INTRODUCTION
Design of machine foundation is always considered as a special design since the machine foundation may not be safe, merely by increasing the size of the foundation. Also, failure of the machine foundation can severely damage the costly equipment which may lead to substantial financial loss due to impact on performance of the plant. In the first batch of the course, there was participation from different parts of India as well as there was participation from Australia, Kuwait, Algeria, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Canada, UAE and Pakistan. Recently, we have received numbers of requests for relaunching the course. Accordingly, we are glad to announce 2nd batch of the course which will commence from 14-DEC-23.
Designing machine foundations involves a variety of complexities due to the dynamic interactions between the machine, the foundation, the soil and the surrounding structure. Following are some of the key areas for which appropriate understanding is required, while performing the design:
- Fundamentals of Structural dynamics
- Effective interface with the machine manufacturer
- Unbalanced dynamic loads from machine
- Fixing details of the foundation
- Thumb rules for preliminary sizing of the foundation
- Soil dynamics
- Restriction on permissible amplitude for the foundation
- Avoiding resonance in all the conditions
- Software application (do’s and don’ts), etc.
In view of the above, we are glad to launch a unique online course (DYN-STR-001) which addresses the step-by-step approach for the machine foundations. We will start with basics of structural dynamics like single degree of freedom, free vibration, forced vibration, damping, multi degree of freedom, resonance, etc. along with examples in the software. Thereafter, we will discuss about different types of machines, dynamic loads generated from the machines, soil dynamics, spring calculations for FEM analysis, etc. We will also address the requirements of design standards such as IS 2974 & ACI 351 3R 04. Finally, we will take up actual modelling in the software for block foundation supporting reciprocating machine, block foundation supporting centrifugal machine and table top foundation supporting centrifugal machine. Detailed dynamic analysis will be performed in the software STAAD.Pro and the important do’s and don’ts will be highlighted for the software application.
The entire course will be extremely useful for preparation of in-house check-list, working procedure, Do’s and Don’ts, etc. for design of the machine foundations.
WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS COURSE?
- The course is designed by the experienced engineer (Mr. Bhavin Shah) who has more than two decades of experience in the field of structural engineering.
- The entire course is designed from the practical aspects which can be readily used in the real projects.
- The course is designed to have an interactive mode so that the problems / doubts of the participants can be addressed effectively.
- A WhatsApp group will be created for quick communication between the participants and the faculty. The participants will be able to share the discussion points, doubts, queries, etc. in the group. The details in the group will be collated for further discussion in the next session.
- All the sessions will be recorded and recording of each session will be shared within few hours. If someone miss out the live session then he/she can go through the recording before attending the next session. After going through the recording, the participants can share their doubts/queries in the WhatsApp group, which will be addressed in the next session.
- Recording will be available with all the participants for 180 days.
- Certificate for participation will be issued on successful completion of the online course (minimum 80% of attendance is required).
- We will create a focused group of engineers after the course who would like to contribute for design of machine foundations.
- The course is designed as a process of learning together.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This course will be useful for following:
- Practicing Structural Consultants
- Senior Structural Engineers in the company
- Junior Structural Engineers in the company
- Owner’s consultants
- Proof checking consultants
- Research scholars, Academicians
- Post Graduate students in Structural Engineering
- Civil engineering students who are interested in Structural Engineering.
COURSE FACULTY
Bhavin Shah – Founder & CEO, SQVe Consultants
Mr. Bhavin Shah is passionate about Engineering profession with two decades of experience. He is having a dream for enhancing the engineering profession in different organisations. He completed graduation in Civil Engineering and Masters in Structures from Sardar Patel University. He is having unique experience of working in the specialized firm of civil / structural consultancy which grew as multidisciplinary firm (VMS), large multidisciplinary firm (L&T Chiyoda Ltd.) and owner-based engineering set up (Adani Infra (I) Ltd.). He worked in different organisations at different levels, starting from junior design engineer to CEO. He is Founder & CEO of SQVe Consultants. He is pursuing Ph.D. in Structural Engineering related to earthquake resistant design of industrial steel structures.
METHODOLOGY
- The entire course is designed in the ONLINE mode.
- The course will spread over ~three weeks with approximate 20+ contact hours.
- During the program, the interaction can be done with faculty and the participants using WhatsApp.
- Fundamentals and the concepts will be demonstrated through study models in the software.
- The online sessions will be conducted using ZOOM software.
