Course Catalogue.

After participating in this course you will be able to:

• Understand the three-dimensional modeling aspects and techniques of steel industrial buildings
• Understand and quantify the concept of structure stability and buckling of columns
• Understand the stability concepts of beam-columns and the lateral torsional buckling of steel beams
• Design steel plate girders and crane-supporting steel girders with the provisions of CSA Standard CAN/CSA-S16-14
• Understand the behaviour and design of steel connections

Description:

Topics covered in this course include: three-dimensional modeling aspects and techniques of steel structures, behaviour of steel structures and industrial buildings, the concepts of structure stability and buckling of columns, the stability concepts for beam-columns, buckling analysis of frames using finite element modelling, lateral torsional buckling of steel beams, design of crane-supporting steel girders, plate girders, and steel connections.

Course Outline :

• Lateral Load resisting systems for industrial steel buildings
• Three-dimensional modelling techniques for industrial structures
• Example of an industrial building model using ETABS
• Concepts of stability for compression members and columns
• Concepts of stability and buckling of beam-columns
• Lateral torsional buckling of steel beams
• Design of plate girders
• Design of crane Girders/Runways
• Behaviour and Design of steel connections

Who Should Attend:

• Structural/Design Engineers
• Engineering Consultants
• Project Managers
• Contractors
• City Engineers
• Building Inspectors