Hi Rakibul, in the U.S., having your F.E. (E.I.T.) certification helps before you graduate. The single best thing to have are internships before you graduate.
@@MatPicardal thanks for the advice, rn I just started my new job as a civil engineer 2 months and I’m trying my best and my boss promised me training and online training which i haven’t seen yet. I get verbal abuse constantly. It’s like im still learning and taking my notes but they expect me to have a knowledge of someone who’s been there for 5 years. Not sure what to do.
Prepare to get yelled at and pressured from every direction. RFIs, handholding, fixing contractor screwups. Oh, and law suits are a thing. No matter how good you are, it will happen. Even if your firm did everything right.
My husband tells me stories about architects who want huge open spaces but object to the beam sizes that make that possible, or owners who complain about costs or contractors who think they know better, until something fails and everyone gets sued. Fun times! That toughest thing is dealing with everyone’s impatience. Thanks to all the improvements to technology, like computers and modeling software, cell phones and email, everyone expects answers immediately, never mind what was already on the schedule for that day or if it’s after hours. My husband gets email from architects every evening and all weekend long. Dawn of the next business day, they’re looking for answers. Now, now, NOW! I’m not trying to discourage folks from going into engineering. We sorely need good, ethical engineers, public and private. However, I feel the relationship between engineers, clients, architects, and contractors can be toxic, and that’s just how things will be until the industry puts its foot down. I don’t see that happening anytime soon.
Melissa Quinn From what I see this toxic relationship exists since forever. I saw this since I was 7 years old, I think it's just simply how this industry is.
Listen to this man! Everything said in this video I experienced. Thought I was hot sh** coming out of school. My education focused on all technical aspects of the job but in all honesty no one cared about my calcs. The focus was the drawings, the design - this is what clients pay for, that is how engineerings firms make money. The sooner you get efficient at designing and creating the drawings that you know you can qualify later, the sooner you’ll be more productive and therefore valuable to a company.
@@mattfuentes4678 if you end up going my route and working in nuclear, our designers used microstation. I think outside of that Revit seems to be the most popular.
As the Publisher of STRUCTURE magazine, I was amazed to see a lovely pile of past issues on the back table. GREAT way to keep up with the industry and hear about real-world projects and what "real" structural engineers are doing. Another thing to remember - projects are similar, but the excitement comes from the fact that each project is and will be unique. Excellent, "real-world" explanation! And your enthusiasm is contagious.
Oh my god, an SE TH-camr. Thank you so much for representing us on here. They are so obscure compared to all the Tech TH-camrs that I had sort of given up. Please continue to make videos about the community, career and lifestyles so it can get some exposure, and if possible, get some Zoom interviews with other SE's all around the country.
As a retired structural engineer I completely relate. I would add that communication with MEP and the architect is essential. And, architects are a completely different animal than an engineer. Their communication style will likely be very different than you see between engineers.
Hi! Um I'm a teenage girl in France and I would just like to know since I'm really starting to stress on my decisions, could you please help me and tell what was you experience as a structural engineer, like how did you get to become one, how it is to have been one, is it a good carrer choice and all that 😭🙏 please please please
This is so helpful thank you so much! I'm a fresh graduate of civil engineer and i'm really anxious about getting my first job since I feel like i haven't really retained any of what i learned in school but this puts my mind at ease somehow knowing that it's normal to not know a lot of things about the structural engineering business operates
Hello sir..I am a final year student of civil engineering and looking forward for master in structural engineering. Could u plz guide me in the context of what mat is telling, that which softwares, courses I must prepare which might help me in Master as well as in field.(ps I have 2 months vacations, want it to be productive
These videos are great man. Keep them coming. I’m about to start a graduate engineering role. This has given me more clarity on what to possibly expect. Thanks dude
Mat I saw this video pushed to me TH-cam page and thought that this guy looked familiar. Then I remembered meeting you at the SEAOSC student job fair and had a pleasant conversation with you earlier this year. It’s amazing to see you representing the SE community on TH-cam, especially SE career is so under the radar comparing to tech industry for example. Keep up the good work buddy. I look forward to seeing you at some point in the near future as I’m back in the SoCal area now.
Expectation: I'll have time to check everything. Reality: learn to know very quickly what sizes to expect without calculation. Get jobs done rapidly, and correctly, and keep those clients coming back. My number one rule: Under-promise, over deliver. If you think it's going to take one week to turn a design around, tell them it'll take a week and a half... Then aim to deliver it to the client "early". They'll be chuffed.
"ask questions" excellent bit of advice, something I always tell our fresh graduates! If they are not asking any questions then we start to get worried.
Just popped out on my recommended videos.. I'll keep all your tips in my mind...keep doing this videos to help those who have difficulties adjusting to professional world...
