DISCLAIMER: this blog has been written by a second year structural engineering student that has YET TO work in an engineering environment. The contents of this blog are based on the conversations they had with graduates, company representatives, engineers working in the industry and through extensive research done (scrolling through websites lol). Welcome back engineers!…Continue Reading So, What Do Structural Engineers Actually Do?
Hello hello hello! Welcome to my very humble blog fellow engineers. My name is Sonia and as you have (hopefully) seen on my profile, I am in my second year of Structural Engineering! The purpose of me and this blog is to channel my Structural Engineering energy into you, the part one student awaitaning guidance…Continue Reading Sonia’s (awesome) Guide to Structural Engineering: An Intro
Intro The first semester of your Civil/Structural engineering journey might have feel like a daunting uphill climb with its heavy theoretical load. But let me assure you, Semester 2 is a breath of fresh air! In this blog post, we’ll delve into what makes this semester enjoyable and why it’s worth looking forward to. In…Continue Reading Discovering New Horizons in Semester 2: A Glimpse of the courses
Part II Semester 1…. Well you’re probably wondering how the Civil program is structured….. Heres a rundown of Part II Semester 1: Two Civil papers (Civil 203& Civil 203). A structural paper (Strcteng 200), and a general engineering paper (Engsci 211). Allow me to break them down for you. ENGSCI 211 (Mathematical Modelling II aka…Continue Reading Part II Semester 1 overview
Civil is Broad! One of the main appeals of civil engineering is undoubtedly its flexibility. Water, transport, environment, geotechnical, construction and everything in between. But with so many options, which is the right one for you? My opinion? Just decide later! Throughout your civil engineering degree, you’ll be exposed to many different courses that cover…Continue Reading Career in Civil: What type of jobs can you get?
It seems like all that everyone talks about is internship. If the prospect of applying to lots of companies, knowing you have very little to offer, is daunting to you, welcome to Part II Engineering! My Experience Internship hunting is hard, especially for someone who has only worked in a family business and never had…Continue Reading Internship hunt as a second year civil student!
If I am to describe the second semester for Civil and Structural engineering in one word, it would be “teamwork”. In contrast to the calculation-heavy semester one, semester two revolves around group projects and reports. There are fewer assignments but each assignment is worth a lot in terms of grade and almost always involves other…Continue Reading Everything you need to know about Second Sem Civil and Structural!
A wise man once said, “If you squeeze information in, you squeeze your audience out”. So here’s a “concise” blog about roughly what we learned in each course in the first semester. CIVIL 203 – The half survey and half transport course The first half of the semester was solely dedicated to geomatics, i.e. surveying….Continue Reading What do you actually study? Sem One Edition
Civil or not to civil? That was the question I’ve been asking myself for the good part of the last several years. On one hand, I had anticipated it to be a long and difficult road filled with stress and challenges. On the other hand, I am more frightened by the thoughts of regret than…Continue Reading 2022: A Civil Odyssey
Week 12. Wow how the weeks have flown by. So seeing as its the last week of learning before exams start I thought it would be fitting to give a breakdown on the semester 2 papers of this year! (n/b: we have the same papers as civil in 2nd year) STRCTENG 201:Â This is the structures…Continue Reading A Structural Engineering Reflection (Pt. 2)