STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PDH COURSES

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The objective of this educational course is to investigate Structural Design requirements for buildings. The fundamentals discussed serve as a refresher or informational course for any engineer who performs structural engineering design. 

The objective of this educational course is to investigate Structural Design requirements for bridges, tunnels, drainage structures, water/fluid transmission lines, electrical/communication structures, bulk containtment, and also goes into some details regarding blast resistant structures.   

The primary course objectives are to establish design procedures and construction techniques whereby propagation of explosion (from one structure or part of a structure to another) or mass detonation can be prevented and to provide protection for personnel and valuable equipment.  

This manual provides guidance on evaluating the condition of the concrete in a structure, relating the condition of the concrete to the underlying cause or causes of that condition, selecting an appropriate repair material and method for any deficiency found,.

The course focuses on the basic fundamentals of concrete. Topics include Investigation and Selection of Materials including concrete types and properties; Construction Requirements for concrete; Mixture Proportioning Considerations; Preparation of Plans and more.

The types of concrete structures addressed in this course include dams, locks, retaining walls, inland floodwalls, coastal floodwalls, spillways, outlet works, hydroelectric power plants, pumping plants, and U-channels. The structures may be founded on rock or soil and have either flat or sloped bases. 

This course sheds light on existing research into the causes of fatigue failure of bolts in bolted connections, especially those that are used in typical pintle socket connections in miter gates that are subjected to cyclic loads in multiple directions. 

This course material relates to Cold-Formed Steel Seismic Design Recommendations. This is vol 1 of 3. In this section, topics such as shear panel considerations and designs, material properties, test configurations, procedures, and performance of test panels. 

This course material relates to Cold-Formed Steel Seismic Design Recommendations. This is vol 2 of 3. In this section, topics such as the shake model verification test, special design considerations for seismic loads, and other recommendations. 

This course material relates to Cold-Formed Steel Seismic Design Recommendations. This is vol 3 of 3. This section focuses on Seismic Design Recommendations for shear walls, and some examples of different seismic designs. 

This report presents some of the general design concepts of operating nuclear power plants in order to discuss design considerations for seismic events. This report details Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA).  

The objective of this course was to demonstrate and validate the capabilities of hybrid composite bridge beams as replacements for either conventional concrete or steel beams. Focus is on maintenance and capital costs for steel reinforcement