Today, I would like to share an inspiring story of Shree Praveen Vasishth (BSc Civil Engineering, Msc Structural Engineering from Delhi college of Engineering). He is 70+ years old. He served Central Electricity Authority (CEA) at various positions, starting from design assistant to Director T.C.D. for overall span of ~34 years. During his tenure, he was involved in the civil & structural design of thermal power plants across the country. Unfortunately, he got permanent disability before ~3 years.
The physical limitations, substantial reduction in hearing capacity, older age etc. have not at all affected his desire of learning further. He attended our FOUR online courses (STAAD-STR-001, EQ-STR-001, STEEL-STR-001, ETABS-STR-002) in the last year.
I must say that he is one of the most punctual participant and having the highest attendance in all the four courses!
He is truly an inspiration for all of us that there is no age for learning and no physical limitations can restrict you if there is a strong desire for learning!!
We are going to schedule the courses based on demand of engineers. You may fill up the Pre-Registration form wherein you can select the number of courses as per your interest as well as you can suggest the new courses at following link. Your valuable feedback will immensely help us to prioritize the courses.
There is always debate and discussion related to acceptable settlement in the structure. The settlement may be short term settlement or long-term settlement. Also, there may be uniform settlement vs differential settlement. Following are few of the approaches prevailing in practice, :
1) Permissible value of the settlement may be defined based on the tender specifications. Based on the settlement value, allowable bearing pressure will be determined by geotechnical consultant.
2) Permissible value of the settlement may be defined based on IS codes related to geotechnical engineering. Based on the settlement value, allowable bearing pressure will be determined.
3) Acceptable settlement value may be defined by structural engineer considering the functional requirements, stability of the structures, additional stresses in the structures, limit to prevent failure of non-structural elements like piping, utilities, etc. Based on the settlement value, geotechnical engineer will derive the allowable bearing pressure.
Generally, differential settlement component is not mentioned in the geotechnical investigation report as the geotechnical consultant may not be aware about the differential loading on the different foundation as well as variation of pressure across each footing (due to presence of overturning moment). We believe that close interface is required between geotechnical and structural engineer to derive the probable component of the differential settlement.
One more important area would be to consider installing of instruments for monitoring the settlement value during life of the structure.
In view of the above, next live technical discussion is arranged on this important topic wherein we will attempt to answer your specific queries/doubts related to the acceptable values for settlement in the structures.
EXPERT TEAM (mix of Geotechnical & Structural experts)
Mr. Umesh B. Rao – Consulting engineer
Dr. Jaykumar Shukla – Principal Engineer and Senior Consultant, Geo Dynamics
Mr. Shekhar Vaishampayan – Managing Director at Sub Surface Consultants Pvt Ltd
Mr. Olavo Carvalho – Consulting Civil Engineers at A. Olavo Carvalho
Mr. Suhas Mujumdar – Director at Asi Consultants
Mr. Sandip Deshpande – Director, RENUKA CONSULTANTS
Mr. Syed Vaseem – Head- Structures- Design, Construction, Projects development at Abdul Latif Jameel Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.
Mr. Sorabh Gupta – Director, Cengrs Geotechnica Pvt. Ltd.
SCHEDULE
DATE : 24-DEC-21
TIME : 7:00 PM IST
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT?
Registration is FREE. Please click on the below button “Register Now” wherein you may share the questions in the advance. The same will help us to structure the discussion.
You will receive an email with a link for participation before couple of days of the event.
We had very interesting conversation related to design life of RCC structures on 12-NOV-21. Following are few of the points which were discussed during the session:
Fundamental about the service life prediction
Factors affecting life of a structure
Impact of steel quality on life of the structure
Is it possible to evaluate service life of structure numerically?
Earthquake resistant design and expected life of the structure
and many more…
The entire recorded session is attached below.
SCHEDULE FOR NEXT SESSION
The next session (PART-2) is planned as follows:
DATE : 3-DEC-21
TIME : 7:00 PM IST
DISCUSSION POINTS TO BE COVERED IN THE SESSION
Following points will be discussed in the session:
Foundation Design parameters from the perspective of design life of structure
How to incorporate design life period in Structural design?
Service life estimation of the structure
Design life vs actual life of RCC buildings
How to analyse and retrofit the seismically affected structures?
How to evaluate residual life of existing structure?
