TRAINING.

Overview

After participating in this course you will be able to:

• Understand the physical and mechanical properties of wood and structural wood products
• Understand the design procedures for wood structures and fire safety
• Design different wood elements in accordance with provisions of CSA standards CAN/CSA O86-14: Axially Loaded Members, Flexural Members and Combined Axial and Flexural Members
• Design wood connections 
• Understand different wood structural systems

Description:
Wood construction has gained significant popularity over the past decade as a sustainable, cost-effective solution for low-rise multi-residential buildings. The push has been to extend the use of wood to mid-rise and high-rise construction for increased density on urban infill projects.

Topics covered in this course include: physical and mechanical properties of wood and structural wood products, design of axially loaded members, flexural members, and combined axial and flexural wood members, design of wood connection and introduction of different wood systems and structural assemblies.

Course Outline:

• Introduction to wood and wood structures
• Physical and mechanical properties of wood
• Structural wood products and structural forms
• Design process and code consideration
• Design of axially loaded members
• Design of flexural members
• Design of combined axial and flexural members
• Mechanics of wood in fire
• Design of connections
• Introduction to wood structural systems

Who Should Attend:
Structural Engineers • Design Engineers • Engineering Consultants • Project Engineers/Managers • Contractors • City Engineers • Building Inspectors

Required Resources:
Participants should have their own copies of the Wood Design Manual 2017 (if applicable).

Please note: You can check other time zones here.

Syllabus

• Introduction to wood & wood structures
• Physical & mechanical properties of wood
• Structural wood products & structural forms
• Design process & code consideration
• Design of axially loaded members
• Design of flexural members
• Design of combined axial & flexural members
• Mechanics of wood in fire
• Design of connections
• Introduction to wood structural systems

Instructor

Ahmed Hamada, Ph.D., P.Eng., M.ASCE, M.CSCE

Mahdy A. Hamada, Ph.D., P.Eng., M.ASCE, M.CSCE

Mahdy is the president and founder of Intelligent Engineering Design Ltd. (IE Design) and an Adjunct Research and Assistant Professor LDA at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The University of Western Ontario.

He has over 16 years of experience in teaching, research and consulting in structural engineering. He was consulted on major projects in Canada, Middle-East and Gulf Area, conducting complete analysis and design of several high-rise, mid-rise, industrial buildings and bridges in more than 6 countries. He is a member of the Educational Committee (FLC – Canada) Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and of the task committee on Electrical Transmission Line Structural Loading responsible for updating the American Society of Civil Engineers Manual of Practice 74. Mahdy was the recipient of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, the most prestigious Natural Science and Engineering Research (NSERC) postgraduate scholarship. He successfully completed the Western Certificate/Diploma in University Teaching and Learning from The University of Western Ontario.