Structural engineer offers FREE advice

[VictorFJ]

Hello everybody

My name is Victor Frutos Juarez, and I am a structural engineer working for a consulting engineering company (Buro Happold - BH) in London, England. At the same time, I am taking a part-time Msc about Structural Design at London South Bank University.


I am in the final year of the Msc preparing my dissertation on the subject of Structures and Sculptures. I have a broad definition of sculpture; sculptures are not simply the stuff we see in galleries or parks; bridges are sculptures, not all of them naturally, but some.

I joined BH two years, having previously working for another year and half for a different consultant. During this time I have been involved on projects in Madrid, St. Petersburg, Vladikavkaz; and Copenhagen.

All the above projects present a common characteristic: complex geometry and interface with other disciplines; consequently I am developing an important technical knowledge tackling challenges and I posses a good knowledge about material and their properties.

As part of my dissertation I am looking for free collaboration supporting technically the students (or even yourslelf). It would be a pleasure and enjoyable experience. I reckon both could be beneficiated.
I am looking for an active collaboration and I am open to suggestions.
I have access to structural software which I can use was to analyse the sculptures-structures, connections, etc helping the artists/students with solutions to the challenges they face from the technical point of view.


I am looking from hearing from you.

Do no hesitate to contact me if you require further information (frutosv2@lsbu.ac.uk)

Regards,

Victor Frutos-Juarez

[iron ant]

Hey thats pretty generous of you,and I am glad you are interested in sculpture.I am starting a 12'steel Native American Indian for a high school in Georgia,USA,and I would like to send you an image.I work with a lot of positive/negative space,and then burst of high detail for this one.I fabricated/forged a 2' model for pr and photoshoping in front of the school,and it gives me some guidlines,but on a larger scale I will tweek the design as needed.I do not have an eagle bender,yet,so I have to go a different rout on the frame.I figure most of us are "seat of the pants engineers",along with common since and overkill we think things will work,but Mother Nature can be tricky.This sculpture will be near the foot of Fort Mountain,in Chatsworth Ga,known to get bad weather at times.You can see an example of my work at ericstrausssculptor.com... IA

[iron ant]

the sculpture will be at least 12' and then on a 2' base it should be at 14,but the staff will probally go to 15.IA

[VictorFJ]

Eric,

I am keen to help you and we can develop the scheme.
it would be really good if you tell me your constraints or where do you think it is the challenge.
I see the main problems on the foundation and the welding as I guess the sculpture will be steel.

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

Victor

(frutosv2@lsbu.ac.uk)

[VictorFJ]

Hello everybody

My name is Victor Frutos Juarez, and I am a structural engineer working for a consulting engineering company in London, England. At the same time, I am taking a part-time Msc about Structural Design at London South Bank University.


I am in the final year of the Msc preparing my dissertation on the subject of Structures and Sculptures. I have a broad definition of sculpture; sculptures are not simply the stuff we see in galleries or parks; bridges are sculptures, not all of them naturally, but some.

I joined BH two years, having previously working for another year and half for a different consultant. During this time I have been involved on projects in Madrid, St. Petersburg, Vladikavkaz; and Copenhagen.

All the above projects present a common characteristic: complex geometry and interface with other disciplines; consequently I am developing an important technical knowledge tackling challenges and I posses a good knowledge about material and their properties.

As part of my dissertation I am looking for free collaboration supporting technically the students (or even yourslelf). It would be a pleasure and enjoyable experience. I reckon both could be beneficiated.
I am looking for an active collaboration and I am open to suggestions.
I have access to structural software which I can use was to analyse the sculptures-structures, connections, etc helping the artists/students with solutions to the challenges they face from the technical point of view.


I am looking from hearing from you.

Do no hesitate to contact me if you require further information (frutosv2@lsbu.ac.uk)

Regards,

Victor Frutos-Juarez[/QUOTE]