1. What is structural engineering?
-is a field of engineering dealing with the analysis and design of structures that support or resist loads.

2. How does the design of a structure impact how loads are dispersed?
-the design and materials of a structure play a big roll in a building. for materials you what to pick something that is strong and will last in a area. the design shows you were everything goes, as in beams, columns, and etc.

3. In what ways are wind, snow, and dead and live loads similar or different?
-the list above are loads. an engineer need to acount for them to. you dont want a structure to break in any way. There are two types of loads, live and dead loads. dead loads are a part of a structure, live are not part of the structure.

4. How does the use of mathematics help in understanding about the forces and loads on a structure?
-helps you fingure out what material you need for a structure because if you didnt acount for stuff your structure can be damaged in some way.

5. How do you determine what loads are applied to a structure?
-shear moments calculations


6. Where would you locate a load table to assist your design process?
-internet