Essential preventive care after 25 years of RCC Structures
Design life of RCC Structures vs PSC Structures vs 3D Printed Structures
We will also take up few relevant and important discussion points coming through the LIVE chat
EXPERT TEAM
Mr. Umesh B. Rao, Consulting Engineer
Dr. Manmohan R. Kalgal, Advisor- Ultratech
Dr. Jayanto Saha, INSDAG
Mr. Samir Surlekar, SS Buidchem
Mr. Anil Pillai, RAMCO cement
Dr. Pradeep Kumar Ramancharla, IIIT – Hyderabad
Mr. Kaushik Hajra, South Zone Head , Quality , Ultratech
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT?
Registration is FREE. Please click on the below button wherein you may share the specific doubts/queries/discussion points which may be discussed in the upcoming sessions. It would help us to structure the discussion.
Modulus of subgrade reaction is very important parameter for design of foundations. Following are some of the approaches which are being followed in the practice:
1) Approach 1 : Modulus of subgrade reaction is mentioned in the soil report.
2) Approach 2 : Modulus of subgrade reaction is not mentioned in the soil report and the value is derived in consultation with geotechnical engineer.
3) Approach 3 : Modulus of subgrade reaction is determined by the structural engineer based on the approximate formula.
It is preferred to follow the approach no. 1 & 2 since there are number of uncertainties involved while deriving the value of Modulus of subgrade reaction and geotechnical engineer is in a better position to suggest the same based on their engineering judgement.
In view of the above, next live technical discussion is arranged on this important topic wherein we will attempt to answer your specific queries/doubts related to the modulus of subgrade reaction.
EXPERT
Dr. Jaykumar Shukla – Principal Engineer and Senior Consultant, Geo Dynamics
Mr. Sorabh Gupta – Director, Cengrs Geotechnica Pvt. Ltd.
SCHEDULE
DATE : 19-NOV-21
TIME : 7:00 PM IST
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT?
Registration is FREE. Please click on the below button “Register Now” wherein you may share the questions in the advance. The same will help us to structure the discussion.
You will receive an email with a link for participation before couple of days of the event.
Structural Engineers, Civil Engineers, Owners and other construction professionals are concerned about the life of a structure. All the stakeholders desire a long life for the structure. Also, there is a lot of curiosity amongst the professionals in the wake of monuments being designed for up to 1000 years.
It is difficult and challenging to predict life of a concrete structure as there are multiple factors affecting the same like structural system, design parameters, concrete mix design, type of reinforcement, quality assurance during execution, protection against corrosion, earthquake resistant design, regular maintenance of the structures – to name a few.
In view of the above, the forthcoming online technical deliberation is on design life of RCC structures. The discussion therefore would be focused on the following important areas:
Quality control and assurance in lab and at site.
Construction Chemicals in concrete mix , grouting, coatings for reinforcement
Choices of Reinforcement Steel from durability criterion including coating, surface treatment, alloys, corrosion resistance
Deterioration of concrete considering cement chemistry & concrete and concreting practices
Predictions of earthquake forces and reform in material science considering ductility
SCHEDULE
DATE :12-NOV-21
TIME : 7:00 PM IST
EXPERT TEAM
Mr. Umesh B. Rao, Consulting Engineer
Dr. Manmohan R. Kalgal, Advisor- Ultratech
Dr. Jayanto Saha, INSDAG
Mr. Samir Surlekar, SS Buidchem
Mr. Anil Pillai, RAMCO cement
Dr. Pradeepkumar Ramcharala, IIIT – Hyderabad
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT?
Registration is FREE. Please click on the below button wherein you may share the specific doubts/queries/discussion points which may be discussed during the session. It would help us to structure the discussion.
Upcoming ONLINE Course : As per request from engineers, we have launched an online course related to ETABS software which will commence from 23-NOV-21. Click here for more details.
The concept of stiffness modifiers was introduced for the first time in IS 1893 (Part 1) : 2016. The clause no. 6.4.3.1 of the code defines requirements for structural analysis. It is mentioned in the clause that for structural analysis, we should consider reduced moment of inertial for RCC structures. For columns, 70 percent of Igross should be considered and for beams, 35 percent of Igross to be considered. Thereafter, stiffness modifiers were defined in IS 16700 as well. There are certain practical difficulties as it is a relatively new concept for the Indian Standards.
