Design of Building Columns

This hands-on workshop on “Design of Building Columns” focused on the theory, design, and practical application of reinforced concrete building columns using Column Designer, a web-based platform for column design, capacity evaluation, and optimization.

Gain a practical understanding of reinforced concrete column design in this hands-on workshop combining engineering fundamentals with live software demonstrations. Learn the principles behind column behavior, design decisions, and performance evaluation, then apply them directly using Column Designer.

Whether you’re a practicing engineer, researcher, or student, this hands-on workshop will help you better understand column design workflows and how modern tools can support design, verification, and optimization.

Learning Resources

If you missed the live session or want to access the resources from the workshop, you can watch the full recording, download the presentation slides, and review the Q&A highlights below.

▶ Watch the workshop recording

📄 Download the presentations (PDF)

❓ Review the Q&A

Workshop Highlights

Theory

• Axial-moment interaction
• Slenderness effects
• Capacity evaluation
• Key design considerations

Practice

• Build columns live in Column Designer
• Evaluate slenderness and capacity ratios
• Optimize rebars

Presenters

• Dr. Naveed Anwar, CEO, CSI Bangkok (Theory & design principles)
• Mr. Ashish Sapkota, Senior Structural Engineer, CSI Bangkok (Live Demo)
• Mr. Hammad Riazuddin, Structural Engineer, CSI Bangkok (Live Demo)

Column Designer

Column Designer is a browser-based application for designing reinforced concrete columns, composite sections, shear walls, and bridge piers. To follow along with the hands-on workshop, please sign up for Column Designer by clicking the link below:

Sign up for Column Designer

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