Steel essentials: practical design of structural steelwork
Date & Time

5 October 2026
10:00 - 17:30 BST

Location

Online

Price

Member early booking: £315 + VAT
​Member: £355 + VAT
Standard: £465 + VAT

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Steel essentials: practical design of structural steelwork

Steel essentials: practical design of structural steelwork

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Date & Time

5 October 2026
10:00 - 17:30 BST

Location

Online

Price

Member early booking: £315 + VAT
​Member: £355 + VAT
Standard: £465 + VAT

Early booking discount

Available until one month prior

This one day, online course presents practical guidance on key aspects of preliminary scheme development and detailed scheme design in structural steelwork.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

  • Compare steel construction options available at preliminary scheme development and determine the optimum design solution

  • Apply a simple methodology for preliminary sizing of members to enable budget costing to be developed

  • Judge the significance of steel grade and subgrade for structural steelwork and their suitability for specification

  • Understand the responsibilities for different parties under UKCA Marking

  • Describe key aspects of robustness and corrosion protection

  • Design for fire and assess the benefits of critical temperature calculation for fire protection

  • Identify resources available to assist with the use of structural steelwork in construction

Intended for

  • Graduate engineer

  • Mid-career engineer

  • Other built environment professionals and engineers

Trainer

Richard Dixon

Richard Dixon is a Chartered Engineer who has worked in the steel industry for 25 years. Before partnering with Steel for Life, he worked for British Steel/Corus/Tata Steel in various roles. He led the Structural Advisory Service at Tata Steel in the joint venture with the BCSA to promote efficient design in structural steelwork to the UK construction industry.

Discount

Course attendees are eligible for a 25% discount on associated publications. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

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Contact

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