These videos have been such a great tool as I navigate into the structural engineering job market coming right out of grad school! Love the engagement & keep the knowledge flowing!
Nice, it's so helpful when someone that's actually working in the real world tell you what's waiting for you when you finally get your engineer degree, thanks for the video, greetings.
I was shook on my first day on the job with how little I knew after a MSCE with a structures focus. Now here I am 3 years later and I am within a year of of hopefully becoming a PE and project manager in my company.
Hello sir..I am a final year student of civil engineering and looking forward for master in structural engineering. Could u plz guide me in the context of what mat is telling, that which softwares, courses I must prepare which might help me in Master as well as in field.(ps I have 2 months vacations, want it to be productive)
Once again great video Mat, I hope this video helps incoming graduates and undergraduates. I really like the point that you made that the business side does come before all the fancy calculations, it is something that we all had to learn. Keep up the great work..
I think it's awesome you are doing these videos! So helpful to people who are still figuring out their futures and learn about the different branches of engineering. I wish I had these when I was figuring it all out.
Hey! another structural engineer!! two more from my experience: 1.- There will be fuck-ups. during construction, a detail missed on drawings, a guy fell into the concrete, whatever. In many cases, the difference between a client that returns and one that doesn't is how efficient you are to address their problems. If you get a call for a problem, it's not for hearing excuses, but for getting a good solution, quick. 2.-you will write a lot: Emails,. reports, on terrain notes, etc. and everything can be used in favor or against you at some point. Choose every word carefully, keep the high ground and be extra organized.
@@DrowSorcerer Oh, me too, but I reckon I immediately thought of the worst case scenario that people die inside the concrete. I've heard stories in college about big construction projects in which people would fall into the concrete and now their bodies are considered defects in the structure. Probably a lot less common nowadays that work security is much better
The real world of structural was eye opening to how little I really knew lol but always keeping a constant learning mentality has helped me. This is a great overview of what to expect coming out of school.
I finished my degree 1.5 years ago and I've experienced all of these in the exact way you're describing... I live on a small Caribbean Island where there aren't many ENGINEERS in general, let alone Structural engineers...so I got thrown into the deep end right away because there was a need. It's exactly as you're describing
I like your channel’s content. It clarifies a lot of misconceptions and gives an insight into what to expect as a graduate or undergraduate structural engineer. Thanks dude!
Yup, this quote: "Structural Engineering is the Art of molding materials we do not wholly understand into shapes we cannot precisely analyze, so as to withstand forces we cannot really assess, in such a way that the community at large has no reason to suspect the extent of our ignorance."
Hey Mat, that was a great video. I just started working as a Structural Engineer in Training after completing my Masters degree. I can so much relate to what you said in the video
The best advice I got when I started out was: "If you don't know what you're doing, then 'KOPY', and I mean KOPY with a 'K'. Copy the work of your superiors and ask them why they did it the way they did. It's the best way to submerge yourself in the field. Thank you Mortimer Margolin SE975.
hey man i love your channel, I'm civil Engineer in Brazil and as soon as possible i'm going to live in Canada , please continue this amazing job on youtube, a hug bro!!
Hi Engineer Mat. I'm a Civil Engineer and a big fan of yours. We also share the same surname. Please continue to share relative knowledge and inspire many engineers out there like me. Thank you!
About to graduate and already preparing myself for board exams these kind of stuff really helps for us aspiring civil engineers in the near future.it really helps us vizualize ourselves and decide what civil engineer specialty we will pursue. Thank you.
Learn your "bias files"; and don't forget contractors can be your best contacts, keep them happy during their frustrations ... Be accessible. Be accessible. Be accessible. VISIT THE JOB SITES AND HELP the builder "get it right"... Thanks for posting your video, wish you success. ...learn how things connect and how the contractor will really impliment the drawings. Learn it's just data and you have to process the data to "equilibrium with a margin"...
Each and every word he mentioned in this video is absolutely right,as a part of structural designer industry I can say that, there are much things beyond designing the structures, Co-ordinating with arch and site people are llso very important
Hello sir..I am a final year student of civil engineering and looking forward for master in structural engineering. Could u plz guide me in the context of what mat is telling, that which softwares, courses I must prepare which might help me in Master as well as in field.(ps I have 2 months vacations, want it to be productive
@@dingdongchingchong8659 its a problem all across consulting industry, our governing association does a salary survey every year and consulting always lags behind, sometimes by a whole pay grade, they rank it from A to F, A as entry level.
I am a structural detailer form India, all I do is working with your structural drawings and thereby producing fabrication and erection drawings. I have been in this field from past 6 years
Amazing video pal! I am almost a civil engineering professional, this video inspires me to push up my motivation and see alternatives to any specialization I would like to know. An actually structural engineering is one of my beloved areas that actually has más interest. Thank you for having this channel and also great video!
