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Overview

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Use the code procedures to calculate wind loads on different structures 
• Understand the various experimental approaches to estimate wind loads on structures 
• Use the code procedures to calculate seismic loads on different structures
• Recognize inelastic behaviour and ductility of structures

Description
To effectively apply the seismic and wind provisions of the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) 2010, engineers need a thorough understanding of earthquake and wind engineering fundamentals. This webinar introduces the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) 2010 procedures to calculate the wind and seismic loads on buildings. Different approaches for wind load calculations on buildings using static, dynamic, or experimental methods are discussed. This webinar also covers the static and response spectrum approaches to calculate seismic loads on buildings. 

Note: It is strongly recommended that you take all four webinars to understand the Structural Modelling of High-rise and Industrial Buildings fully.

Sophisticated three-dimensional modelling, which truly simulates different types of buildings, requires engineers to understand the complex behaviour of different lateral load structural systems and structural modelling using basic knowledge of the Finite Element Method. This webinar series provides an opportunity to learn the principles and techniques of structural modelling of different types of structures under lateral loads such as wind and seismic. The concepts and theories are explained thoroughly with conceptual examples, with no full numerical example due to time restraints. 

Course Outline

Wind

• Wind provisions of the National Building Code of Canada NBCC (2010)
• Dynamic wind calculations
• Wind tunnel tests
• Force balance tests
• Pressure tests
• Aeroelastic tests

Seismic

• Inelastic behaviour and ductility
• Seismic provisions of the National Building Code of Canada NBCC (2010)
• Response spectrum analyses 

Who Should Attend

• Structural Engineers
• Design Engineers
• Engineering Consultants
• Project Engineers
• Contractors
• City Engineers

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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 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 the task committee on Electrical Transmission Line Structural Loading responsible for updating the American Society of Civil Engineers Manual of Practice 74.

Mahdy received the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, the most prestigious Natural Science and Engineering Research (NSERC) postgraduate scholarship. He completed the Western Certificate/Diploma in University Teaching and Learning from The University of Western Ontario.