Understanding structural design

Course

Date & Time

9 June 2027 - 10 June 2027
09:30 - 17:30 BST

Location

Online

Price

Member early booking: £565 + VAT
Member: £625 + VAT
Standard: £835 + VAT

Early booking discount

Available until one month prior

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This two-day course extends the principles developed in the Understanding structural behaviour course. It covers more complex real structures and failures, and the important skills of approximate analysis for checking computational output and member sizing.

Learning outcomes

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

Review the modelling process
Recognise the fundamental behaviour of structural elements
Determine initial sizes of most structural elements in steel and reinforced concrete including foundations and stability systems
Develop overall scheme designs for building structures
Appreciate overall structural equilibrium
Interpret and explain the behaviour of real structures
Reduce complex structures to simpler forms
Avoid dependence on computer analysis and design

Intended for

Graduate engineer
Mid-career engineer
Senior engineers/Team leader/Manager

Entry criteria

Completion of the Undertstanding structural behaviour course is recommended

Mark has over 40 years of experience and was Senior Partner and then Managing Director at Booth King from 2006 to 2024. Prior to his role at Booth King, Mark was an Associate with international consultancy Arup in London, Hong Kong and latterly Manchester, delivering projects both nationally and internationally. He is now a Director at DeSimone Consulting Engineers in the UK, Europe and UAE with an integrated role as Structural Engineer and Expert Witness in dispute resolution. He remains a fully practising engineer, committed to the training and development of engineers.

Contact

Email - [email protected]