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SAP2000 & CSI SAFE Complete Course: From Beginner to Pro
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SAP2000 & CSI SAFE Complete Course: From Beginner to Pro

Master Structural Analysis, Building Design, and Foundation Design Through a Real 8-Story Project
Created byHesamoddin Kheirbakhsh
Last updated 9/2026
English
English

What you'll learn

  • Build a full RC building model in SAP2000 from architectural drawings
  • Define materials, sections, cracking modifiers and rigid zones correctly
  • Apply dead, live, wall, elevator, and seismic loads professionally
  • Perform seismic analysis and interpret modal and force results
  • Design beams and columns and review code-based outputs
  • Review of design output including Longitudinal Reinforcing, Rebar Percentage, Shear Reinforcing, Column P-M-M interaction Ratios,
  • Review of design output including (6/5) Beam/Column Capacity Ratios, Joint Shear Capacity Ratios and Torsional Reinforcing
  • Calculation of the center of mass, center of rigidity of the story and the stiffness of the story
  • Check drift, base shear, and torsional irregularity
  • Transfer column forces to SAFE and design strip foundations
  • Analyze soil pressure, deformation, foundation reinforcement and Punching Shear

Course content

23 sections • 58 lectures • 8h 24m total length

  • Gift !0:05
  • Review Architectural Plan, Expansion Joints, Column Size & Axis Shifts41:16

    Review the architectural plan, expansion joints, column size, and axis shifts in SAP2000 and CSI SAFE.

  • Review Top and Side Toolbars6:39

    Explore the SAP2000 interface with two windows, switch between 3d view and xy plan, navigate xz/yz elevations, and use toolbars to view nodes and elements and steel-concrete design options.

Requirements

  • Basic knowledge of structural engineering concepts
  • Familiarity with reinforced concrete fundamentals
  • SAP2000 and SAFE installed

Description

Do you want to model, analyze, and design a real reinforced concrete building from start to finish using SAP2000 and SAFE?

In this course, you will work on a complete real-world project:

8-story residential RC building.

No theory overload, no disconnected examples — everything is done step by step, exactly as in professional practice.

You’ll start by reading architectural drawings from a structural engineer’s perspective, then build the full structural model in SAP2000, apply gravity and seismic loads correctly, run the analysis, interpret the results, and finally design both the superstructure and the foundations using SAFE.

This course is designed to bridge the gap between software commands and real engineering decisions. By the end of this course, you will be able to confidently model and design a complete RC building and its foundations, using industry-standard tools and a workflow trusted by professional engineers.

Feel free to ask me any questions while going through the course. As you learn RC structure design, just reach out-I’m here to guide you and make sure you fully understand every concept.

What makes this course different?

  1. Based on a complete real residential building, not isolated samples

  2. Covers the entire workflow: modeling → analysis → design → foundation

  3. Focuses on practical seismic modeling (mass, diaphragm, P-Delta)

  4. Explains why things are done, not just where to click



Who this course is for:

  • Civil engineering students who want real project experience
  • Structural engineers looking to strengthen their SAP2000 skills
  • Engineers who want to connect SAP2000 with SAFE professionally
  • Anyone preparing to work in structural design offices

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