COURSE SCHEDULE
| Start Date | 14-DEC-2023 |
| End Date | 2-JAN-2024 |
| Total contact hours | 20+ (Sessions will be arranged on Monday to Friday from 8:30 PM to 10:00 PM IST.) |
| Details of sessions | For details of each session, please download the brochure from following link. |
FEES FOR THE COURSE**
| For participant from India | Cost per participant shall be 12500 INR (inclusive of 18% GST). |
| For participant outside from India | Cost per participant shall be 185 USD. |
**Discount offered:
- For continuous learner: If you have attended earlier one course of SQVe Consultants than 5% of discount will be offered. For prior two courses, 10% of discount will be offered. For three or more prior courses, 15% of discount will be offered. To avail the discount, please contact us at following email address. We will share unique & temporary coupon code for the same.
- Group participation from a company or institute is encouraged to get the discounts on this course. For more details, pl contact us at : dynamics@sqveconsultants.com
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE COURSE?
Please click on the following button “Register Now” and you will be directed to the payment page. Your registration will be confirmed after receipt of the payment at portal.
Kindly note that there are limited seats.
Important notes:
- For any payment related queries, please contact us at email address: dynamics@sqveconsultants.com
- Above Payment gateway is configured ONLY for Indian participants. Interested foreign engineers can contact us at the email address : dynamics@sqveconsultants.com. An invoice will be shared through PayPal for online payment.
Feedback of the few participants from the previous online courses:
Akash Solanki
STEEL-STR-001 was the best package for understanding the limit state design of steel structures using IS800:2007 along with its application in STAAD.Pro. Tremendous wealth of knowledge from Bhavin sir combined with queries by other participants really facilitated a great learning experience. Thank you for such an amazing course. I hope more such courses are on the way.
Tanuja Singh
STEEL-STR-001 : Excellent initiative to bring clarity of concepts to professionals.
Shreyas Barad
STEEL-STR-001 is much awaited course. Finally the industry expert teaching the right thing with right methodology. I had never seen such an excellent online course like this. The amount of knowledge and engagement was extremely good. Thank you so much for the wonderful course.
Tarnpreet Singh Gill
The course content for STEEL-STR-001 has been thoroughly devised to be effective in best manner. Sharing of Recorded Sessions was the best part as I myself missed few end sessions due to office pressure but I could complete these later on. Making a permanent whatsapp group for discussion was also a good idea.
Sujata Gupta
It gives a good awareness about software as well as corresponding codal provisions. So one can get technical knowledge as well as how software using clauses giving in codes. Teacher is very patient, soft spoken and knowledgeable person. Topics selected in the course STEEL-STR-001 are very relevant, useful and to the point for design and analysis of steel structure.
Praveen Vasishth
STEEL-STR-001 is very useful course for updating to new code for steel design of buildings.
Dhirender Singh Bisht
I am pursuing masters in structural engineering and steel was the topic that I found always challenging since my B.Tech times. Moreover this is also a missing topic for the syllabus of many universities in masters program. To understand its theory ,and execute it practically in software is really challenging and need a mentor for that. I’ve been following Bhavin sir from last few months and was it was my good decision to choose him as a guide. By the course STEEL-STR-001, now I can feel that I am in a position to explore boundaries of IS code, and also I’m enthusiastic to see how Euro code, AISC code and other countries code tackles the problem which sounds to be complicated in IS code.
Rajen Dharia
On attending to STEEL-STR-01 course with the multi discipline participates from across India is the best part of this course. As the questions raised and its solutions, are many a times very new for each other during the sessions which enhance our knowledge in different practical applications and approach towards it’s solution. I Recommend to join STEEL-STR-01 to all upcoming Structural Engineers.
Ravichandra
STEEL-STR-001 is very wonderful course. I have learned many things through this course. During session Bhavin sir interaction with the participants is very great with clear explanations. We are expecting these type of courses in future also.
Shefali Thakkar
STEEL-STR-001 was the best interactive course ,wherein all practical facts and limitations those are related with prevailing standards, software and practices were discussed. Vision was provided to participate towards solving such prevailing limitations rather following the same collaboratively. Course content was described very effectively and constant encouragement on experiments of the course deliverables and raising doubts and solving the same. Effective time management by faculty to satisfy all participants’ queries along with effective delivery of course content. 24 hour interaction facility was made available for solving course related queries.
RATHISH V R
I really enjoyed throughout the journey of the course STEEL-STR-001 wherein I improved by Fundamental Knowledge in the Design of Steel Structures. Bhavin Sir’s explanation on Lateral Torsional Buckling and other critical areas, really helped me to become sound in manual calculations. Keep continuing the good work!
Your any queries/ doubts related to the course may be addressed to the email address: dynamics@sqveconsultants.com
REC-STR-004 : Access recording of online courses | Design of Steel structures Get access to recording of earlier online courses related to design of steel structures which include important discussions related to design standards such as IS 800:2007, NBC 2016, AISC 360-22, AISC 341-16, EUROCODE-3 along with software applications in STAAD Pro & RAM connection. There are total 57 sessions with 85+ contact hours. Link for more details: https://academy.sqveconsultants.com/rec-str-004