Jon Magnusson - "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Structural Engineering"

The world of the structural engineer may sometimes seem strange to the builder. This presentation gives greater insight into what an engineer actually does and how it influences what goes into the plans and specifications.
Magnusson is a senior principal with Magnusson Klemencic in Seattle.
Presented at the AGC of Washington 2016 Annual Convention.

[@TheMrsundaygamer]

The way he explains these things has a certain charm to it. I guess this is what the peak of passion and hard work looks like.

[@i_i_capncrunch]

Need more civil engineering professors to teach like this guy.

[@musingsonstructures]

Agreed

[@DrgnTmrSirGawain]

all professors!

[@kirokyo]

Jon Magnusson is the single most charismatic structural engineer I have met. I am privileged to be able to go to his talks in person. His articulate speech and fascinating picks in projects never ceases to amaze me.

[@mariiahaid]

Thank you for your work and this information! Students from Ukraine, mostly, can't get such knowledge while they are studying in university, and such lectures are very important and useful for them. I'm postgraduate from Ukraine, so thank you one more time! :)

[@lsmith7531]

@@damianmurray5290 - Damian, do you actually believe the "study" this video talks about is a genuine quest for truth? It is widely known/believed that Building 7 was "pulled." I don't have time just now to revisit all of this, but it was all over the media that Building 7 was deliberately demolished. One example was "America Rebuilds," a PBS documentary, in which World Trade Center owner Larry Silverstein admits to giving the order to "pull" Building 7. If that's the case, showing how such a building could hypothetically collapse is not a relevant question.

[@maheshkumar559]

Hii

[@arunndinesh]

Wonderful lecture!! It gives a good shape to the ideas you have! Forgot the time...Just floating in his words...He is a great professor as well a Structural Engineer!

[@inlovewithjiyong4241]

This was amazing. Thank you, i needed to fall in love with structures again

[@kolavithonduraski5031]

thank's from germany... we need to do more to show the people the importance and the work of structural engineers
👍😁

[@musingsonstructures]

True. It is a great lecture.

[@CMC-NFG]

This, and the books by J.E. Gordon are the only decent laymans guides to structural engineering I have come across.

[@ItMeJish]

I have that book! Its amazing so far

[@brunosia]

Thanks for the lecture Jon, it made me praise the Lord for do not have earthquakes here in Brazil.

[@vikaskumarsahni7213]

Very interesting so informative for us. It's truly helpful to learn more.Thanks a lot Sir 💐

[@songsforrainydays7211]

Than you for the lecture sir. 💖

[@MatiasGoros]

Thanks from Argentina! Fascinating talk.

[@ivanxdxd]

the shape is called Pentagonal hexecontahedron

[@animals42life8]

At 2:52, he said horizontal displacement caused by earthquake.. questions is why is only the train rail displaced and not the soil and gravel underneath it?

[@onegrail9398]

I cant tell you how many videos like this ive watched looking for an applied formula sheet or any that get into the actual math.

[@maheshkumar559]

Nice video

[@lilg_aming1736]

This is so cool

[@damianmurray5290]

wtc7evaluation.org

[@henryhenk2022]

I want to work there now.

[@gyawalisaurav000]

damn knowledge !!!

[@abhishekyadav1498]

ONE WORD ====== EPIC!

[@musingsonstructures]

Agreed.

[@jamesatkins7592]

I wonder what maintenance is like for the dampeners as times goes by

[@yamafanboy]

the dampers are designed to last for the projected lifetime of the structure without requiring any maintenance. (hence the cost)

[@carloacilo242]

There's a bit of a quarrel in our country about Architects v. Engineers getting projects, I think they'll find this amusing. :) COLLABORATION. DEAL WITH IT PEOPLE.

[@psikeyhackr6914]

So where is the data on the distributions of steel and concrete down the Twin Towers?

[@balaportejean7015]

thks for taking of your time to teach me those things sir! is it bad to be a civil engineer and also an electrical engineer?

[@musingsonstructures]

Absolutely not if you understand both engineering principles.

[@TheTaimory1]

What is meant by "if the soil liquifies" ?

[@akhilkudalkar1101]

In the event of an earthquake, if the soil is saturated enough than the particles of soil will shake and move closer together. The water which was between the particles, is under pressure now and will move upwards. All this makes the soil loose its strength and settle. This roughly describes the phenomenon.

[@blakebrockhaus347]

Frédéric François Chopin basically quicksand

[@141geovarkey4]

During earthquake pore pressure increases in the soil and effective stress will reduce to a point where soil flow like a liquid this condition is termed as liquefaction.

[@aaronrodriguez110]

Exactly what it sounds like. The substance that once acted as a solid, quickly becomes a liquid.

[@alpal7522]

A balance between Imagination and Energy

[@diegoduenas7916]

This guy has Saul Goodman’s vibes. Excellent content

[@yamafanboy]

3:19 Hello 911 what's your emergency?
Hi I'm calling to report someone parked a 120ft yacht on the roof of my home and they refuse to take it down?

[@modesto885]

I need to become a Structual Engineer so I can help rebuild Puerto Rico with better designed homes to withstand winds of 200+ mph and beyond!

[@haoruchen4216]

two words: reinforced concrete.

[@SayImbaPls]

Better Call Saul!

[@johnkennedy3602]

Is the Pentagon sphere building SUPPOSED TO look like an H2O molecule?

[@diablo-3935]

what is in the damn water ???

[@thesage1096]

1:30 ..... or jetfuel ? ....... nananana

[@stavros808]

!

[@farhadkooban7021]

Well Down

[@mauricerizat]

This is really interesting and all, but the other title for this video could also be "A series of jokes falling flat".