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Personal Statement For Sop For Structural Engineering

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A five-foot five-inch replica of the Empire State Building that I stacked entirely with playing cards back in high school was the first time I appreciated the subtleties involved in creating complex card structures. I gradually progressed to stacking domes and a full-sized stadium, but the way this tower held together fascinated me, and I realized that there was much more going on in addition to the seemingly obvious concept of maintaining the right balance. After all, nothing could be that simple. Likewise, after four years of undergraduate studies in civil engineering, it seems to me I have barely scratched its surface. A graduate school will allow me to delve deep and let me explore the finer aspects of the field. Furthermore, this is crucial in terms of achieving my long-term goal of pursuing a PhD to carve out a career in industrial research.
I am applying to pursue a course in Structural Engineering because it provides an ideal background to broaden my perspective and give me the opportunity to work on my current research interests that lie in the fields of earthquake engineering, bridge engineering and structural control & …show more content…

Puttaswamy (Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering, Bangalore). With the help of professors from the Department of Electronics, I worked on understanding the piezoelectric effect of Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) disks. I was also responsible for designing and testing prototype concrete slabs embedded with PZT disks under moving vehicular loads. The tests resulted in extremely minute voltages being generated roads in the future. Overall, this was an incredible experience which not only made me realize the scope of piezoelectric material but also helped me further my understanding of concrete technology. Moreover, I was exposed to other possible applications of piezoelectric material in the form of sensors for health monitoring of

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