• • Fully understand the role of the structural engineer
  • Comprehend the behavior of structural members under loading
  • Understand the concept of stress functions like tension, Compression, shear and bending
  • Use the basic concepts for analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate structures
  • Analyze deformation of members under loading
  • Select appropriate systems and materials
  • Calculate member sizes
  • Design footings, foundations, columns, beams, floor systems, shear walls and diaphragms
  • Design simple structures in concrete, steel and wood
  • Size equipment supports, components and anchorages

Structural engineers, consultant engineering companies, and companies that deal with abnormal loading, blast loading or demolition.

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

• • Lectures
  • Workshop & Work Presentation
  • Case Studies and Practical Exercise
  • Videos and General Discussions

Building Structural System

• • Primary structural Elements
  • Structural classification by load carrying action
  • Structural classification by structural span type
  • Steel Construction System
  • Reinforced concrete Construction System

Strength of Materials

• • Statics: force systems
  • Equilibrium
  • Shear diagrams
  • Moment diagrams
  • Determinate vs. indeterminate structures
  • Deflection
  • Moment of inertia
  • Section modulus
  • Radius of gyration
  • Material behavior under stress
  • Buckling

Loads and Design Philosophies

• • Dead loads
  • Live loads
  • Seismic and wind loads
  • Miscellaneous loads
  • Working stress design
  • Limit state design
  • Code provisions
  • Case study project presentation

Structural Steel Design

• • Properties
  • Materials
  • AISC codes: LRFD and strength design
  • Beams
  • Columns
  • Beam columns
  • Trusses
  • Bracing for lateral loads
  • Connections
  • Design examples

Reinforced Concrete Design

• • Material properties and allowable stresses
  • ACI code provisions
  • Beams, columns, slabs
  • Footing design
  • Foundation and retaining walls
  • Anchorage into concrete
  • Composite construction
  • Introduction to masonry structures
  • Design examples

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration