A.R.E Structures Seminar - 2017
presented by David Thaddeus, AIA, NCARB
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
REGISTRATION CLOSES TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 10 A.M.
David Thaddeus, AIA, NCARB
A.R.E 4.0 Structures Seminar
Please arrive 15-30 minutes early for each session.
Candidates need to bring basic writing supplies, scientific calculator (capable of performing trigonometric functions), a pad of grid paper, color pencils (RED : COMPRESSION, BLUE : TENSION, GREEN : SHEAR, PURPLE : BENDING, BROWN : DEFLECTION), and a sharpener.
Friday 800 AM- 7:00 PM
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Overview of structural systems
- Gravitational and Lateral Forces
- Wind Forces Overview
- Seismic Forces Overview
- Support Conditions. Lateral Resisting Systems
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
- Forces: General Definitions, Force Resolution, Force Addition
- Moments, and Couples
- Free Body Diagrams
- Equilibrium, Loads and Reactions
Saturday 8:00 AM- 7:00+ PM
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Stresses and Strain / Hooke’s Law
- Truss Analysis : Method of Joints
- Method of Sections
- Lateral Resistance / Overturning and Stabilizing Moments
- Geometry of Sections / Shapes
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- General Beam Design Theory
- Load, Shear and Bending Moment Diagrams
- General Design of Structural members in Bending
- Deflection of Beams
6:00 PM - 7:00+ PM
- Structural Systems Mock Exam
Sunday 8:00 AM- 7:00 PM
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- Tributary Load Analysis
- Structural Vignette for ARE 4.0 (this presentation is contingent on seminar progress)
- Design of steel members
- Selection of structural systems
- Foundation Systems
2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- General Lateral Load- Resisting Strategies/ Diaphragms
- Wind Loads
- Seismic Loads
- Lateral forces Mock Exam