GEN-STR-001

INTRODUCTION

Structural engineering is indeed very vast area and there are ample opportunities for creating bright career. However, there is a huge gap between academics and the current industrial practices. Due to the same the students are not industry ready! At the same time, it is difficult to get internship in good organisation to get overview of the overall project cycle and office work.

We have received many questions from students of civil / structural engineering as follows:

  • What is the prospectus in structural engineering field?
  • How to prepare for an interview?
  • What are the skills required for structural engineers…other than technical skills?
  • My salary is very less…should I switch over the job?
  • How to check structural drawings?
  • I feel stagnant in my career…what should be done?
  • How to climb the corporate ladder faster as a structural engineer?
  • What are the steps involved for opening a new structural consultancy firm?
  • and many more…

In view of the above, we have designed a unique online course GEN-STR-001 : General training program for structural engineers.

The overall objective of the course is to make aspirants industry ready so that they can handle the challenges more effectively.

The course will cover important aspects like prospectus in structural engineering field, preparation for interview, overall cycle of the project, general approach to design of any structure, overview of IS codes, career progression, authentication of software, interface with geotechnical engineers, importance of detailing, effective site visits, climb the corporate ladder faster, step by step approach for opening a structural consultancy firm, challenges in the profession and way forward, value engineering in structures field, etc. For details of each topic, please refer the detailed schedule, attached towards end of the webpage.

WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS COURSE?

  • The course is designed by the experienced engineer Bhavin Shah who has more than two decades of experience in the field of structural engineering.
  • During the course, the faculty will share Tips and Tricks which can be readily used in the real situations.
  • The course is designed to have an interactive mode so that the problems / doubts of the participants can be effectively addressed.
  • 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. The participants can share the doubts/queries in the WhatsApp group, after going through the recording which will be addressed in the next session.
  • Recording will be available with all the participants for minimum 180 days.
  • Certificate will be issued on successful completion of the online course (minimum 80% attendance is required.).

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course will be useful for following :

  •  Civil engineering students who are interested in Structural Engineering
  •  Post Graduate students in Structural Engineering
  •  Young structural engineers having less than 3 years of experience
  •  Senior structural engineers who are interested in the content are also welcome
  •  Faculty members in structural engineering
  •  Research scholars
  • Experienced Civil engineers who want to switch over career as structural engineers

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 started the journey as a structural engineer and got the opportunities for designing industrial structures of the diversified industries like, oil & gas, thermal power plants, renewable energy, manufacturing industries, etc. within India as well as outside India. Worked in different stages of engineering like, prefeasibility studies, basic engineering, detailed engineering, retrofitting of the existing structures, involved in forensic investigation for identifying root cause for collapse of the structures, etc.

Later, in complex engineering projects, he leaded cross-functional teams effectively for achieving the desired project goals. Along with technical role, he also involved actively for improvement in quality standards, people management, inspiring engineers, coaching & mentoring, upliftment of different departments, conflict resolutions, etc. at an organisation level.

He worked in different organisations at different levels, starting from junior design engineer to CEO. He is Founder & CEO of SQVe Consultants. Also, 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 five weeks with approximate 16+ contact hours.
  • The live sessions will be conducted using ZOOM software.
  • During five weeks of time, the interaction can be done with faculty in the WhatsApp group as well as during the live sessions.
  • During course, the participants will be encouraged to share their real problems so that we may receive diversified areas for the discussion.

COURSE SCHEDULE

Start Date25-APR-2022  
End Date30-MAY-2022  
Total contact hours16+ (Sessions will be arranged on every Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 8:30 PM IST to 9:30 PM IST.)  

Details of sessions:

