Online Continuing Education Course Library for Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors

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A Board Approved Continuing Education Sponsor for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
An AIA/CES Registered Provider for Architects (Provider #J681)

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Our professional development online courses cover architectural engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, structural engineering, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, industrial engineering, power engineering, transportation engineering, highway engineering, agricultural engineering, manufacturing engineering, metallurgical engineering, mining engineering, nuclear engineering, petroleum engineering, sanitary engineering, material science.

Our continuing education online course topics include engineering ethics, professional conduct, project management, risk management, legal issues, expert witness, construction management, business management, cost management, professional ethics, leadership, IBC BOCA SBCCI IBCO ICC UBC ASCE IEEE ASME ASTM ANSI ASHRAE NORSOK standards, OSHA safety regulation, EPA guidelines, board law and rule, minimum technical standards for land surveying, HVAC, plumbing, pumps, valves, piping systems, control system, building automation, lighting, security, communication, surveying, mapping, land boundary survey, easements, vertical curves, horizontal curves, expert witness, GIS management and policies, GIS, GPS, bridge, roadway, water, wastewater, design-build, computer application, engineering software, MathCad, Excel spreadsheet, cold-formed steel design, steel structure, concrete structure, masonry, timber, wood, truss, joist, beam-column, fire wall, retaining wall, foundation design, sustainable design, building code, fire protection, life safety, hydrology, hydraulics, geology, flood management, landscaping, interior design, landscape architecture, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), accessible design, health, safety and welfare (HSW).

Free online course is available to new users. Corporate discount is available to companies with minimum three professional engineers, surveyors and architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: A101

CEU Course Title: Architectural Concrete

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 5 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 5 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 5 LU

Online Course Price: $129

PDH Course Description: Architectural concrete comes in many shapes and sizes, and is used for finishing or decoration on a building surface, as opposed to a structural use. This online course provides guidance for the design and construction of architectural concrete, including planning and design, forms, materials and proportions, batching and transporting, placement, curing and form removal, exposed aggregate surfaces, finishing, and quality assurance. The course materials are based entirely on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-1-2009: Architectural Concrete (1997 edition, 52 pages). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: A101A

CEU Course Title: Architectural Concrete^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 5 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 5 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 5 LU

Online Course Price: $129

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: A102

CEU Course Title: Roofing and Waterproofing

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: This online course provides guidelines for design of roofing and waterproofing systems for building construction. It covers design of new low-slope and steep roof systems, reroofing of existing buildings, and waterproofing, and dampproofing systems. The course materials are based entirely on the US military handbook MIL-HDBK-1001/5A: Roofing and Waterproofing. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: A103

CEU Course Title: Joint Sealing for Buildings

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This online course provides criteria for the design of building joints and for the selection of sealants to prevent entry of water, air, dust, light, or sound through the joints. The contents also cover joint movement, approximate joint dimensions, joint size, materials, and selection of sealants. The course materials are based entirely on the Technical Manual TM 5-805-6 of Department of the Army USA: Joint Sealing for Buildings This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: A103A

CEU Course Title: Joint Sealing for Buildings^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C101

CEU Course Title: What Engineers and Architects Need to Know about Finite Element Methods?

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $79

PDH Course Description: Finite element method is a powerful engineering analysis tool, and has been widely used in engineering since it was introduced in the 1950s. This course presents the basic theory and simple application of the finite element method (FEM) along with the common FEM terminology. The emphasis of this course is on the fundamental concepts of finite element analysis. A list of major finite element software is also presented in the course along with their features and capabilities. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C102

CEU Course Title: Environmental Protection Agency Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasure Plan

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: To safeguard the waters of the United States, licensed professional engineers must fully understand the EPA requirements and provisions contained in 40 CFR Part 112, Oil Pollution Prevention Act (Spill Plan Regulation). Most oil and petroleum storage facilities are required to have on file a SPCC Plan. This course will prepare engineers to be familiar with 40 CFR Part 112- Oil Pollution Prevention regulations and to have a better understanding of the requirements and other regulatory provisions for preparing Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans for the storage of petroleum regulated substances. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C102A

CEU Course Title: Environmental Protection Agency Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasure Plan^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: To safeguard the waters of the United States, licensed professional engineers must fully understand the EPA requirements and provisions contained in 40 CFR Part 112, Oil Pollution Prevention Act (Spill Plan Regulation). Most oil and petroleum storage facilities are required to have on file a SPCC Plan. This course will prepare engineers to be familiar with 40 CFR Part 112- Oil Pollution Prevention regulations and to have a better understanding of the requirements and other regulatory provisions for preparing Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans for the storage of petroleum regulated substances.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C103

CEU Course Title: An Overview of Hazardous Gas Detection

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two hour online course provides the student with a basic understanding of the current technology of hazardous gas detection. The theory of gas detection and the practical application of gas detection were discussed in the course. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C104

CEU Course Title: The Unique and Unusual Properties of Water

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Water is one of the most common and ordinary substances that we encounter on a day to day basis, yet most people do not truly understand the significance that water plays in shaping our environment and in sustaining life. This course provides an introduction to some of the unique and unusual properties of water - the exceptionally high freezing and boiling points, high heat capacity, high latent heats of evaporation and fusion, and high surface tension. Brief discussions of general chemical bonding and the structure of the water molecule are included to explain the causes of these unusual properties. The course also includes discussion on the practical applications and the significance of the unique and unusual properties of water. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C105

CEU Course Title: Landscape Design and Planting Criteria

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: Landscape plantings harmonize the development with the surrounding natural and human environment. The purpose of this course is to provide planting design guidelines for preserving and improving the quality of the visual environment; prescribes standard practices and techniques for planting and initial care of plant materials; and includes guidance for the selection and establishment of turf. The course materials are based entirely on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Technical Manual TM 5-803-13: Landscape Design and Planting Criteria (1988 edition, 102 pages). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C106

CEU Course Title: Design of Small Water Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: This online course provides guidance and criteria for the design of small water supply, treatment, and distribution systems. Water quality, water quantity, water sources, water treatment, pumping, storage and distribution are discussed. The course materials are based entirely on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-503: Design of Small Water Systems (1999 edition, 83 pages). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C107

CEU Course Title: Small Wastewater Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 15 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 15 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 15 LU

Online Course Price: $349

PDH Course Description: This online course provides guidance and criteria for the design and selection of small-scale wastewater treatment facilities. Information necessary to select, size, and design such wastewater treatment unit processes, and guidance to generally available and accepted references including detailed design examples for such information are presented. The course materials are based entirely on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-501: Small Wastewater Systems (1999 edition, 221 pages). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C108

CEU Course Title: Civil Works Construction Cost Index System

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This course presents engineers and contractors with historical and forecasted cost indexes for use in escalating civil engineering and construction projects based on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineer Manual on Civil Works Construction Cost Index System (CWCCIS). The indexes presented in this manual are specifically designed for Civil Works construction, and are specific for each of the major Civil Works features. Only indexes for construction costs have been developed. The indexes are used to escalate or inflate various project cost features to current or future price levels in accordance with the above references. There are state adjustment factors included in this manual that allow a project estimated in one state to be adjusted to a project in another state. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C109

CEU Course Title: Conduits, Culverts and Pipes

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: This online course provides guidance on the design and construction of conduits, culverts, and pipes. Design procedures for trench/embankment earth loadings, highway loadings, railroad loadings, surface concentrated loadings, and internal/external fluid pressures are presented. Life cycle cost and product service life of different materials are also discussed. The course materials are based entirely on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-2902: Conduits, Culverts and Pipes (1998 edition, 85 pages). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C110

CEU Course Title: Painting: New Construction And Maintenance

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 10 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 10 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 10 LU

Online Course Price: $249

PDH Course Description: This course provides painting guidance to engineering, operations, maintenance, and construction personnel and other individuals responsible for the protection of structures based on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineer Manual on Painting - New Construction And Maintenance. It gives broad-base instructions on corrosion and corrosion protection using protective coating and state-of-the-art procedures that can be employed on Corps and other civil projects, which can aid in attaining better and, from a long-range viewpoint, more economical paint jobs. Although this manual is not intended to be a general textbook on coatings and coatings application, the complexity of the modern coatings field justifies something more than a bare, utilitarian approach to the presentation of useful information. Therefore, moderately detailed discussions of coating materials and characteristics of applied coating systems are included, even though their immediate usefulness may not be apparent to those who are interested only in "practical" information. Materials such as galvanizing, metallizing, and protective tapes are also discussed even though they are not commonly considered paints or coatings. The inclusion of these subjects illustrates that the protection of metal surfaces cannot logically be divided into precise, independent subjects. Because this manual will be used extensively as a reference it includes a complete topic index to facilitate locating specific information. In addition, Appendices will help locate references to particular standard specifications. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C111

CEU Course Title: Recreation Planning and Design Criteria

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: This online course provides guidance to the planning and design of recreation areas, sites, and facilities. Basic design considerations for major components of recreation areas are presented. The objective of this course is intended to produce safe, efficient, cost effective recreation facilities that are accessible and enjoyable to all. The course materials are based entirely on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-1-400: Recreation Planning and Design Criteria (1987 edition, 63 pages). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C115

CEU Course Title: Site Planning and Design

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 5 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 5 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 5 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Site planning is the art of evaluating a site, determining an appropriate program of activity and organizing that activity on the site. Site design is the art of arranging facilities on the site in support of the desired activity. This course describes the site planning and design process used to develop a project which fulfills facility requirements and creates the optimal relationship with the natural site, and provides general site design guidelines and criteria for design of on-site vehicular circulation and parking. The course materials are based entirely on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Technical Manual TM 5-803-14: Site Planning and Design (1994 edition, 77 pages). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C115A

CEU Course Title: Site Planning and Design^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 5 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 5 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 5 LU

Online Course Price: $119

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C116

CEU Course Title: Retaining and Flood Walls

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 15 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 15 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 15 LU

Online Course Price: $349

PDH Course Description: This course provides engineers and contractors with guidance for the safe design and economical construction of retaining and flood walls based on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Design Manual on Retaining and Flood Walls. This manual is intended primarily for retaining walls which will be subjected to hydraulic loadings such as flowing water, submergence, wave action, and spray, exposure to chemically contaminated atmosphere, and/or severe climatic conditions. Retaining walls are defined as any wall that restrains material to maintain a difference in elevation. A flood wall is defined as any wall having as its principal function the prevention of flooding of adjacent land. This course describes procedures for the design of retaining and flood walls on shallow foundations, i.e., bearing directly on rock or soil. A flood wall is treated as a special case of a retaining wall. Unless specifically noted, the guidance herein applies to both retaining and flood walls. Both geotechnical and structural aspects of wall design are included. Coordination between geotechnical engineers, structural engineers, and geologists in the design of retaining and flood walls is essential. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C117

CEU Course Title: Design of Sheet Pile Walls

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: This course provides guidance for the safe design and economical construction of sheet pile retaining and flood walls based on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Design Manual on Design of Sheet Pile Walls. This manual provides information on foundation exploration and testing procedures, analysis techniques, allowable criteria, design procedures, and construction consideration for the selection, design, and installation of sheet pile walls. The guidance is based on the present state of the technology for sheet pile-soil-structure interaction behavior. This course provides design guidance intended specifically for the geotechnical and structural engineer. It also provides essential information for others interested in sheet pile walls such as the construction engineer in understanding construction techniques related to sheet pile wall behavior during installation. Since the understanding of the physical causes of sheet pile wall behavior is actively expanding by better definition through ongoing research, prototype, model sheet pile wall testing and development of more refined analytical models, this manual is intended to provide examples and procedures of what has been proven successful. This is not the last nor final word on the state of the art for this technology. We expect, as further practical design and installation procedures are developed from the expansion of this technology, that these updates will be issued as changes to this manual. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C118

CEU Course Title: Design of Pile Foundations

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 10 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 10 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 10 LU

Online Course Price: $249

PDH Course Description: This course provides engineers and contractors with design guidance and criteria for design of pile foundations based on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Design Manual on Design of Pile Foundations. This manual provides information, foundation exploration and testing procedures, load test methods, analysis techniques, allowable criteria, design procedures, and construction consideration for the selection, design, and installation of pile foundations. The guidance is based on the present state of the technology for pile-soil-structure-foundation interaction behavior. This manual provides design guidance intended specifically for the geotechnical and structural engineer but also provides essential information for others interested in pile foundations such as the construction engineer in understanding construction techniques related to pile behavior during installation. Since the understanding of the physical causes of pile foundation behavior is actively expanding by better definition through ongoing research, prototype, model pile, and pile group testing and development of more refined analytical models, this manual is intended to provide examples and procedures of what has been proven successful. This is not the last nor final word on the state of the art for this technology. We expect, as further practical design and installation procedures are developed from the expansion of this technology, that these updates will be issued as changes to this manual. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C119

CEU Course Title: Bearing Capacity of Soils

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: This course provides guidance for calculation of the bearing capacity of soil under shallow and deep foundations supporting various types of structures and embankments based on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Design Manual on Bearing Capacity of Soils. This manual presents estimates of obtaining the bearing capacity of shallow and deep foundations for certain soil and foundation conditions using well-established, approximate solutions of bearing capacity. Principles for evaluating bearing capacity presented in this manual are applicable to numerous types of structures such as buildings and houses, towers and storage tanks, fills, embankments and dams. These guidelines may be helpful in determining soils that will lead to bearing capacity failure or excessive settlements for given foundations and loads. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C120

CEU Course Title: Technical Guidelines for Hazardous & Toxic Waste Treatment and Cleanup

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 15 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 15 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 15 LU

Online Course Price: $349

PDH Course Description: The purpose of this course is to provide design guidelines that will aid civil and environmental engineers in the selection of remedial actions at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. Some site-specific remedial technologies, including containment, treatment, and disposal systems, are also discussed. The course materials are based entirely on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-1-502: Technical Guidelines for Hazardous and Toxic Waste Treatment and Cleanup Activities (1994 edition, 337 pages). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C121

CEU Course Title: Ground Modification & Alternative Deep Foundations

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 7.5 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 7.5 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.75 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 7.5 LU

Online Course Price: $80

PDH Course Description: Ground Modification technology has advanced significantly over the last twenty-five years. Hayward Baker, a nationally recognized leader in this field, has played a key role through innovation and application of engineering expertise to solve the most challenging geotechnical engineering problems. Hayward Baker's seminar on Ground Modification is designed to keep the engineering community current with the rapid changes in ground modification technology. The main focus at the seminar is on Hayward Baker's Ground Modification and Structural Support Technologies and their role in design and construction of a variety of projects throughout the United States.

Ground Modification improves soil in place, which often affords a distinct economic advantage. In some cases, Ground Modification is the only technically feasible solution. Within Hayward Baker's range of techniques, a Ground Modification solution is available for the toughest soil and rock problems.

If you have already attended this seminar and would like to obtain a Certificate of Completion free of charge, please click on the following link:

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C121A

CEU Course Title: Ground Modification (at BE&K, Birmingham, AL)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $80

PDH Course Description: Ground Modification technology has advanced significantly over the last twenty-five years. Hayward Baker, a nationally recognized leader in this field, has played a key role through innovation and application of engineering expertise to solve the most challenging geotechnical engineering problems. Hayward Baker's seminar on Ground Modification is designed to keep the engineering community current with the rapid changes in ground modification technology. The main focus at the seminar is on Hayward Baker's Ground Modification and Structural Support Technologies and their role in design and construction of a variety of projects throughout the United States. Ground Modification improves soil in place, which often affords a distinct economic advantage. In some cases, Ground Modification is the only technically feasible solution. Within Hayward Baker's range of techniques, a Ground Modification solution is available for the toughest soil and rock problems.

If you have already attended this seminar and would like to obtain a Certificate of Completion free of charge, please click on the following link:

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C121B

CEU Course Title: Ground Modification (Jackson, MS or Mobile, AL)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $0

PDH Course Description: The main focus of the seminar will be Hayward Baker�s Ground Modification and Structural Support Technologies and the use of these techniques in design and construction in the Southeastern United States. Case histories will be included.

