Design Smarter, Build Safer : Advanced Steel Framing, Structural Stability & Connection Design
| INTRODUCTION |
| Modern steel structures are becoming increasingly complex, demanding more advanced approaches to structural analysis, member design, stability verification and connection design. This seminar introduces integrated workflows using ETABS, SAP2000 and IDEA StatiCa to analyze, design and verify steel framing systems and connections. |
| WHO SHOULD ATTEND |
| • Structural and civil engineers involved in steel framing and connection design. • Steel fabricator responsible for connections verification, design and optimization. • Design managers and checking engineers responsible for structural design and code compliance of steel structures |
| 4-HOUR WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES |
| By the end of the seminar, participants will gain an understanding of: • Integrated steel design: Connecting global structural analysis, member verification and detailed connection design using ETABS, SAP2000 and IDEA StatiCa. • Direct Analysis Method (DAM): Applying second-order analysis, geometric imperfections and stiffness reduction for code-based steel framing design. |
| WORKSHOP OUTLINE |
| Session 1: From Global Structural Analysis to Detailed Connection Design and Verification |
| • Integrated design workflow using ETABS, SAP2000 and IDEA StatiCa, including the transfer of structural geometry, member properties, load combinations and corresponding internal forces. • Understanding rigid, pinned and semi-rigid connections and their influence on global structural behaviour, force distribution and frame stability. • Advanced connection design using the Component-Based Finite Element Method (CBFEM): • Optimising steel framing and connection configurations through semi-rigid connection design and composite beam action. |
| Session 2: From the Effective Length Method (ELM) to the Direct Analysis Method (DAM) |
| • Limitations of the Effective Length Method and conventional software in determining appropriate effective length factors (K) • Principles and application of DAM for steel framing design. • Code-based steel member verification using DAM without relying on effective length factors where permitted. • Practical modelling and design demonstrations using ETABS and SAP2000. |
| Session 3: Beyond Conventional Member Code Checks |
| • Advanced verification of stability-sensitive steel framing systems, including complex members and framing assemblies. • Detailed finite element modelling incorporating member geometry, connection details, component plates and stiffeners. • Geometrically and Materially Nonlinear Analysis with Imperfections (GMNIA) to evaluate structural behaviour and ultimate resistance. |
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- Seats are limited and registration is on a first-come-first-served basis. A MYR 50.00 no-show penalty applies.