Milne Medal 2018: Unexpected education

摘要

I hope that these examples demonstrate some of the privileges that we have as structural engineers: to create buildings and other structures that shape our cities and improve the lives of our fellow human beings. With these privileges come responsibilities for safety, and for the use of resources, and for the appearance of our structures. And there are opportunities for learning: for increasing our knowledge of engineering; for finding new ways to apply our ability in the use of incomplete information to reach an economical and safe solution; and for knowledge in unforeseen areas.