Hayward Baker provides a wide range of geotechnical engineering and construction services to improve soils in-place and to rehabilitate foundations. The techniques that will be discussed include Compaction & Jet Grouting, Soil Mixing, Stone Columns and Micropiles. Within our range of services, a Ground Modification solution is generally available for the toughest subsurface conditions.

If you have already attended this seminar and would like to obtain a Certificate of Completion free of charge, please click on the following link:

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C121C

CEU Course Title: Ground Modification (Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, NC)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $20

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C121D

CEU Course Title: Ground Modification - Specialty Geotechnical Construction Technologies (Charleston, Columbia, SC)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $20

PDH Course Description: The main focus of the seminar will be Specialty Geotechnical Construction Technologies and the use of these in design and construction in the Charleston area. Case histories will be included.

Hayward Baker provides a wide range of geotechnical engineering and construction services to improve soils in-place and to both construct new and to rehabilitate existing foundations. The applications that will be discussed include Specialty Geotechnical Construction for providing improved shallow foundation support, liquefaction mitigation, excavation support, and underpinning. In addition, Case Atlantic, a leading installer of drilled shaft foundations, will present design and construction challenges. Both technical and economic aspects will be presented.

If you have already attended this seminar and would like to obtain a Certificate of Completion free of charge, please click on the following link:

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C121E

CEU Course Title: Ground Modification (Miami, FL)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $20

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C121F

CEU Course Title: Ground Modification (Chipley, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando, FL)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $20

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C121G

CEU Course Title: Ground Modification Alternatives To Steel Piles

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $20

PDH Course Description: The main focus of the seminar will be Hayward Baker�s Ground Modification and Structural Support Technologies and the use of these techniques in design and construction in the Northeastern United States. Case histories will be included.

Hayward Baker provides a wide range of geotechnical engineering and construction services to improve soils in-place and to rehabilitate foundations. The techniques that will be discussed include Compaction & Jet Grouting, Soil Mixing, Stone Columns and Micropiles. Within our range of services, a Ground Modification solution is generally available for the toughest subsurface conditions.

If you have already attended this seminar and would like to obtain a Certificate of Completion free of charge, please click on the following link:

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C121H

CEU Course Title: Ground Modification (Nashville, TN)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $20

PDH Course Description: The main focus of the seminar will be Hayward Baker�s Ground Modification and the use of these techniques in design and construction in the United States. Case histories will be included.

Hayward Baker provides a wide range of geotechnical engineering and construction services to improve soils in-place and to rehabilitate foundations. The techniques that will be discussed include Compaction & Jet Grouting, Soil Mixing, Stone Columns and Micropiles. Within our range of services, a Ground Modification solution is generally available for the toughest subsurface conditions.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C122

CEU Course Title: Stormwater: The No Exposure Exemption for Industrial Activity

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course discusses the No Exposure Exemption for stormwater permits that becomes applicable March 23, 2003. The requirement that an industrial facility must have "no discharge of pollutants in stormwater from industrial activities" is defined. The conditions that meet "No Exposure" are described. This information will be useful for any manufacturing facility that is considering or currently has claimed this exemption. This information also will enable the student to better understand material handling practices that protect the environment.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end that was designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C123

CEU Course Title: Principles of Water Conservation and Reuse

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course discusses the principles of water conservation and water reuse. Water is vital to sustain life and economic growth. It is an increasingly scarce resource which requires careful management of all competing uses. This course will increase your awareness of the concepts of conservation and reuse, mainly focused on commercial and manufacturing facilities. Techniques for critically evaluating water use are described and some ideas on how to successfully implement saving programs are presented. Another benefit from this course will be awareness of water use that can be applied at home and can be shared with other water users. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end that was designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C124

CEU Course Title: An Introduction to Environmental Regulations for Manufacturers and Industry

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour course introduces the environmental regulatory system in the United States. It presents an introduction to the major federal environmental rules affecting manufacturers and industry. This course is organized to present these rules as follows:

General requirements for chemical and materials management
Air quality and emissions control regulatory program
Water programs, including drinking water, stormwater, and wastewater
Solid and hazardous waste regulatory program

This course will be particularly useful for persons who work in manufacturing and industries who want to understand what rules may affect their operations, and it will help persons familiar with some but not all of these environmental regulations to broaden their understanding of the regulatory system. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C126

CEU Course Title: Engineering Use of Geotextiles

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This online course describes various geotextiles, test methods for evaluating their properties, and recommended design and installation procedures. The contents cover physical properties, functions, design methods, design details and construction procedures for geotextiles as used in pavements, railroad beds, retaining wall earth embankment, rip-rap, concrete revetment, and drain construction. The course materials are based entirely on the Technical Manual TM 5-818-8/AFJMAN 32-1030 of Joint Departments of the Army and Air Force USA: Engineering Use Of Geotextiles. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C127

CEU Course Title: Water Supply: Sources and General Considerations

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This online course provides guidance for selecting water sources and for developing suitable sources of supply from ground or surface sources. The contents cover water requirements, ground water and surface water supplies, water intake and pumping facilities, and water system design procedures. The course materials are based entirely on the the Technical Manual TM 5-813-1/AFM 88-10 of Joint Departments of the Army and Air Force USA: Water Supply Sources And General Considerations. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C128

CEU Course Title: Water Supply: Water Treatment

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: This online course presents information on water quality standards and design criteria for water treatment processes. The contents also cover criteria to be followed in determining the necessity for and the extent of treatment, and procedures applicable to the planning of water treatment projects. The course materials are based entirely on the Technical Manual TM 5-813-3/AFM 88-10 of Joint Departments of the Army and Air Force USA: Water Supply, Water Treatment. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C129

CEU Course Title: Water Supply: Water Storage

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $39

PDH Course Description: This online course provides design criteria for water storage requirements. The contents include a typical design analysis for tanks and reservoirs, and provide guidance on the procedures to be followed in selecting sites for such storage works. The course materials are based entirely on the Technical Manual TM 5-813-4/AFM 88-10 of Joint Departments of the Army and Air Force USA: Water Supply, Water Storage. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C130

CEU Course Title: Water Supply: Water Distribution

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $79

PDH Course Description: This online course provides criteria for design and construction of portable water distribution systems. The contents cover pressure regulation alternatives, distribution mains, distribution systems pressures, service connections, distribution system equipment, distribution system design. The course materials are based entirely on the Technical Manual TM 5-813-5/AFM 88-10 of Joint Departments of the Army and Air Force USA: Water Supply, Water Distribution. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C132

CEU Course Title: Operation and Maintenance: Water Supply Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 15 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 15 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 15 LU

Online Course Price: $349

PDH Course Description: This online course provides technical guidance for operating and maintaining water supplies, treatment plants, storage facilities, and distribution systems. The contents cover water sources, unit processes of water treatment, pumping, distribution and storage, valves and hydrants, meters, instrumentation and control, cross-connection control and backflow prevention, general maintenance, swimming pool operation, and safety and health. The course materials are based entirely on the US military Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC 3-230-02): Operation and Maintenance: Water Supply Systems. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C133

CEU Course Title: Operation and Maintenance: Wastewater Treatment System

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 12 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 12 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 12 LU

Online Course Price: $279

PDH Course Description: This online course provides technical guidance for operations and maintenance (O&M) of wastewater treatment systems. The contents cover regulatory compliance and monitoring; septic tanks; grease traps; oil/water separators; septage management; extreme climate operation; corrosion control; and chemical shipping and feeding. The course materials are based entirely on the US military Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC 3-240-03): Operation and Maintenance: Wastewater Treatment System. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C134

CEU Course Title: General Provisions and Geometric Design for Roads

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This online course provides general provisions and geometric design criteria for guidance in the design of roads, streets, walks, and open storage areas. The course materials are based entirely on the Technical Manual TM 5-822-2/AFM 88-7 of Joint Departments of the Army and Air Force USA: General Provisions and Geometric Design for Roads, Streets, Walks, and Open Storage Areas. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C135

CEU Course Title: Pavement Design

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: This online course provides guidance for design of pavements and supporting materials for roads, streets, walks and open storage areas. The contents include procedures for conducting preliminary site reconnaissance, traffic analyses, and criteria for the design of subgrade, subbase, base courses, flexible and rigid pavements. The course materials are based entirely on the Technical Manual TM 5-822-5/AFM 88-7 of Joint Departments of the Army and Air Force USA: Pavement Design for Roads, Street, Walks, and Open Storage Areas. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C138

CEU Course Title: MSE Walls

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 5 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 5 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 5 LU

Online Course Price: $139

PDH Course Description: Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining walls are growing in popularity. Variations on the basic design, including curves, tiers, railings, stairs, walkways and the like are making them more and more attractive to designers and architects. In this course you will find examples of the design of these walls and the principles which underlie those designs. You'll also become aware of some of the problems to avoid. The course assumes you already know how to design other types of earth retaining structures and that you understand some principles of soil mechanics. If you feel you need a refresher course, PDH Center offers an excellent course entitled Retaining and Flood Walls (C116) which covers MSE walls and many other types. This course emphasizes practical solutions for the day to day problems facing the practicing engineer or architect. Theories of earth science are mentioned but it is the application of those theories which is the focus of the course. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C139

CEU Course Title: Design and Permitting of Small Public Water Supplies in Florida (Chapters 64E-8, 62-550 and 62-555 FAC)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: Students of this six-hour course will benefit by becoming familiar with the Regulations of the Florida Administrative Code governing design and permitting of public water supplies and the resources available on the internet. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C140

CEU Course Title: Contaminated Site Remediation Strategies Part I - Evaluation of Site Characteristics

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This four-hour course, "Evaluation of Site Characteristics," is one of a series of courses prepared by the author on "Contaminated Site Remediation Strategies." The course series are designed to provide fundamental and practical approaches to the selection and design of remedial action and closure alternatives for contaminated sites. This course describes pertinent site characteristics and their relevance in selecting contaminated site closure options and remediation processes. The course is presented in five sections with example questions to facilitate reviews.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C141

CEU Course Title: Some Probabilistic Methods in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: Dealing with uncertainty in engineering has been, and always will be a challenge. We can never predict certain things with absolute certainty so statistical methods will always be with us. Probability plays a major role in engineering. This course offers an introduction to some of the ways engineers use statistics in design and analysis. In it you will find examples and suggestions for way to broaden your knowledge of statistical concepts.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C142

CEU Course Title: Stormwater: Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans and Best Management Practices

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This four-hour course includes three parts. Part 1 discusses the Storm Water Pollution Prevention (SWPP) Plan requirements for industrial facilities covered under the stormwater Multi Sector General Permit (MSGP). Part 2 discusses candidate Best Management Practices (BMPs) identified as applicable for stormwater programs at industrial facilities. These BMPs are specifically required under NPDES permits for stormwater discharges, as one part of the SWPP Plan. Part 3 includes several references to more detail on the topics in this course as well as related storm water management information. This information will be useful for any manufacturing facility or construction site covered by a MSGP or state equivalent. This information will enable the student to understand the requirements of the SWPP Plan, why BMPs are necessary, and when the various BMPs are most appropriate.

This course includes multiple-choice quiz that are designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C143

CEU Course Title: Air Permitting - Lesson 1 - Types of Permits

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour course discusses the types of air permits that will be needed to comply with state and federal regulations. Requirements for filing air permit applications will be required for new facilities at new sites, new installations at existing sites, and changes that include modifications, reactivations, or relocations of existing emission sources. Since 1990, the EPA has been proposing and promulgating maximum achievable control technology (MACT) rules for the title V facilities that will result in changes to existing facilities just to comply. The MACT rule changes pioneered the concept of process changes as well as air pollution control equipment changes for compliance. The current requirements for air permitting now include existing facilities that will need to change processes or add-on air pollution control equipment. Permits are categorized as major, medium, and minor depending upon the category of the facility and the quantities of air pollutant emissions generated annually. This course will enable the student to comprehend the types of permits necessary when changing existing facility emission sources or adding new emission sources. Understanding these air permits will also enable the student to select the permit type for the facility.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C144

CEU Course Title: Air Permitting - Lesson 2 - Engineering in Permit Applications

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: This six-hour online course discusses the types of engineering skills, duties, and responsibilities generally applied to the preparation of air permit applications. Filing air permit applications will be required for installing new facilities at new sites, installing new equipment or increasing production capacity at existing sites, and changing air pollutant emission discharges when modifying, reactivating, or relocating existing emission sources. State and federal regulatory agencies provide outlines, checklists, instructions, blank forms, environmental rules, and resource information to guide the permit writer. Permit applications are processed more efficiently when the technical information is based on sound engineering principles. The duties, tasks, and responsibilities of the engineer start with developing clear descriptions of the planned new or modified equipment, process changes, or air pollution control equipment based upon Information from qualified suppliers, from state and federal regulatory agency guidance documents, and from environmental rule requirements. After determining the specific reasons for the permit application, the engineer alone or as a part of a work team will collect data and details for the changes planned at the facility; calculate production capacities, emissions, and air pollution control equipment efficiencies; prepare site, process, and equipment drawings; compare the environmental plans with existing information available from many state agencies and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), complete the required permit application forms, and provide the assembly in the checklist order specified by the specific reviewing agency. This course will enable the student to learn the engineering tasks, duties, and responsibilities that apply to the preparation of air permit applications meeting the requirements of state and federal regulatory agencies.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C151

CEU Course Title: Design of High-Purity Water Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course examines the specifications for high purity water as established by various standards setting organizations such as The American Society for Testing and Materials, National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards, and the US Pharmacopoeia. In addition, the course examines the nature of water, the types of contaminants in water, and treatment methods for the control of contaminants in water. The design of most high purity water systems consists of a number of treatment methods integrated together to achieve the water quality objectives. The course examines common high purity water system process designs used to meet the various water quality specifications.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C152

CEU Course Title: Rock Foundations

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 12 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 12 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 12 LU

Online Course Price: $279

PDH Course Description: This course provides engineers and contractors with design guidance and technical criteria for design of rock foundations based on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineer Manual on Rock Foundations. The manual provides a minimum standard to be used for designing a satisfactory rock foundation for the usual situation. It discussed design considerations, factor of safety, construction considerations, and selection of appropriate geotechnical instrumentation. The manual provides guidance on site investigation techniques and procedures, rock mass characterization and classification schemes, foundation deformation, sliding stability assessment, cut slope stability, and settlement and foundation bearing capacity. It also discusses conditions that cause construction or operation problems in rock foundation, such as underground cavities; swelling and squeezing rock, and gradational soil-rock contacts, rock weathering, saprolites, and residual soils. Unusual or special site, loading, or operating conditions may warrant sophisticated analytical designs that are beyond the scope of this manual.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C153

CEU Course Title: Rock Reinforcement

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 10 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 10 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 10 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: This course provides engineers and geologists with design guidance on the techniques and procedures of rock reinforcement for underground and surface structures in civil engineering works. The course materials are based entirely on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-1-2907: Rock Reinforcemnt. The manual discusses various reinforcing techniques using tensioned rock bolts, untensioned reinforcement elements, high capacity tensioned rock anchors and surface treatment. The appendices of the manual covers the background and history of rock reinforcement and provides sample specifications for rock bolts and anchors.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C155

CEU Course Title: Earth Pressure and Retaining Wall Basics for Non-Geotechnical Engineers

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course is intended for a wide range audience and in particular, the non-geotechnical engineer. Therefore it is not an exhaustive review of the subject. The objective of the course is to discuss the three types of lateral earth pressure (at rest, active and passive) that apply to a wall and describe how each is calculated. The course then uses this information and discusses the method of calculating the active earth pressure force using the Rankine and Coulomb methods described in this course. The method for calculating the factors of safety for sliding, overturning and bearing capacity are discussed. Basic examples are provided to illustrate the concepts.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C156

CEU Course Title: Coastal Terminology and Geologic Environments

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This course is one of a series of courses that provide an overview of coastal geology and a discussion of data sources and study methods applicable to coastal geological field studies. The course materials are based entirely on Chapter 2 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-1810 Coastal Geology, which provides general background information on coastal nomenclature and concepts like datums and water levels. It also discusses waves and tides and changes in sea level - processes which cause geologic change in the coastal zone. The intent is to give a reader a basic understanding of some of the processes which cause coastal change and serve as a foundation for the discussions of specific coastal features in the other courses of the series.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C157

CEU Course Title: Coastal Classification and Morpholgy

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 5 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 5 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 5 LU

Online Course Price: $129

PDH Course Description: This course is one of a series of courses that provide an overview of coastal geology and a discussion of data sources and study methods applicable to coastal geological field studies. The course materials are based entirely on Chapter 3 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-1810 Coastal Geology, which discusses the coastal classification scheme of Francis Shepard. In addition, discussions and examples of specific coastlines are given following Shepard�s outline.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C158

CEU Course Title: Coastal Morphodynamics

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 7 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 7 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.7 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 7 LU

Online Course Price: $169

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C159

CEU Course Title: Coastal Geological Investigations

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 10 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 10 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 10 LU

Online Course Price: $249

PDH Course Description: This course is the last one of a series of courses that provide an overview of coastal geology and a discussion of data sources and study methods applicable to coastal geological field studies. The course materials are based entirely on Chapter 5 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-1810 Coastal Geology, which discusses about sources, analysis and interpretation of coastal information.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C160

CEU Course Title: Alternative Stormwater Management: Low Impact Development

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 10 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 10 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 10 LU

Online Course Price: $249

PDH Course Description: This 10-hour course provides guidance for the application and design of the alternative stormwater management techniques of Low Impact Development (LID). The course content is based on the Prince George's County Maryland publication Low Impact Development Design Strategies: An Integrated Design Approach 1999 (150 pages). This publication introduces the goals of LID, presents the methodology of LID site planning, teaches how hydrologic methods can be used in LID design, and provides information to select and implement site specific integrated management practices.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C161

CEU Course Title: Response to Oil Spills

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course introduces planning and techniques for response to oil spills. It describes key factors for contingency planning, presents an introduction to the National Response System, and summarizes factors to be considered for shoreline cleanup of an oil spill. Response approaches are described with some detail on when and why they can be effective. The course introduces the National Contingency Plan Product Schedule which identifies additives that are available for responding to an oil spill.