7:30 This is so true lol. Last semester we had to design a construction plan for a 4 stories building and it wasnt that bad. We had mostly straight lines with very view exceptions but this semester we have to make a plumbing system and we are using a contruction plan made by a profesional engineer and its way more detailed.
Ive just started a construction company (L&L Builders) and in really looking forward to see your content and whst you can bring to the table! God bless you. Subscribed and liked
@@MatPicardal thanks brother! Just came home from concreting the walls for our septik tank. As there are no public sewage system we all have to make our own..
@@MatPicardal to be honest: 60h/week is also a very hard pill to swallow. 70 or 80 h is not human anymore in my eyes. Here in germany i work around 45h a week although 40h a week is the standard. Sometimes you have to put in more work to meet some deadlines. I would also understand 50h a week if its necessary. In my opinion overtime has to be compensated in some way. It can be time off or you are paid for the time. If i reach 20h overtime in a month i am getting the time paid. Everything below is not paid. I have yet to reach the 20h mark.
Thank you so much for making this video! I'm currently taking junior/senior level structural engineering classes and working in construction management which I think is a great combination to get a grasp on what we learn in school and how it relates to the real world. Please make more advice videos!
I'm a structural engineer, and My Best School is the everyday work, the máster degree was more for investigation, I don't use a lot un a dayly work, it's a guide
We need well-spoken SE’s out there like yourself. SE’s with 15+ years experience are worth their weight in platinum... in my humble opinion. And yes, I’m proud to put P.E., S.E. behind my name. One thing you missed, young man, is quickly finding a construction type in chapter 6 and coordinating that with chapters 5 and 9 of the CBC, IBC, etc also, find a particular load path from roof to foundation for both vertical and lateral.
Your day-to-day responsibilities depend on the size of your company and their specialty. I worked for a small structural consulting firm in Kansas City and 90% of my day-to-day work was entering loads and mechanical properties information into spreadsheets to ensure that I was selecting the lightest suitable member (I-beams, mullions, anchor bolts, etc) for the design. Complex structures required us to use Finite Element Analysis programs (RISA 3D) to determine which set-ups worked under certain loads. Upon completing it, we'd take our designs and calculation sheets and compile them into "design packages" for our clients, stamped by the PE. That's how we made our money: providing clients with marked-up instructions for the builders/technicians so they knew what to put where, and the PE Stamp gave them assurance that it wouldn't collapse under snow or the wind. Something to keep in mind: the whole point of an engineering degree is to give you a strong foundation in THEORY so that you can pick up on the design work faster as a new EIT. I rarely wrote out hand calculations and I definitely never drew a matrix...that's what programs are for! But remember, they're tools, not crutches. You can't use them efficiently if you don't understand the theory behind them.
Great points Alex! Especially your point on still needing to know the theory, anyone can input garbage into a computer program, but it's up to the structural engineer to interpret it and verify it's correct.
Great video you do. Very down-to-earth approach. I'm dealing with little subjects in my job, working on my own. But there are similarities. I'm going to watch more of your video. Greetings from Poland
Solid advice and very accurate. The company I work for hires many engineers from different disciplines. Most of the math has been accounted for or we have excel sheets & pdfs with the standard information to follow. The most important part of our jobs is communicating with sales reps and customers to create and design accurate products.
Hello sir..I am a final year student of civil engineering and looking forward for master in structural engineering. Could u plz guide me in the context of what mat is telling, that which softwares, courses I must prepare which might help me in Master as well as in field.(ps I have 2 months vacations, want it to be productive
Excellent Video Mat, very very true. i have been practicing in structural for a major construction firm in so cal for 15 years now, and every point is spot on. I will never forget my own realization coming out of school thinking i was hot shit and realizing i actually didnt know shit about anything!
1. Undergrad teaches you how to design a beam and a column. Which represents roughly 2% of what you'll need to know. 2. When you're starting, you will be working under a licensed engineer who is ultimately responsible for your work (vicariously liable). Where I practice (Ontario) the company requires a Certificate of Authorization, along with at least one PEO. Without that your time towards getting your own license won't count, and your designs really go nowhere. In Canada, you also cannot use the title engineer unless you are licensed through your governing body (typically). A good mentor when reviewing a new graduate will review their work and show them how it is done (see part 1), and they are providing their seal for your work. At first they will check your work, but the more time the more it will be reviewing your drawings and documents. 3. All great points too, IMO one thing that is invaluable is if you have the opportunity to spend a significant amount of time on the field. Site reviews, shop drawings, answering RFI (request for information) etc, is where you really are how things get built. Some designs are great on paper but are not necessarily good in reality. This aspect is a must have for development of new graduates and younger engineers, combine this with design work under a great mentor(s) you're off to a good start in your career. 4. So very true. See Part 1. Also, some clients will request to change the design.... During construction! I'm not kidding, sometimes I've been asked to add a floor! 5. Some weeks I've worked almost 60 hours in a week. Being efficient on your time is critical. Though 90-95% of the time, I've been able to keep it under 40 per week. Great video!