We arranged couple of live technical discussions earlier on the subject. However, still we are receiving queries from the engineers as well as there are few requests for arranging the live discussion on the stiffness modifiers.
In view of the above, next live technical discussion is planned on 25-SEP-21 (Saturday) at 7:00 PM.
Speaker : Bhavin Shah, Founder & CEO – SQVe Consultants
How to register for the event?
Registration is FREE. Please click on the below button “Register Now” and fill up the required details. You may share the specific questions in advance which may be discussed during the session. For any queries/doubts, you may contact us at : LIVE@sqveconsultants.com
An interesting online course related to design of steel structures, STEEL-STR-001 (Decode IS 800:2007 along with software) has started from 25-JAN-22. You may still join the course. Click here for registration.
Feedback of few participants for previous online courses:
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.
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.
Hemanth Ponnuri
STEEL-STR-001 course is very informative and very well explained about the hidden insights in the IS800 code.
Alok Rathore
After attending the course WIND-STR-001, I change my prospective towards structure and learn many concept.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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…!!
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.
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.
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 👍
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Harikrishnan
Faculty engineering knowledge is excellent. These course STEEL-STR-001 is useful for fresher and experienced person.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ajay Narayan Jadhav
The course WIND-STR-001 provided Excellent clarifications on IS875 clauses.
Ajay Narayan Jadhav
WIND-STR-002 : Excellent sessions. Thanks a lot to team SQVe and the eminent speaker for giving a valuable knowledge.
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.
Dr. Vinubhai Patel
The course WIND-STR-002 was really very much informative and useful. Enjoyed a lot.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tanuja Singh
STEEL-STR-001 : Excellent initiative to bring clarity of concepts to professionals.
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.
Prashanth N
The course STEEL-STR-001 was well planned and the sessions were very interactive and informative.
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
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.
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.
Praveen Vasishth
STEEL-STR-001 is very useful course for updating to new code for steel design of buildings.
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.
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!!!
In the design office, generally, structural engineer has to review and accept the concrete mix design, received from RMC plants. There may be few questions while going trough the documents as follows:
How to interpret the concrete mix design report?
What is maximum and minimum cement content?
What is the maximum limit of water cement ratio?
What are the factors affecting concrete mix design?
What are the major criteria for acceptance of the document?
Many more…
In the upcoming live technical discussion, we will talk about the doubts / queries related to concrete mix design from the perspective of structural engineers and not from the concrete technologist point of view. We will discuss following areas in the session:
Join us for live technical discussion related to concrete mix design on 1-OCT-21 at 7:00 PM IST. In the session, we will talk about following areas:
Quality of concrete and precautionary measures to avoid segregation
What is the response of structural engineer or approving engineer to the performance based mixes which might deviate a little from standards?
How admixtures are to be selected for self compacting concrete mixes?
How you compare the same Mix design of M40 with 1)OPC, 2)Fly ash based and 3)Ggbs based?
How to check a report of RMC for fresher Candidate at a site?
How to get desirable workability using manufactured sand?
And many more…
In the registration form, may please fill up your specific queries/doubts which you would like to get it addressed during the session.
For registration, please click the “Register Now” button at bottom of the page.
EXPERT
UMESH B. RAO ( CONSULTING ENGINEER)
He obtained B.E. (CIVIL) degree from V.J.T.I., Bombay University, Obtained M.Tech. (Marine Structures) degree from Mysore University. After B.E., he worked with Builders Associates, Bombay – an Architectural and Structural Engineering Firm until June,1970. He designed 19, 21, & 27 storied buildings, RCC frame structures, in 1969. Since Marine Structure Post Graduate Course was offered for the first time in India, he then joined K.R.E.C., Surathkal, for M.Tech. (Marine Structure) Course. Worked with Tata Consulting Engineers at Bombay and Bangalore between 1972 & 1980.During the tenure with TCE, he worked on different type of projects such as Nuclear Power Plants, Thermal Power Plants, Hydro electric Power plants, Slipway for Ship building, Paper Plants, Sewage Treatment Plants, Heavy Industries, Department of Space project, etc. for projects in India and abroad.