This course will be particularly useful for persons responsible for preparing and implementing response programs such as Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans, Best Management Practices (BMP) Plans, and Storm Water Pollution Prevention (SWPP) Plans. The course also will be useful for understanding the National Response System and the role of government agencies in response to an oil spill.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz that was designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C162

CEU Course Title: Confined Disposal of Dredged Material

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course provides guidance and evaluation of dredged material disposal and disposal alternatives. While selection of dredging equipment is important for economic dredging, the selection of a disposal alternative is of equal or greater importance in determining viability of the project especially from an environmental standpoint. The design, operation and maintenance, management and productive use of confined dredged material disposal areas are presented. The course will enable the student to understand the procedures and importance of data gathering, sediment characterization and disposal site foundation conditions involved in the design of containment areas, retention dikes and storage capacity estimates.

The course is based on Engineer Manual EM 1110-2-5025 US Army Corps of Engineers, Dredging and Dredged Material Disposal, chapters 1 and 4. A multiple-choice quiz is included at the end of the course to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C163

CEU Course Title: Beneficial Use of Dredged Material

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course provides an overview for the planning, design and selection of dredged material as a manageable, beneficial resource as an alternative to normal methods of disposal. Land creation with dredged material often consists of filling, raising and protecting areas that are periodically submerged. The type of areas considered in this course are parks, agricultural, forest, solid waste landfill, industrial, commercial and residential use. Habitat development, which includes wetland, island and aquatic habitats, is not discussed here. You are required to study the following US Army Corps of Engineers Manual: Chapters 1- 3, 11- 13 and 15 of Beneficial Use of Dredged Material EM 1110-2-5026 (1987 Edition, 66 pages).

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C164

CEU Course Title: Soil Stabilization for Pavements

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour course discusses criteria and methods for improving soil characteristics by the alteration or modification of one or more of a soil properties for improved performance of roads and airfield pavements. Stabilization can be used for sub-grade materials ranging from expansive clays to granular materials. A wide selection of processes and materials are available for the engineer. The course will describe the types of available additives used for different types of soil, the quantity to use and the methods of construction used to blend the additives and soil. Soil additives discussed here include portland cement, lime, flyash, bitumen and combinations of two or more these additives. You are required to study the following Technical Manual: Soil Stabilization for Pavements TM 5-822-14/ AFJMAN 32-1019 of the joint departments of the Army and the Air Force (1994 edition, 57pages).

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C165

CEU Course Title: General Principles of Pumping Station Layout

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour online course provides general guidance and principles that should be considered and evaluated during the design and layout of flood control pumping stations. The principles are necessary to produce an economical, efficient and dependable pumping station. The general principles for pumping station design and layout for sumps, types of discharge and arrangements, types of pumps, types of sumps along with environmental, power and access considerations are discussed. The course covers a wide range of pumping station features: types of pumps, pumping station floor elevations, sump sizes, discharge pipe elevations, siphons and emergency closures. At the conclusion of this course the student will be familiar with the general principles that determine the location, site selection and various types of pumping stations and understand the basic pump station auxiliary equipment such as cranes, trash rakes, fire protection and heating and ventilation.

You are required to study the US Army Corps of Engineers Manual, �General Principles of Pumping Station Design and Layout�, EM 1110-2-3102 (1995 Edition, 33 pages), PDF file. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C166

CEU Course Title: Alternative Slope Stabilization Techniques: Soil Bioengineering

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Soil Bioengineering is an integrated design technique that combines living biological elements and engineering design methods to protect slopes and reduce erosion. Soil Bioengineering can be an effective low-cost solution to slope and erosion problems where site access is difficult and where site aesthetics require a more natural appearance. This online course provides guidance for the application and design of the alternative slope stabilization techniques of Soil Bioengineering. The course introduces the goals, describes the design methodology, teaches about construction methods, and provides information to select and implement soil bioengineering for slope stabilization.

The course content is based on the Natural Resources Conservation Service Engineering Field Handbook Chapter 18 Soil Bioengineering for Upland Slope Protection and Erosion Reduction (61 pages). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C167

CEU Course Title: Field Compaction Methods for Soils

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This hour online course discusses the methods involved in Field Compaction for Soils. The subgrade is the first line of support for roadways, bridges, runways, etc. It is important that during the placement of earth backfill that the subgrade be compacted to the minimum requirements as determined by the engineer. This course will introduce the engineer to the most widely used methods for compacting subgrades and their importance in the construction of various structures.

This course requires that the readers have access to the following AASHTO or ASTM standards: Standard Test for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Modified effort, (ASTM D-698 and AASHTO T-180) or Standard Test for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Standard effort (ASTM D-1557 and AASHTO T-99).

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C167S

CEU Course Title: M�todos De la Compactaci�n Del Campo para los Suelos

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: La compactaci�n del suelo se ocurre durante las primeras etapas de un proyecto de construcci�n. El grado de compactaci�n del suelo pod�a determinar f�cilmente la vida de estructuras grandes o peque�as desde las estructuras residenciales, almacenes, estacionamientos, pistas de aterrizaje, carreteras, etc. Este curso presenta los fundamentos del campo de compactaci�n del suelo desde el an�lisis del laboratorio hasta las pruebas de la compactaci�n. Una prueba est� incluida al final para ayudar en el entendimiento del material del curso.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C168

CEU Course Title: Monitoring Well Design, Installation and Reporting Guidelines at HTRW Sites

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour course provides general guidance for the design, installation and reporting of borings, monitoring wells and other associated geotechnical activities and devices at hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste (HTRW) project sites. To accurately characterize a HTRW site, the procedures for drilling, well installation and sampling must be standardized, documented and followed concisely. Only chemical issues related to HTRW work are covered in this course. Biological issues are discussed in other sources as referenced below.

This course is based primarily on chapters 1 - 8 of the US Army Corps of Engineers Manual, "Monitoring Well Design, Installation and Documentation at Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Sites", EM 1110-1-4000 (1998 Edition, 51 pages).

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C169

CEU Course Title: Contaminated Soil Excavations, Planning and Managing to Minimize Cost

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: This 8-hour course provides a basic understanding and guidelines for managing contaminated soil removal operations, such as those due to historical practices at industrial facilities or military bases. This course is applicable to sites whether regulated under CERCLA, RCRA, or under State jurisdictions. Methods and lessons learned for conducting these operations are provided, from the basic approach for setting up the effort, to implementing proven techniques for reducing costs and avoiding pitfalls common to these operations. Proper management of these projects is often underestimated because of the perceived simplicity of excavation operations in general. If you are a manager of a facility where removal operations are planned, or a cleanup contractor, chances are that you �don�t know what you don�t know� about these efforts, and this course will certainly pay for itself many times over.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C170

CEU Course Title: Hazardous and Toxic Waste Disposal Technologies

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course provides general guidelines for the engineered disposal of hazardous and toxic waste (HTW) at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. The guidelines are intended for the selection of remedial actions and treatment of hazardous waste contaminants by constructing and operating waste landfills. Landfills present two types of environmental risks. Potential mismanagement of reactive, ignitable or incompatible wastes could result in fires, explosions or toxic fume releases. Leachate, runoff or wind erosion can contaminate the subsoil, groundwater and nearby surface water. Remedial actions performed at a contaminated site must comply with federal and state regulations.

The student will become familiar with the general guidelines and techniques for the design and installation of land waste disposal areas and deep well injection systems used for the disposal of hazardous waste. Deep well injection is considered as an optional method to land disposal. Basic design elements of landfills, advantages and disadvantages of landfill disposal systems and consideration of the specific site conditions to assure sound engineering solutions in order to forestall problems or litigation are discussed. The methods and basics of incineration and thermal desorption methods and their uses for disposing of contaminated material in waste landfills are also discussed.

You are required to study chapter 5 of the US Army Corps of Engineers Manual, �Technical Guidelines for Hazardous and Toxic Waste Treatment and Cleanup Activities�, EM 1110-1-502 (1994 Edition, 16 pages). Also included in the course study are articles by FRTR Remedial Technology, �Incineration� (5 pages) and Technology Tree, �Thermal Desorption� (2 pages). All material for this course is in PDF file format.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C171

CEU Course Title: Streambank and Shoreline Protection

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: Streambank and shoreline erosion can significantly impact: water quality, wildlife habitat, and structures adjacent to our rivers and lakes. Streambank and shoreline protection methods require a careful assessment of the problems at hand and the methods of treatment. This course provides guidance for the application and design of streambank and shoreline protection. Both vegetative methods and structural methods are presented.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C172

CEU Course Title: Understanding the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) Part I

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: Traffic control is of great importance in traffic engineering. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is a guideline that promotes the safe and efficient movement of traffic. This manual gives guidelines for the placement of highways signs, stripping, signaling, and much more. This course will provide the reader with the knowledge to use the basic principles of the MUTCD. The course materials are based solely on the 2003 edition MUTCD for Streets and Highways.

This 8 hour online course is the first part of a 3 part series and will introduce to the reader the methods involved in designing the traffic control for highways and streets using the MUTCD.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C173

CEU Course Title: Understanding the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) Part II

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: Traffic control is of great importance in traffic engineering. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is a guideline that promotes the safe and efficient movement of traffic. This manual gives guidelines for the placement of highways signs, stripping, signaling, and much more. This course will provide the reader with the knowledge to use the basic principles of the MUTCD. The course materials are based solely on the 2003 edition MUTCD for Streets and Highways. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C174

CEU Course Title: Understanding the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) Part III

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Traffic control is of great importance in traffic engineering. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is a guideline that promotes the safe and efficient movement of traffic. This manual gives guidelines for the placement of highways signs, stripping, signaling, and much more. This course will provide the reader with the knowledge to use the basic principles of the MUTCD. The course materials are based solely on the 2003 edition MUTCD for Streets and Highways. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C175

CEU Course Title: Hazardous and Toxic Waste Treatment of Soils & Sludges

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour online course provides general guidelines for the treatment of hazardous and toxic waste (HTW) at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. The guidelines are intended for the selection of remedial actions and treatment of hazardous waste contaminants by various biological, chemical, physical or thermal methods or combinations of them. Treatment of contaminated soils and sludges by biological treatment, thermal desorption, solidification/stabilization, incineration and evaporation methods are discussed in this course. Treatments of liquid wastes are not discussed here. Several methods such as, biological and stabilization/solidification however are applicable for treating contaminated liquid wastes. Remedial actions performed at a contaminated site must comply with federal and state regulations.

The student will become familiar with several methods used for treating contaminated soils and sludges at hazardous and toxic waste sites. The basic guidelines for O&M of a treatment method, their advantages and disadvantages and guidance in the selection of the most appropriate method for treatment are discussed. Potential environmental risks caused by treatment, measures for minimizing risks and beneficial uses for a treatment�s final product are also discussed.

You are requested to study Chapter 4, sections II and III of the US Army Corps of Engineers Manual, �Technical Guidelines for Hazardous and Toxic Waste Treatment and Cleanup Activities�, EM 1110-1- 502 (1994 Edition, 43 pages).

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C176

CEU Course Title: Guidelines for Hazardous and Toxic Waste Collection and Removal

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour online course provides general guidelines and techniques for the management and cleanup of uncontrolled hazardous and toxic waste (HTW) sites for the protection of public health and the environment. The guidelines discussed pertain to the remediation of on site contamination by the collection and removal of wastes, soils, sediments, liquids and sludges. Techniques for remediation of contaminated drums, tanks, lagoons, landfills, soils and structures are discussed in this course. Remedial actions performed at a contaminated site must comply with federal and state regulations.

The student will become familiar with several methods and techniques used to collect and remove contaminated wastes, soil and sludges at hazardous and toxic waste sites (HTW). HTW disposal sites include contaminated drums, tanks, lagoons, landfills and structures. The student will understand the importance for proper management of collection and removal activities and for not mixing incompatible waste together. The basic guidelines for the O&M of a treatment method, guidance in the selection of the most appropriate method for treatment and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Potential environmental risks caused by a treatment methods and measures available for minimizing risks are discussed.

You are requested to study Chapter 3, section I of the US Army Corps of Engineers Manual, �Technical Guidelines for Hazardous and Toxic Waste Treatment and Cleanup Activities�, EM 1110-1- 502 (1994 Edition, 38 pages), PDF file.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C177

CEU Course Title: Control of Water Terrorism Agents

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: With the war on terrorism comes a heightened sense of concern and anxiety over the potential threat of water terrorism. This could take the form of destruction of essential infrastructure or the intentional contamination of a water supply. This course investigates the threat of a number of potential chemical and biological agents. In addition, the course examines the current technology available for the control and mitigation of water terrorism agents.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C178

CEU Course Title: Guidelines for Contaminated Ground Water Plume Management

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour online course provides general guidelines and techniques for management of contaminated ground water plumes at uncontrolled hazardous and toxic waste sites. The management methods include extraction/injection well systems, subsurface barrier systems such as slurry trench cutoff walls, grout curtains, membrane and synthetic sheet curtains, sheet pile cutoff walls and pumping systems combined with subsurface barriers. Gravity systems, seepage basins, subsurface drains and drainage ditches and ground water barrier combinations are also discussed. Remediation controls for surface water and gas emissions are not discussed here. Remedial actions performed at a contaminated site must comply with federal and state regulations.

