Fundamentals of Structural Bolted Joint Design and Installation
Highlights
- Earn up to 7 PDH
- In-person or Online
- FREE lunch, and snacks (for in-person students)
Course Overview
This comprehensive course, completed over 1 day, provides engineers, designers, and technical professionals with foundational knowledge and practical tools to understand, specify, and install threaded steel fasteners and structural steel bolted joints. Designed with a strong emphasis joint types and installation procedures, the course blends fundamental engineering principles with hands-on demonstrations and AISC 360/RCSC requirements.
Note: The focus of the course will be on structural joints according to AISC 360 and RCSC rather than dynamically loaded fastened joints. Although the AISC 360 and RCSC will often be referenced, the course is not intended to provide a detailed presentation of these standards.
Target Audience
This course was developed for engineers or technical staff tasked with the design, specification, structural quality, or assembly of threaded fastened joints.
Prerequisites
This is an intermediate technical-level course that includes equations that use general math skills. Individuals with prior experience in fasteners or bolted joint design may find this course easier. However, there is something for everyone to learn.
In-Person or Online Learning
Students may choose to attend in person or via a live online stream concurrent with the in-person training. The in-person session will be held in the training facilities at Matrix Engineering Consultants, 12986 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344.
Professional Development Hours (PDHs)
The 1-day in-person and online learning event is worth 7 PDHs.
Course Costs
$495 per Student
- Cost includes a training binder, which will be given to the students participating in person and shipped in advance to students participating online.
- Lunch and snacks will be provided for students participating in person.
Course Instructor
Breanna Veltkamp
Consulting EngineerBreanna Veltkamp is an Instructor and Consulting Engineer specializing in bolted joints at Matrix Engineering with over 8 years of engineering and design experience. Her experience includes designing buildings and shipboard structures, including bolted and welded steel connections and aluminum balcony connections. She also has experience in investigating bolted joint failures. She received a Bachelor of Science in engineering from Dordt University.