ADVANCE COURSE IN STEEL DETAILING

TARGET AUDIENCE :

This course is designed for experienced professionals with at least two to three years of experience working with a Steel Detailing company and aspiring to acquire more advanced technical and managerial skill sets required to foster career growth.

Refresher of Fundamentals, Connection Design and Project Management

TOPICS COVERED :

REFRESHER OF FUNDAMENTALS

• Structural Steel Shapes, Grades and their applicability
• Types of Bolts, Grades and their applicability.
• Weld types and their applicability.
• Connection Types: Bolted and Welded connections. Shop and Field Connections.
• Steel Member Connections (Main and sub-types) for : Shear connections, Moment connections, Base Plate connections, Splice connections, Bracing connection etc.,
• Erection Aids and Erection Feasibility
• Units of measurement - Imperial and Metric
• Best Detailing Practices

CONNECTION DESIGN

• Connection Design Tables in AISC's Manual of Steel Construction
• Criteria for Connection Design - Member end Forces / member capacity design
• Design of Shear Connections - shear plate connection, clip angle connection, end plate connection etc.,
• Design of Moment Connections - Bolted cover plate connection, Bolted end plate connection, Welded connection etc.,
• Design of Base Plate Connection - pinned base connection, rigid base connection etc.,
• Design of Bracing Connection - vertical and horizontal bracing connections for axial loads.
• Design of Splices - Bolted cover plate splices, Extended end plate splices and Welded splices

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Enquiry handling - Estimations and Quotations
• Project planning and scheduling
• Project kick-off meeting - check list
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Project progress monitoring and control - weekly status report and reviews
• RFI management
• Folder systems and file management - Design Drawing Log, Master Drawing Log and Hold list.
• Handling change orders or revisions - Estimation, Approval and execution
• Handling customer complaints and escalations
• RCA with CAs and PAs
• Continual improvement - Lessons learnt, Knowledge Sharing Sessions and Knowledge Repository
• Introduction to Project Commercials - Budgeting, Cash flow and Profit/Loss calculations
• Importance of error free drawings / consequences of errors in drawings