The student will become familiar with methods and techniques used to treat and manage contaminated ground water plumes at hazardous and toxic waste sites (HTW). Ground water plumes can contain contaminants like volatiles, soluble organic, corrosive acids and alkalis. The student will understand the design and construction of deep well and extraction/injection well pumping systems, ground water barriers including slurry trench and sheet pile cutoff walls, grout curtains and membrane sheet curtains. Subsurface barriers use in combination with pumping systems are discussed. The basic guidelines for the O&M of a treatment method, guidance in the selection of the most appropriate method for treatment and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Potential environmental risks caused by the remedial activities and measures to take to minimize the risks are discussed.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C179

CEU Course Title: Surface Water and Gas Control Guidelines for HTW Sites

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour online course provides general guidelines and techniques to manage surface water and gas emissions at uncontrolled hazardous and toxic waste (HTW) sites. Surface water management is necessary to reduce erosion and to control contaminant, leachate and gas migration. Management methods discussed include earth berms and levees, terraces and benches, disposal site surface grading and sealing, revegetation and passive and active gas control systems. Gravity systems including drainage ditches, seepage basins, sedimentation basins, flumes and combinations of these systems are discussed. The student will become familiar with methods and techniques used to manage surface drainage and leachate at hazardous and toxic waste (HTW) sites. The purpose is to reduce erosion, water ponding, runoff and infiltration of contaminated waste into downstream water or streams. The student will better understand the application of interception or diversion methods such as ditches, berms, flumes, terraces and benches and seepage and sedimentation basins. Other techniques for erosion protection, sealing and revegetation are discussed and describe chemical stabilizers, synthetic membranes, soil cement and asphalt concrete. The student will also become familiar with the gas generation and migration process and the basic components and construction considerations of various management systems. Also considered are the proper steps, materials and plants used to reestablish vegetation for erosion control and possible reuse of waste sites. Basic guidance in the selection of the most appropriate method to use and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C180

CEU Course Title: Fluvial Geomorphology and Natural Channel Design

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 10 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 10 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 10 LU

Online Course Price: $249

PDH Course Description: Natural channel design has become extremely popular amongst the stream restoration community. Natural channel design shifts the focus from the traditional engineering goal of maximizing conveyance, to creating a channel with long-term stability and ecological value. The understanding of fluvial geomorphology is critical to success of Natural Channel Design projects. Streambank restoration requires a careful assessment of the problems at hand and evaluation of the activities needed to bring the channel back to dynamic equilibrium. This course provides an introduction to fluvial geomorphology and guidance for the application and design of streambank restoration using Natural Channel Design. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C181

CEU Course Title: OSHA�s Guidelines for Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) 8-HR Refresher Training

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: The OSHA Hazardous Waste and Emergency Operations (HAZWOPER) regulations, found at 29 CFR 1910.120, require all covered individuals who have had the 24-hour or 40-hour required training to have 8-hour refresher training each year. This course provides such training for those covered individuals. Combined with a suggested first aid class, the program covers the complete HAZWOPER program including regulations, personal protective equipment, and key health and safety issues.

This course requires the completion of a multiple-choice quiz at its conclusion in order to obtain the necessary certification for the individuals to continue working at hazardous waste sites covered under the OSHA regulation.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C182

CEU Course Title: Practical Design of Water Distribution Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This is a four-hour online course discussion on practical water distribution system design. It is important to understand how soil conditions affect the design and choice of materials to protect the system. Basic information to develop a model is outlined as well as how to attain the necessary information. ANSI/AWWA standards are provided for materials and procedures.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C183

CEU Course Title: Guidelines for Treatment of Liquid Waste Streams

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour online course provides general guidelines for treating hazardous liquid waste streams by air stripping and biological processes. The guidelines assist in the selection of remedial actions for treating hazardous and toxic waste (HTW) contaminants. Air stripping, a mechanical method using lagoons and packed towers, is discussed. Biological methods include trickling filters, rotating biological contactors, activated sludge systems and waste stabilization ponds. The basis for selecting a treatment method, criteria for optimum performance, advantages and disadvantages are presented for consideration. Remedial actions performed at a contaminated site must comply with federal and state regulations.

This course provides general technical guidelines and methods for the treatment of liquid waste by physical and biological methods. Physical treatment methods include air or stream stripping and absorption or both methods used in combination. Biological treatment methods use the action of microbes similar to that of ecosystems but at much faster rates. Organics in solution are removed, partly mineralized and partly collected as a semi solid or sludge and separated from the liquid waste. Treatment of liquid waste render such waste and any residues left from treatment methods non-hazardous and safer to dispose of, to transport or to store.

Liquid waste includes; leachates, ground water, surface water and effluents generated by other treatment measures. Liquid wastes vary considerable depending on the type of activity generating them; waste from the oil industry contains oily substances and hydrocarbons while galvanic industries generate heavy metals. Ground water may be contaminated from fuel storage, chemical leakage, fuel spills, underground pipeline failures, runoff of chemical preservatives, uncontrolled disposal of HTW materials and other sources. Contaminants include chlorinated, aromatic or polycyclic hydrocarbons, solvents, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide or heavy metals.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C184

CEU Course Title: Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: The use of Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) has been practiced since 1974 in Nevada and Texas. With the sponsorship of the Federal Highway Administration more than 40 states performed RAP demonstration projects between 1976 and 1982.

Though it has been used for decades reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) is still considered to be in its early stages of development and use. This 3 hour online course will explore the various uses of RAP such as asphaltic concrete, base and subbase material as well as embankment and fill material. The material properties will be discussed such as shear strength, density, and compaction to name a few.

This course will provide the reader with the knowledge to use RAP on their next project. The course materials are based solely on the website of the FHWA�s Turner � Fairbank Highway Research Center and their RAP web pages. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C185

CEU Course Title: Chemical Treatment of Liquid Waste Streams

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour online course provides general guidelines for treating industrial and hazardous liquid waste streams by chemical and physical chemical processes. The guidelines assist in the selection of remedial actions for treating hazardous and toxic waste (HTW) contaminants. The methods include precipitation, flocculation, sedimentation, neutralization, oil-water separation, reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration. The basis for selecting a treatment method, criteria for optimum performance, advantages and disadvantages are presented for consideration. Remedial actions performed at a contaminated site must comply with federal and state regulations.

Treatment of liquid waste render such waste and any residues left from treatment methods non-hazardous and safer to dispose of, to transport or to store. Liquid waste includes; leachates, ground water, surface water, industrial discharges, city street runoff, mining activities and effluents generated by landfills and other treatment measures. Liquid wastes vary considerable depending on the type of activity generating them; waste from the oil industry contains oily substances and hydrocarbons while galvanic industries generate heavy metals. Ground water may be contaminated from fuel storage, chemical leakage, fuel spills, underground pipeline failures, runoff of chemical preservatives, uncontrolled disposal of HTW materials and other sources. Contaminants include chlorinated, aromatic or polycyclic hydrocarbons, solvents, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide or heavy metals.

There are many treatment methods, which function by various chemical and physical means or in combinations. All methods are sensitive to heavy metals, oil and grease by varying degrees. Methods such as ultrafiltration can handle suspended solids better than other methods such as reverse osmosis. Physical processes treat suspended solids either by allowing them to settle out (sedimentation) or to float to the top naturally. Or the process may use stirring or agitating actions to cause particles to contact each other and stick together without or with chemical additives (flocculation). Chemical flocculants produce larger particles. Particle flotation can be aided with dissolved air under pressure or under vacuum conditions (dissolved air flotation). Chemical processes include precipitation, flocculation, neutralization and solidification. Membrane processes include reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration and other filtration systems.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: C186

CEU Course Title: Gravel Roads Design and Maintenance

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: Did you know that more than 50% of all the roads in the US and more than 90% of all the roads in the world are unpaved? This course presents information on the gravel roads maintenance and design for the benefit of engineers, contractors, planners, managers, and grader operators. The contents cover routine maintenance and rehabilitation, drainage, surface gravel, dust control/stabilization and innovations. The course materials are based entirely on the Federal Highway Administration publication: Gravel Roads Maintenance and Design Manual. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E101

CEU Course Title: OSHA 3075 - Controlling Electrical Hazards

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: In this lesson, students will study OSHA 3075: Controlling Electrical Hazards (1997 edition, 35 pages, PDF file format), which provides an overview of basic electrical safety for individuals with little or limited training or familiarity with electrical hazards. The concepts and principles contained in OSHA 3075 will help further an understanding of OSHA's electrical safety standards for general industry. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E102

CEU Course Title: Concepts of Energy Management

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: The course intends to create awareness of various aspects of energy management to the users. The course discusses various techniques of energy management applicable to buildings as well as industrial applications. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E103

CEU Course Title: Design Safety Standards for Electrical Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: The purpose of this course is to provide information related to the design safety standards for electrical systems. Students will study OSHA Regulation 1910.303: General Requirements-Design Safety Standards for Electrical Systems, which discusses about the examination, installation, and use of electrical equipment as well as requirements on the conductor splices, arcing parts of electrical equipment, and marking of electrical equipment. It also provides design guidelines on the identification of disconnecting means and circuits, and access and working space around electrical equipment. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E104

CEU Course Title: Power Systems - Basic Concepts and Applications - Part I

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 12 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 12 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 12 LU

Online Course Price: $279

PDH Course Description: A power system is an interconnected network with components converting non-electrical energy continuously into the electrical form and transporting the electrical energy from generating sources to the loads/users. A power system serves one important function and that is to supply customers with electricity as economically and as reliably as possible. This course should provide a brief review for readers in the power engineering profession or serve as an introductory material for readers in a non-power engineering profession. This course begins with an introduction to power systems. It discusses the basic structure of power systems, the fundamentals of AC circuits, mathematical notations, balanced three-phase systems, and per unit values. Then, it presents an overview of the three main components of power systems: generators, transmission lines and transformers. PART I of the course ends with the fundamentals of power factor correction and its applications. PART II continues with symmetrical components and its applications - short circuit calculations. Power flow problems are introduced and its solution techniques are discussed. This material concludes with some fundamentals on power system stability. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E105

CEU Course Title: Power Systems - Basic Concepts and Applications - Part II

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 12 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 12 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 12 LU

Online Course Price: $279

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E106

CEU Course Title: Sizing Supply Conductors for Two-Speed Single Winding Induction Motors

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Two-speed single winding variable torque motors are commonly used in process facilities on air coolers. These motors have two horsepower ratings, two speed ratings, and two full-load current ratings. Because the motor has a single winding the speed change is accomplished by changing the wiring configuration and the number of stator circuits. These changes are described in NEMA MG1. The application is described including recommendations for sizing the supply conductors for avoiding application problems. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E107

CEU Course Title: Introduction to Computer Networking

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: Engineers are constantly looked upon to integrate multiple technologies. Because of the growth of the Internet, the need for engineers to have a basic understanding of computer networks has become critical. Almost every role in engineering has become integrated with computers and networking. Data from many sources such as mechanical, chemical, and structural systems is being measured remotely. In addition, we often need to provide a remote control of these systems using networks. This convergence of technologies has helped to make the use of computers and computer networks a mature technology with the ability to be used to solve many types of engineering problems. The purpose of this course is to provide the engineer with a general introduction to LAN and WAN technologies. This course is addressed to the engineer with a basic knowledge of computers who needs to become familiar with computer networks. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E108

CEU Course Title: Surge Protection Considerations

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $95

PDH Course Description: Surge protection is an important consideration in the electrical system design. With over 30 years of experience devoted solely to the TVSS (Transient Voltage Surge Suppression) industry, LEA International offers one of the most comprehensive SPD (Surge Protection Device) product lines available worldwide. LEA International's seminar on Surge Protection Considerations is designed to keep the engineering community current with the state-of-the-art in surge protection technology. The topics discussed in the seminar include TVSS Standards; Technologies; Selection Criteria for TVSS; How to Size and Select TVSS's for Various Applications; Service Entrance, Distribution Panel and Branch Requirements; and Installation Guidelines for TVSS's.

If you have already attended this seminar and would like to obtain a Certificate of Completion free of charge, please click on the following link:

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E108A

CEU Course Title: Surge Protection Considerations

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $95

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E109

CEU Course Title: National Electric Code

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two hour online course reviews NFPA 70, the National Electric Code, as a design guide. It is presented as an annotated Table of Contents to the Code. The Code, itself, is not directed towards a design aid. Instead, it is offered as a guide for review and inspection.

You will need a copy of the National Electric Code as a reference to study this course and to take the quiz.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E110

CEU Course Title: Small Motor Control (1/4 HP - 200 HP)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two hour online course discusses methods of motor control and representation in motor design. It is directed towards small AC induction motors in the range of 1/4 HP to 200 HP. It is important to understand these principles because automatic control technology has been advancing so rapidly that basic safety and simple manual functions may be overlooked. This course will enable the supervising engineer or submittals approval officer to recognize safety and functional design errors. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E111

CEU Course Title: Electrical Transmission and Distribution Safety

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This online course provides facilities engineers with guidelines on the safe operation and maintenance of electrical equipment and installations used for transmission and distribution of electrical power. The contents cover general safety practices; switching, tagging, testing of circuits and equipment; overhead lines, switchyards, substations and underground line maintenance. The course materials are based entirely on the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command's Publication P-1060: Electrical Transmission and Distribution Safety Manual. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E112

CEU Course Title: Electrical Design - Lightning and Static Electricity Protection

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $39

PDH Course Description: This online course provides guidelines for determining adequacy of lightning and static electricity protection systems for all types of facilities. The contents cover applicable codes and standards, lightning phenomena, bonding and grounding. The course materials are based entirely on the Technical Manual of Joint Departments of the Army and Air Force USA: TM 5-811-3/AFM 88-9 Electrical Design - Lightning and Static Electricity Protection. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E113

CEU Course Title: Electrical Power Supply and Distribution

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 10 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 10 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 10 LU

Online Course Price: $249

PDH Course Description: This online course provides guidance for design criteria and standards for electrical power supply and distribution systems. The contents cover electrical power requirements, voltage selections, electric distribution lines, aerial distribution lines, underground distribution lines, transformer installations, surge protection and grounding, roadway and area lighting, and security lighting. The course materials are based entirely on the Technical Manual TM 5-811-1/AFJMAN 32-1080 of Joint Departments of the Army and Air Force USA: Electrical Power Supply and Distribution. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E114

CEU Course Title: Commercial Interior Lighting Design

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two hour online course discusses the determination of requirements, calculations and graphic representation of typical interior commercial lighting. The approach is to examine each facet of design. Government regulations are presented, optical physics are examined and commercially available fixtures are discussed. Principals foci are lighting levels, installation, control and power distribution. One appendix provides a summary of IESNA recommended lighting levels, another presents a comparison of ASHRAE 90.1 lighting mandates and one State's school funding lighting mandates. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E115A

CEU Course Title: Facility Fire Alarm System Design^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two hour course discusses application of the Fire Alarm Code, NFPA 72-2002 to building design. It is especially intended for Architects who must gather a design basis for the fire alarm designer and must review the results for adequacy and completeness. This course is a review of the International Building Code of 2000 and NFPA72-2002. Comments are included to establish perspective, content and real-world implementation. Direct application is for stores, churches, apartment houses, schools, institutions and factories, except high-hazard. This course does not replace a NICET certificate or a PE license. The course does not address residential fire alarms.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E115U

CEU Course Title: Facility Fire Alarm System Design - An Audio Course

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two hour audio course discusses application of the Fire Alarm Code, NFPA 72-2002 to building design. It is especially intended for Architects who must gather a design basis for the fire alarm designer and must review the results for adequacy and completeness. This course is a review of the International Building Code of 2000 and NFPA72-2002. Comments are included to establish perspective, content and real-world implementation. Direct application is for stores, churches, apartment houses, schools, institutions and factories, except high-hazard. This course does not replace a NICET certificate or a PE license. The course does not address residential fire alarms. The lecture notes are included in a PDF file and MS Word file for reference and further study.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E116

CEU Course Title: Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers - Part I

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: A Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is a device that is capable of being programmed to perform control functions. The first PLC was introduced in the late 1960s to replace relay logic controls in the automotive industry. Comparing to relay logic controls, PLC's advantages include easy programming and installing, high control speed, hardware and software security, network compatible, convenient in troubleshooting and testing, and high reliability.

PLCs are used widely in industrial and commercial environments now. They can be found in almost any manufacturing facility. There are several companies who make PLCs. The instruction formats may not be the same for different brands of PLCs, but the hardware structures and programming concepts are very similar. This course covers PLC hardware structure, input/output modules, software, and programming. PLC operation and ladder logic programs are discussed. This course is the part one of the two PLC courses. Comparison Instructions, Math Instructions, and control instructions are covered in the following course.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E116A

CEU Course Title: Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers - Part I^AIA

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E117

CEU Course Title: Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers - Part II

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: A Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is a device that is capable of being programmed to perform control functions. The first PLC was introduced in the late 1960s to replace relay logic controls in the automotive industry. Comparing to relay logic controls, PLC's advantages include easy programming and installing, high control speed, hardware and software security, network compatible, convenient in troubleshooting and testing, and high reliability.

