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