Materials
Main article: Structural materialStructural engineering depends on the knowledge of materials and their properties, in order to understand how different materials support and resist loads.
Common structural materials are:
- Iron:
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- Wrought iron
- Cast iron
- Steel
- Stainless steel
- Concrete:
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- Reinforced concrete
- Prestressed concrete
- Aluminium
- Composite materials
- Alloy
- Masonry
- Timber
- Other structural materials:
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- Adobe
- Bamboo
- Carbon fibre
- Fiber reinforced plastic
- Mudbrick
- Roofing materials
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