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This two part course provides an introduction to the concepts, principles and implications of structural design in practice. It is designed so that delegates will understand structures, including terminology and basic principles of loadings

Course Objective

• To provide a basic understanding of a wide range of structural elements and to understand loadings.

Learning Outcomes

• To instil sufficient understanding to identify possible issues in simple plans and on-site when dealing with straightforward projects, sufficient to refer for advice and extra checks

• To provide a working knowledge to support dialogue and involvement with customers, colleagues and external professionals.

• To understand and be able to read, interpret and assess structural calculations.

• To gain awareness of the role of the Building Control Surveyor in assessing structural adequacy and compliance.

• To improve confidence when assessing compliance and suitability of structural elements.

LABC will provide CPD certificates on request after the course has been completed.

Newly appointed surveyors, recent graduates or people from a 'trades' background. Technical support officers and other technicians moving into a surveying role will also benefit.

In Part 1 we examine steel and timber as structural elements. The training will be supported by many real-life examples and will improve confidence when discussing structural elements with other internal or external professionals. It is the ideal pre-cursor to in-depth accredited professional training.

• Steel

  • Loadings
  • Shear and bending in steel
  • Types of steel members
  • Bearings and padstones
  • Steel connections
  • Fire protection to steel
  • Using computer programmes to check steel beams
    

• Timber

  • Grades of timber
  • Loadings
  • TRADA span tables
  • Which column to use in which situation
  • Connections and fixings
  • Roof structures - hips, valleys and cut roofs including jointing
  • Using trusses
  • Bracing, noggins and restraint
  • Glulam beams
  • Loft conversions - typical solutions
  • Flitch beams
  • Timber framed structures

In Part 2 we move on to cover other elements of structure. Building with concrete is examined with a recap of loadings.

Part 2

• Concrete

  • Mass or reinforced
  • Beams and slabs
  • Applying loadings 
  • Bearings
  • Junctions and joints
  • Failures
    

• Foundations and geotechnics

  • Soil types and basic soil mechanics 
  • Desiccation
  • Shrinkage and heave
  • Working with the water table
  • Strip foundations
  • Raft foundations including steel reinforcement
  • Retaining walls
  • Piling
  • Safety in and around deep excavations

Cost

£300 + VAT TOTAL for Parts 1 and 2 including lunch and course materials

Dates, Venues and Course Codes

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Part 1

Part 2

Course Reservation

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Course Trainer

• Prabhubhai Mistry

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