better index.

  • @nagimasentv3536
    @nagimasentv35363 жыл бұрын

    Any recommendations for Substructure Design books with examples (EuroCode 7)

  • @EverydayDazz

    @EverydayDazz

    3 жыл бұрын

    The purple book I referenced has some good easy examples for foundations to EC7. What kind of foundations where you planning to design?

  • @nagimasentv3536

    @nagimasentv3536

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@EverydayDazz Actually I am preparing for the Msc Structural Design course that I have applied for 2021/2022, so I am hoping if there is any substructure design books with good examples of calculations

  • @aliilyasmohamed1193
    @aliilyasmohamed11933 жыл бұрын

    Mr dazz, does these books has manual solutions, I couldn't find them please. Thanks

  • @Tear_12

    @Tear_12

    3 жыл бұрын

    If u need them send your Gmail

  • @sumufarah4905

    @sumufarah4905

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Tear_12 where i can send my gmail

  • @jimmytat6485
    @jimmytat64853 жыл бұрын

    Is structural engineering only a privelege for civil engineers? Is it possible for a mechanical engineer to get involved with structures, steel structures?

  • @EverydayDazz

    @EverydayDazz

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’d say so. You’d have maths background so definitely transferable skills. Chartership may be a different story but there are alternative routes to take for sure.

  • @neilmenon8943

    @neilmenon8943

    3 жыл бұрын

    In USA i have seen mechanical engineers pass the civil PE and SE exam and practice has structral or hydraulic engineers.

  • @civilideas1925
    @civilideas19253 жыл бұрын

    👍🏻

  • @qadarbarre7854
    @qadarbarre78543 жыл бұрын

    Iam 3year at university of civil engineering

  • @nickblackkeithn1886
    @nickblackkeithn18862 жыл бұрын

    about the first three books, can i email you about them?

  • @EverydayDazz

    @EverydayDazz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sure

  • @aleksandartrajkovski5881
    @aleksandartrajkovski58812 жыл бұрын

    there are a lot of comments on amazon about the book containing a lot of errors

  • @EverydayDazz

    @EverydayDazz

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’ve found a couple of errors but not that many. Annoying but still worthwhile to buy.

  • @sprintervanconversions
    @sprintervanconversions3 жыл бұрын

    The pocket book is particularly useful for finding the density of POTATOES

  • @EverydayDazz

    @EverydayDazz

    3 жыл бұрын

    You never know when you’ll be designing a potato factory 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @karimomri8811
    @karimomri88113 жыл бұрын

    Good video - we should collab!

  • @EverydayDazz

    @EverydayDazz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man, yeah we could sort something out. It’d be nice to chat with a fellow engineer KZreadr 🙂

  • @Innotutorial
    @Innotutorial2 жыл бұрын

    what code? ACI

  • @ProfesionalAP

    @ProfesionalAP

    17 күн бұрын

    Eurocode british annex

  • @tiagopariol
    @tiagopariol Жыл бұрын

    600th "Like" ... what an honour !

  • @ranjitwimaladasa5839
    @ranjitwimaladasa58392 ай бұрын

    You dont show the books. Please show it, then we can see the books properly.

  • @sasikumartherayil9620
    @sasikumartherayil96203 жыл бұрын

    Names of books are not clear

  • @EverydayDazz

    @EverydayDazz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also listed in the description

  • @HayatTeleHealth
    @HayatTeleHealth3 жыл бұрын

    4th view