As a team member, he was involved in Hydraulic Model Studies to study the effect of inlet velocity on pisiculture and inlet of sediments due to littoral drift and effect of rise in temperature of hot water outlet (Seal Well) on marine environment. Designed Morning Glory (Intake Structure in RCC) located 500M away from shore. Dewatered in the sea to place cast-in-situ concrete in the sea. Designed on shore pump house, CW tunnels, etc. As a team member, used steel piles for CW system in strait and used anode and cathode protection system for protection of steel. As a team member, designed Slipway which had loading of 69T per Sqm on the slab.As a team member, designed chip silos, paper machine beams which are very sensitive to differential deflections. Conducted Optimization study of Thermal Power Plant Circulatory Water System, tunnel, pump house and implemented. Started Umesh B Rao and Co at Bangalore – Consulting Civil Engineering firm in 1980. Has been involved in designing different types of projects: Power Plants, Infrastructure Projects such Mass Rapid Transportation, Water treatment plants, Sewage treatment plants, Industrial and Aquaculture Projects, Software Parks, Educational Institutions, etc. Trained in Non-Destructive Testing of Concrete Structure in 1975 at CRI Designed using steel concrete composite material for construction of Distilleries in 1982. Using nailing of old concrete and new concrete increase thickness of slab to take higher load in 1982. Using timber, steel and concrete as composite material designed slab in 1996. He designed grade slab to carry heavy machineries. Designed 15m tall Reinforced Earth Retaining Structure in 1997. Using pre-cast concrete, cast-in situ concrete and structural steel designed composite multistoried structure in 2000. He designed multistoried building having 30m X 30m grid spacing of columns with waffle slab to suit interior design. Has been on Expert Committee of Department of Space, Bangalore Municipal Corporation, as well as Royal Government of Bhutan.
Has been founder member of Association Of Consulting Civil Engineers (ACCE) and Institute For Research, Development & Training of Construction Trades & Management (INSTRUCT). He has been involved in training civil engineering fraternity through various programs. He has delivered lectures and presentations to Civil Engineering Students, Staff members of Engineering Colleges and Universities. He is well-known for innovative concepts, pioneering technology usage and holistic approach to engineering and construction. Extensive experience in a wide variety of successful projects across several domain areas. He has been conferred “GAURAV AWARD” by ACCE in 2021 for Significant Contribution to Civil Engineering Consultancy in Bangalore, “MEMBER EMIRETIUS” by INSTRUCT in the year 2013. Honoured as “EMINENT ENGINEER” in Bangalore by Civil Aid Techno clinic Pvt Ltd. in the year 2012 “GLOBALMAN AWARD” in Abudhabi, U.A.E in the year 2004 “NATIONAL AWARD” FOR PROFESSIONALS” on Structural Steel Design and Construction – 2004 in Mumbai
Following other experts will also join the live discussion:
1– Dr. M. R. Kalgal, Advisor Ultratech
2– Mr. S. Sheshadri, Advisor BASF. Construction Chemicals
3– Mr. Renuka Prasanna, Head RMC ,Ultratech
4–Mr. Ravishankar, Director, Dura Materials and Services LLP, Consultants
5–Mr. Kaushik Hajra, South Zone Head , Quality , Ultratech.
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT?
Registration is FREE. Please click on the below button wherein you may share the specific doubts/queries/discussion points which may be discussed during the session. It would help us to structure the discussion.
The session will be LIVE at YouTube at following link:
For any doubts/queries, please contact us at : LIVE@sqveconsultants.com
An interesting online course related to design of steel structures, STEEL-STR-001 (Decode IS 800:2007 along with software) has started from 25-JAN-22. You may still join the course. Click here for registration.
Feedback of few participants for previous online courses
Prashanth N
The course STEEL-STR-001 was well planned and the sessions were very interactive and informative.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Praveen Vasishth
STEEL-STR-001 is very useful course for updating to new code for steel design of buildings.
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.
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.
Hemanth Ponnuri
STEEL-STR-001 course is very informative and very well explained about the hidden insights in the IS800 code.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Ajay Narayan Jadhav
The course WIND-STR-001 provided Excellent clarifications on IS875 clauses.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
Dr. Vinubhai Patel
The course WIND-STR-002 was really very much informative and useful. Enjoyed a lot.
Alok Rathore
After attending the course WIND-STR-001, I change my prospective towards structure and learn many concept.
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…!!
