SkyCiv Structural Engineering for Students

Name: SkyCiv Structural Engineering for Students
Rating: 4.4 (68 reviews)

Expand your structural analysis, modeling, and design knowledge using intuitive software on the cloud

Created bySkyCiv Engineering, Trevor Solie

Last updated 4/2020

English

What you'll learn

How to use the SkyCiv software platform effectively
Example: Continuous Steel Member Analysis and Design
Fundamental Structural Engineering principles that you will see in the industry
Structural Engineering workflow commonly used in practice
Exposure to Structural Design material that might not be covered in undergraduate study

Course content

3 sections • 20 lectures • 1h 29m total length

Introduction to the Course2:23
Theory: Introduction to Structural Analysis5:30
Signing Up for an Account and Introduction to the Dashboard7:58
Read and Watch Onboarding Resources0:04

Introduction to the UI2:20
Introduce yourself to the User Interface of Structural 3D, the most powerful and versatile module that SkyCiv offers.
Modeling: Nodes and Members5:51
The backbone of every 3D structure starts with Nodes. They identify points in 3D space that can connect members, loads, and plates.
Modeling: Plates and Operations6:43
Learn about modeling Plates and useful Operations that will help streamline the entire modeling process.
Loads: Distributed and Area Loads, Load Combinations4:38
Learn how to apply the variety of load types available in Structural 3D: Point Loads, Area Loads, Pressures
File Management & Workflow4:11
Use this video to learn about how to manage your Structural 3D file, saving practices and other relative workflows.
Post Processing: Solving, Results, and Reporting4:22
This video will teach you the basics of manipulating Structural 3D after running the structural analysis on your structure.
(Optional) Design with SkyCiv Design Modules0:07

(Optional) Read "Beam Tutorials"0:07
Introduction to SkyCiv Beam and Modeling the Example3:10
Get introduced to the SkyCiv Beam module and how easy it is to model nearly any beam.
Load Application3:46
Apply these three types of loads to a beam at any point: Point Loads, Distributed Loads, Moments
Initial Results and Section Application6:03
See how clear-cut the results presentation is and how to apply a real section to the 2D beam.
Deflection and Stress Results/Section Modification7:48
With a section applied, take a look at the more important metrics: Deflection and Stress
Post-Analysis Changes and Modification6:14
Reporting and Complicated Beams3:48
With a completed analysis, export results for professional use with clients and members of the design team.
(Optional) What's Next? Looking at Steel Member Design w/ AISC 360 (Part 1)6:38
In this "What's Next?" section, see what the design process is like post-analysis. Check the steel member with the AISC specifications.

Download and spend some time reading through the topics presented in the AISC 360 Specifications. Try to connect the principles and equations you learned in class with the equations presented in the prevailing chapters of the specs.
(Optional) What's Next? Looking at Steel Member Design w/ AISC 360 (Part 2)7:29
Use this lecture to learn what needs to be a part of your design report and what can be shown in exportable, detailed Member Design Report from the SkyCiv Member Design module.

Downloadable attachment: Example Steel Member Design Report

Requirements

Interest in Structural Engineering Analysis and Design
Statics/Structural Analysis Course
Familiarity with Steel and Concrete as structural building materials in the United States
Chrome or Firefox Browser

Description

SkyCiv Structural Engineering for Students 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 two major components of this course are an introduction and demo of SkyCiv’s 3D structural modeling software and its capabilities, as well as a walk-through of a 2D steel beam analysis and design using SkyCiv’s intuitive Beam module. At the end of the steel beam analysis, there will be a few “What’s Next?” lectures that will go through and expose you to steel member design in accordance with AISC 360. 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: Structural Steel
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
Civil or Structural Engineering students curious about concrete foundation and member design

SkyCiv Structural Engineering for Students

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Course content

Introduction4 lectures • 16min

Modeling, Loading, and Analysis in software with Structural 3D7 lectures • 28min

Example: Steel Beam Analysis with SkyCiv Beam9 lectures • 45min

Requirements

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