Session no.  Brief detailsDateTime  (IST)  
      1Overview about structural engineering – opportunities in field of structural engineering, Why should I become structural engineer? How to decide your area of interest in structural engineering?, etc.  25-APR-22      8:30 PM TO 9:30 PM
      2Preparation for interview – how to prepare a resume?, preparation for interview, Do’s and Don’ts in interview, follow-up after interview, what to do if you don’t receive any response after the interview?  27-APR-22      8:30 PM TO 9:30 PM
      3How to start a career in structural engineering? – Step by step approach for beginning the bright career, get acquainted with company standards, IS codes, software, industrial practices, etc.  29-APR-22      8:30 PM TO 9:30 PM
      4What additional skills are required in the office work except technical skills? – Document management system, Meticulous approach, networking, Quality assurance, team work, communication skills, negotiation skills, understanding of other disciplines, etc.  2-MAY-22      8:30 PM TO 9:30 PM
    5What are the stages of a typical project? – Prefeasibility study, Basic engineering, Detailed engineering, Maintenance or retrofitting, forensic engineering, etc.  4-MAY-22      8:30 PM TO 9:30 PM
      6General Approach to design of any structure – Conceptual thinking, understanding functional requirements, performing manual calculations to arrive at approximate sizes of structural members, parallel work, performing computer analysis, design, how to communicate with cad technician? ,etc.  6-MAY-22      8:30 PM TO 9:30 PM
    7How to read and interpret IS codes? – Process of formulation of IS codes, importance of understanding IS codes, Interpretation of IS codes, What to do in case of ambiguities, couple of case studies, etc.  9-MAY-22      8:30 PM TO 9:30 PM
    8What is authentication of the software? – Why authentication of software is required? How to authenticate software? Couple of case studies for the same, etc.  11-MAY-22      8:30 PM TO 9:30 PM
    9Importance of interface between geotechnical and structural engineer – Overallunderstanding ofgeotechnical engineering, preparation of scope for geotechnical investigation, review of geotechnical investigation reports, value engineering from the perspective of foundation engineering, couple of case studies, etc.  13-MAY-22      8:30 PM TO 9:30 PM
  10  How to check design calculations and drawings? – How to check own design calculations manually? How to review design calculations prepared by others? How to check drawings? How to check constructability aspects in the drawings, etc.?     16-MAY-22      8:30 PM TO 9:30 PM
      11Importance of detailing in RCC and steel structures – Importance of detailing, how to approach detailing? Dos and Don’ts for detailing, etc. few examples of detailing, Get minimum site queries, etc.  18-MAY-22      8:30 PM TO 9:30 PM
    12How to prepare yourself for site visit? – Site visits of projects designed by yourself or by other engineers, preparation work before site visit, important points to be observed at site, making note of the points, taking pics, preparation of site visit reports, etc.  20-MAY-22      8:30 PM TO 9:30 PM
    13  How to build bright career in big firms / MNC? – Tips and tricks for making the bright career, how to climb the corporate ladder faster?, People management, core technical skills, continuing learning, technical growth, etc.  23-MAY-22      8:30 PM TO 9:30 PM
      14  How to start your own structural firm? – Technical skills, initial investment required, legal requirements, personal branding, how to get new clients?, scope of work, professional liabilities, etc.  25-MAY-22      8:30 PM TO 9:30 PM
      15  Challenges being faced in structural engineering profession & way forward – Discussion related to IS codes, authentication of software, fast track projects, multi-tasking, demanding clients, Possible solutions and way forward for the problems…      27-MAY-22      8:30 PM TO 9:30 PM
      16  Value engineering (VE) in Structural engineering – Innovative and out of box thinking, when VE can be implemented in the project?  Why VE is required?  Couple of case studies for VE, etc.    30-MAY-22      8:30 PM TO 9:30 PM

COURSE FEES**

For participants from India Cost per participant shall be 4900 INR (inclusive of 18% GST).
For participants outside India
 
Cost per participant shall be 80 USD.
Note : GST invoice is available.

 **Discount offered:

  1. 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 email address : onlinecourses@sqveconsultants.com . We will share an invoice along with the bank details for online payment.    
  2. Group participation from a company or institute is encouraged to get the discounts on this course. For more details, pl contact us at : onlinecourses@sqveconsultants.com

HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE COURSE?

Please click on “Register Now” button and you will be directed to the payment page.

Kindly note that there are limited seats.

GEN-STR-001 : General training program for structural engineers

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Your any queries/ doubts related to the course may be addressed to the email address : onlinecourses@sqveconsultants.com

Feedback of the few participants from previous online courses:

Anal Shah

The course WIND-STR-002 was so interactive and Dr. Abhay Gupta was so kind enough to listen to all queries and answer them in very great detail. Also time spent by Dr. Gupta is highly appreciated. Great job Dr. Gupta in spreading the knowledge.

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.

JAKEER HUSSAIN

WIND-STR-002 : Explanation regarding wind action and building response due to wind, and the way of clarifications to participants questions by Dr. Abhay Gupta sir was excellent. Looking forward to attend relevant upcoming webinars/courses.

Mr. AJAY NARAYAN JADHAV

JUST TO APPRECIATE THE WORKSHOP STAAD-STR-001, IT HAS BEEN VERY USEFUL FOR ME. I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE DYNAMIC OF THE SESSIONS, VERY ACTIVE, INTERESTING, AND WELL ORGANISED AND GREAT TO SHARE EXPERIENCES. MANY THANKS TO THE SPEAKER AND ORGANISERS!!…..ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU FOR SHARING AN INSPIRING LEARNING EXPERIENCE 👍

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.

