Isakhiwo sensimbiidizayini iyisiyalo esisetshenziswayo esibanzi esihlanganisa ukukhanda kwetiyori, ukukhanda kwezinto zokwakha kanye nokusetshenziswa kwesakhiwo. Kudingeka izimiso zemishini njengesisekelo, ubukhenikha bezinto zokwakha njengesisekelo esiyinhloko, kanye nezinsimbi zesakhiwo njengokwesekwa okubalulekile, ekugcineni kufezwe izinjongo zokwakha zamaphrojekthi esakhiwo sensimbi okuhlanganisa ukuphepha, ukwethembeka, ukuhlakanipha komnotho, ukuqina, ukusebenziseka kanye nokwakhiwa okuphumelelayo.
Ukwakhiwa kwedizayini yesakhiwo sensimbi yesimanje kuncike ezisekelweni ezimbili ezibalulekile: ukusetshenziswa kwensimbi ngezinga elikhulu kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwesistimu yetiyori yemishini. Ukuthandwa kwensimbi kunikeza izinto zobunjiniyela ezinokwethenjelwa ekwakhiweni kwesakhiwo, kuyilapho ukuvuthwa kwemibono yemishini kusungula indlela yokuklama yesayensi. Ukugcwalisa nokuthuthukisa ngokuhambisana, lezi ezimbili zibeka isisekelo sesakhiwo sensimbi yesimanje.
I-Industrial Revolution ikhulise ukukhiqizwa kwensimbi ngobuningi bezimboni, yeqa imikhawulo yokusebenza kwezinto zokwakha zendabuko. Ngalesi sisekelo, oomakhenikha bethiyori basungula indlela yokuphoqelela yokulingana ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuzinza okuphelele kanye nokusebenza okumelene nokugumbuqela kwezakhiwo; umakhenikha wezinto zokwakha uchaza izidingo zamandla engxenye nokuqina ukuze kugwenywe izingozi ezinjengokuphuka nokuwohloka ngokweqile kwamalungu ensimbi; i-structural mechanics ithuthukisa izindlela zokuhlaziya zokuzinza kwesistimu ukuvimbela ukungazinzi kanye nokuwa kwesakhiwo sonke.
Ngamafuphi, ingqikithi ewumongo yedizayini yesakhiwo sensimbi iwukuthatha insimbi njengesithwali sesakhiwo kanye nethiyori yemishini njengesisekelo sokuklama, ukuze kuqashelwe ukuhlanganiswa kwemvelo kwezinto ezibonakalayo nezimiso zemishini. Kuphinde kube yisibonelo esijwayelekile sokusetshenziswa okuphelele kolwazi lwemishini ehlukahlukene emisebenzini yobunjiniyela.
Idizayini yesakhiwo sensimbi ayitholakali yodwa; esikhundleni salokho, umphumela wokugcina osuselwe ekudonsweni kwesinyathelo ngesinyathelo kwesistimu yetiyori yomshini kanye nokusetshenziswa kwayo kumkhuba wobunjiniyela. Njengesisekelo esiyisisekelo sokuklama kobunjiniyela, imishini yethiyori isebenza njengesimiso esiyinhloko okufanele silandelwe ekwakhiweni kwesakhiwo sensimbi. I-Mechanics yezinto zokwakha ichaza imingcele yokuphepha yamalungu esakhiwo sensimbi, ihlinzeka ngokusekela okuqinile kwethiyori ekuhlolweni kwempahla yensimbi, ukuhlaziywa kwamandla amalungu kanye nokuqinisekiswa kwamandla. Imishini yesakhiwo ivikela ukuzinza nokuphepha kwalo lonke uhlelo lwesakhiwo, enikeza isisekelo sesayensi sokukhethwa kwesakhiwo, ukusatshalaliswa kwamandla angaphakathi kanye nokuhlola ukuzinza kwesistimu. Ukusetshenziswa okuhlanganisiwe nokuphelele kwemikhakha emithathu ekugcineni kwenza umqondo ophelele womklamo wesakhiwo sensimbi.
Kubunjiniyela obusebenzayo,isakhiwo sensimbiukuklama akusebenzi negatsha elilodwa lethiyori yemishini ngokuhlukana. Esikhundleni salokho, incike emphumeleni we-synergistic wezifundo ezintathu ukuxazulula izinkinga ezahlukahlukene zobunjiniyela. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi amaphrojekthi amakhulu abalulekile afana nezakhiwo zesakhiwo sensimbi eziphakeme kanye namabhuloho ensimbi amade, noma izingxenye ezincane zesakhiwo sensimbi ezihlanganisa ama-canopies esakhiwo sensimbi namafreyimu amabhayisikili, yonke inqubo yawo yokuklama ayinakuhlukaniswa kusukela ekusekelweni okuhlanganisiwe koomakhenikha betiyori, umakhenikha bezinto ezibonakalayo nesakhiwo.
Ingqikithi eyinhloko yomklamo wesakhiwo sensimbi ilele ekukhethweni kwesayensi nasekusetshenzisweni okunengqondo kwezinto zensimbi. Izici zemishini yensimbi zinquma ngokuqondile indlela yokuklama iyonke, phakathi kwayo amandla, ukuqina kanye nomkhawulo wesivuno kuyizinkomba ezintathu ezibalulekile zokuqinisekisa ukuphepha kokuklama. Zonke izingxenye zesakhiwo sensimbi, okuhlanganisa imishayo yensimbi, amakholomu ensimbi, amalungu ensimbi yensimbi nezixhumi ezihlukahlukene, zihambisana nemithetho emine eyisisekelo yokuguquguquka emkhakheni wezobukhanda bezinto zokwakha, futhi okubeka isisekelo esibalulekile sokuhlaziywa kwamandla jikelele ngoomakhenikha besakhiwo.
Yonke inqubo yokwakheka kwesakhiwo sensimbi ithatha imibandela emithathu emikhulu yemishini yezinto—amandla, ukuqina kanye nokuzinza—njengesisekelo sokuklama esiyinhloko. Khonamanjalo, ithobelana namazinga okuhlola ukuzinza omakhenikha besakhiwo kulo lonke uhlelo lwesakhiwo, ukuze kwakhiwe izikimu zokuklama zobunjiniyela ezingenzeka nezisebenzisekayo. Izinhlobo ezahlukene zesistimu yesakhiwo sensimbi zidinga izindlela ezihambisanayo zokuhlaziya kanye nezibalo ezivela kumakhenikha esakhiwo ukuze zivumelane nezimo ezihlukene zokusetshenziswa kwamaphrojekthi ahlukahlukene, ngaleyo ndlela zakhe amafomu esakhiwo avamile njengezakhiwo ze-truss, izakhiwo zozimele eziqinile, izakhiwo zegridi nezakhiwo eziyinhlanganisela.
Isakhiwo sensimbiidizayini imele impumelelo ehlakaniphile yomuntu ekuguquleni umhlaba ophokophelwe ngokwethembela kumathiyori emishini kanye nokuhlanganisa izici ezibonakalayo zensimbi. Ukwakhiwa kwamaphrojekthi ahlukahlukene esakhiwo sensimbi, kusukela kumabhilidi aphakeme kakhulu kanye namabhuloho awela ulwandle isikhathi eside kuya ezindaweni zokusebenzela zezimboni kanye nezindawo ezinkulu zamasiko nezemidlalo, ngeke kwenzeke ngaphandle kokusekelwa okuhlanganyelwe kwemikhakha eminingi yemishini, noma ukuhlela okuphelele kwesayensi nokuqinile kwedizayini yesakhiwo sensimbi.


