ARE Structural Systems Seminars by David Thaddeus

LIVE | FACE TO FACE – TYPICAL SCHEDULE

(Please bring colored pencils or pens to all sessions)

RED : COMPRESSION

BLUE : TENSION

GREEN : SHEAR

PURPLE : BENDING

BROWN : DEFLECTION

Friday

8:00 AM -1:30 PM
Overview of structural systems, Gravitational and Lateral Forces, Wind Forces, Seismic Forces Overview, Support Conditions, Lateral Resisting Systems

2:30 PM-7:00 PM
Forces: General Definitions, Force Resolution, Force Addition, Moments, and Couples, Free Body Diagrams, Equilibrium, Loads and Reactions

Saturday

8:00 AM-1:30 PM
Stresses and Strain / Hooke’s Law Truss Analysis : Method of Joints & Method of Sections, Lateral Resistance / Overturning and Stabilizing Moments Geometry of Sections / Shapes

2:30 PM-6:00 PM
General Beam Design Theory, Load, Shear and Bending Moment Diagrams General Design of Structural members for Shear and Bending, and Deflection

6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Structural Systems Mock Exam.  This is conducted interactively with the audience in a non-pressure format.  Listening to what others think about a question is one of the most valuable experiences of the seminar

Sunday

8:00 AM-1:30 PM
Tributary Load Analysis, Structural Vignette for ARE 4.0 (contingent on seminar progress), Design of steel members, Selection of structural systems Foundation Systems

2:30 PM-7:00 PM
General Lateral Loads- Resisting Strategies/ Diaphragms, Wind Loads, Seismic Loads
Lateral forces Mock Exam


 

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