Just a general comment - beams are very rarely undersized. After finishing calc's for strength, you find that deflection controls. You'll have to re-do the calc's and up size you beam to meet deflection criteria.
thank you for your knowledge this is a very good insight, I would also like to recommend that you script your words and read off of the script to convey the information efficiently.
What are your reality vs expectations?
Hello sir this video is very helpful and informative. Countinue inspiring young civil engineers. From Philippines 🇵🇭 ❤️😍😉👍
Hello, I wanted to know what are the current skills and certifications required for a Civil engineer Fresher? Thanking you
Hi Rakibul, in the U.S., having your F.E. (E.I.T.) certification helps before you graduate. The single best thing to have are internships before you graduate.
@@marknapili7736 thanks! Glad I can help engineers from the country I was born in!
Expections: I’m going to start designing skycrapers.
Reality: one month only calculating slabs.
As one wise man once said: " If the company is not willing to train you, don't even consider it as your potential employer! ".
No training= setting you up for failure.
Thank you for the good advice
@@MatPicardal thanks for the advice, rn I just started my new job as a civil engineer 2 months and I’m trying my best and my boss promised me training and online training which i haven’t seen yet. I get verbal abuse constantly. It’s like im still learning and taking my notes but they expect me to have a knowledge of someone who’s been there for 5 years. Not sure what to do.
Me: studying engineering
Him: you dont know shit!
Me: *pikachu face*
haha
😂
I definitely noticed that I don't have any courses covering the different jobs, how to design anything, it's all just calculations.
Hahaha loved the reality of the first point 🤣 "You dont know shit!".
Haha, truth.
I felt that one 😂🤣😂
So true 👍🏼
I think this only happend in México, now i see this pass in all countries
The truth hurts as what they say.
wow.!! a structural engineer and a youtuber at the same time. my dream life.
me too, that's interesting
same !
Mine too
It's 2020 pro
Me too !
Prepare to get yelled at and pressured from every direction. RFIs, handholding, fixing contractor screwups. Oh, and law suits are a thing. No matter how good you are, it will happen. Even if your firm did everything right.
Real talk!
I think I needed to watch this video 5 years ago...
It's true. Shit happens all the time doesn't matter if you're doing it right or wrong. And the law suit part is real and it is hell! Lol
My husband tells me stories about architects who want huge open spaces but object to the beam sizes that make that possible, or owners who complain about costs or contractors who think they know better, until something fails and everyone gets sued. Fun times! That toughest thing is dealing with everyone’s impatience. Thanks to all the improvements to technology, like computers and modeling software, cell phones and email, everyone expects answers immediately, never mind what was already on the schedule for that day or if it’s after hours. My husband gets email from architects every evening and all weekend long. Dawn of the next business day, they’re looking for answers. Now, now, NOW!
I’m not trying to discourage folks from going into engineering. We sorely need good, ethical engineers, public and private. However, I feel the relationship between engineers, clients, architects, and contractors can be toxic, and that’s just how things will be until the industry puts its foot down. I don’t see that happening anytime soon.
Melissa Quinn From what I see this toxic relationship exists since forever. I saw this since I was 7 years old, I think it's just simply how this industry is.
Listen to this man! Everything said in this video I experienced. Thought I was hot sh** coming out of school. My education focused on all technical aspects of the job but in all honesty no one cared about my calcs. The focus was the drawings, the design - this is what clients pay for, that is how engineerings firms make money. The sooner you get efficient at designing and creating the drawings that you know you can qualify later, the sooner you’ll be more productive and therefore valuable to a company.
What softwares should I be practicing? Autocad? Arc?
@@mattfuentes4678 if you end up going my route and working in nuclear, our designers used microstation. I think outside of that Revit seems to be the most popular.
As the Publisher of STRUCTURE magazine, I was amazed to see a lovely pile of past issues on the back table. GREAT way to keep up with the industry and hear about real-world projects and what "real" structural engineers are doing. Another thing to remember - projects are similar, but the excitement comes from the fact that each project is and will be unique. Excellent, "real-world" explanation! And your enthusiasm is contagious.
Thanks so much Christine, and thanks for the work you do at STRUCTURE magazine!
