Steel Connection Design

Steel Connection Design

Introduction

This course is based on the completion of a series of example connections and is highly participative with delegates working on connection designs throughout the course. Delegates will receive a set of model designs for future reference. Connections designed during the course will be subsequently written up and circulated to all delegates.

Core connections will cover shear, splices, bases, welded stubs, moment connections, bracing details and truss connections.

Consideration of unorthodox (but not obscure) variations will be encouraged.

Calculators, section tables and BS5950 are essential.

Course Content:

• Component design
  • Bolts and welds
  • Connection components.
• Simple (shear only) connections
  • Flexible end plate connections
  • Fin plates
  • Angle cleats.
• Bases and splices
  • Pinned base
  • Column splice
  • Beam splice.
• Bracing connections including hollow sections
• Moment connections
  • Design approach
  • Use of standard connections.
• Welded stub
  • Simple rules
  • Stiffeners.
• Connections between hollow sections
  • General principles.
• Connection design to the Eurocodes.

Speakers:

David Brown

David Brown, BEng, MICE, graduated from the University of Bradford in 1982, and worked for several years for British Rail, Eastern Region, mainly involved with bridge design and installation in Braintree, Leeds and London. Latterly as technical director, his responsibilities included all tender and contract designs, all connection design and the drawing office activities.

After a brief period with J N Rowen, Mr Brown joined the Steel Construction Institute in 1992, with an interest in construction issues. This included the "Green Book" on moment connections, and various CIMsteel publications on manufacture and construction. He has also been responsible for a guide to the CDM regulations, advice on computer analysis, and the design of curved steel. He is a member of BSI and European technical committees. He manages the Standards activity at the SCI, including the development of a suite fo guides on Eurocode 3.

Mr Brown is now a deputy director at the Institute, but spends much of his time delivering technical courses, notably on Eurocode 3 , connections, frame design, BS 5950, and BS 6399-2.