Design Courses
Courses that take you on a deep dive into the topic
Uncertainty, Risk and Reliability Part 1 - Probabilistic Modelling of Structural Failure
Coming Soon
Uncover the role uncertainty plays in structural behaviour with the First Order Reliability Method
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Design Tutorials
Tutorials to guide you through the topic at a high level while providing you with the tools to dive deeper
Steel Column Design using Eurocode 3 - A Complete Guide
This is the second tutorial in our series focusing on structural steel design to Eurocode 3. This time, we'll be learning about steel column design. Just like part 1, this is a long and detailed tutor...more
Callum Wilson
Steel Beam Design - A Step-by-Step Guide using Eurocode 3
This is the first in a series of tutorials covering the design of structural steel elements to Eurocode 3. In this first tutorial, we will focus on steel beam design. This is a long and in-depth tutor...more
Callum Wilson
Calculating and Interpreting the Second Moment of Area
This tutorial focussed on the second moment of area, also known as the moment of inertia. By the end of this tutorial, you should be comfortable explaining what the second moment of area is, why it's ...more
Callum Wilson
How moment redistribution leads to more efficient designs
In this tutorial, we’ll discuss moment redistribution in reinforced concrete and how we can use it to our advantage to achieve more efficient designs. When designing any structural element, our first ...more
Dr Seán Carroll
Reinforced Concrete Fundamentals - Analysis and Design of Steel Reinforcement
In this tutorial, we’ll introduce the role of steel reinforcement in reinforced concrete design. We’ll see that steel plays a critical role in developing an internal moment of resistance and compensat...more
Dr Seán Carroll
An Introduction to Concrete and its Strengths and Weaknesses
Concrete is one of the most important and ubiquitous materials in the construction industry globally. Twice as much concrete is used (by weight) as steel, wood, plastics and aluminium combined. Its gl...more
Dr Seán Carroll