Structural engineering is usually considered as a specialty discipline within civil engineering, but can also be studied in its own right. It is the science and art of designing and making, buildings, bridges, frameworks and other similar structures. It has taken a completely different path since the middle of the twentieth century. It involves understanding the load-resisting properties of components such as beams, columns, walls, slabs, plates, arches, shells, catenaries etc, and selecting, proportioning, and connecting different components of a structure to resist the forces and displacements without affecting the safety of the structure. Structural Engineers are responsible for using funds, structural elements and materials creatively and efficiently. In recognition of the growing importance of this branch of engineering The Icfai University Press has come up with a quarterly journal, The Icfai University Journal of Structural Engineering.