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St. John’s Industrial Building Course
May 8, 2012, St. John’s, Newfoundland

Venue
TBA

Times
8:00 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Course

Course description
This course is intended to provide understanding on design theory and the rationale behind code provisions that are unique to steel-framed industrial buildings. It focuses on practical and economical solutions for framing a typical industrial building to the requirements of the 2010 National Building Code of Canada and the pertinent provisions of CSA Standard S16-09.

This course also has the following goals:

  • identify the unique environmental and mechanical loading conditions in industrial buildings
  • learn the applicability and limitations of current codes and standards in Canada, with a comparison to other jurisdictions
  • select the most cost effective framing schemes
    tips for cost effective design
  • design crane-supporting girders, stepped columns, purlins and girts, lateral force resisting systems, roof trusses and and efficient connections
  • understand serviceability considerations and limitations
  • design for high and low temperatures
  • learn the implications of seismic provisions for these structures
  • other topics include fatigue, standing seam roofs, rehabilitation, tolerances and coatings

 Who should attend? 

  • structural engineers and others who design steel structures
    inspectors and code officials involved in the approvals process
  • detailers, erectors and other industry personnel who connect structural steel components
  • professors and lecturers involved in teaching steel design courses

Please click here to link to online registration.

Registration
Advance - by April 6, 2012:
CISC Members Price: $390- non-Members: $440
After April 6, 2012:
CISC  Members Price: $440- non-Members: $490


Included Publications

        

Course Leaders

Robert A. (Bob) MacCrimmon, P.Eng.
Greg Miazga, P.Eng.