19/01/2022
SOIL PROFILE is pleased to inform the students/professionals of civil engineering that a short course on computer-aided building design will be started from February 15.
Course Name
A Short Course on Computer-Aided Building Design: Application of ETABS
Background of the course
Civil Engineering is considered the oldest branch of engineering that has dealt with infrastructure development since the beginning of history. The infrastructure development requires selecting the type of materials used, size of the components, and eventually, an obligatory task is to check the overall stability under different extreme conditions. That’s actually the kick-off point of Reinforced Concrete Structure (RCC). In recent decades, most of the infrastructures are RCC typed ranges from low rise to high rise structures. Moreover, Bangladesh, a rapidly growing developing country, has many moderate to high-rise structures under construction, yet the demand for structures is pretty high. Therefore, the appropriate engineering knowledge for the safe and sustainable design of medium to high rise infrastructure is an obligatory issue for a fresh engineer. The conventional academic curriculum in the university mainly highlights the fundamental knowledge of mechanics, and the practical application is seldom found. Besides that, the advent of computational techniques allows us to use sophisticated software for structural design within a limited deadline. Especially, ETABS, which is a popular software package for structural analysis and design, has got huge coverage in our country. Hence, putting a spotlight on this burning issue of real-world civil engineering, SOIL PROFILE offered a comprehensive course in structural engineering. The primary aim of this course is to address the unforeseen issue in structural design, and subsequently, teach the application of Finite Element Model-based ETABS software for the rational and safe design of structures.
Outcome of the Course
After successful completion of this course, the trainee will be able
a) To gather fundamental knowledge of mechanics which is a pre-requisite for structural analysis and design
b) To design basic structural components such as beams, columns, slab, footing as per our conventional code of practices
c) To analyze any types of structure in ETABS
d) To design any types of structure in ETABS
e) To design foundation by using SAFE/SAP 2000
f) To get fundamental knowledge in soil mechanics and foundation engineering
Lecture Plan:
Lecture-1: Fundamental knowledge of mechanics; Brief discussion on strength of materials: Reaction, Moment, Shear force diagram, Bending moment diagram; Introduction to Reinforced Concrete Design; Introduction to ETABS; Fundamental knowledge of ETABLS layout; Basic operational instruction for ETABS
Lecture-2: Fundamental concepts of USD approach; Discussion on flexural analysis (for reinforcement and section) and shear behaviour; Practical problem solving for different RC members
Lecture-3: Creating a building model in ETABS; Discussion on different geometries in ETABS; Define section properties in ETABS; Assign properties to members in ETABS
Lecture-4: Discussion on different types of loads as per ACI / BNBC 2020; Assign different types of vertical loads in ETABS; Assign Wind and Earthquake loads in ETABS; Assign load combination in ETABS
Lecture-5: Discussion on overall building modeling in ETABS; Analysis of a building frame in ETABS; Interpretation of analysis results from ETABS; Print outputs from ETABS
Lecture-6:Design different sections in ETABS; Adequacy checking of building components in ETABS; Discussion on a practical building design in combination with ETABS and analytical calculation
Lecture-7: Foundation design using SAFE
Lecture-8: Special Lecture: A brief discussion on foundation engineering and code of practices in soils and foundations
Lecture-9: A practical problem compiling most important features of ETABS
Lecture-10: Final Test & Certification
Course Instructor:
Engr. Pratim Bhuiyan
M. Engg. (pursuing), CUET, Bangladesh
B. Sc Engg. (Civil), CUET, Bangladesh
MIEB
Interested students/professionals are requested to complete the registration using the following form:
https://forms.gle/3ucWTeGUWsa9mzL1A
