The average person will wake up in the morning after sleeping soundly in a home capable of sustaining wind and snow loads throughout the night. They will send their kids to a school designed to ensure the safety of each and every child. They’ll get in their car, commuting over steel and concrete bridges, spending their day in a building capable of withstanding everything the environment can throw at it. All these seemingly ordinary aspects of everyday life are made possible by structural engineers diligently working behind the scenes.”