Oh my god, an SE TH-camr. Thank you so much for representing us on here. They are so obscure compared to all the Tech TH-camrs that I had sort of given up. Please continue to make videos about the community, career and lifestyles so it can get some exposure, and if possible, get some Zoom interviews with other SE's all around the country.
As a retired structural engineer I completely relate. I would add that communication with MEP and the architect is essential. And, architects are a completely different animal than an engineer. Their communication style will likely be very different than you see between engineers.
Hi! Um I'm a teenage girl in France and I would just like to know since I'm really starting to stress on my decisions, could you please help me and tell what was you experience as a structural engineer, like how did you get to become one, how it is to have been one, is it a good carrer choice and all that 😭🙏 please please please
This is so helpful thank you so much! I'm a fresh graduate of civil engineer and i'm really anxious about getting my first job since I feel like i haven't really retained any of what i learned in school but this puts my mind at ease somehow knowing that it's normal to not know a lot of things about the structural engineering business operates
Glad I could help!
🎯🎯
Hello sir..I am a final year student of civil engineering and looking forward for master in structural engineering.
Could u plz guide me in the context of what mat is telling, that which softwares, courses I must prepare which might help me in Master as well as in field.(ps I have 2 months vacations, want it to be productive
I've just passed my PE in Oregon and have been doing mostly vertical work with some lateral work. This video is fantastic absolutely spot on.
That's awesome!
These videos are great man. Keep them coming. I’m about to start a graduate engineering role. This has given me more clarity on what to possibly expect. Thanks dude
Glad I could help Ali, thanks for your support.
Mat I saw this video pushed to me TH-cam page and thought that this guy looked familiar. Then I remembered meeting you at the SEAOSC student job fair and had a pleasant conversation with you earlier this year. It’s amazing to see you representing the SE community on TH-cam, especially SE career is so under the radar comparing to tech industry for example. Keep up the good work buddy. I look forward to seeing you at some point in the near future as I’m back in the SoCal area now.
Thanks Steve, I'm so glad I can help. Add me on LinkedIn when you get a chance: www.linkedin.com/in/matpicardal/
tech industry work because SEs build their spaces ;ο)
Expectation: I'll have time to check everything.
Reality: learn to know very quickly what sizes to expect without calculation.
Get jobs done rapidly, and correctly, and keep those clients coming back.
My number one rule: Under-promise, over deliver. If you think it's going to take one week to turn a design around, tell them it'll take a week and a half... Then aim to deliver it to the client "early". They'll be chuffed.
Thankyou for the tips
Absolutely ✌
"ask questions" excellent bit of advice, something I always tell our fresh graduates! If they are not asking any questions then we start to get worried.
Yes!
I have been practicing SE in Bay Area for 20+ years and agree with you completely. Keep up the good work👍
Thank you Anindya.
I am a structural engineering student and I like your vlogs. You are one of my inspiration, from India 🇮🇳
Just popped out on my recommended videos.. I'll keep all your tips in my mind...keep doing this videos to help those who have difficulties adjusting to professional world...
Glad I could help!
These videos have been such a great tool as I navigate into the structural engineering job market coming right out of grad school! Love the engagement & keep the knowledge flowing!
Nice, it's so helpful when someone that's actually working in the real world tell you what's waiting for you when you finally get your engineer degree, thanks for the video, greetings.
Hi Franco, glad I could help!
This is amazing. I am a young civil engineer myself and this is the best thing that I have come across in a while.
Thanks, glad I can help!
I was shook on my first day on the job with how little I knew after a MSCE with a structures focus. Now here I am 3 years later and I am within a year of of hopefully becoming a PE and project manager in my company.
Think everyone is, best of luck on the PE!
Hello sir..I am a final year student of civil engineering and looking forward for master in structural engineering.
Could u plz guide me in the context of what mat is telling, that which softwares, courses I must prepare which might help me in Master as well as in field.(ps I have 2 months vacations, want it to be productive)
Once again great video Mat, I hope this video helps incoming graduates and undergraduates.
I really like the point that you made that the business side does come before all the fancy calculations, it is something that we all had to learn.
Keep up the great work..
Thanks for the video idea Lefika! Ah! I should've mentioned you in the video, sorry!
Greetings from Rwanda. I'm civil engineer and doing structural engineering at the moment. This is very true & helpful
Glad I could help
One absolutely essential skill for any engineer - technical writing.
awesome insights, these apply not only to structural but most engineering consultants in any discipline
Hope this helps them also!
I think it's awesome you are doing these videos! So helpful to people who are still figuring out their futures and learn about the different branches of engineering. I wish I had these when I was figuring it all out.
You can remove the word "structural" from this and it applies to every engineer.
Great comment!
Also architects.
