A guide to Performance Based Design & Forensic Structural Engineering

Nowadays, there are several engineering services available that structural engineers are using for better engineering.  Few of them are Performance Based Design & Forensic Structural Engineering. Let’s know about them more. 

-          Performance Based Design

Basically, the performance-based seismic design offers engineers the ability to design buildings that have a predictable and reliable performance in disasters such as earthquakes. Hence we can say that the Performance-based seismic design is a method that permits the design of new buildings or upgrades of existing buildings with a realistic understanding of the risk of life, occupancy, and economic loss that may occur as a consequence of future earthquakes.

If compared to conventional code-prescribed design approaches, the Performance Based Design (PBD) is a rational approach to the design of a new building or evaluation of an existing structure that often gives rise to superior results. With the help of PBD, the structural engineer works with the owner to identify specific structural performance objectives for strength and serviceability; the structure is then evaluated or designed to assure compliance with the agreed objectives. 

Moreover, the Performance-based design services can be a more efficient means of ensuring structures are code compliant. As the time and budget are limited, Prescriptive design is often used but it relies on simplified models. It suggests that the progressive collapse analysis, seismic design, and designing against progressive collapse are handled by over-engineering the structure, just to be on the safe side.

-           Forensic Structural Engineering

Forensic Structural Engineering is a field of engineering that includes the study of the structure and determining the causes of failure of the structure. In other words, the Forensic structural engineering is evolving into a designated field of professional practice of determining the causes of structural failures and identifying the parties responsible.

When it comes to Forensic Engineering, and accident reconstruction, a team of expert engineers and scientists offer a collective wealth of experience in Structural Assessments, engineering research, Forensic Engineering Analysis, and design.

Well, the whole structure can be built economically, if a Forensic Structural Engineering and performance-based design approach are used. So, find a company that offers structural analysis and simulation consultation services that can test the structure’s integrity against both human-made, natural, or extreme loading events and can even ensure cost savings for clients and customers for your next projects.

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