D. Nivetha

The Staad Pro Training sessions were extremely fruitful, informative and it gave deeper insights into the field of structural engineering. Bhavin sir had not only taught us the software of Staad Pro, but he had explained us several technical concepts based on his field experiences. It was an interactive session where sir had asked us questions and it helped us think a lot and come up with solutions. Overall, it’s been a great experience and this 25 day of training has taught me a lot and has inspired me to develop greater passion towards civil engineering.

ZEESHAN MUNSHI

After attending online course STAAD-STR-001, I m very happy to share that….now I understand the result which I get after analysis……and how to use or understand the STAAD editor. Thank u so much for that…!!

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!

Dipal Trivedi

The course GEO-STR-001 effectively addressed the gap between geotechnical and structural engineer. It not only covers important interface areas but also discusses consequences of poor interface. Subject experts have in depth knowledge and experience to address expectations of various participants ranging from fresh engineering graduate to highly experienced professionals. The course is interactive and experts are more than willing to address any queries of the participant. The course content is appropriately divided into multiple sessions over the weekend to allow flexibility to participants to participate and reflect during the week at their convenience. Overall, this course is highly recommended for structural and geotechnical engineers for gaining and enhancing the understanding of the very important interface between geotechnical and structural engineering work.

Ajay Narayan Jadhav

WIND-STR-002 : Excellent sessions. Thanks a lot to team SQVe and the eminent speaker for giving a valuable knowledge.

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.

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.

M. K. Haridharan

In the course ETABS-STR-001, all the session are very interactive, it has a touch with theory, hands on training and practical aspects. The knowledge of the mentor is extraordinary in all aspects.

Hemanth Ponnuri

STEEL-STR-001 course is very informative and very well explained about the hidden insights in the IS800 code.

Kunal Patil

At first I never expected the sessions which are going to be conducted would be so knowledgeable. Day by day listening to Abhay sir touching every aspect from the codal point of view, few from his own experience. The mixture of everything made this course WIND-STR-002 very valuable and useful. Before this course I was trying to learn from everywhere how does this wind dynamic forces are to be calculated but through SQVE consultants arranging this webinar and learning under experience fraternity was worthwhile.

Chokshi Hem

I heard somewhere that we shall never use STAAD for dynamic analysis. But that wrong interpretation of the software was cleared through the course : STAAD-STR-001.

Hiren Desai

The course WIND-STR-002 is very much informative as well as useful for practicing engineers considering the non availability of easy to detailed literatures and practical examples.

Er. Sachi Parekh

I appreciate the course structure designed by Er. Bhavin Shah , which includes the theory and implementation of coddle provisions to software and interpretation of results. By attending it, I am able to learn and explore the analogy of a software – Staad Pro. Thank you very much for sharing the knowledge and make my doubts crystal clear…

I must say that he is a true professional academician
Like a bridge between Institute and industry…

 

Nitin Sharma

I would like to thanks and appreciate for this helpful course comprising of STAAD PRO Training and Design concepts for RCC and Steel. In this module I have learned in detail about essential concepts for designing industrial buildings and gained an understanding of different types of Analysis. I also acquired the knowledge of different types of Codes. Moreover, l was introduced with FEM, design of foundation, anchor bolts and connections. All the sessions were very interactive and engaging. The valuable knowledge that i have gained in these two months will certainly be propitious to start my career as a structural engineer.

Akshay Thakur

REC-STR-001: The recorded sessions are more than anything for tackling practical difficulties…. and you bring some other professionals like dr. Jain and dr. Gupta is just like awesome experience for the student like me who are from tier-3 college who won’t get such a precious information… thanks to you also for the knowledge you impart… best luck to you and your team for this your initiative to resolve practical difficulties among aspiring structural engineers… 🙏🏻 once again thank you so much… because nobody in today’s era from structural engineering domain is wants to share the information, but you do… kudos!

Anvitha Yadama

It has been an excellent course and given me an in-depth understanding on ETABS and STAAD.Pro software . I feel more confident in my understanding and it helped me complete my major project in my B. Tech course .Thank you for all the support and excellent teaching. During the training program all my queries were answered quickly.

Sharad Gupta

I am very grateful to Er. Dr. Abhay Gupta and Mr. Bhavin Shah for sharing your knowledge with us even though we have the same profession. Your course WIND-STR-002 helped me to clear many of the doubts I had sine the past 20 years.