Hey! another structural engineer!!
two more from my experience:
1.- There will be fuck-ups. during construction, a detail missed on drawings, a guy fell into the concrete, whatever. In many cases, the difference between a client that returns and one that doesn't is how efficient you are to address their problems. If you get a call for a problem, it's not for hearing excuses, but for getting a good solution, quick.
2.-you will write a lot: Emails,. reports, on terrain notes, etc. and everything can be used in favor or against you at some point. Choose every word carefully, keep the high ground and be extra organized.
So true Alvaro! Thanks for sharing
Jeez, it sounds like a pretty busy and strict lifestyle...
"..a guy fell into the concrete, whatever..." Jesus, that was a tard too cold hearted
@@LucasRibeiro-po4pb in my defense i was thinking of wet concrete, which is a fairly common accident
@@DrowSorcerer Oh, me too, but I reckon I immediately thought of the worst case scenario that people die inside the concrete. I've heard stories in college about big construction projects in which people would fall into the concrete and now their bodies are considered defects in the structure. Probably a lot less common nowadays that work security is much better
The real world of structural was eye opening to how little I really knew lol but always keeping a constant learning mentality has helped me. This is a great overview of what to expect coming out of school.
please keep making these kind of videos!! so useful!!!
So true man.... Reality deals with you the way you deal with it
truth! Thanks for the support
I finished my degree 1.5 years ago and I've experienced all of these in the exact way you're describing... I live on a small Caribbean Island where there aren't many ENGINEERS in general, let alone Structural engineers...so I got thrown into the deep end right away because there was a need. It's exactly as you're describing
Universities need to add atleast one practical engineering course. Instead of having me take 14 credits of culture, history and geography.
I like your channel’s content. It clarifies a lot of misconceptions and gives an insight into what to expect as a graduate or undergraduate structural engineer. Thanks dude!
Glad to hear it!
Expectation #6: "Close Enough" isn't an actual engineering term.
Reality:
Oh Shit! .... I ... I guess it is ....
Yup, this quote: "Structural Engineering is the Art of molding materials we do not wholly understand into shapes we cannot precisely analyze, so as to withstand forces we cannot really assess, in such a way that the community at large has no reason to suspect the extent of our ignorance."
@@MatPicardal hahaha! That is the perfect quote!
@@MatPicardal perfection
Hey Mat, that was a great video. I just started working as a Structural Engineer in Training after completing my Masters degree. I can so much relate to what you said in the video
Glad you can relate!
The best advice I got when I started out was: "If you don't know what you're doing, then 'KOPY', and I mean KOPY with a 'K'. Copy the work of your superiors and ask them why they did it the way they did. It's the best way to submerge yourself in the field. Thank you Mortimer Margolin SE975.
Great advice!
I guess I should practice my structural analysis book again. Thanks man, I appreciate your advices.
Glad I can help!
hey man i love your channel, I'm civil Engineer in Brazil and as soon as possible i'm going to live in Canada , please continue this amazing job on youtube, a hug bro!!
Thanks Fernando, I appreciate your support!
Raise your hand if u see the beer bottles behind this men
*raises hand
Hi Engineer Mat. I'm a Civil Engineer and a big fan of yours. We also share the same surname. Please continue to share relative knowledge and inspire many engineers out there like me. Thank you!
me: thinking about becoming a civil engineer
him: you need to draw and design
me: cant draw a straight line
sad ahmad sounds D:
Haha, just use bluebeam revu
About to graduate and already preparing myself for board exams these kind of stuff really helps for us aspiring civil engineers in the near future.it really helps us vizualize ourselves and decide what civil engineer specialty we will pursue. Thank you.
Glad I can help!
Can give a a update, It’ll help a lot!
Another good bock for engineers to read - To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
Keep up the great work! It's amazing to see an engineering field that isn't the most popular giving insightful information!
Learn your "bias files"; and don't forget contractors can be your best contacts, keep them happy during their frustrations ...
Be accessible. Be accessible. Be accessible.
VISIT THE JOB SITES AND HELP the builder "get it right"...
Thanks for posting your video, wish you success.
...learn how things connect and how the contractor will really impliment the drawings.
Learn it's just data and you have to process the data to "equilibrium with a margin"...
Agreed!
@Jeff Z , very pleased you like the comments, thank you.
Your video is so refreshing! Thanks for the practical tips!
The part when he said " and the building didn't change" we could feel the salt going through the monitor.
Each and every word he mentioned in this video is absolutely right,as a part of structural designer industry I can say that, there are much things beyond designing the structures, Co-ordinating with arch and site people are llso very important
Hello sir..I am a final year student of civil engineering and looking forward for master in structural engineering.
Could u plz guide me in the context of what mat is telling, that which softwares, courses I must prepare which might help me in Master as well as in field.(ps I have 2 months vacations, want it to be productive
When you said "you don't know shit!", you changed my future plan. In a good way.
