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Structural Design for Non Structural Engineers
Course Description
Architects and non-structural engineers often work together with structural engineers on design projects. An understanding of the basic concepts of structural engineering could make their jobs easier. If you are involved with the design and construction of concrete, steel, or wood structures, you will find this course particularly helpful.

It is assumed that course candidates have no formal training in structural engineering. Basic concepts and design examples will be reviewed without in-depth mathematical derivations. This course is not designed to make you a structural engineer, but you will leave the course with an understanding of the structural design process and know when you need to call in an expert.

It is assumed that course candidates have no formal training in structural engineering. Basic concepts and design examples will be reviewed without in-depth mathematical derivations. This course is not designed to make you a structural engineer, but you will leave the course with an understanding of the structural design process and know when you need to call in an expert.

Construction Engineers, Senior Construction Engineers, Construction Supervisors, Construction General Supervisors, Construction Project Managers, Engineering Technologists, Supervision Engineer, Inspection Engineers, Civil Inspectors, Foremen, Design Structural Engineers, Planners, Structural Engineers, Material Specialists, Quality Control and Quality Assurance Experts, Architects, Supervision Engineers, Team Leaders, Site Officers and Managers, Mechanical Engineers, Technical Professionals, Field Production Supervisor, Operation Engineers, Clients Representatives.

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

  • Lectures
  • Workshop & Work Presentation
  • Case Studies and Practical Exercise
  • Videos and General Discussions

Structural Requirements

    • Type and Direction of Loads
    • National Building Code of Canada
    • Limit States Design
    • Strength and Stability
    • Loads and Effects
    • Load Combinations
    • Importance Factors and Categories
    • Factored Resistance
    • Dead & Live Loads
    • Load Variation with Tributary Area
    • Climate Data
    • Structural Evaluation and Upgrading of Existing Buildings
    • Structure Characteristics
    • Components of Structures
    • Loading Properties
    • Support Properties
    • Material Properties
    • Geometric Properties
    • Member Design
    • Stress, General Equations for Member Design
    • Force Diagrams
    • The Effects of Continuity
    • Special Considerations for Frames
    • Load Transfer Systems

Structural Member Properties

    • Cross-sectional Area
    • Moment of Inertia
    • Section Modulus
    • Radius of Gyration
    • Composite Construction

Structural Behaviour

    • Beams
    • Columns
    • Frames
    • Trusses
    • Arches
    • Plates
    • Space Trusses and Grids

 Structural Steel Design

    • General Information
    • Steel Types
    • Steel Products
    • Residual Stresses
    • Evaluation of Existing Structure
    • Design of New Structures
    • Tension Members
    • Compressive Members
    • Base Plates
    • Beams
    • Bolted Connections
    • Welded Connections
    • Beam Columns, Composite Design, Gerber Girders

Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures

    • History of Concrete
    • CSA Standards
    • Fundamentals of Concrete
    • Properties of Concrete
    • High Performance Concrete
    • Concrete Reinforcing
    • Methods of Concrete Construction
    • Concrete Design – Basic Structural Design Checks
    • Design of Un-reinforced Elements
    • Reinforced Concrete
    • Design of Beams
    • Bearing
    • Design of One-Way Slabs
    • Design of Columns
    • Two-Way Slabs
    • Specifying Concrete
    • Concrete Reinforcing
    • Testing
    • Placing and Finishing Concrete
    • Design of Various Concrete Structures
    • Remediation Using FRP
    • Concrete Specification

Structural Design Using Wood and Wood Products

    • Canadian Forests
    • Wood as a Material
    • CSA Standards
    • National Lumber Grades
    • Standard Lumber Sizes
    • Resources
    • Properties
    • Bending & Shear
    • Notches
    • Factors
    • Compression Members
    • Tension Members
    • Combined Load
    • Bearing
    • Diaphragms & Shear Walls
    • Manufactured Products
    • Fastenings

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration

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Course Rounds

5 Days
Code Date Venue Fees Action
CE150-01
2026-04-12
Dubai
USD 5450
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CE150-02
2026-06-15
Kuala-Lumpur
USD 5950
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CE150-03
2026-08-23
Cairo
USD 5450
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CE150-04
2026-11-08
Dubai
USD 5450
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