For the past 13 years, SKGA has been offering structural seminars at locations nationwide. Our programs provide the technical information engineering professionals require to keep up-to-date with the building code and structural standards.
SKGA provides certificates for professional development hours to each attendee.
Some of our current offerings are listed below. If you are interested in making arrangements for a seminar or have any questions, please contact Susan Dowty, S.E. at (949) 215-6560 or susandowty@gmail.com.
Transitioning from the 2006 IBC to the 2009 IBC (Structural Provisions)
This seminar discusses the major new features of the 2009 IBC structural provisions. Changes to the structural loading requirements as well as to the special inspection, foundation and material provisions are presented including:
1. Updated material standards (with emphasis on ACI 318-08)
2. New structural integrity requirements
3. Revisions to the ASCE 7-05 seismic provisions
4. Revised live loads
5. Revised wall anchorage requirements
6. New alternate all-heights wind design method
7. New rainfall intensity maps
8. New special inspection requirements in Chapter 17
9. Reorganization and reformatting of Chapter 18
Duration: 8 hours
Frequently Misunderstood IBC/ASCE 7 Structural Provisions
This seminar addresses the top 10 misunderstood structural provisions in ASCE 7-05 and related IBC structural provisions. The following ten topics are discussed, including a presentation of answers to questions that we have received on the
application of related provisions:
1. Redundancy Factor
2. Drift Determination and Building Separation
3. Minimum Seismic Design Base Shear
4. Live Load Reduction
5. Seismic Analysis Procedure Selection
6. Enclosure Classification for Wind Design
7. Special Seismic Load Combinations
8. R, Cd and Overstrength Factor Values for Horizontal and Vertical Combinations
9. Seismic and Wind Design of Parapets
10. Torsion, Torsional Irregularity and Direction of Seismic Loading
Duration: 8 hours
Changes between ASCE 7-05 and ASCE 7-10
This seminar presents a detailed and comprehensive overview of the substantive changes from ASCE 7-05 to ASCE 7-10. Major revisions have taken place in both the wind design and the seismic design provisions. Wind design has changed more drastically than any time since the publication of ASCE 7-95. The reorganization of the wind provisions are discussed and the changes to the wind maps and the corresponding changes to the load factors are explained. In addition, the new simplified version of the general analytical procedure under Method 2, which is applicable to buildings of all heights, are addressed.
The four major changes to the seismic maps are presented and reasons as to why these changes were found necessary and how they will affect seismic design results are explained. There are many other significant changes to the ASCE 7 seismic provisions, such as changes to Table 12.2-1 (the R-values table), that are discussed.
In addition to covering changes to the wind and seismic provisions, the seminar also presents a detailed and fairly comprehensive overview of the substantive changes to the provisions for the other types of loads found in ASCE 7. These include the introduction of performance-based design procedures, replacement of occupancy categories with risk categories, enhancement of the general structural integrity requirements, and so forth.
Duration: 8 hours
Anchorage of Concrete (ACI 318-11 Appendix D)
ACI 318-11 Appendix D contains provisions for cast-in-place, post-installed mechanical, as well as adhesive anchors.
The seminar illustrates the four different failure modes for a group of anchors subject to tension and three different failure modes for a group of anchors subject to shear, and the calculation of the corresponding anchor strengths through a design example. The related detailed provisions of Appendix D are introduced and discussed in the course of presenting the example. The strength of an anchor or a group of anchors subject simultaneously to tension and shear is also discussed, as well as the prevention of splitting failure. Important changes from ACI 318-08 to ACI 318-11 are explained.
Post-installed anchors used to be outside the scope of anchor design provisions in legacy model codes. Provisions for post-installed mechanical anchors are discussed.
Treatment of adhesive anchors is new in ACI 318-11. An adhesive anchor transfers loads to the concrete by bond between the anchor and the adhesive, and bond between the adhesive and the concrete. Thus, failure of bond is an additional failure mechanism for these anchors subject to tension. The new design provisions for this type of anchors in ACI 318-11 are discussed in detail.
Duration: 8 hours
