Is this you?

If we're being honest, you probably:

  • Spend weeks waiting for structural engineers to come back to you with a steel size.

  • Know you should be able to design a steel beam, and feel annoyed that you can't

  • Have to turn down clients who ask you for beam calculations because you're afraid you might mess it up

  • Look at the sheer weight and size of the steels that structural engineers design, and wonder if there is a way to calculate a more realistic sized beam!

It doesn't have to be that way

But what if I told you that you can learn the easy way to do calculations, and you can size steel beams yourself, and you will be able to justify your work, and produce calculations to back it up?

What if there was a way to quickly learn and understand steel beam design that would give you the easy formulas and techniques to have the answers at your fingertips?

If that was a reality, you could:

  • Speed up your work, knowing you don't have to wait for structural engineers

  • Easily estimate the size and weight of steels to estimate the steel costs

  • Re-design the huge steels some engineers design, saving money and reducing the weight

"But don't I need an expensive degree?"

I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that Structural Engineering takes a three or four year degree, and that you need to understand impenetrable Eurocodes, and having done that you need to be a maths wiz to even do the calculations the books tell you to do.

You've been told that you need to be Chartered or to have passed the IStructE exam. And you definitely need to know what Lateral Torsional Buckling is....

Well, 

what if I told you that there was a method for beam design that doesn't use any difficult maths, takes very little time to do, and uses only pen and paper?

What if I told you that when I do steel beam calculations I just read off tables that have done most of the hard work for me already?

When I got made redundant from a large consulting engineers, I set up my own consultancy and for the first few years I almost exclusively did steel calculations. Since I had no software, I had to be clever about it, and in the end

I developed a method that takes minutes, produces the right answer every single time, and does it without software or complicated maths.

I've worked for many of the region's best known structural engineering consultancies, and produced work for many of the UK's largest house builders, such as Davidsons, Millar Homes, and Bellways. Whilst I am now a Chartered Engineer with many years of experience under my belt, I began to use this method when I was a junior engineer. The method is so simple and easy to understand that you will look back in a year's time and wonder what all the fuss was about!

About the course

Do you have a wall you need to knock out and support with a steel beam, but don't know how to calculate the right size?

Have building control asked you for written calculations for a steel already in place?

Or have you designed a building and would like to size the steels yourself rather than pay for a structural engineer?

If any of these describe you, then this is the perfect course for you! In no time you will be producing calculations yourself for steel beams and RSJs, so that you can safely support floors, walls and roofs.

With no previous experience, join Chartered Civil Engineer (and Youtuber) Robin de Jongh, as he explains in easy to understand language, sketches and demonstrations, every step of the process to calculating a steel beam of the right strength and stiffness. Follow the video course, download the accompanying tables and charts, and you have a complete course on how to produce a calculations report similar to one produced by a structural engineer.

Robin de Jongh is a Chartered Engineer and Director of a Structural Engineering consultancy based in the UK. He has worked for several of the most well known structural consultancies in the East Midlands of the UK, from Jacobs Babtie to BWB consulting, and has worked on structural design projects from Disney tie fighters and IKEA shelving units to multi-storey research facilities and everything in-between. He was a global finalist in the ICE emerging engineer awards, and has written for some of the most well known UK magazines and websites.

For architects, builders and home renovators -- in this course you will learn how to do your own beam calculations, from scratch, with no previous experience. You will learn the precise process structural engineers use to create calculations for submission to local building control or checking engineers, including:

  • Derive loadings for floors, roofs, and walls
  • Select the correct steel beam size based on strength and stiffness.
  • Learn the difference between restrained and unrestrained beams (clue: it's a big deal!)
  • Create a calculations report similar to a structural engineer's report

Here's some of the things you could achieve after signing up to this course:

  • Walk onto any building site and be able to answer questions about steel beams

  • Design steel beams for wall knock-throughs

  • Estimate steel costs for domestic building projects

  • Take your first steps towards a lucrative side gig

  • Add steel beam calculations as a product to your clients

  • Reduce the weight and cost of the steel beams others have designed

"The alternative would have been to go back to university and do a four year degree at the cost of £9000 per year in tuition fees alone"

When I worked as a CAD technician for one of the Midlands largest multi-disciplinary consultancies, there seemed to be no way for me to make the leap to becoming a structural engineer. It felt like the bosses just wanted to keep me where I was, turning the handle and churning out the CAD drawings. So I started learning how to do beam calculations by myself, and it was this skill that allowed me to make the leap. The alternative would have been to go back to university and do a four year degree at the cost of £9000 per year in tuition fees alone, not to mention the £90k in lost earnings. I want to help you gain success in your own career and your projects, which is why I have taken the decision to provide access to this course for just £297 for full access.

100% Money Back Guarantee

Try the course for 7 days risk free!

And to make sure that you take up this opportunity and make it count, I want to take away all the risk -- so if you sign up today you will have my 7 day money back guarantee. If you are not delighted with the course, then just email me and I will refund your money with no questions asked. So without any risk to you, you could sign up right now and check out the course, get the free bonuses, and take 7 days to evaluate everything in the course, and if you don't feel this is a massive game changer for you, then you can walk away with 100% of your money back.

Get these bonuses FREE!

If you sign up for the course today, you get all of these essential bonuses thrown in:

  • My 1 to 1 help

    I will personally mark your main assignment and provide you with specific advice to help you. This bonus alone is worth the price of the course, and there is no other way to get my mentorship like this anywhere else (£150+ value).