Harikrishnan
Faculty engineering knowledge is excellent. These course STEEL-STR-001 is useful for fresher and experienced person.
Ajay Narayan Jadhav
WIND-STR-002 : Excellent sessions. Thanks a lot to team SQVe and the eminent speaker for giving a valuable knowledge.
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.
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!
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.
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 👍
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!!!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Tanuja Singh
STEEL-STR-001 : Excellent initiative to bring clarity of concepts to professionals.
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.
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.
Structural Engineering is indeed a vast area and there are plenty of areas in which skills can be developed. Structural engineering is a prime discipline taking responsibilities of safety and stability of the structures. With this, there are ample opportunities in the field of structural engineering for young structural engineers.
With an aim of creating bridge between veteran structural engineers and young structural engineers, we are planning series of live discussions. First of its kind of session is planned as follows:
DATE : 4-APR-21
TIME : 11:00 AM IST
Our Panelist:
Olavo Carvalho – Consulting Civil Engineers at A. Olavo Carvalho
Kamal Parekh – MD & CEO, Shri Sarjan Technocrats Pvt. Ltd
Suhas Mujumdar – Director, Asi consultant
Anal Shah – N K Shah consulting engineers LLP
Hiren Desai – SAI Consultants
M. Arunkumar – CEO, Indes Structural Design Consultant Pvt Ltd., Chennai
Facilitator : Bhavin Shah – Founder & CEO, SQVe Consultants
Methodology :
The session will be conducted using ZOOM software.
At the beginning of session, each panelist will share their perspective and view point related to the opportunities in structural engineering.
Thereafter, we will take up points from the participants through live chat.
We encourage participants to share their discussion points in advance, if possible. It will help us to structure the discussion.
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Registration is FREE but mandatory. Link for the participation will be shared with the registered participants since there are limited seats.
Background : We created a telegram group for structural engineers with a purpose of knowledge sharing and to serve as a medium for discussion related to technical matters, professional issues, guidance for young engineers, career advice, etc.
Dr. H. J. Shah had replied to number of queries in the group. In the next live session, we would like to summarise and present them along with the sketches. We wish to take up following points in the next live session :
The building columns are classified based on various criteria as (a) Braced and unbraced, (b) No-sway and sway, (c) Tied, spiral and Composite, (d) Short and long, (e) Axially loaded and eccentrically loaded, and (f) Ordinary and Ductile.
The buildings are classified based on the type of columns and walls occurring in them. Both are dependent on each other.
In addition to primary stresses, Gravity loads result in buckling, while horizontal loads try to overturn the building. In both the cases, moments are induced. Sufficient factor of safety should be there against overturning.
Buckling of a local column due to gravity loads is taken into account by using additional moments in columns which may be negligible (short column) or considerable (long column). To decide whether the column is long or short, we need effective length of the column that can be determined as per guidance of IS: 456.
Horizontal loads result in building sway. This sway may be negligible or considerable. The total horizontal shear acting on storey, Vi, will induce a moment equal to Vihi where hi is the height of the ith storey. This is called primary moment.
Relative sway of consecutive storeys is called drift. Due to drift, the vertical loads become eccentric and induce moments equal to, where is drift of the storey. This is called P effect. The total moment induced due to loads on all vertical elements of the storey = S P, is called secondary moment.
Ratio of secondary moment to primary moment represents an index of stability of the building called stability index, Q. If Q is not greater than 4%, the lateral sway may be neglected and the columns in the storey may be considered as no-sway. If Q > 0.04, the columns in the storey may be considered as sway. IS: 16700, refers Q as inter-storey drift stability coefficient, q. For stability of building, .
Once the loads on the columns are calculated, we can design the columns. Note that there are a number of load combinations through which the column should pass.
Interaction diagrams are prepared for column design. These may be global or local.
The interaction diagrams as prepared by SP: 16 are global and can be used for variety of dimensions and materials used in columns.
An interaction diagram as prepared for one column with given dimensions and materials is called a local interaction diagram. It will be used to design a particular column with a number of load combinations.
Columns for a given storey are designed at top and bottom with given load combinations. If I am considering 25 load combinations, one column should pass through 50 column design calculations. Then one can get area of reinforcement.
Deciding the sizes of columns, the grade of materials along the height of the building requires through knowledge. Similarly, arranging the reinforcement along height, number and diameter at a section, is also a skilful job.