Ajay Narayan Jadhav

The course WIND-STR-001 provided Excellent clarifications on IS875 clauses.

Dr. Vinubhai Patel

The course WIND-STR-002 was really very much informative and useful. Enjoyed a lot.

Prashanth N

The course STEEL-STR-001 was well planned and the sessions were very interactive and informative.

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.

Rajashree

The course WIND-STR-001 facilitated discussion and understanding of concepts  in more detailed simplified manner under the experienced and knowledgeable professionals. Thank you Dr Abhay sir and Bhavin sir.

REVA VENU V M

I am a budding geotechnical engineering professional. For three years I have worked as faculty in NIT and recently joined as project fellow- geotechnical engineering in a research Institute. Now I am in the transition phase of my career ie, shifting from academics to industry. My desire to become a geotechnical engineering consultant inspired me to join this course. As I don’t have much industrial exposure, attending the course GEO-STR-001 helped me to gain a lot of practical knowledge related to geotechnical engineering. Especially the discussions related to soil investigation, interpretation of soil report and interactive sessions were really amazing. Queries of other participants and the discussions associated with it,were really informative, as it mainly focussed on current industrial practices. Thank you Vivek sir and Bhavin sir for giving this wonderful opportunity. Hoping for a better support in my future endeavours too. Also expecting further courses related to this, in the coming future.

Ashish Sawant

The course WIND-STR-001 is very informative. It clears basics of overall concept of wind flow. Thanks to Bhavin sir and Gupta sir for your guidance on wind loading.

Tanuja Singh

STEEL-STR-001 : Excellent initiative to bring clarity of concepts to professionals.

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.

Haridharan M K

The online course EQ-STR-001 was very informative and it covered all the aspects of IS1893, IS16700, IS13920 and more important sharing the videos of the course which enabled to go through at any time.

Kamlesh Mehta

In the course WIND-STR-002, I was not able to attend few lectures due to internet connectivity problem. But I have gone through the video lectures provided by Mr. Bhavin shah and it is positive point that any time any where we can watch and update our knowledge.

Mohd Ameen Irfan

Bhavin Sir is very experienced and expert in his field, He made the topics in online course STAAD-STR-001 very clear from the scratch and also addressed every student’s queries and problems very nicely!!!

Harikrishnan

Faculty engineering knowledge is excellent. These course STEEL-STR-001 is useful for fresher and experienced person.

Praveen Upadhyay

Bhavin Shah is a fantastic trainer, very friendly and encouraging, it was a well-delivered and presented course (STAAD-STR-001) that was well received by the group. There was a great balance between theory and practice and the concepts were clearly and professionally explained.

Alok Rathore

After attending the course WIND-STR-001, I change my prospective towards structure and learn many concept.

Mainak Ghosal

The Course WIND-STR-002 was very effective. It changed my perspective on not only wind engineering but also seismic loading analysis. Dr.Gupta also referred some excellent books which would not have been possible otherwise. Last but not the least, Dr. Gupta was kind enough to give me the charges of highlighting the errata for the Explanatory Handbook on Wind Engineering.

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.

Supriya Pal

I AM A PHD SCHOLAR AND WORKING IN THE FIELD OF WIND STRUCTURE INTERECTION. I GOT A LOT OF MY DOUBTS CLEARED THROUGH THIS COURSE : WIND-STR-002. THANKYOU VERY MUCH

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.

Parth Gandha

The course STAAD-STR-001 was really amazing an knowledgeable. As I fresher I gained so much knowledge about all the little things I didn’t know that were so much important. Troubleshooting of the software was the most important topic as a single wrong interpretation of the warning can totally change the outcome. I heartily thanks Shri Bhavin bhai and SQVE consultants for introducing such wonderful courses so that we can perform good in practice.

BHARATENDU PATEL

This course related to STAAD.Pro and case studies was beyond the conventional software training. It helped me conceptualise the idea behind the behaviour of any structure, understand the special requirements between steel and concrete structures. Real life case study and interactive sessions made the learning more impactful.

Dr. Raksha Parolkar

Topics covered in WIND-STR-002 were new for me to understand, as it has never been covered in syllabus. But the way Dr. Abhay Gupta sir taught, explained the problems and shared his experiences, the subject got easy to understand. I feel proud of being his student.

Srinivasa Reddy

Dear Sir thank you so much for your Course ETABS-STR-001. We learn Lot from here. Happy to Join this Course we are waiting for next Upcoming Courses.

Praveen Vasishth

STEEL-STR-001 is very useful course for updating to new code for steel design of buildings.