Civil Black Box/Online Course - Structural Consultancy BlackBox

Course Contents. (More on the way...)

Course Introduction

What is included in the course? How to approach it?
Welcome
Preview
How to Use this Course?
How to use the Website & Course Player?
Set Up your learning environment
🔗 Links for setting up the learning environment
How to reach me.mp4
🔗 Links to reach me?
Facebook Group Guidelines & Rules
How to share you queries?
📝 Assignment for the week!

Basics of Structural Design

How to become a Great Structural Consultant?
📌 Great Structural Consultant
What is Structural Analysis & design?
📌 Structural Analysis Flowchart
Workflow of a Structural Consultant
📌 Structural Consultancy Workflow
Using STAAD to complement the Design Workflow
Understanding Internal Forces
📌 Internal Force
Understanding Internal Stresses
Preview
📌 Internal Stress
Load transfer Mechanism
Kickstart your Structural Consultancy
📝 Assignment for the week!

STAAD Interface & Basics

Welcome Screen and Configuration Settings
How to creating a New Project Correctly?
Walkthrough of STAAD Pro Graphical User Interface
Project Creation Workflow & Best Practice
Project Setup and Job Information
Cartesian & Cylindrical Coordinate System
Global and Local Axis System
Different Types of Elements you can design in STAAD

STAAD Editor Basics

What is STAAD Editor?
Utilizing STAAD Editor to Troubleshoot
How to place Remarks in STAAD File?
Most efficient way to Share STAAD Projects

Modeling in STAAD

Method-1: Snap node beam
Going Deeper into Snap Node Beam
Method-2: Direct Node Beam Creation
Method-3: Staad editor File
Method-4: Structure Wizard
Method-5: Translational Repeat

View Options in STAAD

How to View your Model from different angles?
How to check Dimensions in STAAD?
How to Change the Input Units & Display Units?
Using Labels and Color options to your advantage
How to Create & Save Custom Views for future use?
How to Cut a Section along the model?
Understanding the different Cursor Options in STAAD

Editing in STAAD

Utilizing the powerful feature of Groups
All the Selection Options in STAAD
Using Circular Repeat
How to Move your structure?
How to Rotate your structure?
Using the Mirror Options
How to Insert a Node in a member?
Different ways of Adding Beams
How to connect beams along a direction?
How to create a node at intersection of beams?
How to Merge Members to avoid redundancy?
How to Stretch a Member along the longitudinal axis?
How to Break Beams at a node?

Member Properties

How to Create & Apply Member Properties?
Using the power of Beta Angles
How to create Custom Materials in STAAD?
How to release Moments at a joint?
Using Member Offset for realistic modeling
Different types of Supports that STAAD offers
What is a Physical Member & how to create it?
How to apply property to a Physical Member?
Basics of Analysing the Model
Why and How to Renumber Beams

Basic Loads

Load Creation & Application Workflow
Self-Weight
Uniform Member Forces
Nodal Point Loads
Uniformly Varying Load
Concentrated Member Forces
Hydrostatic Load
Floor Loads
Temperature Load
Physical member Loads
📝 Assignment for the week!
Additional Problems

Advanced Loads

Introduction to Earthquake Analysis
Static Analysis Method - Introduction
Finding Design Horizontal Acceleration Coefficient Ah
Finding Seismic Weight W and Design Base Shear Vb
Finding Lateral Forces at Different Levels
STAAD Model - Static Analysis Method
Static Analysis with STAAD - W inside Definition
Static Analysis with STAAD - W inside Reference Loads
Static Analysis in STAAD - W inside Reference MASS
Center of Mass and Center of Rigidity
Torsional Effects due to Earthquake
Accidental Torsion in STAAD
Research Paper on accidental torsion
Paper on Accidental Torsion
Rigid Diaphragms - What is it and why we need it
Creating Diaphragms in STAAD
Natural and Accidental torsion using Diaphragm in STAAD
Dynamic Analysis Method - Theory
Dynamic Method in STAAD - Introduction
Dynamic Analysis Method in STAAD
Changing number of Modes in STAAD
Response Spectrum - Reading the STAAD Output File
Comparison of Results - Static and Dynamic
Effect of Member Properties on Static and Dynamic Analysis
Checking for Soft Storey Failure
Natural and Accidental Torsion - Dynamic Analysis Method using STAAD
IS 1893 - Part 1 - 2016.pdf

RCC Design

IS 456 - 2000.pdf
Understanding Load Combinations
Load Combinations in STAAD - Manual & Automatic
Introduction to RCC Design Process
How to orient Beams and columns correctly?
Section Modulus of Various Cross-Sections
Minimum & Maximum Reinforcement Criteria as per Codal Provisions
Understanding the design process and options available in STAAD
Problem Statement for RCC Beam Design
Correctly Providing Clear Cover in STAAD
Beam Design Parameters and Commands
Viewing the Concrete Results
RCC Beam Design - Manual Calculations
SP - 16.pdf
Beam Design - Using SP16.xlsx
RCC Beam Design - STAAD Calculation
RCC Column Design - STAAD Calculation
Using the inbuilt RC Designer of STAAD
Understanding the RC Designer Results
IS 875 - Part 1.pdf
IS 875 - Part 2.pdf