PLCs are used widely in industrial and commercial environments now. They can be found in almost any manufacturing facility. There are several companies who make PLCs. The instruction formats may not be the same for different brands of PLCs, but the hardware structures and programming concepts are very similar. This course is the second part of Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers. It discusses comparison instructions, math instructions and control instructions used in PLC programming.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E117A

CEU Course Title: Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers - Part II^AIA

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: A Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is a device that is capable of being programmed to perform control functions. The first PLC was introduced in the late 1960s to replace relay logic controls in the automotive industry. Comparing to relay logic controls, PLC's advantages include easy programming and installing, high control speed, hardware and software security, network compatible, convenient in troubleshooting and testing, and high reliability.

PLCs are used widely in industrial and commercial environments now. They can be found in almost any manufacturing facility. There are several companies who make PLCs. The instruction formats may not be the same for different brands of PLCs, but the hardware structures and programming concepts are very similar. This course is the second part of Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers. It discusses comparison instructions, math instructions and control instructions used in PLC programming.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E118

CEU Course Title: Electrical Design - Cathodic Protection

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour online course provides an introduction to cathodic protection systems, including an understanding of the corrosivity of soils on steel based materials, and provides guidelines for designing cathodic protection systems for underground and above ground structures. The contents cover applicable codes and standards, corrosion phenomena, and the principals of the cathodic protection systems. The course materials are based entirely on the Technical Manual of Department of the Army: TM 5-811-7: Electrical Design - Cathodic Protection. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E119

CEU Course Title: Electrical Design � Coordinated Power System Protection

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 10 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 10 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 10 LU

Online Course Price: $249

PDH Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the selection and coordination of the protective devices for power systems protection. The course materials are based entirely on the Technical Manual of Department of the Army: TM 5-811-14: Electrical Design � Coordinated Power System Protection. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E120

CEU Course Title: Plant Electrical Troubleshooting

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two hour course discusses the methods of troubleshooting commercial and industrial electrical problems. General principles and examples are presented, along with safety considerations. An Appendix contains catalog information on test equipment. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E121

CEU Course Title: Calculating Motor Start Time

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: A method is described to approximate the motor starting time using the characteristics provided by the manufacturer. The motor torque versus speed curve, the load torque versus speed curve, and the current versus speed curve are utilized along with the rotating inertia to calculate the acceleration time for the motor. The acceleration curve is plotted on a time versus current curve along with the motor�s thermal limits to select the proper over current protection. A discussion of the results and the methodology for the calculation is included. An example calculation is included for discussion purposes. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E122

CEU Course Title: Conduit System Design

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This 4-hour online course discusses the principles of designing a conduit raceway system. Design techniques to facilitate cable installation will be learned. All design methods discussed will be in accordance with the National Electrical Code (NEC). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E123

CEU Course Title: Basic Electrical Connectoring

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course presents a brief history of basic electrical connectors and the problems encountered with early aluminum conductor connections. It describes the major natures of failures and engineering analyses of the failures. The course also presents the steps taken to resolve the failures on the part of engineering, design, and standards making organizations. Standards and certification agencies are identified for their application to various industries, such as the Utility Power Industry, the Commercial, Industrial, and Residential Construction Industry and the Contractor Industrial Industry. The solutions are also related to various connectors. A sampling of different methods to connect to conductors is discussed with descriptions of appropriate connectors. Particular cautions and features are discussed for each connector. The connectors are related to the industries in which they are used, including their appropriate standards. Some special types of connectors are discussed. The course completes with a brief summary stressing the attention that must be devoted to proper connectoring systems. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E124

CEU Course Title: Telecommunications Premises Distribution Planning, Design, and Estimating

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour course provides an introduction to the telecommunications distribution system planning, design, and estimating for different facilities. The course materials are based entirely on the Military Handbook MIL-HDBK-1012/3, Telecommunications Premises Distribution Planning, Design, and Estimating. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E125

CEU Course Title: Municipal Ordinances and Reviews for Wireless Communication Towers

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: There has been a tremendous growth in the number of telecommunications towers built in recent years. Municipalities and the wireless telecommunications companies struggle to find a happy medium between the need for towers and the desire most cities have to limit the number of towers. This course is intended for engineers who are working with municipalities. However, anyone involved in the placement of wireless communications facilities will benefit. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E126

CEU Course Title: Sound System Design for Cafeterias, Auditoriums and Small Churches

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course discusses the choices for design of music and voice sound systems for cafeterias, auditoriums and small churches. Key principles are sound characteristics and equipment characteristics. Sample designs along with warnings of common design errors and installation errors are included. The reference list shows sources for advanced theoretical analysis and the origin of specialized sound terms. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E127

CEU Course Title: Uninterruptible Power Supply System Selection, Installation, and Maintenance

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 12 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 12 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 12 LU

Online Course Price: $299

PDH Course Description: This 12-hour course provides criteria and guidance in the selection, installation, and maintenance of the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems. The process for identifying the need for an UPS system, selecting, installing, and maintaining the UPS system are covered. Covered are: theory and principles of static and rotary UPS systems, design and selection of UPS, installation and testing of UPS, maintenance and operation of UPS systems, principles of static and rotary UPS, UPS system rating and sizing selection, operation/maintenance, batteries, troubleshooting, harmonic distortions, grounding, checklists, and acceptance testing.

The course materials are based entirely on the Technical Manual of Department of Army: TM 5-693: Uninterruptible power Supply System Selection, Installation, and Maintenance for Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Facilities.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E128

CEU Course Title: Wireless Network Security

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: This 6-hour course provides engineers with the basics of wireless LAN technologies and the related security concerns and guidelines. The course materials are based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-48: Wireless Network Security: 802.11, Bluetooth, and Handheld Devices. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E129

CEU Course Title: Digital Power Metering and Industrial Data Communication for Meter Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour course discusses the underlying principles of power metering, selection of components and connection for centralized reporting. Concepts can be applied to benefit for small commercial operations, large tenant spaces and campus settings. Drawings and photographs illustrate the concepts. The reference list shows sources for economical components and sophisticated integrated systems. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E130

CEU Course Title: Introduction to Digital Process Control and Industrial Data Communication for Process Control

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour course discusses the underlying principles of process control, the opportunities available from a small computer in the controller, very general selection of components and connection for centralized monitoring and supervisory control. Concepts can be applied to benefit for small commercial operations, large industrial plants and commercial building automation. Drawings and photographs illustrate the concepts. The reference list shows sources for economical components and sophisticated integrated systems.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E131

CEU Course Title: Introductory Lightning Protection Design per NFPA 780

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course discusses the underlying principles of lightning, lightning damage to structures and equipment and conventional Franklin lighting protection. The design concepts will be demonstrated for industrial, commercial and institutional buildings. Drawings, photographs and a sample specification illustrate the concepts. The reference list shows sources for conventional Franklin components and sophisticated proprietary active systems.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E132

CEU Course Title: Fundamentals of Computer Systems Performance Analysis

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: In this introduction to computer systems performance measurement and analysis, you will learn the typical goals of the computer systems performance analyst, the fundamental techniques used to study the performance of computer systems, and the advantages and disadvantages of the different techniques. You also will be introduced to the concept of performance debugging.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E133

CEU Course Title: Metrics of Computer Performance

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Before you can begin to determine anything about the performance of a computer system, you must decide what aspects of the system are interesting and useful to measure. In this course, you will learn about the common metrics that are used to quantify a system's performance, the characteristics of a good metric, the meaning of speedup and relative change, and how to measure the fundamental metric of performance -- time.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E134

CEU Course Title: What Do All of These Means Mean?

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: There is a strong desire to reduce the performance of a computer system to a single number. Typically this is done using one of several different statistical means, such as the arithmetic, harmonic, or geometric means. In this course you will learn how to calculate the different types of means and how to quantify the variability in a group of measured values. More importantly, you will learn when each of the different types of mean values should be used.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E135

CEU Course Title: Errors and Confidence Intervals

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: All measurements of real computer systems are subject to both random and systematic errors. These errors introduce uncertainty and imprecision into your measurements, which can make it difficult to interpret your results. In this course, you will learn how an appropriate model of these errors can be used to quantify the precision of your measurements using confidence intervals.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E136

CEU Course Title: Statistically Comparing Two Alternatives

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Due to measurement noise, it often can be difficult to determine whether a change made to a system had any real impact. Measurement noise also makes it difficult to compare the performance of two different systems. In this course, you will extend your understanding of confidence intervals to determine if there is a statistically significant difference in the performance of two alternatives. You will learn about both before-and-after comparisons and comparisons using unpaired measurements.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E137

CEU Course Title: Introduction to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: Analysis of variance (ANOVA) is a general technique for separating the total variation in a set of measurements into the variation due to measurement noise and the variation due to real differences among the alternatives being compared. This course provides a gentle introduction to comparing a set of alternatives using the ANOVA technique.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E138

CEU Course Title: Automatic Control Systems - Part I: Block Diagrams and Transfer Functions

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: In recent years, control systems have gained an increasingly important role in the development and advancement of modern civilization and technology. This course should provide a brief review for readers in the control/system engineering profession or serve as an introductory material for readers in a non-control/system engineering profession.

This course begins with the basic tools utilized extensively in Control Systems - block diagrams and transfer functions. Mason's rule, a systematic and algorithmic for solving transfer function of a given system described by its block diagram, is discussed. Part I is concluded with Routh-Hurwitz Stability Criterion (Routh Test). Part II consists of Laplace Transforms and Time-Domain Analysis. A list of Laplace Transform Table is provided for quick reference. The course continues with Root Locus Technique, Nyquist Stability Criterion and Body Plot Technique for determining the system stability.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E139

CEU Course Title: Automatic Control Systems - Part II: Laplace Transform and Time-Domain Analysis

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E143

CEU Course Title: Introduction to Fiber Optic Cable Technology

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course provides an introduction to fiber optic cables, including details of common types of fiber cables, their designs, the basics of their operation and how losses can enter into the system operation. The course also provides information on fiber optic connections and splices and how improper installation of the devices can impact the signals.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E144

CEU Course Title: Power Factor in Electrical Energy Management

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Although terms 'power factor measurement' and 'power factor correction' are well known to electrical engineers, the real importance of 'power factor' is not always recognized -particularly in terms of reducing electrical energy cost.

This 4-hour course looks briefly at what is a very large subject and highlights a systematic approach to the measurement, correction and control of power factor with the objective of cutting energy costs.

This course is aimed at students, electrical & control engineers, energy auditors, operational & maintenance engineers, contractors and system designers who are responsible for design and operation of the system.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E145

CEU Course Title: Software Engineering Concepts

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Software quality matters. Software errors in engineering systems can be very expensive, sometimes leading to catastrophic loss and even loss of human life. Since software has become a component of virtually all engineering systems today, a basic knowledge of software engineering has become vital to practicing engineers in all disciplines. This course presents an overview at the conceptual level. The content of this course can also serve as a beginning point for preparation for the Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP) exam http://www.computer.org/certification.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E146

CEU Course Title: Modern Closed Circuit TV Design

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 5 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 5 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 5 LU

Online Course Price: $129

PDH Course Description: This course discusses the concepts, equipment selection and graphic representation of typical closed circuit television (cctv) system design for security and sharing of events to large audiences. The key principles are inherent limitations in the technology, available technology choices, system graphic representation and details of successful installation. Covert surveillance and entertainment applications are not included.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E147

CEU Course Title: Modern Closed Circuit TV Design (Audio Version)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 5 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 5 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 5 LU

Online Course Price: $129

PDH Course Description: This audio course discusses the concepts, equipment selection and graphic representation of typical closed circuit television (cctv) system design for security and sharing of events to large audiences. The key principles are inherent limitations in the technology, available technology choices, system graphic representation and details of successful installation. Covert surveillance and entertainment applications are not included. The lecture notes are included in a PDF file for reference and further study.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E149

CEU Course Title: Twenty Ways to Optimize Electric Efficiency in the Use of Induction Motors

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Energy conservation when considered as a new energy source assumes tremendous potential in enhancing overall productivity. According to statistics, electric motor-driven equipment accounts for over half of all the electricity consumed in the United States. Improving the efficiency of electric motors and the equipment they drive even by small percentage can result in tremendous energy and dollar savings.

Opportunities for energy conservation are wide spread and applicable to new as well as old plants.

This 4-hour course provides 20 different strategies to guide you into the electric motor evaluation process and highlights common ways you can improve system efficiency and reliability to achieve permanent long-term electric cost reduction.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E150

CEU Course Title: Low Voltage Landscape Lighting Design

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Landscape lighting has been recognized as a key element to the architectural aesthetics of a home or commercial property. Where previously lighting was used merely to light a pathway to let you see where you were walking, it is now used for safety, security and to enhance the beauty of structures and garden elements. It also enhances the value of properties by creating nighttime curb appeal and increased evening utility of the home�s exterior features. This course will enable the designer to layout an effective and attractive lighting scheme and to select the proper elements for plan implementation.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E151

CEU Course Title: Electrical Engineering Preliminary Consideration

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: This 6-hour course provides basic design guidance in the proper selection of electric power sources and distribution systems. The contents cover electric power preliminary design considerations such as preliminary data, estimation of loads, selection of electric power source, uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system design, installation of distribution systems, levels of distribution voltage, grounding of distribution systems, and selection of distribution systems.

This course has been developed from the evaluation of the existing facilities, from surveys of the availability of new materials and construction methods, and from selection of the best design practices of the government, and the privet sector.

The course materials are based entirely on the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) of Department of Defense: UFC 3-501-03N: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATION. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E152

CEU Course Title: Design to the Fire Alarm Code, NFPA 72-2002

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three hour course discusses the concepts, equipment selection and graphic representation of typical life-safety fire alarm systems for stores, churches, apartment houses, schools, institutions and factories, except high-hazard. The key principles are the basic guidelines of the Fire Alarm Code (NFPA 72-2002) for normal applications and some warning in cases that require special attention. This course does not replace a NICET certificate or a PE license. The course does not address residential fire alarms.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E152U

CEU Course Title: Design to the Fire Alarm Code, NFPA 72-2002 (Audio Version)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour audio online course discusses the concepts, equipment selection and graphic representation of typical life-safety fire alarm systems for stores, churches, apartment houses, schools, institutions and factories, except high-hazard. The key principles are the basic guidelines of the Fire Alarm Code (NFPA 72-2002) for normal applications and some warning in cases that require special attention. This course does not replace a NICET certificate or a PE license. The course does not address residential fire alarms. The lecture notes are included in a PDF file and MS Word file for reference and further study.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E153

CEU Course Title: Performance Assessment of Lighting Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: Good lighting does not necessarily mean more lighting nor does the more lighting means more energy consumption. Good lighting does mean more effective lighting whilst low on energy consumption.

This 3- hour online course provides an overview of good lighting practices and discusses the performance assessment methodology.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E154

CEU Course Title: Variable Speed Drives in Electrical Energy Management

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: In today's environment with the increasing costs of energy, many electrical users are looking for ways to drive not only an appreciable cost savings but also would keep up system efficiency. One efficient and practical way to do this is the installation of variable speed drives that offer a means of controlling a motor.

Written in straightforward "user" language, this 4-hour course provides a basic understanding of variable speed drives for the engineer or technician involved in specifying, applying, maintaining and operating variable speed drives.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E155

CEU Course Title: CPU (Computer Processing Unit) Chip: Cooling Problems, Requirements and Solutions

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: The course will answer several questions that bother anyone who specify, use or assemble their own present day personal or industrial computers. It will answer the question, why does a computer need that noisy fan(s), how hot can the CPU (Computer Processing Unit) get without causing a problem, where can I find the best solution. The course will even show you how to assembly a very simple solution to the fan noise.

