Laptop with headset - SCI: Online Steel Building Design to EC3 - Ascot, UK

On-line Steel Building Design to EC3

Eurocodes are ready - are you?

BS5950 has been withdrawn. Although there will be a transition period some clients and insurers will demand the use of BS EN 1993 following this withdrawal. Awareness of the changes, timely preparation and adoption may be critical to the success of your business.

As the experts in steel design, the SCI have prepared this course to introduce experienced steel designers to the Eurocode provisions for steel design. The course focuses on orthodox construction, covering the primary design issues for practicing engineers. The course will deliver a sense of reassurance that design to EC3 will become straightforward in time, and indeed has advantages in some areas.

Course content will include:

  • Update of Eurocodes
  • Basis of Design and Loading
  • Fracture Toughness
  • Frame Stability
  • Classification and Example
  • Cross Sectional Resistance
  • Member Buckling – bending – combined axial compression and bending
  • Connections

To connect to the live meeting course you will need:

  • Broadband
  • Headphones or speakers (you do not need a microphone)
  • Microsoft Office Live Meeting installed and working – this is Free and a link to download and install is sent to you via email once your booking has been approved
  • A calculator
  • A quiet location

Essential Eurocode book offer:

Delegates attending this course can buy the SCI Essential Eurocode Book Bundle at a substantial discount. This set includes; The Blue Book, Concise Eurocodes and Worked Examples for Students (a valuable guide for all steel designers)

  • SCI members price: £75
  • Non-members price: £130 (normally £160)

Who should attend?

This course is aimed at experienced designers who are already familiar with BS 5950-1.

Course delivery:

This is a live on-line course.

We will be using Microsoft Office Live Meeting to deliver the courses – this is FREE and a link to download and install it will be emailed to you once your booking has been approved.

Live Meeting will provide audio and video links between the trainer and delegate and will be used to show Powerpoint presentations, training documents including worked example question sheets, as well as internet pages occasionally. You will be able to hear and see the trainer (from time to time) and follow the presentations, however the other attendees and the trainer will not be able to hear or see you. You can ask questions by typing messages to the trainer, he will respond at certain points throughout the session.