Bestech's Sam

Training Course List

 

We offer a wide variety of training courses as shown below.

Eurocodes for bridges
  • General Introduction to Limit State Design using Eurocodes and the basis of EN 1990
  • Material Properties related to EN 1992
  • Actions (Loads) and Combinations
  • ULS & SLS design checks for RC sections
  • Traffic loads on bridges - EN 1991-2
  • More Combinations of Actions
  • “Groups” of traffic actions
  • Traffic load optimisation to EN 1992-2
Reinforced concrete section design
  • Sam logoSection Definition
  • Section property calculations
  • Design of Reinforced Concrete Sections
    • Capacity calculations
    • SLS Stress calculations
    • Crack Width Calculations
    • Shear Checks
    • Reinforcement for Early thermal cracking
  • General stress strain analysis
  • Differential temperature analysis
  • Prestressed sections
Steel/concrete composite bridge beam design
  • Sam logoBasic Beam Definition
  • Beam Sections and span features
  • Construction stage definition
  • Defining load effects
  • Line Beam Analysis
  • Transferring results from Analysis to Beam Design
  • Adjusting the design parameters
    • Differential Temperature
    • Lateral Torsional Buckling
    • Shrinkage & Creep
    • Web stiffeners
  • Basic Design Calculations
  • Reporting
Pretensioned prestressed bridge beam design
  • Sam logoBasic Beam Definition
  • Beam Sections and span features
  • Construction stage definition
  • Defining load effects
  • Line Beam Analysis
  • Transferring results from Analysis to Beam Design
  • Adjusting the design parameters
  • Basic Design Calculations
  • Strand Optimisation
  • Reporting
Reinforced concrete bridge beam design
  • Sam logoBasic Beam Definition
  • Beam Sections and span features
  • Reinforcement definition
  • Construction stage definition
  • Defining load effects
  • Line Beam Analysis
  • Transferring results from Analysis to Beam Design
  • Adjusting the design parameters
  • Basic Design Calculations
  • Reporting
Sam bridge analysis - an introduction
  • Sam logoGeneral Overview
  • Section Properties using Beam and Section Modules
  • Line Beam Analysis
  • Bridge Deck Grillage Models
  • Basic and Vehicular Loading
  • The Analysis
  • Combinations and Envelopes
  • Graphical and Tabular presentation of results
Sam bridge analysis - advanced features (1)
  • Sam logoInfluence Lines and Surfaces
  • An Introduction to Live Load Optimisation
  • Integration of Live Load Optimisation Results into Beam Modules
  • Shell Finite Elements in Sam
Sam bridge analysis - advanced features (2)
  • Sam logoComposite Members and Results
  • Composite Finite Element and beam Models
  • Composite Models with FE webs
  • Generating 3D models in a CAD program
  • Using the Post-tensioning Facility in Sam
  • Staged Construction

Please contact us for details of availability and prices.