Phenomenal and incredibly accurate Content! From an Architect’s office standpoint, we truly value Engineers with strong interpersonal skills.
This video just made me feel better. Been experiencing a majority of this on my industrial attachment
Expectation: Above average pay
Reality: Fxxx Up
lol above average pay? really? 49k per year is not above average pay
@@dingdongchingchong8659 I'm assuming you're entry level?
@@discotrain173 No 5 years and still getting that pay. Same with my colleague.
@@dingdongchingchong8659 its a problem all across consulting industry, our governing association does a salary survey every year and consulting always lags behind, sometimes by a whole pay grade, they rank it from A to F, A as entry level.
I am a structural detailer form India, all I do is working with your structural drawings and thereby producing fabrication and erection drawings. I have been in this field from past 6 years
100% true in New Zealand too. Good to know it's the same everywhere!
Thanks for sharing, now I know also lol.
Amazing video pal! I am almost a civil engineering professional, this video inspires me to push up my motivation and see alternatives to any specialization I would like to know. An actually structural engineering is one of my beloved areas that actually has más interest. Thank you for having this channel and also great video!
7:30 This is so true lol. Last semester we had to design a construction plan for a 4 stories building and it wasnt that bad. We had mostly straight lines with very view exceptions but this semester we have to make a plumbing system and we are using a contruction plan made by a profesional engineer and its way more detailed.
Ive just started a construction company (L&L Builders) and in really looking forward to see your content and whst you can bring to the table! God bless you. Subscribed and liked
Awesome, thanks Lars! Wish you the best, and let me know if you have any questions you're curious about from a contractor's perspective.
@@MatPicardal thanks brother! Just came home from concreting the walls for our septik tank.
As there are no public sewage system we all have to make our own..
10:25 No, structural/civil engineers do not get overtime pay in my place. Only drafter do.
Depends on the firm, some firms pay no overtime, others convert overtime to time off, and there are even some that do actually pay overtime.
@@MatPicardal to be honest: 60h/week is also a very hard pill to swallow. 70 or 80 h is not human anymore in my eyes.
Here in germany i work around 45h a week although 40h a week is the standard.
Sometimes you have to put in more work to meet some deadlines. I would also understand 50h a week if its necessary. In my opinion overtime has to be compensated in some way. It can be time off or you are paid for the time.
If i reach 20h overtime in a month i am getting the time paid.
Everything below is not paid.
I have yet to reach the 20h mark.
Thank you so much for making this video! I'm currently taking junior/senior level structural engineering classes and working in construction management which I think is a great combination to get a grasp on what we learn in school and how it relates to the real world. Please make more advice videos!
Several things are true also here in México. Thank you Mat. Maybe teacher in college should speak about this.
Appreciate the support Eric.
Great video man..structural engineer from Brazil here..identify a lot with your comments man..greetings from down here man
I'm a structural engineer, and My Best School is the everyday work, the máster degree was more for investigation, I don't use a lot un a dayly work, it's a guide
Happy to see this even thougj it's already 11 months ago
Now I have an idea and to pursue Engineering
We need well-spoken SE’s out there like yourself. SE’s with 15+ years experience are worth their weight in platinum... in my humble opinion. And yes, I’m proud to put P.E., S.E. behind my name. One thing you missed, young man, is quickly finding a construction type in chapter 6 and coordinating that with chapters 5 and 9 of the CBC, IBC, etc also, find a particular load path from roof to foundation for both vertical and lateral.
Thanks again for your insights Ryan!
I was waiting for this. Cheers !
Thanks for the support Splinter!
Your day-to-day responsibilities depend on the size of your company and their specialty.
I worked for a small structural consulting firm in Kansas City and 90% of my day-to-day work was entering loads and mechanical properties information into spreadsheets to ensure that I was selecting the lightest suitable member (I-beams, mullions, anchor bolts, etc) for the design. Complex structures required us to use Finite Element Analysis programs (RISA 3D) to determine which set-ups worked under certain loads. Upon completing it, we'd take our designs and calculation sheets and compile them into "design packages" for our clients, stamped by the PE. That's how we made our money: providing clients with marked-up instructions for the builders/technicians so they knew what to put where, and the PE Stamp gave them assurance that it wouldn't collapse under snow or the wind.
Something to keep in mind: the whole point of an engineering degree is to give you a strong foundation in THEORY so that you can pick up on the design work faster as a new EIT. I rarely wrote out hand calculations and I definitely never drew a matrix...that's what programs are for! But remember, they're tools, not crutches. You can't use them efficiently if you don't understand the theory behind them.
