Date/Time: August 12, 2026 12:00 pm Central
Project constraints often force structural engineers to push concrete floor thickness and spans to their limits. For these highly optimized, aggressive designs, controlling long-term deflections is a critical design challenge.
Accurate deflection prediction requires engineers to navigate through a complex web of interdependent concrete material properties and environmental factors. Navigating this web is essential for ensuring adequate service performance and mitigating risk but demands rigorous and defensible calculation methods. However, even when using advanced analyses, calculated deflections can only be considered estimates.
This webinar will use a detailed parametric study to demonstrate how RAM Concept’s non-linear, load-history deflection analysis can replace the guesswork in deflection prediction. Whether you design to ACI, Eurocode, or another regional standard, this session will empower you to deliver optimized, high-performing concrete slab designs with confidence.
Presented by:
Seth Guthrie, SE, PE, is the Director of Product Management for the Structural Analysis products at Bentley Systems. This includes the RAM, STAAD, and most recently ADINA products. He serves as a committee member for the AISC Seismic Design Manual.