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Averages 14 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 11 PM UTC. Mostly text posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
14 0%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
47 49%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
20 64%
Activity Rank #10,597 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#10,597 99
Top 25%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
17%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
25%

r/StructuralEngineering Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

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Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (53 chars)
Peak Day Tuesday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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45%
10–99
37%
100–999
16%
1K+
2%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 46%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 14
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 2.5K

r/StructuralEngineering Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 12 PM
Mon 1 AM
Tue 11 PM
Wed 10 AM
Thu 8 AM
Fri 9 PM
Sat 9 AM

r/StructuralEngineering Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Structural Analysis/Design160 (36.5%)11
Career/Education117 (26.7%)16
Photograph/Video27 (6.2%)252
Concrete Design22 (5.0%)17
Failure22 (5.0%)170
Humor20 (4.6%)165
Job Posting / Recruitment15 (3.4%)3
Engineering Article15 (3.4%)11
Steel Design 12 (2.7%)51
Wood Design10 (2.3%)148

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

53%text posts

r/StructuralEngineering Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
structural
91 (20.8%)
1112
engineering
39 (8.9%)
914
engineer
36 (8.2%)
3215
design
25 (5.7%)
1917
looking
24 (5.5%)
88
steel
23 (5.3%)
4314
help
19 (4.3%)
05
building
19 (4.3%)
28596
advice
19 (4.3%)
38
need
17 (3.9%)
111

r/StructuralEngineering Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be513
gothamist.com3236

r/StructuralEngineering Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/StructuralEngineering Audience Overlap

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r/StructuralEngineering FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/StructuralEngineering?

Based on posting volume, r/StructuralEngineering is most active on Tuesdays around 11 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/StructuralEngineering?

r/StructuralEngineering averages 14 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/StructuralEngineering get?

Posts on r/StructuralEngineering average about 47 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/StructuralEngineering get most?

On r/StructuralEngineering, posts are a mix of formats, mostly text posts