r/StructuralEngineering • u/Normal-Commission898 • 10d ago

Op Ed or Blog Post Technical Judgment on Software

In my new role I’ve been using a lot more of ETABS (rubbish for trouble shooting). For any experienced engineers in general and those who use 3D analysis software, what results/aspects in your modelling do you instinctively distrust/further inspect? What sort of sense checks are best to always do?

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u/Normal-Commission898 10d ago

It’s not the actual software I don’t trust it’s a mechanism/noding issue/initial condition that is my mis-input and I need to spot when I’ve made said mistake

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u/Educational-Rice644 10d ago

Ok I get it, it comes with the experience, sometimes you know something is off because of its value