SAP2000 & CSI SAFE – Real-World 8-Story RC Building Design
Step-by-Step Structural Analysis and Design of RC Buildings in SAP2000 and CSI SAFE Based on ACI 318
What you'll learn
Build a full RC building model in SAP2000 from architectural drawings
Define materials, sections, cracking modifiers and rigid zones correctly
Apply dead, live, wall, elevator, and seismic loads professionally
Perform seismic analysis and interpret modal and force results
Design beams and columns and review code-based outputs
Review of design output including Longitudinal Reinforcing, Rebar Percentage, Shear Reinforcing, Column P-M-M interaction Ratios,
Review of design output including (6/5) Beam/Column Capacity Ratios, Joint Shear Capacity Ratios and Torsional Reinforcing
Calculation of the center of mass, center of rigidity of the story and the stiffness of the story
Check drift, base shear, and torsional irregularity
Transfer column forces to SAFE and design strip foundations
Analyze soil pressure, deformation, foundation reinforcement and Punching Shear
Requirements
Basic knowledge of structural engineering concepts
Familiarity with reinforced concrete fundamentals
SAP2000 and SAFE installed
Description
Do you want tomodel, analyze, and design a real reinforced concrete building from start to finish usingSAP2000 and SAFE?
In this course, you will work on acomplete real-world project
8-story residential RC building.
No theory overload, no disconnected examples — everything is donestep by step, exactly as in professional practice.
You’ll start by reading architectural drawings from a structural engineer’s perspective, then build the full structural model inSAP2000, applygravity and seismic loads correctly, run the analysis, interpret the results, and finallydesign both the superstructure and the foundations using SAFE.
This course is designed to bridge the gap betweensoftware commands andreal engineering decisions. By the end of this course, you will be able toconfidently model and design a complete RC building and its foundations, using industry-standard tools and a workflow trusted by professional engineers.
Feel free to ask me any questions while going through the course. As you learn RC structure design, just reach out-I’m here to guide you and make sure you fully understand every concept.
What makes this course different?
- Based on acomplete real residential building, not isolated samples
- Covers theentire workflow: modeling → analysis → design → foundation
- Focuses onpractical seismic modeling (mass, diaphragm, P-Delta)
- Explains why things are done, not just where to click
Who this course is for
Civil engineering students who want real project experience
Structural engineers looking to strengthen their SAP2000 skills
Engineers who want to connect SAP2000 with SAFE professionally
Anyone preparing to work in structural design offices
Published 6/2026
MP4 | Video: h264, 1920x1080 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Language: English | Duration: 8h 24m | Size: 7.96 GB
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Step-by-Step Structural Analysis and Design of RC Buildings in SAP2000 and CSI SAFE Based on ACI 318
What you'll learn
Build a full RC building model in SAP2000 from architectural drawings
Define materials, sections, cracking modifiers and rigid zones correctly
Apply dead, live, wall, elevator, and seismic loads professionally
Perform seismic analysis and interpret modal and force results
Design beams and columns and review code-based outputs
Review of design output including Longitudinal Reinforcing, Rebar Percentage, Shear Reinforcing, Column P-M-M interaction Ratios,
Review of design output including (6/5) Beam/Column Capacity Ratios, Joint Shear Capacity Ratios and Torsional Reinforcing
Calculation of the center of mass, center of rigidity of the story and the stiffness of the story
Check drift, base shear, and torsional irregularity
Transfer column forces to SAFE and design strip foundations
Analyze soil pressure, deformation, foundation reinforcement and Punching Shear
Requirements
Basic knowledge of structural engineering concepts
Familiarity with reinforced concrete fundamentals
SAP2000 and SAFE installed
Description
Do you want tomodel, analyze, and design a real reinforced concrete building from start to finish usingSAP2000 and SAFE?
In this course, you will work on acomplete real-world project
8-story residential RC building.
No theory overload, no disconnected examples — everything is donestep by step, exactly as in professional practice.
You’ll start by reading architectural drawings from a structural engineer’s perspective, then build the full structural model inSAP2000, applygravity and seismic loads correctly, run the analysis, interpret the results, and finallydesign both the superstructure and the foundations using SAFE.
This course is designed to bridge the gap betweensoftware commands andreal engineering decisions. By the end of this course, you will be able toconfidently model and design a complete RC building and its foundations, using industry-standard tools and a workflow trusted by professional engineers.
Feel free to ask me any questions while going through the course. As you learn RC structure design, just reach out-I’m here to guide you and make sure you fully understand every concept.
What makes this course different?
- Based on acomplete real residential building, not isolated samples
- Covers theentire workflow: modeling → analysis → design → foundation
- Focuses onpractical seismic modeling (mass, diaphragm, P-Delta)
- Explains why things are done, not just where to click
Who this course is for
Civil engineering students who want real project experience
Structural engineers looking to strengthen their SAP2000 skills
Engineers who want to connect SAP2000 with SAFE professionally
Anyone preparing to work in structural design offices
Published 6/2026
MP4 | Video: h264, 1920x1080 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Language: English | Duration: 8h 24m | Size: 7.96 GB
Download
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