Great points Alex! Especially your point on still needing to know the theory, anyone can input garbage into a computer program, but it's up to the structural engineer to interpret it and verify it's correct.
Alex Kolkena Did u like your job?? Debating between trying to get in a big company or a smaller one after graduation
@@jarretrausch There are trade-offs for both but if it were me, I'd go for the big company.
Bruh I wanna build sky scrappers and stuff like that and I’m a senior in high school so this video definitely helping
Yes very important to provide excellent customer service to make those clients recurring, that will make you indispensable. Great work Mat!
We love your videos Mat Picardal.
Glad I found your channel, great and valuable info, for me as student, keep it up
Thanks!
Hi,
Plz can you do a video on how to prepare for civil engineering.
What I’m required to learn in calculus. The unit required
Yaaay!! I love this ❤️ a SE youtuber hahaha I took my PE this October so fingers crossed for results!!
Good luck Leona! I"m actually studying for my S.E. in April.
This is basically true for all building engineering. HVAC, plumbing, electrical, fire protection, and civil.
We're in it together :)
Great video you do. Very down-to-earth approach. I'm dealing with little subjects in my job, working on my own. But there are similarities. I'm going to watch more of your video. Greetings from Poland
Excellent video. Cheers.
Thanks for this video!
Solid advice and very accurate. The company I work for hires many engineers from different disciplines. Most of the math has been accounted for or we have excel sheets & pdfs with the standard information to follow. The most important part of our jobs is communicating with sales reps and customers to create and design accurate products.
Hello sir..I am a final year student of civil engineering and looking forward for master in structural engineering.
Could u plz guide me in the context of what mat is telling, that which softwares, courses I must prepare which might help me in Master as well as in field.(ps I have 2 months vacations, want it to be productive
You’re such an inspirational person.
SOO Helpful !!! Thank you
Excellent Video Mat, very very true. i have been practicing in structural for a major construction firm in so cal for 15 years now, and every point is spot on. I will never forget my own realization coming out of school thinking i was hot shit and realizing i actually didnt know shit about anything!
Thanks Ken! Always something new to learn in this industry!
This guy has proved that he is a Structural Engineer of common type. No Business Acumen whatsoever or how to communicate or inspire i!
1. Undergrad teaches you how to design a beam and a column. Which represents roughly 2% of what you'll need to know.
2. When you're starting, you will be working under a licensed engineer who is ultimately responsible for your work (vicariously liable). Where I practice (Ontario) the company requires a Certificate of Authorization, along with at least one PEO. Without that your time towards getting your own license won't count, and your designs really go nowhere. In Canada, you also cannot use the title engineer unless you are licensed through your governing body (typically). A good mentor when reviewing a new graduate will review their work and show them how it is done (see part 1), and they are providing their seal for your work. At first they will check your work, but the more time the more it will be reviewing your drawings and documents.
3. All great points too, IMO one thing that is invaluable is if you have the opportunity to spend a significant amount of time on the field. Site reviews, shop drawings, answering RFI (request for information) etc, is where you really are how things get built. Some designs are great on paper but are not necessarily good in reality. This aspect is a must have for development of new graduates and younger engineers, combine this with design work under a great mentor(s) you're off to a good start in your career.
4. So very true. See Part 1. Also, some clients will request to change the design.... During construction! I'm not kidding, sometimes I've been asked to add a floor!
5. Some weeks I've worked almost 60 hours in a week. Being efficient on your time is critical. Though 90-95% of the time, I've been able to keep it under 40 per week.
Great video!
Absolutely right, and the most annoying thing is the repeated revisions 😂
Getting paid for them helps a little bit, but just a little haha.
Thank you for the book recommendation and your video it is very helpful keep up the good work
Thank you! You are telling the truth to the beginners.
Thanks!
Nice video and channel bud!
Thanks, great videos on yours! Subbed :)
@@MatPicardal Thanks, same!
You are helping many people as a youtuber, thank you🙏🏻
Please make a video about the practical knowledge that can Structural Engineer should have in the beginning of the carrier
Working on practical design videos.
Thank's for the advice its so helpful
Thank you so much sir, it'll help us alot👌👌
Great video. Keep up the good work.
Just a general comment - beams are very rarely undersized. After finishing calc's for strength, you find that deflection controls. You'll have to re-do the calc's and up size you beam to meet deflection criteria.
I just finished my qualification and feel like I know eff all....
Studying civil engineering from Thailand. I like your video. It's cool.
Thanks
thank you for your knowledge this is a very good insight, I would also like to recommend that you script your words and read off of the script to convey the information efficiently.
Well said sir..keep inspiring us...more videos..i think my profession structural engineering is every thing....
You are very beautiful
Will do!
The way am liking and learning from you I’d really like to work with you and learn more