Editing Structural engineering (section)

==Materials==
{{Main|Structural material}}

Structural engineering depends on the knowledge of materials and their properties, in order to understand how different materials support and resist loads. It also involves a knowledge of [[Corrosion engineering]] to avoid for example galvanic coupling of dissimilar materials.

Common structural materials are:
* [[Iron]]: [[wrought iron]], [[cast iron]]
* [[Concrete]]: [[reinforced concrete]], [[prestressed concrete]]
* [[Alloy]]: [[steel]], [[stainless steel]]
* [[Masonry]]
* [[Timber]]: [[hardwood]], [[softwood]]
* [[Aluminium]]
* [[Composite material]]s: [[plywood]]
* Other structural materials: [[adobe]], [[bamboo]], [[carbon fibre]], [[fiber reinforced plastic]], [[mudbrick]], [[roofing material]]s