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Specify the
system requirements
Select the structural
system and geometry
Determine the
serviceability
requirements
Determine the
structural loads
Perform a preliminary
structural design
Analyze the
structure
Not
adequate
Check for compliance
with strength
requirements
Design the system
again for strength
requirements
Adequate
Not
adequate
Check for compliance
with serviceability
requirements
Redesign for
serviceability
requirements
Adequate
Consider design
alternatives
Figure 21-1
The process of structural system design.
