Engineering Structural Engineering

SkyCiv Structural Engineering for Students: Structural Steel

Expand your structural analysis, modeling, and design knowledge using intuitive software on the cloud
Rating: 4.2 out of 5 (35 ratings)
2,588 students
Created by SkyCiv Engineering, Trevor Solie
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How to use the SkyCiv software platform effectively
Example: 3D Steel Shed Structure Analysis and Design
Structural Engineering workflow commonly used in practice
"What's Next?" Look at Steel Connection Design
Exposure to Structural Design material that might not be covered in undergraduate study
Exposure to steel design code: AISC 360

Requirements

  • Statics/Structural Analysis
  • Interest in Structural Engineering Analysis and Design
  • Chrome or Firefox Browser
  • Familiarity with Steel as a structural building material in the United States

Description

SkyCiv Structural Engineering for Students: Structural Steel will either re-enforce topics you have learned in class or help you grasp new ones that aren't covered. One of the main goals of the course is to use real examples to help you bridge the gap from college coursework to the industry, as well as expose you to topics that aren't usually covered in undergraduate curriculum. If you have never been used structural engineering software, this course will give you a great idea of the ideal workflows used in practice through the use of the SkyCiv platform.

If you want to work alongside the examples in this course as well as the other courses, you can complete the majority of tasks with a SkyCiv Student Account, which you can sign up for directly from the SkyCiv website.

The main component of this course includes walking through the 3D modeling, loading, and analysis of a 3 dimensional warehouse structure, all with the SkyCiv software suite. At the end of the analysis phase of the project, there will be a “What’s Next?” section of lectures that will go through and expose you to steel connection design in accordance with AISC 360 using the Connection Design module. The features used in those lectures are not available with a SkyCiv Student account.

To continue building your structural engineering knowledge in SkyCiv, make sure to check out other FREE courses in this series:

  • SkyCiv Structural Engineering for Students

  • SkyCiv Structural Engineering for Students: Reinforced Concrete

Join us in learning how to use the SkyCiv platform to enhance and expand your current structural engineering knowledge! 

Who this course is for:

  • Civil or Structural Engineering students trying to learn how to model and use structural engineering software
  • Civil or Structural Engineering students trying to learn more about structural engineering industry workflow
  • Civil or Structural Engineering students interested in underlying theoretical principles of structural analysis (FEA, Fixity, etc)
  • Civil or Structural Engineering students wanting to learn how to use SkyCiv
  • Civil or Structural Engineering students trying to learn about structural analysis types
  • Civil or Structural Engineering students curious about steel connection and member design

Course content

1 section • 16 lectures • 1h 37m total length

  • Introduction to the Course
    02:11
  • Intro and Modeling the Base Structure
    07:18
  • Finish Modeling and Adding Supports
    07:38
  • Material and Section Application (Part 1)
    05:42
  • Material and Section Application (Part 2)
    06:01
  • Determining Self-weight and Live Load
    02:50
  • Applying the Vertical Loads
    07:19
  • Wind Load Generation (MWFRS)
    08:23
  • Wind Load Application
    09:23
  • Load Cases and Combinations
    05:32
  • First Solve and Results
    07:59
  • Theory: P-Delta and Buckling Analysis
    03:57
  • Non-Linear Analysis and Reporting
    06:10
  • (Optional) What's Next? Connection Design - Intro and Setup (Part 1)
    05:53
  • (Optional) What's Next? Connection Design - Input and 3D Render (Part 2)
    05:46
  • (Optional) What's Next? Connection Design - Reporting (Part 3)
    05:25

Instructors

SkyCiv Engineering
Cloud Structural Engineering Software
SkyCiv Engineering
  • 4.3 Instructor Rating
  • 145 Reviews
  • 5,737 Students
  • 5 Courses

SkyCiv is a new and exciting cloud based Structural Analysis and Design software. The software is powerful, easy to use and since it's online, there is nothing to download or install!

SkyCiv has put together a range of Udemy courses to help students and professional engineers excel in their industry and learn the software and skills they need to succeed.

All courses are free, so we hope you enjoy!

Trevor Solie
Structural Onboarding Engineer at SkyCiv Engineering
Trevor Solie
  • 4.0 Instructor Rating
  • 82 Reviews
  • 4,484 Students
  • 3 Courses

B.S. of Civil Engineering w/ Structural Emphasis grad from UW-Madison. After a couple of years working as a Structural Engineer-in-Training, I wanted to learn more about the software side of the industry. From there I was given an opportunity at my current workplace, SkyCiv Engineering, to use my industry knowledge to help bridge the gap between our software developers at the back end and the structural engineer at the front end.

My goal is to teach and inform undergraduate Civil or Structural Engineering students about fundamental principles in Structural Engineering through the use of a variety of media, including the SkyCiv software platform.

SkyCiv Structural Engineering for Students is a great series of courses because it will either re-enforce topics you have learned in class or help you grasp new ones that aren't covered. The goal of the course is to use real examples to help you bridge the gap from college coursework to the industry, as well as expose you to topics that aren't usually covered in undergraduate curriculum, such as concrete foundation and steel connection design.