Reliable Steel Structure Design depends on getting three things right together: how the structure behaves under load, how its members connect, and how those principles translate into real industrial applications. This training course builds well-rounded, practical competency across all three, giving structural and civil engineers the confidence to design steel structures that perform safely under demanding conditions.

Participants will strengthen their understanding of how steel structures carry and distribute load, and apply structured load analysis methods to determine member forces accurately. The course places particular emphasis on the design of connections, one of the most critical and failure-prone aspects of steel design, and builds practical skills in structural modelling to support accurate analysis and design decisions across industrial and heavy-duty applications.

This program is delivered by The British Academy for Training and Development through its Steel Structure Design Analysis, Connections and Industrial Applications Training Course, designed to build strong, applicable steel design skills for structural and civil engineers.

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Apply core principles of steel structure design to real project conditions
• Perform load analysis to determine forces acting on steel structures
• Design steel members for tension, compression, bending, and combined loading
• Design bolted and welded connections for steel structures
• Build and interpret structural models to support steel design decisions
• Apply relevant steel design codes and standards
• Address the specific design demands of industrial steel applications
• Identify and avoid common failure modes in steel structure design

Target Group

• Structural and civil engineers involved in steel structure design
• Design engineers working on industrial and heavy-duty steel projects
• Structural detailers and connection designers
• Site engineers verifying steel structure installation
• Graduate engineers building foundational steel design skills

Foundations of Steel Structure Design

• Properties and behavior of structural steel
• Steel structural systems and their applications
• Design codes and standards governing steel structures

Load Analysis

• Identifying and quantifying loads on steel structures
• Load combinations and analysis methods
• Interpreting analysis results for design decisions

Design of Steel Members

• Designing members for tension and compression
• Designing beams for bending and shear
• Design checks for combined loading conditions

Connections

• Principles of connection design in steel structures
• Designing bolted connections
• Designing welded connections and weld sizing

Structural Modelling

• Building structural models for steel analysis
• Verifying model accuracy against expected behavior
• Using structural modelling to support connection design

Industrial Applications

• Steel design considerations for industrial facilities
• Designing for crane loads and heavy equipment
• Common industrial steel structure configurations

Practical Application

• Case studies in steel structure design and connections
• Hands-on exercises in load analysis and structural modelling
• Lessons learned from real industrial steel projects