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Prokon Steel & Connection Design

Learn how to design structural steel members and connections to various international design standards.
Course Duration
1 Days
+-7 hrs per day
Start Date
13/11/2024
+-08.30 am
Course Location
Online
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Course Price
R 3000
Including VAT
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Course Overview

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This course is aimed at users who are familiar with structural analysis and want to take the next step to design steel elements. We will teach you how to design members, connections, and girders.

Course Objectives

After completing this course participants should be able to understand and/or create:

  • Determine effective length factors used in member design
  • Design and optimise steel connections
  • Design crane gantry runway beams and plate girders
  • Post-process analysis data from Sumo

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for Civil and Structural Engineers.

Pre-requisites

  • A working knowledge of Microsoft® Windows®, General PROKON

What's Included

e-Manual
Software Trial
Certificate
Certified Instructor
*Items may differ between courses, contact an agent for details

Qualifications

Attendance Certificate, 1 ECSA CPD credit

  • Strut – Steel members subject to axial stress
  • Combine – Steel members subject to axial, bending, and shear stress
  • Crane Beam – Steel runway beams for gantry cranes
  • Plate Girder – Built-up plate girders
  • Base Plate – Steel column base plates
  • Beam Column – Steel beam to column moment connections
  • Apex – Steel apex moment connection
  • Hollow Sections – Steel hollow section connections
  • Bolt Group – Eccentric bolt group
  • Weld Group – Eccentric weld group
  • Cleat – Double angle cleat shear connection
  • Fin Plate – Fin plate shear connections
  • End Plate – End plate shear connections
  • Anchor Bolt – Cast-in anchor bolts
  1. Students are to be at the training venue by 08h00 in preparation for a 08h30 start time.
  2. Bookings can only be considered confirmation on receipt of payment.
  3. Bookings may be changed up to three weeks in advance of the course. A fee of 20% will be levied to cover charges.
  4. For full day courses, we will supply you with the relevant training material. A desktop computer to use for the training (where
    applicable) tea/coffee and a full lunch for full day InClass training hosted at the training center only. Catering is not included for OnSite training
  5. Cancellation or rescheduling requests must be in writing and reach us at least 5 (five) working days prior to the course commencement date.
    Full course fees may be retained for no shows or requests within 5 working days prior to commencement.
  6. Although we go to great lengths to ensure that all training proceeds as scheduled, we reserve the right to cancel or postpone\
    dates if we require to do so and undertake to inform clients in writing and telephonically of these changes.
  7. We suggest clients wait until a week prior to course commencement that a course has been confirmed to go ahead as scheduled
    before booking flight and accommodation. We are NOT responsible for cost associated with cancellation of classes such as flight
    and accommodation for clients.
  8. Full training fees will apply if the above condition is not complied with.
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  11. For any queries our contact details may be found on mgfx.co.za/contact.
  12. All pricing INCLUDES VAT, unless otherwise stated to exclude VAT. Transactions originating from outside of South Africa will not be subject to VAT, however pricing shown online may still include VAT, dependent on individual Web Browser settings.
  13. Pricing is subject to the availability of stock and exchange rate fluctuations, and may change without prior notice.
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