Introduction to Steel Structures, Analysis and Design Course in Amsterdam

Building Strong Foundations in Steel Structural Analysis and Design

Steel structures combine strength, flexibility, and construction efficiency, making structural steel a fundamental material for buildings and infrastructure projects. Effective steel design, however, requires engineers to understand how structural systems behave under different loading conditions and how forces are transferred safely through members, connections, and supporting systems.

The Introduction to Steel Structures, Analysis and Design course provides participants with a practical foundation in the behaviour, analysis, and design of steel structural systems. Across five days, participants explore structural steel properties, loading and load paths, structural analysis, member design, connections, stability, fabrication, and constructability considerations.

The programme connects engineering principles with practical design situations. Through calculations, exercises, and a final workshop, participants develop a structured approach to analysing steel structures, selecting and checking structural members, understanding connection behaviour, and considering how design decisions influence fabrication, erection, durability, and overall structural performance.

You'll Learn How To

• Understand the behaviour and mechanical properties of structural steel.
• Recognise common steel sections and their structural applications.
• Understand how loads act on and move through steel structural systems.
• Identify appropriate design codes and their role in structural design.
• Apply fundamental structural analysis principles.
• Determine reactions, moments, shear forces, and axial forces.
• Understand structural behaviour under different loading and support conditions.
• Apply basic design checks for tension and compression members.
• Analyse steel beams subjected to bending and shear.
• Understand buckling, lateral restraint, and bracing requirements.
• Evaluate members subjected to combined loading.
• Understand the fundamentals of bolted and welded connections.
• Relate connection design to fabrication and erection requirements.
• Consider constructability when making structural design decisions.
• Understand global and local stability in steel structures.
• Recognise fire protection, corrosion protection, and durability requirements.
• Apply an integrated approach to preliminary steel structure design.