Take Your Child to Work Day at Rise Structural Group was a success, and the office definitely had a different kind of energy today.
We introduced our junior engineers to the basics of structural engineering, gravity loads vs. lateral loads, and how buildings actually stand up.
Then we put it to the test: marshmallow and toothpick structures hit with “wind loads” from a fan, popsicle stick structures pushed to failure under reams of paper and the trusty green Steel Manual, and lots of real-time problem solving and “why did that fail?” moments.
Lunch was Chick-fil-A, followed by some conference room table ping pong.
Simple concepts, hands-on learning, and a good reminder that this is how interest in engineering starts. Future engineers in the making.
