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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
• Use the code procedures to calculate seismic loads on other structures
• Recognize inelastic behaviour and ductility of structures

Description
Engineers need a thorough understanding of earthquake and wind engineering fundamentals to apply the seismic and wind provisions of the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) 2020.

This webinar introduces the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) 2020 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.

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.

Who Should Attend

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

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Syllabus

Course Outline

Wind

• Wind provisions of the National Building Code of Canada NBCC (2020)
• Dynamic wind calculations

Seismic

• Inelastic behaviour and ductility
• Seismic provisions of the National Building Code of Canada NBCC (2020)
• Response spectrum analyses

Instructor

Khaled Galal, Ph.D., ing., P.Eng.

Khaled is a Full Professor of Structural Engineering at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

He received PhD from McMaster University and his MASc and BSc from Ain Shams University in Egypt. He has over 30 years of research, teaching, and industrial experience in the design of reinforced concrete and reinforced masonry structures, earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, rehabilitation of facilities, and applications of fibre-reinforced polymer composite materials in structures. He received the Teaching Excellence award in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science at Concordia University. He is a licenced professional engineer in Quebec and Ontario.

He is actively contributing to the Canadian and American codes and design standards in the design of concrete, masonry, and FRP structures.