Finite Element Method

Creating plates using Snap Node Plate option
Creating plates using Add plate option
Creating plates using Infill plates option
Creating Plate and Mesh in single step
Meshing an existing plate
Bias and Divisions in Plate Meshing
Why we need to Mesh?
How to choose the perfect mesh size?
Creating Holes inside plates during Meshing
The power of Parametric Models
Labels and plate orientation
How to make a Slab & Wall Connection properly?
Using Structure Wizard for Plate Creation
Bunker or Silo with Structure Wizard
Plate Properties Explained
How to bulk modify Plate Orientation?
Plate Loads - Self weight
Plate Loads - Pressure on Full Plate
Plate Loads - Concentrated Loads
Plate Loads - Partial Plate Pressure
Plate Loads - Trapezoidal loads
Plate Loads - Hydrostatic Loads
Plate Loads - Element Joint Load
A deep dive into the Post-processing mode
Plate Element Design - Slab RCC Design
Difference between Plates & Surface
Surface Element - Modeling Properties and Loading
Surface Element - Analysis and Result breakdown
Surface Element Design - RCC Shearwall design

Steel Design

Modeling Steel Truss Elements using Structure Wizard
Defining Properties of Steel sections
IS 808-1989 Steel Sections.pdf
How to use Labels for 3D section view for viewing Steel Properties
Checking the code to find the safe and unsafe members
Steel Takeoff - Measuring Steel Consumption
Using STAAD Editor Wisely - Deleting and commenting Commands
Using the Select Command to Optimize Steel Requirement
Using Select Optimized command for optimizing steel requirement
IS 800-2007 STEEL CODE.pdf

Real Life Problem - Solution

01. Introduction - Real Life Problem
02. Column Position
03. Main Plinth Beams
04. Plinth Beam Secondary Beams
05. Beams and Columns
06. Mumty and Tank Slabs.mp4
07. Renumbering Beams and columns.mp4
08. Groups and Views.mp4
09. Dead Load-Floor Load
10. Live Load - Floor Loads
11. Load on Beams
12. Load on Beams supporting Cupboard and window
13. Loads on Beams that support Staircase
14. Column Property Assignment
15. Beam Property Assignment
16. Support Assignment
17. Applying DL on Floors
18. Applying LL on floors
19. Staircase Beams to support landings
20. Renumbering Staircase Beams & Columns
21. DL outer walls
22. DL missing outer walls
23. DL inner partition walls
24. Roof wall loads
25. Removing floor loads from shaft at roof
26. DL on staricase
27. LL on Staircase beams
28. Self weight of the structure
More Coming Soon.....

Real Life Problem - Project Resources

Solving a G+7 RCC Multistorey structure with STAAD Pro
FRONT ELEVATION.pdf
GROUND FLOOR PLAN.pdf
FOURTH, FIFTH, SIXTH , SEVENTH FLOOR PLAN.pdf
SIDE ELEVATION.pdf
THIRD FLOOR PLAN.pdf
SECOND FLOOR PLAN.pdf
SECTION AT A-A.pdf
FIRST FLOOR PLAN.pdf
ST-00-00 RAFT.zip
ST-00-03 Staircase Layout Plan.zip
ST-00-01 Column Layout Plan.zip
ST-00-02 Plinth Beam.zip
ST-00-04 Ground Floor.zip
ST-00-05 First Floor.zip
ST-00-06 Second Floor.zip
ST-00-07 Third & Fifth Floor.zip
ST-00-10 Mumty.zip
ST-00-08 Fourth & Sixth.zip
ST-00-09 Terrace.zip
ST-00-11 Machine room.zip

FAQs

I am complete beginner. Will this course help me?

Absolutely. This course is intentioned to take you from an absolute beginner to an absolute advanced Structural Engineer.

What do I need to start this course?

  • A desire to create your own Structural Consultancy Firm
  • An attitude and aptitude to learn
  • A computer with a Good Internet Connection
  • A Notebook and a Pen (or lots of it 😉)

Should I watch the entire course in one go or spread it out?

You can watch this course however is best for you. In order to help you avoid overwhelm the course shall be made available in a Drip fashion. But I recommend blocking off chunks of uninterrupted time to watch at least 1 or 2 chapters at a time. You'll have plenty of notes to take so it's best if you're at a desk with your computer and a notebook!

Does this course expire?

No, this course is yours to watch over and over once you have purchased it!

Will I receive a Certificate upon course completion?

Yes, you will receive a certificate upon completion of the entire course. However, you will have to pass a few online tests at the end of the course.

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"First of all I would like to thank Mr. Kushal for creating such a course which includes many Structural Engineering aspects and also the way of implementing it in STAAD Pro. At one point of time I was searching in YouTube to learn about STAAD Pro and at that time I came across Kushal sir's YouTube Channel where I found his Simple ways of Explaining topics related to STAAD and Structural Engineering. 

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Although there may be availability of some other courses but this one is far different from others which can only be known while you undertake it. Each and every topic is covered in different videos and in the correct sequence. The way Mr. Kushal is explaining makes complex Topics looks simple to understand. Even the slow Learners can understand it better. 

Whomsoever who wanna join this course can make use of it that would make their life easier with respect to structures. By the end of this course I would believe that this course will make me an complete structural engineer and also helpful to others who are gonna purse this."
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India
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