Training

Blast Resistant and Anti-Terrorism Design - Fall 2012, San Antonio, Texas
Jan 1, 2012 - Jan 1, 2012
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Our foundational course, the Blast Resistant and Anti-Terrorism design class, will be taught again in the Fall of 2012 on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas.  The focused 4 day class will include updated presentations providing background and details on new DoD and ISC criteria and design approaches.  Topics covered include Blast Prediction and Source Definition, GSA/ISC and DoD Criteria, SDOF Approaches, Blast Resistant Glazing Design, Progressive Collapse Mitigation, and Steel, Concrete, and Masonry Design to Resist Blast Loads among others.  A side trip to a shock tube facility enhances student experience through prediction and observation of blast loaded structural systems. Software such as SBEDS and other design aids are provided during the class with multiple opportunities for their use in problem solving and shock tube test prediction to enhance your experience and confidence.  The course will be Monday morning through Thursday noon.  Advance registration is $2,450 (USD).

Blast Resistant Window Design
Jan 2, 2012 - Jan 2, 2012
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Glass hazards are of primary interest in the design and assessment of blast loaded buildings, as most casualties generated in these events are caused by flying glass. In this 3-day class, instructors guide participants through in-depth discussions of window design and analysis. Topics include:

Window and Blast Design Concepts

Anti-terrorism design

Introduction to blast and structural response

Introduction to glass design standards for blast (UFC, GSA/ISC)

Introduction to window design, construction and testing

Design and Analysis Procedures

Analytical and computational methods for blast loads predictions and structural response

Design and analysis of windows, frames and Mullions

Window design software (SBEDS-W, HazL, WinGARD, windas)

Course participants will attend a shock tube testing demonstration at a facility in the northern San Antonio area. Using software and knowledge acquired in class, participants will predict the response of a window and supporting structural system, then discuss the data and results in class the next day.

Design Requirements for Mitigation of Progressive Collapse
Jan 3, 2012 - Jan 3, 2012
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This three-day short course provides guidance and hands-on experience with design requirements for the mitigation of progressive collapse according to DoD and GSA criteria.  The course is taught by authors of the DoD criteria and an expert practitioner in designs that follow both the DoD and GSA approaches, and provides background on the development of the DoD and GSA criteria, examination of direct and derived requirements of the criteria, and hands-on experience with Computers and Structures, Inc.’s SAP software for static linear through dynamic nonlinear modeling and analysis. Instructors and participants work selected comprehensive design examples incorporating alternate path analysis (GSA and DoD), tie force approaches (DoD) and enhanced local resistance (DoD) methods.