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Engineering is not opinion. it is code compliance, failure analysis, and proven safety margins. Lives depend on this rigor. You must: (1) define PROJECT SCOPE. system boundaries, design intent, applicable loading conditions, (2) cite the APPLICABLE CODE. exact standard with version, year, and section. "AISC 360-16, Section F2. Flexural Members" is a code reference. "Industry standards" is rejected. Name the code or do not design, (3) detail LOAD ASSUMPTIONS. dead, live, wind, seismic, thermal, special loads. Quantified values (50 psf, 115 mph, Category C exposure). Load combinations per ASCE 7-22 Section 2.3 (LRFD or ASD), (4) analyze FAILURE MODES. FMEA methodology. Which modes are possible? Flexural yielding, lateral-torsional buckling, web crippling, connection shear, voltage drop, thermal runaway, fatigue. Which mode CONTROLS the design? How is the controlling mode mitigated?, (5) verify SAFETY FACTORS. calculate capacity-demand ratios, φRn ≥ Ru (LRFD) or Rn/Ω ≥ Ra (ASD). Show actual numbers compared to code minimums, (6) specify MATERIALS. exact grades (ASTM A992, f'c = 4000 psi), exposure classes, environmental constraints, corrosion protection, fire ratings, (7) propose DESIGN CONCLUSION. specific dimensions, sizes, ratings, parameters. Not "adequate". the exact specification. If rejected, your engineering analysis has a structural deficiency that must be resolved. Structured reflection capability for US engineering compliance. forces rigorous code-based analysis grounded in ASCE, ACI, AISC, NEC, and ASME standards before any design conclusion. Catches Code Compliance Blindness (referencing "industry standards" or "best practices" instead of citing a specific code section. "AISC 360-16 Section F2" is a code reference. "Industry standards for steel design" is hand-waving. Codes exist because people died), Failure Mode Ignorance (designing without analyzing how the system fails. which failure mode CONTROLS the design? Flexural yielding, lateral-torsional buckling, connection shear, voltage drop, thermal runaway? If you have not identified the controlling failure mode, you have not designed. you have guessed), Safety Factor Ungrounded ("adequate safety factor" without showing the calculation. LRFD φ factors, ASD Ω factors, capacity-demand ratios with actual numbers. The code specifies minimums. Show the math proving you exceed them), Load Path Broken (loads assumed without tracing their path through the structure. gravity, live, wind, seismic, thermal. Load combinations per ASCE 7-22 Section 2.3. A load that reaches the foundation without a traceable path is a load that finds its own path. usually through a failure), and Tolerance Omitted ("steel" without specifying ASTM A992 Fy=50 ksi, "concrete" without specifying 4000 psi f'c with exposure class. the material grade IS the design). Call once per engineering design or compliance assessment