BS5950 – Designing Steel Building Structures
- Structural Steel course focuses on safe, efficient design principles to produce modern steelwork designs.
- Course covers design and analysis methods, emphasizing beams and columns in various loading situations.
- Tutor is a chartered civil engineer with extensive practical experience in structural steelwork design.
- Delegates will understand BS5950, design principles, and be capable of designing beams, columns, and frames.
- Intended for Civil and Structural Engineers, Design Managers seeking hands-on practical steel design.
Overview
This two-day course focuses on the practical application of design principles in structural steelwork. Participants will explore modern design methods, including beams and columns, under various loading conditions. The course aims to equip delegates with the knowledge to design safe and efficient steel structures according to BS5950 standards. Led by a chartered civil engineer, the interactive program includes workshops and tutorials to reinforce learning. Intended for civil and structural engineers, design managers, and staff from contractor, design, and client organizations seeking a hands-on introduction to practical steel design.
Who should attend
Civil and Structural Engineers, Design Managers
Course Content
Course duration: 2 Days
Cost: £495 + VAT
Structural Steel is a key component in many engineering projects, delivering performance, versatility and economy in design, analysis and construction.
This comprehensive two-day course explores the practical application of design principles to produce safe efficient designs to the current design codes.
The course comprises notes, presentations, workshops and delegate interaction in delivering the key aspects of modern design in structural steelwork.
The principles of design and analysis methods, and the relationship between structural mechanics and BS5950 establish the basis for this hands on course.
The two key elements of steel structures – beams and columns are the principle focus. Beams are considered in restrained and unrestrained form and columns are considered separately in simple and combined loading situations.
Practical workshops assist in reinforcing the design approaches discussed. The knowledge gained is utilised to consider plane frames and equip the delegate with a broad design capability in structural steelwork.
The tutor is a chartered civil engineer with extensive practical experience in the design and analysis of building and civil engineering structures. He also delivers numerous industry-training courses on structural steelwork design.
The course is highly interactive with numerous worked examples and tutorials based on practical design problems. Delegate participation is actively encouraged throughout.
Objectives
At the end of the course each delegate should:
Understand the design methods, material specifications and structure of BS5950.
Recognise the link between the fundamental principles of Structural Mechanics and BS5950.
Understand the design and analysis requirements for restrained and unrestrained beams.
Understand the design and analysis requirements for columns under simple and combined loading situations.
Appreciate the design principles for plane frames.
Be capable of designing beams columns and simple frames in structural steel to meet the requirements of BS5950.
Intended for
This course is for staff from Contractor, Design, and Client organisations including: Civil and Structural Engineers and Design Managers who need a hands-on introduction to practical steel design
Outline Programme
Introduction to BS5950
Beam Design 1 – Laterally Restrained Beams
Beam Design 2 – Laterally Unrestrained Beams
Workshop on Beam Design
Column Design 1 – Subject to Axial Loading Only
Column Design 2 – Subject to Axial Loading and Bending
Workshop on Column Design
Connections
Simple Frames
