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Hi friends, Back in 2016 when I started university, content creation wasn’t a thing. And there were definitely no structural engineers creating content online in text or video. Luckily, that has changed over the last 5 years and a few people from our industry were brave enough to share their knowledge publicly. And there is still room for more content creators and content. There's simply endless of content to create. I have content ideas for at least the next 5 years. Every building and structure is different. Today, I am going to share the creators I have been following myself in the last years and from whom I could learn a lot. But let me know who you are following and if I missed somebody? Just answer to this email. Now, let's get into it... #1 Brendan Hasty - YouTube→ Brendan Hasty’s YT channel ← Brendan is probably my favourite creator. He is an Australian structural engineer with over 20 years of professional experience. On his YouTube channel, he explains structural concepts, gives advice to young engineers, and breaks down real-world engineering projects. I like how passionate he is. When you watch his videos, you know what I mean. He's a real structural engineering nerd! It’s my favourite structural engineering-related YouTube channel, because he teaches from experience. That's still something that I don't have. I don't have 20+ years of structural engineering experience. The content and video editing are great, and his content is applicable anywhere in the world. #2 Ben Hielscher - YouTube→ Ben’s YT channel ← Over the last 4 years, Ben’s YouTube channel has grown a lot. This channel wasn’t on my list 2 years ago, but now I am a regular consumer of Ben’s videos. He’s a young (probably a bit older than me) structural engineer and also based in Australia. He covers structural design concepts and advice for engineering students. I really like his video editing. You can see that it requires a lot of time and it's very professional. #3 James O’Reilly (Flocode) - Substack→ James’ Substack ← James is a regular reader of this newsletter, and I am a regular reader of his. Python is a powerful coding language with many use cases in our industry. And it’s getting implemented more and more in universities and workflows at work. If you want to get into Python, I recommend checking out James' free intro course to Python and newsletter, which is tailored for civil and structural engineering. He also has a podcast where he interviews structural engineering geeks like Peter Debney, author of Computational engineering. Keep up the good work, James! #4 Seyed Ali Mohseni - LinkedIn→ Seyed's profile ← Seyed is an experienced structural engineer from Germany who runs his own engineering consultancy. After uni he worked in academia and until he started his own business he worked for many different consultancies. On LinkedIn, he now shares all of his knowledge with his followers. He posts about finite element analysis, famous structural engineers, famous structures and his own projects. Many of his posts are in english, so he's definitely worth checking out. #5 Dr Sean Carroll (Engineering Skills/ Degree Tutors)→ Engineering Skills online platform ← Sean changed the name of his learning platform from Degree Tutors to Engineering Skills, which came with a redesign of the website. When you watch his videos, it’s obvious that Sean knows what he’s talking about. He offers courses for structural engineers and students covering analysis methods for the internal force calculation, design of advanced structures such as cables, reinforced concrete, and much more. Many of his courses are based on Python. #6 Paul Kassabian - YouTubePaul’s videos are excellent for getting a better understanding of the structural elements we are using such as trusses, beams, arches, frames, columns, and cables. He’s great at explaining engineering fundamentals. Paul taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for ten years and currently teaches and advises on structural design at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. My favourite video is the one where he explains the structural design of MIT's new entrance canopy. #7 Marius Pinkawa - LinkedInMarius is a structural engineer with 15+ years of experience from Germany. He publishes many in-depth articles about seismic / earthquake engineering on LinkedIn. I haven't really had a project where seismic loads have been governing. That's why I don't know much about it. But I like to read his content to understand it better. #8 Gabriel Silva - YouTubeGabriel is a self-employed Brazilian structural engineer living and working in Australia. He has over 16 years of experience and is sharing much of his experience on YouTube and LinkedIn. I like his content because it's coming from somebody who is running his own business. #9 Łukasz Skotny - Enterfea→ Łukasz Skotny’s blog ← (at the time I am writing this newsletter the website is down) Probably the best resource if you want to dive into the world of FEM. I subscribed to Lukasz’s newsletter and I can only recommend it. He was probably also the first structural engineer I followed online. His writing is spot on and he also has online courses. He’s not publishing a lot of new content, but the existing content on his blog is timeless. I find myself coming back to his blog regularly. Final wordsThat was my updated 2026 list of content creators I currently follow. Let me know if I missed someone? Also let me know which ones you are learning from the most by answering to this email. See you soon. Have a great day! Laurin ↓ Follow me on Social Media. ↓ |
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