Connections: The Last Bastion of Rational Design
Connections have been referred to as the “Last Bastion of Rational Design” because there is very limited software
available for design. Therefore, engineers need to understand the fundamentals of connection design. Because of the
widespread use of software for structural design, a well-known engineer in the UK has stated, “Any fool can design a structure.
It takes an engineer to design a connection.”
This seminar will present the fundamental basis of connection design, the Lower Bound Theorem of Limit Analysis.
Discussion will include single and multiple load path connections, analysis assumptions and reality. Economic aspects of
connections and the Lower Bound Theorem are related, as are the art and science of connection design.
This course will award 1.5 hours of continuing education.
The times will be 10:00 Pacific, 11:00 Mountain, 12:00 Central, and 1:00 Eastern
Approved in All 50 States
Bill Thornton Bio
Dr. William A. Thornton is Corporate Consultant to Cives Corporation of Roswell, Georgia. A member of ASCE, AWS
and the Research Council on Structural Connections (RCSC), he currently serves as a member of technical committees of AISC,
ASCE, AWS, and RCSC and has been chairman of the AISC Committee on Manuals for the last 20 plus years.
| Cost: $250 per internet connection |
| Several people may attend for one connection fee. |
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| There will be a $5 fee for each continuing education certificate requested. |