This is a 2-hour course and will cover the following:

1. Why Heatsinks are required and how they work.

2. Other types of CPU cooling devices.

3. Calculations for heat dissipation.

4. Specifications for most CPUs including temperature limits.

5. Thermal compounds, types and use.

6. The physical effects of a heatsink.

7. Heatsink Technology: Radiation, Conduction, and Convection.

8. Heatsink testing methodology and comparisons.

9. The Listening Room: hear and compare the sounds made by cooling fans.

10. Instructions for assembling a simple fan controller.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E156

CEU Course Title: Understanding Motor Nameplate Information - NEMA v/s IEC Standards

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: If you specify, buy, maintain, or replace motors, you should know how to read and interpret the motor nameplate information. This 4-hour course is provides a brief overview of how to read and interpret National Electric Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and IEC motor nameplates. The course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E157

CEU Course Title: Artificial Intelligence: Technologies for Smart Systems Design

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques are now being applied in many branches of engineering to solve problems and to provide intelligent interfaces for systems and equipment. This course provides an introduction to the four major AI techniques of rule-based expert systems, neural networks, genetic algorithms and fuzzy logic as well as pointers to web resources and books for further reading. In addition, the emerging technologies of soft computing and chat bot agents are discussed. The synthetic character embodiments of these agents are attracting increasing attention since there is evidence that the right character choice can increase the website hit rate.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E158

CEU Course Title: Emergency and Standby Generator Application

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two hour online course discusses the concepts, equipment selection, installation and graphic representation of typical emergency and standby generator systems for offices, schools, institutions and factories. The key principles are the basic requirements of the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70-2002) Sections 700, 701 and 701 and NFPA 110-2002, Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems. Complex multi-generator systems for mission-critical applications are not included. Generator power for a fire pump is not addressed (NFPA 72-2002).

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E160

CEU Course Title: Practical Circuit Analysis

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Changes to power distribution system undervoltage relay settings often require the review of MCC motor starter coil pickup values on critical circuits. Facility loads that must operate should be evaluated for adequacy under all operational states. Component data must also be updated to reflect equipment changes or other facility modifications. Failure to review control circuit voltage calculations when the facility is modified can result in the failure of critical equipment to operate.

Design calculations prepared before the introduction of the personal computer often relied on the simplification of the analyzed circuits by the combination of series and parallel components into an equivalent circuit. Ohm's and/or Kirchoff's law was employed to analyze the circuit. These hand-written manipulations, although simple and straightforward, require numerous "hand" calculations that result in tedious, time-consuming verification and maintenance activities.

Section II demonstrates the analysis of a control circuit for a 480 V motor starter using the circuit reduction method used in many early (pre-PC) calculations. Section III demonstrates analysis of the same 480 V motor starter control circuit using mesh analysis techniques and Cramer's Rule. Section IV discusses calculation automation possibilities.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E161

CEU Course Title: Practical Motor Starting

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Motor acceleration time at various terminal voltage levels must often be determined to evaluate protective device performance or for power system studies. This module will present a well-documented methodology that is often used by engineers and requires only published motor and load data. The methodology presented calculates a current exponent ratio and a torque exponent ratio that more accurately describes motor performance at reduced voltage levels. In order to enhance the utility of this methodology, a "real world" example that includes a belt driven fan load is used. A template that can be readily used in other motor acceleration time calculations will be developed. Equations describing motor performance are presented to demonstrate the relationship between the various motor parameters used to calculate motor acceleration time. Equations describing fan performance are presented to demonstrate the relationship between the various fan parameters and the impact of load performance on the motor driving that load. An exercise using the motor and load equations will then be presented to demonstrate the motor starting time calculation methodology.

Evaluation of the acceleration time at a different motor terminal voltage requires re-calculation of the motor torque and accelerating torque. "Automating" the calculation can minimize the impact of this requirement. A toolbox automating the motor starting time calculation is presented in this module to demonstrate the time saving and error reduction potential. A general discussion of a calculation "automation" process is also presented to detail the resource requirements for implementing such a process. A working copy of the toolbox is available at no additional cost to the engineer using this module.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E162

CEU Course Title: 240 V Motor Operation on 208 VAC

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: How do you safely reconnect an existing 240 V motor to operate on a new 208 VAC system? This problem frequently arises when replacing power transformers or installing generators. There is a proven method, recognized by the National Electric Code, which is inexpensive and reliable. The application of auto transformers is the topic of this 2-hour PDHonline course. Examples are included.

The course is made up of the following parts:

1. Learning Objective

2. Course Introduction

3. Course Content - summary and detailed narration, graphics and samples

4. Course Summary

5. Related Links

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: E163

CEU Course Title: Substation Design Guide

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 15 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 15 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 15 LU

Online Course Price: $349

PDH Course Description: This course provides criteria and guidance in the engineering and design of electrical substations. The planning, engineering, design, procurement, construction, and operation of transmission and distribution substations are covered. Substations should be designed, constructed, and operated to meet customers� needs at the lowest possible cost commensurate with the quality of service desired.

The topics covered are: major equipment selection, layout, site design, structural design, grounding system design, insulation coordination, protective relaying, substation automation, inspection and testing, as well as maintenance considerations. Possible design responsibilities of the engineer are covered, including preparation of construction drawings, material, equipment and labor specifications and other engineering design services that may be required.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: F101

CEU Course Title: Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $15

PDH Course Description: This one hour course is intended to provide a general overview of personal protective and life saving equipment for anyone engaged in the construction activities. The course material is primarily based on Subpart E of OSHA Regulation 1926 - Safety and Health Regulations for Construction. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers are discussed. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G101

CEU Course Title: ADA Standards for Accessible Design

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law intended to protect qualified persons with disabilities from discrimination in employment, government services and programs, transportation, public accommodations, and telecommunications. The ADA covers a wide range of legal and regulatory issues with regard to Americans with disabilities. This course will focus on the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (the ADA Accessibility Design Guidelines), with which engineers and architects need to comply when working on new constructions or alterations of existing structures. The ADA Accessibility Design Guidelines include general instructions and definitions as well as technical specifications and requirements on elements and spaces. Specific requirements for restaurants, cafeterias, medical facilities, business facilities, lodging facilities, libraries and transportation facilities are also discussed in the ADA Accessibility Design Guidelines. It is very important for engineers and architects to get familiar with the guidelines. In some states, professional engineers who design buildings are required to have certain professional development hours (PDH) in ADA Accessibility Design Guidelines for their PE renewals.

This course also includes Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines - Checklist for Building and Facilities prepared by U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G101A

CEU Course Title: ADA Standards for Accessible Design^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $149

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G102

CEU Course Title: Technical Report Writing

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: This course is designed to reinforce the main ideas and techniques that are needed to produce technical reports which can be read, and used, by a wide audience. Whatever the subject, this course is predicated on the belief that technical reports need not be deadly dull, poorly organized, or uninviting to the reader. More than that, the author also believes that anyone can create a well-written, interesting report through the thoughtful application of the principles presented in this course. The key aspects of technical report writing include designing your report effectively; identifying your primary and secondary audiences and their needs; writing clear, concise purpose statements; organizing for easy reading; illustrating to save time and space; using computer aids for report production; and integrating CAD, graphics, desktop publishing, web based sources for additional impact. This course also includes a quiz, useful tips, tricks and techniques for improving your writing skills.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Florida, you need to take this course under Course G102F in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Tennessee, you need to take this course under Course G102B in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of New Jersey, you need to take this course under Course G102C in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Missouri, you need to take this course under Course G102D in Surveying & Mapping Category.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G102A

CEU Course Title: Technical Report Writing^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 5 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 5 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 5 LU

Online Course Price: $129

PDH Course Description: This course is designed to reinforce the main ideas and techniques that are needed to produce technical reports which can be read, and used, by a wide audience. Whatever the subject, this course is predicated on the belief that technical reports need not be deadly dull, poorly organized, or uninviting to the reader. More than that, the author also believes that anyone can create a well-written, interesting report through the thoughtful application of the principles presented in this course. The key aspects of technical report writing include designing your report effectively; identifying your primary and secondary audiences and their needs; writing clear, concise purpose statements; organizing for easy reading; illustrating to save time and space; using computer aids for report production; and integrating CAD, graphics, desktop publishing, web based sources for additional impact. This course also includes a quiz, useful tips, tricks and techniques for improving your writing skills.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G102B

CEU Course Title: Technical Report Writing^{TN PLS Board Approved Course CER-579-(F)-03}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G102D

CEU Course Title: Technical Report Writing^{MO PLS Board Approved Course}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G102F

CEU Course Title: Technical Report Writing^{FL PLS Board Approved Course 6639}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: This course is designed to reinforce the main ideas and techniques that are needed to produce technical reports which can be read, and used, by a wide audience. Whatever the subject, this course is predicated on the belief that technical reports need not be deadly dull, poorly organized, or uninviting to the reader. More than that, the author also believes that anyone can create a well-written, interesting report through the thoughtful application of the principles presented in this course. The key aspects of technical report writing include designing your report effectively; identifying your primary and secondary audiences and their needs; writing clear, concise purpose statements; organizing for easy reading; illustrating to save time and space; using computer aids for report production; and integrating CAD, graphics, desktop publishing, web based sources for additional impact. This course also includes a quiz, useful tips, tricks and techniques for improving your writing skills.

Attention to the User:

The online quiz SUBMIT function is disabled for this course because it is approved as a homestudy course by Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers. If you are not licensed in Florida, you should take PDH Course G102, which enables you to obtain the certificate of completion instantly after you pass the quiz.

If you are a licensed surveyor or mapper in the state of Florida, you need to print out the quiz and send the completed quiz to us by US mail. You must sign, date and seal the completed quiz. Your PDH credits will not be reported to the Florida Board until we receive your signed and sealed quiz.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G103

CEU Course Title: Strategies to Collect Prompt Payment for the Work Performed

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course will alert the reader of the tactics that are commonly used to deny and delay payment to the contractor. The course discusses strategies for achieving prompt payment for the work performed. By being prepared and anticipating the mechanisms the owner will employ to cheat the contractor and countering them with successful tactics will greatly improve the chances of being paid on time and in full. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Missouri, you need to take this course under Course G103D in Surveying & Mapping Category.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G103A

CEU Course Title: Strategies to Collect Prompt Payment for the Work Performed^AIA

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course will alert the reader of the tactics that are commonly used to deny and delay payment to the contractor. The course discusses strategies for achieving prompt payment for the work performed. By being prepared and anticipating the mechanisms the owner will employ to cheat the contractor and countering them with successful tactics will greatly improve the chances of being paid on time and in full. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G103D

CEU Course Title: Strategies to Collect Prompt Payment for the Work Performed^{MO PLS Board Approved Course}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G104

CEU Course Title: Parameter Cost Estimating

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Few Architects, Engineers or Contractors escape the almost daily task of estimating construction, and other costs. Requests for such estimates often come at a time when all the information that is needed is not readily available. This one hour online course offers some tips and tricks for coming up with the "quick and dirty" estimate on a wide variety of projects. Sources of information outside your own office can often be tapped and other ways to get reliable costs and reasonable contingencies are included. If estimating costs is any part of your practice, you may well find this brief overview of great help. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G105

CEU Course Title: Technical Specification Writing

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: Specifications need not look like the New York City telephone directory or read like the Internal Revenue Code. This one hour online course is designed to provide useful ideas and links to sources of generic specification elements for working architects, engineers, and many consultants in other fields who are called upon to write specifications. It is designed to reinforce the main ideas needed to produce specifications, which can be read, and used, on a wide range of projects. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G105A

CEU Course Title: Technical Specification Writing^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: Specifications need not look like the New York City telephone directory or read like the Internal Revenue Code. This one hour online course is designed to provide useful ideas and links to sources of generic specification elements for working architects, engineers, and many consultants in other fields who are called upon to write specifications. It is designed to reinforce the main ideas needed to produce specifications, which can be read, and used, on a wide range of projects.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G106

CEU Course Title: Understanding the Geotechnical Report as an Engineering and Construction Reference

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: The Geotechnical report provides critical and vital information for the owner, architect, design engineer, and the contractor to use and evaluate. This course introduces the student to the many components that make up a through geotechnical report. The various observations and tests are explained so that an inference to the ground properties can be achieved. The geotechnical report is a complex scientific document that can be confusing to even highly experienced people. Owners, architects, engineers, and contractors must be able to understand the implications of the reports in order to achieve an on time, on budget and failure free project. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G106A

CEU Course Title: Understanding the Geotechnical Report as an Engineering and Construction Reference^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G107

CEU Course Title: Engineering Design Using Excel Worksheet

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G107A

CEU Course Title: Engineering Design Using Excel Worksheet^AIA

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: The Engineering Design Using Excel Worksheet course is written to introduce the reader to the many advantages of computer design procedures. The goal of this course is to show the reader that computer design is easily done by the same methods that manual design employs. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G108

CEU Course Title: Bidding: Understanding the Process and Successful Strategies

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: The purpose of this course is to explain all the effort that goes into the tendering of successful construction proposals. It offers suggestions on bidding strategies and how to prepare for bid closing day. Another goal of this course is to convince the reader that bidding should be an honest and ethical endeavor. The course explains why it is important to know when, where, which projects, who to bid to, and how much to bid. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G108A

CEU Course Title: Bidding: Understanding the Process and Successful Strategies^AIA

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: The purpose of this course is to explain all the effort that goes into the tendering of successful construction proposals. It offers suggestions on bidding strategies and how to prepare for bid closing day. Another goal of this course is to convince the reader that bidding should be an honest and ethical endeavor. The course explains why it is important to know when, where, which projects, who to bid to, and how much to bid.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G109

CEU Course Title: Practical Dynamic Analysis and Design for Engineers and Architects

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: Computer-assisted dynamic analysis has slowly but steadily won a foothold in the typical design office environment. This was primarily achieved due to the affordability of such software and the convenience of graphical user interfaces that have helped turn input data preparation and outputs presentations as routine exercises. This course introduces engineers and architects to the fundamental concepts in dynamic analysis and design that have to be well understood before a dynamic analysis is done on structures using "black-box" software tools. This course covers a discussion on the response spectra analysis and eigenvalue analysis with particular emphasis on how to interpret results from such analysis. Common pitfalls encountered in applying results from such analysis to design are discussed at length. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G110

CEU Course Title: Soil Slope Stability Analysis Using the Friction Circle Method Programmed in EXCEL

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: The purpose of this course is to show the reader that slope stability design by friction circle theory can be easily and accurately calculated by PC computer using EXCEL worksheets. This powerful program can solve in seconds which used to take days or weeks to calculate by hand. The reader will be able to readily design both safe and economical excavation solutions. In today's competitive construction market it is crucial to be able to design the steepest possible stable temporary excavation slopes. With crew and public safety a first priority, the designer cannot afford to rely on guesses and hope to be correct. OSHA offers guidelines that are so ultraconservative as to be considered impractical and the classification subject to opinion. With this program tool in hand the slope designer can instill confidence in crews, engineers, inspectors and owners, and satisfy OSHA requirements. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G111

CEU Course Title: Trench and Excavation Support Options and Excavation Slope Design

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: The purpose of this course is to show the reader the importance of considering the various options of excavation and trench support methods. Safety, site, ground condition, and obstruction constraints influence the selection of any excavation support method. The cost difference between the various methods in any given application can be huge. Selecting the safe and most economical excavation support method is critical to winning and completing successful projects. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G112

CEU Course Title: Practical Excavation and Trench Temporary Shoring Design and Construction

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: The purpose of the course is to show the reader how to design and build practical excavation shoring. The design examples show the safe and proven calculation techniques for shoring design that can be applied to most excavation shoring situations. The course explains why proper shoring construction procedures are important to creating a successful shoring system. Sheet pile and soldier pile shoring systems are designed including the walers, struts, and lagging. Cantilever, braced and box configurations are designed and compared. The load factors are developed for partial shoring in steep temporary construction banks. Finally, the proper installation procedures are explained. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G113

CEU Course Title: Design Loads and Construction of Tremie Sealed Cofferdams

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: The purpose of this course is to show that cofferdam construction is a complex process of design and construction through a series of stages. The designer must consider a number of forces than just the hydrostatic water loading. The student will have a better understanding of the design and construction process involved in building tremie sealed cofferdam in open water. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G114

CEU Course Title: Board Rules for Practicing Engineering

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $39

PDH Course Description: The purpose of this course is to get familiar with the rules and regulations for practicing engineering. The student will have a better understanding of the rules of professional conduct, continuing education requirements and other regulatory provisions contained in Rules of State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (the Rules). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G115

CEU Course Title: Board Rules for Practicing Land Surveying

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $39

PDH Course Description: The purpose of this course is to get familiar with the rules and regulations for practicing Land Surveyors. The student will have a better understanding of the rules of professional conduct, continuing education requirements and other regulatory provisions contained in Rules of State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (the Rules).

