Tekla training servicesTekla Structural DesignerSteel design - Fundamentals

Course description Learn how to design steel buildings effectively using Tekla® Structural Designer. Referencing your knowledge of steel design, you will explore all the core functionality as we teach you how to design steel buildings. Along with many other topics, you will gain a full understanding of how to model with physical objects and undertake gravity and lateral design. In addition you will grasp the many useful shortcuts that our experts use daily.

On completing the course, you will have the knowledge and confidence required to undertake steel design using Tekla® Structural Designer.

Target audienceFor engineers who want to understand and learn how to carry out steel design in Tekla® Structural Designer proficiently.

Pre-requisitesKnowledge of engineering.Modelling Fundamentals course.

Training method availablee-LearningClassroomOn-site

Course detail

Introduction

Product overview

General program scope

Validating your structure before design

How do I run a model validation?

What are validation errors and warnings?

Locating validation errors

Investigate and resolve

Common steel validation examples

Wind loading

Creating wind walls and roof panels

Using the wind wizard

Updating wind loadings

Combinations and using the combination generator

Creating manual combinations

Creating automatically code based combinations

Steel design

The design philosophy

Design options

How to switch design codes

Second order analysis

Designing for gravity and lateral loading

Analysis types available and when to use them

Running an auto and check design

Investigate the analyse results

Reviewing results

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