Katharina DamschenI published another blog post drawing parallels between structural engineering and software engineering.
This time I explain how the Limit State Design method helps structural engineers to design reliable structures while still building economical and how I think that relates to designing and building software systems.
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https://katharina.damschen.net/post/2026-03-limit-state-design/
Limit State Design
In the blogpost about structural idealization I explained how structural engineers model reality to answer the question whether their designed structure can withstand the forces applied to it. But how does an engineer know which forces will be applied to their structure? The weight of the structure can be approximated at best, and natural occurrences like wind or snow or a car crashing into the building are much harder to anticipate and quantify. And how does an engineer consider a car crashing into the structure while still building reasonably economical?