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Missouri, you need to take this course under Course G115D in Surveying & Mapping Category.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G115D

CEU Course Title: Board's Rules for Practicing Land Surveying^{MO PELS Board Approved Course}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $39

PDH Course Description: The purpose of this course is to get familiar with the rules and regulations for practicing Land Surveyors. The student will have a better understanding of the rules of professional conduct, continuing education requirements and other regulatory provisions contained in Rules of State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (the Rules).

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This PDH online course is approved by Missouri PELS Board.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G116

CEU Course Title: What Do Engineers & Architects Need to Know about New OSHA Safety Standards for Steel Erection?

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 5 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 5 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 5 LU

Online Course Price: $149

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G116A

CEU Course Title: What Do Engineers & Architects Need to Know about New OSHA Safety Standards for Steel Erection? ^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 5 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 5 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 5 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: The new OSHA Safety Standards for Steel Erection (Final Rules) went into effect on January 18, 2002. This course highlights the primary impact of the new OSHA Safety Standards for Steel Erection on the design practice of structural engineers and architects. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G119

CEU Course Title: An Overview of OSHA's Process Safety Management Standard

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course provides the user with an overview of the OSHA PSM (1910.119) standard which governs the management of processes involving highly hazardous chemicals. The course will show the conditions that will trigger compliance to the PSM standard and give a brief description of the specific elements (or requirements) of the standard. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G120

CEU Course Title: Preparing for and Taking the Professional Engineering Exam

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course is designed to help the aspiring engineer pass the PE exam. Only about 50% of the attempts to pass the exam are successful. All of the applicants are graduate engineers, but that is not good enough. The test is designed to be a serious challenge. The engineering professions demand high standards of excellence. The PE exam is one of the most difficult hurdles an engineer will encounter. The only way to have a reasonable chance to pass the test is to properly and thoroughly prepare. This course shows how to prepare for the exam and offers time saving and simplifying techniques that can be used while taking the exam. The author�s specialty is Civil engineering, so the examples are structural. However, the need to prepare and apply sound engineering principle is universal to all engineering professions. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G122

CEU Course Title: Safety and Health Requirements - Part 1 of 3

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: This course provides information on the safety and health requirements related to the construction. The course materials are based on the US Army Corps of Engineers' Safety and Health Requirements Manual. The provisions of this manual implement safety and health standards and requirements contained in OSHA 29 CFR 1910, 29 CFR 1926, 29 CFR 1960, 30 CFR 56, Executive Order 12196, DODI 6055.1, AR 40-5, AR 385-10, AR 385-11, and AR 385-40. This manual is an excellent reference book for anyone in the construction industry, including engineers, architects and construction managers. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G123

CEU Course Title: Safety and Health Requirements - Part 2 of 3

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G124

CEU Course Title: Safety and Health Requirements - Part 3 of 3

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G125

CEU Course Title: Understanding Firewall Basics

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This course will provide the user with a general understanding of the different types of firewalls. Four types of firewalls are discussed and include a firewall, a standard firewall, fire barriers and fire partitions. Openings and penetrations in firewalls are also discussed. Closing mechanisms associated with firewall openings and penetrations are also described. This course will delineate the differences in both the design and ratings of the four major types of firewalls. Recommendations concerning the construction requirements of firewalls and the restrictions on openings and penetrations in firewalls are provided. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G125A

CEU Course Title: Understanding Firewall Basics^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This course will provide the user with a general understanding of the different types of firewalls. Four types of firewalls are discussed and include a firewall, a standard firewall, fire barriers and fire partitions. Openings and penetrations in firewalls are also discussed. Closing mechanisms associated with firewall openings and penetrations are also described. This course will delineate the differences in both the design and ratings of the four major types of firewalls. Recommendations concerning the construction requirements of firewalls and the restrictions on openings and penetrations in firewalls are provided.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G126

CEU Course Title: What Do Engineers and Architects Need to Know about the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law intended to protect qualified persons with disabilities from discrimination in employment, government services and programs, transportation, public accommodations, and telecommunications. The ADA covers a wide range of legal and regulatory issues with regard to Americans with disabilities. This course will focus on the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (the ADA Accessibility Design Guidelines), with which engineers and architects need to comply when working on new constructions or alterations of existing structures. The ADA Accessibility Design Guidelines include general instructions and definitions as well as technical specifications and requirements on elements and spaces. Specific requirements for restaurants, cafeterias, medical facilities, business facilities, lodging facilities, libraries and transportation facilities are also discussed in the ADA Accessibility Design Guidelines. It is very important for engineers and architects to get familiar with the guidelines. In some states, professional engineers who design buildings are required to have certain professional development hours (PDH) in ADA Accessibility Design Guidelines for their PE renewals.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G126A

CEU Course Title: What Do Engineers and Architects Need to Know about the Americans with Disabilities Act?^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law intended to protect qualified persons with disabilities from discrimination in employment, government services and programs, transportation, public accommodations, and telecommunications. The ADA covers a wide range of legal and regulatory issues with regard to Americans with disabilities. This course will focus on the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (the ADA Accessibility Design Guidelines), with which engineers and architects need to comply when working on new constructions or alterations of existing structures. The ADA Accessibility Design Guidelines include general instructions and definitions as well as technical specifications and requirements on elements and spaces. Specific requirements for restaurants, cafeterias, medical facilities, business facilities, lodging facilities, libraries and transportation facilities are also discussed in the ADA Accessibility Design Guidelines. It is very important for engineers and architects to get familiar with the guidelines. In some states, professional engineers who design buildings are required to have certain professional development hours (PDH) in ADA Accessibility Design Guidelines for their PE renewals.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G127

CEU Course Title: Process Equipment Cost Estimating By Ratio And Proportion

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: Even with the advent of sophisticated estimating software it is sometimes simply easier to manually approximate an equipment cost. Moreover, while there may be sophisticated software available to generate accurate cost estimates, we should never lose sight of the importance of understanding the basis for costs. We should never let computer output cloud simple estimating judgment.

It is novel to be armed with simple, quick, easy to understand techniques to arrive at approximate equipment costs. That is the subject of this course. The equipment cost estimating methods that will be outlined are suitable for use with preliminary and budget estimates.

This course includes a True-False quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G129

CEU Course Title: The Engineer in the Courts

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: Engineers working as a technical consultant and/or expert witness in the legal environment must function as educators, evaluators, and investigators in a manner that appropriately supports the distinct needs of their client/employer. (And, client/employer requirements will differ depending upon whether the client/employer is the plaintiff, the defense, or the court itself.) Beginning as a technical consultant and/or expert witness requires

a knowledge of both the law regulating the practice of engineering and the Canons of Practice and
the development of

a) a detailed resume that includes pertinent credentials;
b) a fee schedule, billing philosophy, and a mechanism for billing if serving as a consultant,
c) a philosophy on note taking, and
d) a philosophy on how files will be maintained. This course is addressed to

the consulting engineer interested in becoming a technical consultant and/or expert witness for the legal profession,
the consulting engineer just getting started as a technical consultant/expert witness for the legal profession, and
engineers in industry assigned, as a company employee, to assist company attorneys in litigation.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G130

CEU Course Title: MFL Firewalls

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This course provides a synopsis of the FM guidelines and design criteria for MFL walls. The user will be provided with a general understanding of the design requirements for each of the different types of MFL firewalls as preparation for understanding and implementing the FM Loss Prevention Data publications required for the design of MFL walls. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G133

CEU Course Title: Intellectual Property Issues for Architects, Engineers & Surveyors

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: The course is a compilation of subjects, definitions, and personal interpretations of issues dealing with intellectual property. After a generalized introduction, the scope narrows to those aspects of intellectual property that will be of particular interest to Architects, Engineers, and Surveyors. A course of this length cannot possibly cover every aspect of intellectual property in detail, but the basics will be received by the student. The course does not address the significant issues dealing with current copyright law that derives from relatively recent technological developments such as digitization and download of information via the computer/internet.

This course contains the opinions and ideas of its author. It is intended to provide helpful and informative material on the subject matter covered. It is presented with the understanding that the author is not engaged in rendering legal or, in regards to this course, other professional services. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the student is encouraged to consult appropriate counsel for advice specific to his or her individual circumstance.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Florida, you need to take this course under Course G133F in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Tennessee, you need to take this course under Course G133B in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of New Jersey, you need to take this course under Course G133C in Surveying & Mapping Category.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G133A

CEU Course Title: Intellectual Property Issues for Architects, Engineers & Surveyors^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: The course is a compilation of subjects, definitions, and personal interpretations of issues dealing with intellectual property. After a generalized introduction, the scope narrows to those aspects of intellectual property that will be of particular interest to Architects, Engineers, and Surveyors. A course of this length cannot possibly cover every aspect of intellectual property in detail, but the basics will be received by the student. The course does not address the significant issues dealing with current copyright law that derives from relatively recent technological developments such as digitization and download of information via the computer/internet.

This course contains the opinions and ideas of its author. It is intended to provide helpful and informative material on the subject matter covered. It is presented with the understanding that the author is not engaged in rendering legal or, in regards to this course, other professional services. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the student is encouraged to consult appropriate counsel for advice specific to his or her individual circumstance.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G133B

CEU Course Title: Intellectual Property Issues for Architects, Engineers, & Surveyors^{TN PLS Board Approved Course CER-579-(I)-03}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G133F

CEU Course Title: Intellectual Property Issues for Architects, Engineers, & Surveyors^{FL PLS Board Approved Course 6642}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: The course is a compilation of subjects, definitions, and personal interpretations of issues dealing with intellectual property. After a generalized introduction, the scope narrows to those aspects of intellectual property that will be of particular interest to Architects, Engineers, and Surveyors. A course of this length cannot possibly cover every aspect of intellectual property in detail, but the basics will be received by the student. The course does not address the significant issues dealing with current copyright law that derives from relatively recent technological developments such as digitization and download of information via the computer/internet.

This course contains the opinions and ideas of its author. It is intended to provide helpful and informative material on the subject matter covered. It is presented with the understanding that the author is not engaged in rendering legal or, in regards to this course, other professional services. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the student is encouraged to consult appropriate counsel for advice specific to his or her individual circumstance.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

Attention to the User:

The online quiz SUBMIT function is disabled for this course because it is approved as a homestudy course by Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers. If you are not licensed in Florida, you should take PDH Course G133, which enables you to obtain the certificate of completion instantly after you pass the quiz.

If you are a licensed surveyor or mapper in the state of Florida, you need to print out the quiz and send the completed quiz to us by US mail. You must sign, date and seal the completed quiz. Your PDH credits will not be reported to the Florida Board until we receive your signed and sealed quiz.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G134

CEU Course Title: North Carolina & International Fire Codes For Storage of Flammable & Combustible Liquids At Petroleum Facilities

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Fire codes and environmental regulations change constantly regarding the storage of Flammable & Combustible Liquids at Petroleum Marketeering Facilities. Many state building code agencies are now adopting the International Building Code (IBC) and International Fire Code (IFC) as a national code consensus takes hold. North Carolina has adopted the IBC effective January 1, 2002. To protect the motoring public and to enhance air quality, the NC Fire Code, IFC, US EPA and the NC Division of Air Quality has formulated regulations and codes regarding the storage of Petroleum. The NC State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors have also required that a Professional Engineer (PE) seal all plans regarding ASTs/USTs installations, piping, ancillary equipment upgrades, and vapor recovery system installations for further protection of the public and environment. . This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G135

CEU Course Title: NABIE Standards of Practice for Building Inspections

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: The subject of independent, or third party, home/building inspections as a formalized method of information delivery has received increased interest in the last several years. Issues range from the qualifications, certification, and licensing of independent inspectors to proper conduct of these inspectors in the interaction with buyers and sellers of real property. This web-based course will assist Professional Engineers, Home Inspectors, and Building Code Enforcement Officials in becoming familiar with the NABIE and its programs and Standards of Practice. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G136

CEU Course Title: NFPA Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code 58 Fire Safety Analysis Plan and O&M Instructions for Propane Storage Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: To safeguard propane installations, the NFPA and the US EPA have developed the FSA and O&M instructions that all-applicable propane facilities must comply within a certain time frame. In some states a licensed professional engineer must fully understand and prepare the FSA plan. The 2001 edition of the National Fire Protection Associations (NFPA) Pamphlet 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code requires a written Fire Safety Analysis (FSA) and written Operations & Maintenance Instructions. These requirements originated at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Risk Management Program (RMP). The NFPA 58 requirements are much less restrictive than what the EPA originally proposed. The requirement for a written (FSA) for all tank installations over 4,000 gallons aggregate capacity becomes effective when your State adopts the 2001 edition NFPA 58, section 3.10, Fire Protection. New propane bulk plants and tank installations and for ASME tank installations on roofs, must complete an FSA before completion of the new facility. Also, a written FSA is required for all-existing bulk plants, tanks and roof installations by three years after the effective date of the code. In North Carolina, a professional engineer registered in North Carolina must prepare the FSA. Other guidelines for an alternative FSA come under the NC Department of Agriculture. The other RMP-like requirements are found in the new Chapter 11 of NFPA 58, Operations and Maintenance. This requires written procedures for safely conducting LP-Gas activities at bulk and industrial plants. Also, these procedures must be kept up to date. Similarly, maintenance procedures must be prepared and implemented. These must be made available to contractors coming on site to do maintenance. Be sure to look at NFPA 58, Appendix A, sections A.11.2.1 and A.11.2.2 for some guidance for what is expected in these procedures and what you may use to help you prepare them. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G137

CEU Course Title: An Overview of Incident Investigation and Reporting

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This course provides the user with an overview of incident investigation. The motivation for this course is to outline a procedure of incident investigation that is objective and satisfies most regulatory requirements. Many incident investigations and reports are done with prejudice. Conclusions and recommendations are often predetermined to suit the goals of the investigators. This could occur intentionally or unintentionally. In this course an effort is made to present a means to minimize the bias that can enter an investigation. Also, an incident investigation procedure/format that is in general compliance with OSHA/EPA regulations is difficult to find. One can usually obtain from OSHA or EPA an outline for an investigation procedure. These usually do not have much practical value in that they are usually for a specific regulation or simply outline the procedure that OSHA or EPA agents should use for their own investigations. Most facilities must comply with multiple investigation/reporting requirements as listed in various OSHA and EPA regulations. This course outlines a general procedure designed to comply with most OSHA and EPA regulations. It is not possible to ensure compliance with ALL regulations; however, by following the guidelines in this course one should be able to minimize repeat investigations and reports. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G139

CEU Course Title: Minimal AutoCAD�

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two hour online course discusses and demonstrates the use of AutoCAD� keyboard commands to prepare presentable sketches and edit construction drawings. Classes of commands and command structure are presented, followed by primitive commands. The primitive commands comprise a complete set which enable sketching new drawings and editing existing, even complex, drawings. Three simple exercised are included. Work-arounds for common problems are included in the command discussions. A short list of Internet links for independent follow-up is included. An Attachment provides an insight to AutoCAD� mindset and an exhaustive listing of keyboard commands. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G142

CEU Course Title: Population Projections

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This one-hour online course provides an introduction to methods of projecting population growth or decline. Future population size is a key parameter in designing facilities such as domestic water and wastewater treatment plants and municipal solid waste landfills. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G144

CEU Course Title: 2000 International Building Code - Classification of Occupancy and Construction Types

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: The 2000 International Building Code has been adopted by eighteen states as of April 2002. This course highlights the use and occupancy classification and the types of construction, and helps engineers get familiar with the latest building code. The course materials are based entirely on IBC 2000: Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification and Chapter 6 - Types of Construction (17 pages, you need to have a copy of IBC 2000 for this course). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G144A

CEU Course Title: 2000 International Building Code - Classification of Occupancy and Construction Types^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G145

CEU Course Title: 2000 International Building Code - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: The 2000 International Building Code has been adopted by eighteen states as of April 2002. This course highlights the special detailed requirements based on use and occupancy, and helps engineers get familiar with the latest building code. The course materials are based entirely on IBC 2000: Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy (28 pages, you need to have a copy of IBC 2000 for this course). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G145A

CEU Course Title: 2000 International Building Code - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G146

CEU Course Title: Avoiding Design Blunders

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: Failure is inevitable. Whatever you design will fail someday. Will it be sooner, or will it be later and come in the form of an honorable retirement after a long and useful life? Will it be sudden or gradual? Catastrophic or evolutionary?