After arranging all, you need to satisfy strong column – weak beam analogy as per IS: 13920.
We wish to take up the above-mentioned areas in the upcoming live session. For making the session more successful, you are all requested to send your queries in advance. This will facilitate us to arrange the queries in order and prepare sketches for clarification, if required.
You are also requested to send your queries for following topics.
Shear Wall- Design and detailing of isolated shear wall
Hidden beam,
Floating columns,
Live load reduction
The session will be live streamed at the following youtube channel. You may subscribe and share details of the youtube channel with interested engineers to receive the wider participation from group of engineers :
Recently, BIS published the amendments related to IS 1893 (Part 1) : 2016 & IS 13920 in November, 2020. The article shows some of the major changes made in the code as per my understanding. Only brief details are mentioned below, for details please refer the amendments.
Amendment no. 2 of IS 1893 (Part 1) : 2016
1. Clause related to vertical earthquake shaking is modified. The requirements are added for embankments, dams, bridges, etc. Also, the criteria for consideration of vertical earthquake shaking are modified.
2. The methodology for calculation of torsional irregularity is updated. The maximum displacement should be checked against the average displacement as against the minimum displacement in the previous version of the code. For more details, please refer the amendment.
3. For a building with re-entrant corners, three dimensional dynamic analysis to be performed with the flexible floor diaphragm. If there is a rigid diaphragm in the building then two separate analysis to be performed, firstly with flexible diaphragm and secondly with the rigid diaphragm. The worst effects to be considered from both the analysis.
4. For out of plane offset in vertical elements, the forces and moments due to earthquake effects in the elements connecting the two vertical elements with out of plane offset elements, the vertical element supporting the offset, and connections shall be enhanced by a factor of at least 2.5.
5. The provisions for stiffness irregularity are further clarified and few changes are made as well. In the note, it is mentioned that this provision is not applicable to such storeys, which have: (a) lower height, where services and utilities are housed, or (b) outrigger frame members placed in them.
6. For weak storey irregularity – buildings with strength irregularity shall not be permitted. In case, the weak storey is because of URM infills, provisions of 7.10 shall be followed.
7. Floating columns – Such columns are likely to cause concentrated damage in the structure, and are undesirable. A building with floating columns shall not be permitted, if the floating columns are part of or supporting the primary lateral load resisting system.’
8. Irregularity related to “Irregular Modes of Oscillation in Two Principal Plan Directions” is further clarified. It is also mentioned that this provision is not applicable to buildings with large podiums in the lower storeys.
9. For importance factor, “school” is replaced with the “educational building”.
10. OBF is not allowed in seismic zone III, IV & V.
11. Provisions for flat slab – structural wall system are further clarified.
12. Formula for Aw is modified and now it is same as when the code was published in 2016. It is mentioned that The value of Ta obtained shall neither be taken to be more than that given in 7.6.2 (a) nor less than that given in 7.6.2 (c).
13. In case of URM, RC members shall be designed for the governing combinations of stress resultants arising from structural analysis of:
a) Bare frame building, and
b) Frame building with URM infills.
14. For other details, please refer the amendment.
Amendment no. 2 ofIS 13920 : 2016
1. Steel reinforcement shall comply with all of the following:
a) Elongation shall be at least 14.5 percent,
b) Ratio of ultimate stress to 0.2 percent proof stress shall not exceed 1.25,
c) Ratio of ultimate stress to 0.2 percent proof stress shall be at least 1.15, and
d) Steel shall be only of strength grades with minimum 0.2 percent proof stress of 415 MPa, 500 MPa or 550 MPa, in addition to other requirements of IS 1786.’
2. In cl no. 9.1.1, modifications are made for calculation of nominal shear strength of concrete in a beam-column joint.
3. In cl no. 9.1.2, provisions related to design shear stress demand are further clarified.
4. For other details, please refer the amendment.
We are planning live technical discussion for the amendments on 20-DEC-20 at 11:00AM IST. Please share your comments / discussion points in the below comment box. We will discuss the same during live session of 20-DEC-20.
Link of the live session is attached below. Please like and share this video with the interested engineers in your circle.
An online course related to earthquake resistant design will start from 17-MAR-22. Please watch the introductory video below:
Click below for more details and registration for EQ-STR-002