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Training Course: Structural Design for Non‑Structural Engineers


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EN6086

16 - 20 Mar 2025

Cairo (Egypt)

Hotel : Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo Maadi, an IHG Hotel

Cost : 3900 € Euro

Introduction

Architects and non-structural engineers often work together with structural engineers on design projects. An understanding of the basic concepts of structural engineering could make their jobs easier. If you are involved with the design and construction of concrete, steel, or wood structures, you will find this course particularly helpful. It is assumed that course participants have no formal training in structural engineering. Basic concepts and design examples will be reviewed without in-depth mathematical derivations. This course is not designed to make you a structural engineer, but you will leave the course with an understanding of the structural design process and know when you need to call in an expert.

Objectives

  • To present basic principles of strength of materials and structural analysis

  • To introduce the codes that govern structural design

  • To familiarize participants with available design aids

  • To familiarize participants with common construction materials – Steel, Concrete and Masonry, and Wood Products

Target Audience

Architects; non-structural engineers; technicians and technologists (civil, mechanical, electrical, mining, chemical and biological); plant engineers; fabricators and manufacturers of structural systems; general contractors; property managers; directors of physical plants; building inspectors, and others who would like to know more about structural systems.

Benefits to participants

  • Understand the fundamentals of structural analysis

  • Learn how to apply loads, select materials, and calculate footings, foundations, columns, beams, floor systems, shear walls and diaphragms

  • Achieve an understanding of Shear and Moment diagrams and how these are used by designers in concrete, steel and wood

  • Learn the behavior of structures and ways to save construction costs

Course Outlines of Structural Design for Non‑Structural Engineers

Day 1:

Structural Requirements

  • Loads

  • Provincial Building Codes and Acts

  • National Building Code of Canada

    • Changes in NBC 2010

    • Part 9 vs. Part 4

    • Limit States Design

    • Strength and Stability

    • Principal and Companion Loads

    • Loads and Effects

    • Load Combinations

    • Importance Factors and Categories

    • Factored Resistance

    • Factored Loads

      • Dead loads

      • Live Loads

      • Load Variation with Tributary Area

      • Climate Data

    • Structural Evaluation and Upgrading of Existing Buildings

  • Design Examples

  • Forces

  • Structure Characteristics

  • Components of Structures

  • Loading Properties

  • Support Properties

  • Material Properties

  • Geometric Properties

  • Member Design

  • Stress

  • General Equations for Member Design

  • Force Diagrams

  • The Effects of Continuity

  • Special Considerations for Frames

  • Load Transfer Systems

  • Cross-sectional Area

  • Moment of Inertia

  • Section Modulus

  • Radius of Gyration

  • Composite Construction

  • Beams

  • Columns

  • Frames

  • Trusses

  • Arches

  • Plates

  • Space Trusses and Grids

  • Design Examples

  • Structural Member Properties

  • Structural Behavior

Day 2:

Design of Steel Structures

  • General Information

  • Steel Types

  • Steel Products

  • Residual Stresses

  • Evaluation of Existing Structure

  • Design of New Structures

    • Tension Members

    • Compressive Members

    • Base Plates

    • Beams

    • Bolted Connections

    • Welded Connections

    • Beam Columns

  • Composite Design

  • Gerber Girders

  • Design Examples

Day 3:

Design of Concrete, Concrete Structures and Masonry

  • History of Concrete

  • CSA Standards

  • Fundamentals of Concrete

    • Concrete Materials and Proportions

      • Cementing Materials

      • Aggregate

      • Water

      • Air

      • Admixtures

    • Properties of Concrete

    • High Performance Concrete

    • Concrete Reinforcing - General Properties

  • Methods of Concrete Construction

  • Concrete Design

  • Basic Structural Design Checks

  • Design of Un-reinforced Elements

  • Reinforced Concrete

  • Design of Beams

  • Bearing

  • Design of One-Way Slabs

Day 4:

Bearing

  • Design of Columns

  • Two-Way Slabs

  • Specifying Concrete

  • Concrete Reinforcing - Tension Development and Shop Drawings

  • Testing

  • Placing and Finishing Concrete

  • Design of Various Concrete Structures

  • Remediation Using FRP

  • Concrete Specification

  • Design Examples

Day 5:

Structural Design Using Wood and Wood Products

  • Canadian Forests

  • Wood as a Material

  • CSA Standards

  • National Lumber Grades

  • Standard Lumber Sizes

  • Properties

    • Compression

    • Tension

    • Bending

    • Shear

  • Wood Design

  • Design Resources

  • Factored Resistances

    • Bending Members

    • Compression Members

    • Tension Members

  • Notches

  • Modification Factors

  • Combined Load

  • Bearing

  • Diaphragms and Shear Walls

  • Engineered Wood Products

  • Fastenings

  • Design Examples

 

Engineering, Oil and Gas

Training Course: Structural Design for Non‑Structural Engineers


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Quick Inquiry
Discount Group Download Brochure (38)

EN6086

16 - 20 Mar 2025

Cairo (Egypt) - Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo Maadi, an IHG Hotel

Hotel : Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo Maadi, an IHG Hotel

Cost: 3900 € Euro


  About Cairo

Cairo is a mesmerizing assortment of iconic monuments, bustling markets, and ancient sites encircled by a vast and sprawling metropolis. At its core lies a maze-like medieval quarter. A world away from the modern side of the city, it boasts a seductive blend of intricate mosques, jostling crowds, madrasas, and traditional hammams. No visit could be complete without visiting the awe-inspiring Giza Pyramids that preside over the city's horizon. Whether you come to delve into the city's ancient past, dive into colorful souqs, sip mint tea and contemplate thousands of years of history or explore the city's cosmopolitan side, you'll be left with memories to last a lifetime.


  Things to do and places to visit in Cairo

The multi-layered capital of Egypt offers its visitors lively markets, authentic restaurants, and a multitude of ancient sights and archeological findings. Gaze in wonder at the Pyramids, take an awe-inspiring look at Tutankhamen's burial mask, shop for handmade souvenirs in the bazaars or hop on a sunset cruise down the Nile and embrace the sensory overload that is Cairo.

Take a vacation in Cairo and you can:

  • Visit the Great Sphinx of Giza, one of Ancient Egypt's great mysteries.
  • Explore the ramparts of the Salah El-Din Citadel.
  • Join locals drinking coffee at Fishawi Café, one of Cairo's first cafes and most important meeting spots.
  • Marvel at the seemingly endless historical artifacts on display at the Egyptian Museum.
  • Learn about the Ummayad, Ottoman, and Ayyubbid dynasties and more at the Museum of Islamic Art.
  • Haggle for souvenirs and gifts at the Khan el-Khalili souk.
  • See one of the world's oldest universities at the Al-Azhar Mosque, one of the city's original mosques.
  • Take a tour of the showstopping Giza pyramids.
  • Savor local cuisine such as mezze in the old city.
  • Wander through the labyrinth-like streets of Coptic Cairo, the city's ancient quarter, and spot Roman relics.
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