Welcome to Karim’s Blog
This is a place for STAAD users and enthusiast tocome, learn and share. We’ll be discussing the latest developments with STAADSoftware, answering questions and discussing what’s on your mind.
My name is Karim and I am a registered ProfessionalEngineer with over 16 years of experience in the structural and civilengineering industry. I am an alumni of Howard UniversitySchool of Engineering with a BS, Civil Engineering.
During my career I have had the opportunity to work on a variety of projects rangingfrom bridges, highway structures, and building structures using all types of materialssuch as steel, concrete, wood, masonry, pre-stressed concrete and compositesteel. Recent projects include the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Projectas well as the Springfield Interchange Project in the Washington DC MetroArea. I have been on the Bentley team since 2011 and lookforward to sharing information with you to aid you in your engineeringpractice. We’ll be discussing everything from STAAD.Pro,Foundation Advanced, STAAD X Tower, Open.STAAD and Interoperability withseveral other software packages.
Topicswill include techniques for creating 3 dimensional structural models, importantstructural design considerations and understanding how to make the most of theapplications for your project needs. In addition, we will discuss newenhancements and software improvements.
Wewill be making announcements about free online seminars, useful websites, andsources of information. We’ll be answering questions from STAAD users so feelfree to post yours here. I look forward to hearing from you.