r/StructuralEngineering is a subreddit with 153k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, struggling, engineering, design, and structural, and they frequently recommend/review design software and tablet.
Structural engineering is the use of applied physics and mechanics to analyze and design man-made structures or objects to safely resist the loads imposed upon them.
Popular Themes in r/StructuralEngineering
#1
Advice Requests
: "Planning for Nuclear Structural Engineering"
7 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Where to find structural drafters / designers?"
4 posts
#3
Ideas
: "PSA: Architects, you can combine PDF's into one set of drawings. Dont need to send me 25 individual PDF's. :)"
3 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "new engineer feeling lost and depressed"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "Is 120k low or high salary in the US for Senior Structural Engineer with 13 years experience?"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "I built a free browser tool for structural analysis, detailing, and estimation (looking for feedback!)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/StructuralEngineering
#1
Looking For
32 posts
#2
Struggling
23 posts
#3
Engineering
16 posts
#4
Design
: "Question from Design student:"
16 posts
#5
Structural
13 posts
#6
Structural Engineering
: "Structural Engineering games"
10 posts
#7
Job
8 posts
#8
Structural Engineer
8 posts
#9
Career Dissatisfaction
7 posts
#10
Structural Engineer Search
7 posts
Products Discussed in r/StructuralEngineering
Design Software
19 reviews
#1
RISA 3D
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
STAAD.Pro
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Metal Building Software
4.0★ from 1 review
Tablet
1 review
#1
Samsung
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/StructuralEngineering
#1
Structural Analysis/Design
: "How is this 6 lane elevated highway being supported by just one row of pillars? I have never seen such long/wide Pier Caps."
62 posts
#2
Career/Education
: "A coworker is using AI to automate structural design, and I am not sure about where it could lead"
45 posts
#3
Photograph/Video
: "camera captures the exact moment a powerful earthquake strikes Pereira, Colombia"
9 posts
#4
Steel Design
: "How to protect exposed rebar left to be used for building extension later?"
7 posts
#5
Failure
: "Even though, I'm a structural engineer, this game completely kicked my butt."
7 posts
#6
Engineering Article
: "Spot on, plus brittle failure bonus at the end"
4 posts
#7
Geotechnical Design
: "How to and with what to backfill the voids of shoring?"
4 posts
#8
Job Posting / Recruitment
: "Where to find structural drafters / designers?"
4 posts
#9
Concrete Design
: "Adding load to prestressed beams"
3 posts
#10
Humor
: "will irc 2028 require all buildings to account for swat loads?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/StructuralEngineering
Yearly
+28k members(22.6%)
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Last updated: August 26, 2026