  • Loadings spreadsheet

    The loadings spreadsheet I use myself in my consulting work, helping you get the right loadings and present your calculations professionally. Make a good impression on the people who will check and approve your calculations (£100 value).

  • Padstones and wall checks

    Bonus tutorial video on how to design padstones and check the bearing stress on masonry walls (£50 value)

It gave me the confidence to do my own calculations

Tom Fenn

Last year during the pandemic while needing a simple structural calculation for a sistered beam on a loft conversion floor, I came across one of Robin’s YouTube explanations. After viewing many others which were very badly presented, Robin’s system was simple, friendly and so well explained that it gave me the confidence to do my own calculations to present to Acivico/Building Control. To my delight, the survey was accepted, no questions asked! I cannot recommend Robin de Jongh's tutorials more. A delightful, friendly, professional service/instructor!

I applied for a part time job

David McGall

The course was very good, if you have anything else let me know. A ‘real world example’ is so much easier to learn from.I applied for a part time job spec’ing beams etc. for small residential jobs. Feedback seems to have been positive so far so definitely owe you some thanks, your beam course and doing the lintels jobs definitely helped!

Highly recommended!

Mark Woollacott

Robin has set up a very sensible and educational course that is aimed at aspiring Engineers and also those getting back into structural engineering. His technique of simplifying engineering calculations is very refreshing and rewarding to all participants. This course personally benefited me a lot, with the break down of simple engineering rules for safe beam designs and breaking down the barriers.

The EASY way to learn

No more painful school or college lectures!

  • No experience necessary

    Start from the ground up as a complete beginner. You'll soon be super-charged and ready to tackle real world structural beam design.

  • Learn at your pace

    Learn at your own pace, in your own time. Using "Quickstart" tutorials you will get up and running quickly and smoothly.

  • Practical examples and real-world experience

    Forget dry academic books and boring lectures! Learn using real-world examples and time-proven techniques.

Hi, I'm Robin de Jongh

I teach structural design from the ground up

Chartered Civil Engineer

Robin de Jongh

TEDx and FutureBuild speaker, book author, emerging engineer award winner. But success didn't come easy. I started off as a metal fabricator and CAD designer, then after being made redundant from a Structural Consultancy in 2008, I decided to start up myself doing steelwork calculations. I had no software, no chartership, and no money. It was there, wrought in the fire of necessity, that I learned to rely on hand written calculations -- a skill that has since set me apart from other highly qualified engineers. Now I teach these proven techniques to thousands of students both on youtube and in my courses, helping beginners and experienced alike to go back to basics and understand structural design from the ground up.

FAQ

  • What does the course contain in detail?

    The course contains over two and a half hours of tutorial videos, with additional downloads, exercises, and marked coursework. Scroll to the bottom of the page and see the full list of lessons there.

  • Will completing this course allow me to practice as a structural engineer?

    The course is designed to give you the quickest route to learning steel beam calculations, and as that is a large part of the structural engineer's workload, it should definitely help launch you into a structural engineering career or help set up your own consultancy eventually. There are a lot more things to know before being able to practice as a structural engineer on your own, and you will also need to have Professional Indemnity insurance for which you will preferably need to be Incorporated or Chartered.

  • Does the course cover just RSJs and Universal Beams?

    Most steel beams in domestic properties are steel UB (universal beams), but this course allows you to use multiple types of steel section, including UB, UC, PFC, RSJ, SHS and RHS.

  • How much prior knowledge will I need?

    Ideally you will be conversant with building terminology or be working as an engineer, technician, architect, or builder. Basic maths is required, but nothing above school level.

  • Is the tutor qualified to teach this?

    Robin is a Chartered Civil Engineer and member of the Institute of Civil Engineers. He runs a structural consultancy and won the 2017 East Midlands emerging engineer award, and progressed to being one of four global finalists. He holds a lifelong learning sector teaching qualification and has written several technical books for professionals. Also his 4 million Youtube views are a testament to his teaching ability.

What's in the course:

Unique content by Robin de Jongh - Successful Chartered Civil Engineer and Youtuber watched over 4 Million times!

  • 1

    Introduction

    • 01 - Welcome
  • 2

    Part I: Loadings

    • 02 - How to calculate dead loads - Weight of materials

    • 03 - What are imposed loads?

    • 04 - How to create a loadings sheet

    • 05 - Working out the beam loading

    • Exercise I - Calculate masonry wall loadings

    • 06 - Load factors

    • Exercise II - Work out your ultimate limit state loads
  • 3

    Part II: Beam analysis

    • 07 - Working out bending moment and reactions

    • 08 - Beam restraint and effective length (lateral torsional buckling)

    • 09 - How to calculate beam strength and buckling resistance

    • 10 - How to limit beam deflection - the simple method
  • 4

    Part III: Complete worked example

    • 11 - Summary of the beam calculations process

    • 12 - Worked example - complete beam calculation

    • 13 - Exercise III - Complete the worked example
  • 5

    Part IV: Advanced concepts

    • 14 - Dealing with point loads and combining several loads

    • 15 - DEMO - Buckling and effective length

    • 16 - Deflection - DEMO and detailed calculation

    • Exercise IV - Calculate beam deflection
  • 6

    Part V: Next steps

    • 17 - Course Conclusion - Professional indemnity and risks

    • 18 - Further learning and masonry support
  • 7

    BONUS!

    • 19 - The BEST steel beam calculation software (Tutorial)

    • 20 - Padstone calculation BONUS tutorial