Upcoming Structural Design Class

[Don P]

This is a good class, thought some of you might be interested, ~$600


"Early registration" discount of $100 ends March 2nd.
Please consider sharing this note with others that may be interested.
Thank you, Frank


Structural Design Topics in Wood Construction

April 16-18, 2018, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg

Structural Design Topics in Wood Construction - April 16-18, 2018 - Hyatt Place University - Blacksburg, Virginia



Course Credits: 15 contact hours (1.5 CEUs) by Virginia Tech

                           ICC Preferred Provider Course No. 13787 assigned 1.5 CEUs



Course Topics

1. Durability Issues—Decay, Insects and Design for Durability

2. Balcony Design Update per the 2018 IBC and AWPA Use Category Standard

3. Designing Roofs and Balconies to Avoid Ponding

4. Calculating Wind Loads on Low-Rise Structures per WFCM Engineering Provisions

5. Residential Floor Girder and Header Design

6. Design of Bolted Connections per the 2015

7. Fire: Design Tools for Code-Conforming Wood Construction

8. Specifying and Constructing Floors to Accommodate Ceramic Tile and Stone

9. Design of Loadbearing Tall Wood Studs for Wind and Gravity Loads

10. Wind Shear Wall Design Examples per 2015 WFCM and 2015 SDPWS

11. Wood Truss Specification and Permanent Bracing Design

12. Tall Wood Structures: Current Trends and Related Code and Standard Changes

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A notebook containing course materials, the ANSI/AWC WFCM-2015 Wood Frame

Construction Manual, and a certificate for 1.5 CEU's (15-hours) are included in the

registration fee.