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    South Africa ECSA CPD Webinar Series
    4-Day Live Series   •   Advanced Building Engineering   •   From Analysis to Design
     
     
    Modelling, Analysis and Design of
    RC and Steel Buildings
    Practical Structural Engineering Workflows Using MIDAS GEN NX
    📅 21 – 24 July 2026 (Tuesday - Friday)    |    🕒 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM (SAST)    |    📍 Live on GoToWebinar
    Register Now →
       
    📝 Webinar Overview
    Join this CPD webinar series designed for structural and civil engineers, consultants, and building engineering professionals. Through practical demonstrations using GEN NX, participants will learn modern structural analysis and design workflows, including modelling, load application, structural response evaluation, and design in accordance with international standards.

    Participants who successfully complete the programme will receive a Quality-Assured CPD Certificate from the University of the Witwatersrand.
    01
    Model
    Develop analytical models for reinforced concrete and steel buildings using advanced modelling techniques in GEN NX.
    02
    Analyse
    Apply loading conditions and evaluate structural behaviour, stability, and performance using advanced analysis techniques.
    03
    Design
    Interpret analysis results and perform reinforced concrete and steel design in accordance with international standards.
    Learning Outcomes
    ✓ Structural modelling using GEN NX
    ✓ Load definition and structural analysis
    ✓ Reinforced concrete building design
    ✓ Structural steel design principles
    ✓ Structural behaviour and stability assessment
    ✓ Advanced structural analysis workflows
    ✓ International standards-based design
    ✓ Practical building engineering applications
    📌 Webinar Series Agenda
    DAY
    01
    21 JUL
    Reinforced Concrete Building Modelling and Structural  Analysis
    • Welcome Note by Prof Ganesh Rathod
    • Geometric Modelling of RC building
    • Building Specialized Gravity and Lateral Loading
    • Setting up Analysis and Interpreting Results
    • RC Building design (Eurocode)
    DAY
    02
    22 JUL
    Steel Structure Modelling and Design CSA S16Verification
    • Development of steel frame and truss models (Industrial Structures)
    • Gravity and Lateral Loading
    • Setting up Analysis and Interpreting Results
    • Steel Design checks (CSA S16)
    DAY
    03
    23 JUL
    Advanced Analysis and Evaluation
    • P - Delta analysis
    • Elastic buckling analysis
    • Modal analysis and extraction of natural frequencies and mode shapes
    • Response spectrum analysis for seismic loading
    • Review and interpretation of advanced analysis outputs
    DAY
    04
    24 JUL
    Case Studies and Report generation
    • Case Study High-rise tower Lotte Tower, South Korea
    • Structural Drawing Generation
    Featured Experts
    Meet the Speaker
    Dr. Ganesh W. Rathod (PrEng)
    Senior Lecturer | Wits University
    Ganesh W. Rathod is a Civil Engineering researcher specializing in Geotechnical Engineering and Earth Sciences. He earned his PhD from IIT Delhi and has held positions at NIT Warangal, the Council for Geoscience in South Africa, and since 2021, serves as Senior Lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. His work focuses on uncertainty modelling, ground response, and earthquake source studies, with contributions to major projects such as the Chenab and Anjikhad bridges, Subansiri Hydropower slopes, GIFT City seismic studies, and South Africa’s seismotectonic. Through collaboration with the mining industry, he advances innovations in mine tailings, safety, and sustainable practices.
     
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    Eng. Mohammad Zulfekhar Ali
    Senior Technical Support Engineer | MIDAS IT
    Mr. Mohammad Zulfekhar Ali is a Senior Technical Support Engineer at MIDAS IT India with a master's degree in Structural Engineering and 6 years of experience in structural analysis, design, and FEA. He specializes in MIDAS software and has extensive expertise in ACI, Eurocode, IS, and BS design standards, regularly delivering technical webinars and CPD workshops.
     
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    Eng. Sumant Kushwaha
    Senior Technical Support Engineer | MIDAS IT
    Sumant Kushwaha is a Technical Support Engineer at MIDAS IT with over 5 years of experience in structural engineering and FEA. Holding a master's degree in Structural Engineering from IIT Guwahati, he specializes in MIDAS GEN NX and MIDAS FEA NX, providing technical support, training, and engineering solutions to help engineers optimize their structural analysis and design workflows.
     
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    🎁 Attendee Benefit
     
    CPD Point
    ⭐ Earn 1 Free ECSA CPD Point
    Participants with a minimum of  attendance will be eligible to receive 1 Free Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Point.