Rivera Engineering

Structural engineers who specialize in building design ensure architectural concepts are translated into attractive, safe and serviceable structures. They look for structural weak points, determine safety tolerances, assess stress points, and recommend ways to improve overall strength and stability.

A growing trend in construction is to prefabricate all mechanical systems offsite. Designed and built as modular units, often in tandem with electrical and plumbing systems, mechanical system modules or “pods” can be transported and installed with greater efficiency and lower cost.

Thermodynamics is the branch of natural science that is concerned with heat and its relation to other forms of energy and work. This is one of the core concepts of mechanical engineering. It defines variables such as temperature and pressure that describe average properties of material bodies and radiation.

Structural engineers practice a specialized discipline within the overarching school of civil engineering. Their work centers on analysis, planning, and the design of structural components and systems helps ensure that the end-product is safe and performs as proposed.