As Architects, Engineers or Designers we strive to design for the longest practical life of our structures, systems, devices or processes. But, we cannot foresee all of the conditions against which our designs may be tested.

The failures of the past, many of which are described in this course, serve as lessons for the future. Here you will find some of the author's thoughts on design blunders as well as the ideas of many others. They are presented in the hope that they suggest some general principles of design, which you will find useful in your work. No design professional is immune from committing blunders but, perhaps, we can reduce their likelihood by thoughtful application of those principles.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G146A

CEU Course Title: Avoiding Design Blunders^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G147

CEU Course Title: Life Cycle Assessment of Building Projects

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This 2-hour course introduces the concepts of life cycle assessment to the building projects. It describes the life cycle analysis methodologies with specific illustrations to the air-conditioning functions of the building elements. This course is designed to meet the continuing professional development needs of individuals involved in managing resource development, building design, construction and project management.

It is suitable for students, managers, engineers, auditors, equipment manufacturers and the designers. It shall also be beneficial for individuals who utilize information from life cycle cost estimates, supervise cost estimates, prepare budgets, manage acquisition programs, evaluate and negotiate contract proposals, or desire grounding in the basic techniques of cost estimating.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G148

CEU Course Title: North Carolina Board Rules for Practicing Engineering

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $39

PDH Course Description: The purpose of this course is to get familiar with the rules and regulations for practicing engineering. The student will have a better understanding of the rules of professional conduct, continuing education requirements and other regulatory provisions contained in Board Rules for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (the Rules).

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G149

CEU Course Title: North Carolina Board Rules for Practicing Land Surveying

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $39

PDH Course Description: The purpose of this course is to get familiar with the rules and regulations for practicing land surveying. The student will have a better understanding of the rules of professional conduct, continuing education requirements and other regulatory provisions contained in Board Rules for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (the Rules).

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G150

CEU Course Title: Why Standards Matter

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G150A

CEU Course Title: Why Standards Matter^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course is designed as an introduction for management and technical personnel in business, industry association management, government, and public policy; university faculty and students; engineers, quality control and purchasing staff; consumers; and those new to organizations that develop standards. This course includes 6 lessons.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G152

CEU Course Title: Equipment Specifications: Requirements, Developments, and Use

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This 2-hour course discusses the process of equipment specifications used to describe engineered equipment such as instrumentation and controls, but can be applied to almost any piece of equipment that must be purchased. This course will enable a person or engineer to development a specification on a short form or long form as required to procure and document a piece of equipment.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G153

CEU Course Title: Avoiding Falsework Failure

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This course will discuss the design considerations of bridge falsework and the causes of failure as each element of the falsework system is discussed. The principals of falsework design apply to any temporary structural system designed to support the weight of a permanent structure during erection and until the permanent structure is self supporting. Post-tensioned box girder bridge falsework is selected for discussion because it can contain all of the complications that can result in structural failure. Bridge falsework often must span traffic, rivers and safely support massive weights in adverse conditions.

This course includes a True-False quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G154

CEU Course Title: The U. S. Standards Development System and Process: The American Way

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course provides an overview of today's U.S. standard development environment, examples of the various types of standards and sources, and how standard development relates government and national and international business. This course consists of the following six lessons:

Lesson 1 - Course Overview

Lesson 2 - The Big Picture

Lesson 3 - Standards Today - The World Has Changed

Lesson 4 - Types of Standards

Lesson 5 - U.S. National Standards Development - The American Way

Lesson 6 - What's in it for me? How and Why to Participate in Standards Development

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G154A

CEU Course Title: The U. S. Standards Development System and Process: The American Way ^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G155

CEU Course Title: Linear Least Squares Parameter Estimation

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $39

PDH Course Description: The need to fit mathematical models to measured data arises often in science and engineering. Parameter estimation is a disciple that provides estimates of unknown parameters in a system or process model based on measured data. The professional analyst can use the model that results from the application of parameter estimation to explain measured data to customers in a concise, compelling way.

The 3-hour course begins with a general, nonlinear system model and then focuses on a linear system model. Six basic assumptions about measurement errors are presented and their implications on the least squares estimator explained. Confidence limits for the estimated parameters are developed.

A series of courses that include nonlinear least squares and other estimation techniques are planned.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G156

CEU Course Title: Environmental Regulations and Codes For Underground Tank Storage of Flammable & Combustible Liquids

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: The author has attempted to greatly simplify Federal and North Carolina Petroleum Underground Storage Tank (UST) regulations. Many states have their own UST installation, environmental and clean up regulations. The vast volumes of paper work and technical documents available make a short synopsis of the subject necessary. Petroleum UST environmental compliance, operations and maintenance installation regulations change constantly regarding the storage of Flammable & Combustible Liquids. The clean up of petroleum contaminated soils and water from leaking underground storage tanks (LUSTs) constantly stay active in all states. Most states have trust funds set aside to facilitate federal and/or state clean up standards.

Fire Codes (NFPA or IFC) should also be included for the proper installation of petroleum UST, this course will only focus on the environmental compliance of petroleum USTs.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G157

CEU Course Title: Disaster Engineering

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Many facilities, plant or maintenance engineers are faced with natural and manmade disasters every year. These same engineers are often ill equipped to deal with the mayhem that occurs following a disaster. This course provides guidelines for making sure facilities are initially designed or modified to be more robust during a disaster. Then the critical task of mitigating further building damage, immediately following a disaster, is addressed. Finally the important point of identifying damage and properly rebuilding after a disaster are covered.

This course content was successfully tested during a real natural disaster in which tornados caused severe damage to two manufacturing facilities.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G158

CEU Course Title: Effective Email for the Technical Professional

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: The value of electronic mail in the technical and engineering fields is without question. Email is cheaper and faster than a letter, less intrusive than a phone call, and less hassle than a facsimile (FAX). When using email, differences in location and time zone are less of an obstacle to communication. The internet can be used to instantly transmit drawing revisions to project team members located anywhere on the planet. Almost all drawing files and project documents are now sent via email attachments. Coupled with digital photography, email allows real-time project field conditions to be easily visually, as well as descriptively, conveyed over vast distances.

Before the advent of electronic technology, people who were not very skilled at writing could do most of their communication verbally. This coping strategy is less possible now. A large number of technical professionals do not understand how to adjust their communication styles from the conventional to this new medium. This course will help those individuals to avoid this problem. This course will be useful not only to technical professionals who are just beginning, but also to those who are already using email as a mode of communication. The material covered will be useful to you as you continue your emailing experience.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G159

CEU Course Title: Using "AUTODESK Architectural Desktop 2005" �

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: This online course is based on the book �Mastering Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2005� by Paul F. Aubin. The book is not included with the course (nor is the software) but may be purchased by special arrangement with the publisher. It provides the necessary understanding of the special tools provided by the Architectural Desktop version of Autodesk AutoCAD software to fully utilize its amazing power and functionality in the design of buildings of all types. This course includes a multiple choice quiz which will enhance the understanding of the course materials. It is possible to study the help files provided with the software and become sufficiently proficient to pass the quiz, however it is strongly recommended that the text book be used to truly master this software.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G160

CEU Course Title: Maximum Likelihood & Gauss-Markov Parameter Estimation

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: The need to fit mathematical models to measured data arises often in science and engineering. Parameter estimation is a disciple that provides estimates of unknown parameters in a system or process model based on measured data. The professional analyst can use the model that results from the application of parameter estimation to explain measured data to customers in a concise, compelling way.

The course develops maximum likelihood and Gauss-Markov parameter estimators for a linear measurement model. Six basic assumptions about measurement errors that were introduced in Course G155 are used to clearly explain when to apply each estimation method. Confidence limits for the estimated parameters are developed. Finally, maximum likelihood and Gauss-Markov estimators are compared to the least squares estimator developed in Course G155.

A detailed thermal conductivity example problem is solved and discussed. The quiz is designed to enhance understanding of the course material.

This is the second in a series of courses planned to give a working level understanding of the field of parameter estimation to practicing engineers, land surveyors, and architects.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: G161

CEU Course Title: A Guide to Scaffold Use in the Construction Industry

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Scaffolding has become an integral part of almost any construction project � residential, commercial and industrial. Understanding the OSHA Rules and Guidelines will insure a safe and successful project while avoiding delays, fines and most importantly accidents. This four-hour course based on OSHA publication 3150 and will review the major OSHA guidelines dealing with the construction and use of scaffolding.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H101

CEU Course Title: Flood Plain Studies

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: An overview of FEMA requirements and the types of studies the practicing Architects, Civil Engineers and Surveyors might encounter are presented in this course. Useful sources of information and links to those and other sources are also included. This course is intended for Civil Engineers, Surveyors and Architects whose daily work may occasionally require an understanding of flood plain regulation and the methods available to develop projects in and near regulatory flood plains.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Florida, you need to take this course under Course H101F in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Tennessee, you need to take this course under Course H101B in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of New Jersey, you need to take this course under Course H101C in Surveying & Mapping Category.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H101A

CEU Course Title: Flood Plain Studies ^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H101B

CEU Course Title: Flood Plain Studies^{TN PLS Board Approved Course CER-579-(G)-03}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H101F

CEU Course Title: Flood Plain Studies ^{FL PLS Board Approved Course 6640}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: An overview of FEMA requirements and the types of studies the practicing Architects, Civil Engineers and Surveyors might encounter are presented in this course. Useful sources of information and links to those and other sources are also included. This course is intended for Civil Engineers, Surveyors and Architects whose daily work may occasionally require an understanding of flood plain regulation and the methods available to develop projects in and near regulatory flood plains. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Attention to the User:

The online quiz SUBMIT function is disabled for this course because it is approved as a homestudy course by Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers. If you are not licensed in Florida, you should take PDH Course H101, which enables you to obtain the certificate of completion instantly after you pass the quiz.

If you are a licensed surveyor or mapper in the state of Florida, you need to print out the quiz and send the completed quiz to us by US mail. You must sign, date and seal the completed quiz. Your PDH credits will not be reported to the Florida Board until we receive your signed and sealed quiz.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H102

CEU Course Title: Hydrology - a Review for Civil Engineers

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course is intended for practicing engineers, and others, who have some basic knowledge of hydrology and hydraulics. In this course, we concentrate on those aspects of hydrology of most interest to engineers. Although groundwater is part of the hydrologic cycle, it is only briefly touched upon. The precipitation-runoff process will be the main focus of this study because it makes up so much of what engineers do on a day-to-day basis. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H102A

CEU Course Title: Hydrology - a Review for Civil Engineers^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H109

CEU Course Title: The Hydraulic Principles of Water Supply Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H109A

CEU Course Title: The Hydraulic Principles of Water Supply Systems^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This course is designed for practicing water system operators, engineers and others who may have and interest in The Hydraulic Principles Of Water Supply Systems. Operators in particular may find this course helpful in their day-to-day operation and in meeting continuing education requirements for Certification in their state. The course will cover the hydraulics of the following main water system components.

The student will be asked to complete a multiple-choice quiz at the end of the course.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H110

CEU Course Title: Base Flood Elevations by Approximate Methods

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: As anyone who uses flood plain data available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) knows, many areas subject to flooding have not been mapped in detail. In such areas, the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) must be estimated by a small number of approximate methods. These are most often applied in areas labeled "Zone X" or sometimes "Zone A" on FEMA's Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs).

This course provides an overview of several of the methods available and concludes with an illustrative example for a small stream in rural Oregon. The method chosen by the design professional in any case will most often be determined by the data available to him or her and, of course, by the budget of the project at hand.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Florida, you need to take this course under Course H110F in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Tennessee, you need to take this course under Course H110B in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of New Jersey, you need to take this course under Course H110C in Surveying & Mapping Category.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H110A

CEU Course Title: Base Flood Elevations by Approximate Methods^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: As anyone who uses flood plain data available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) knows, many areas subject to flooding have not been mapped in detail. In such areas, the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) must be estimated by a small number of approximate methods. These are most often applied in areas labeled "Zone X" or sometimes "Zone A" on FEMA's Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs).

This course provides an overview of several of the methods available and concludes with an illustrative example for a small stream in rural Oregon. The method chosen by the design professional in any case will most often be determined by the data available to him or her and, of course, by the budget of the project at hand.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H110B

CEU Course Title: Base Flood Elevations by Approximate Methods^{TN PLS Board Approved Course CER-579-(H)-03}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H110F

CEU Course Title: Base Flood Elevations by Approximate Methods^{FL PLS Board Approved Course 6641}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: As anyone who uses flood plain data available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) knows, many areas subject to flooding have not been mapped in detail. In such areas, the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) must be estimated by a small number of approximate methods. These are most often applied in areas labeled "Zone X" or sometimes "Zone A" on FEMA's Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs).

This course provides an overview of several of the methods available and concludes with an illustrative example for a small stream in rural Oregon. The method chosen by the design professional in any case will most often be determined by the data available to him or her and, of course, by the budget of the project at hand.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Attention to the User:

The online quiz SUBMIT function is disabled for this course because it is approved as a homestudy course by Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers. If you are not licensed in Florida, you should take PDH Course H110, which enables you to obtain the certificate of completion instantly after you pass the quiz.

If you are a licensed surveyor or mapper in the state of Florida, you need to print out the quiz and send the completed quiz to us by US mail. You must sign, date and seal the completed quiz. Your PDH credits will not be reported to the Florida Board until we receive your signed and sealed quiz.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H111

CEU Course Title: Excel ^� for Hydraulics and Hydrology

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H111A

CEU Course Title: Excel ^� for Hydraulics and Hydrology^AIA

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This four-hour course discusses the advantages and techniques of using Excel spreadsheets to solve everyday problems in hydraulics and hydrology. A dozen example spreadsheets are presented to illustrate how Excel can be used in practice. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H112

CEU Course Title: Occurrence and Movement of Groundwater

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description:

This course provides guidance on occurrence and movement of groundwater for engineers, hydrologists and geologists who are responsible for groundwater-related projects. The course materials are based entirely on Chapter 2 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-1421 Groundwater Hydrology. The occurrence and movement of groundwater are related to physical forces acting in the subsurface and the geologic environment in which they occur. This course presents a general overview of basic concepts which explain and quantify these forces and environments as related to groundwater. A discussion on saltwater intrusion is also included.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H113

CEU Course Title: Planning a Groundwater Investigation and Modeling Study

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description:

This course provides guidance on planning a groundwater investigation and modeling study for engineers, hydrologists and geologists who are responsible for groundwater-related projects. The course materials are based entirely on Chapter 3 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-1421 Groundwater Hydrology. Subsurface investigations are a dynamic and inexact science. This course will present basic guidelines for performing a site characterization study, integrating hydrogeologic information into a conceptual model, performing simple analytical procedures, and formulating a computer model of groundwater flow. Specific attention is given to site reconnaissance, initial data interpretation, data acquisition, the formulation of conceptual and numerical/computer models, and guidelines for project management and personnel requirements.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H114

CEU Course Title: Field Investigative Methods in Groundwater Hydrology

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description:

This course provides guidance on field investigative methods in groundwater hydrology for engineers, hydrologists and geologists who are responsible for groundwater-related projects. The course materials are based entirely on Chapter 4 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-1421 Groundwater Hydrology. Subsurface investigations are a dynamic and inexact science. This course will present an overview of different methods which can be employed to gain a better understanding of subsurface conditions pertaining to the occurrence and flow of groundwater. Key references are also provided to allow for a more detailed understanding of concepts and applications.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H115

CEU Course Title: Computer Modeling of Groundwater Flow

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course provides guidance on computer modeling of groundwater flow for engineers, hydrologists and geologists who are responsible for groundwater-related projects. The course materials are based entirely on Chapter 5 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-1421 Groundwater Hydrology. A groundwater model is a replica of some real-world groundwater system. A groundwater model can be as simple as a construction of saturated sand packed in a glass container or as complex as a three-dimensional mathematical representation requiring solution of hundreds of thousands of equations by a large computer. This course will present a technical overview of the theory, development, and use of computer models for simulating groundwater flow. A discussion on model calibration, execution, and interpretation of results is also included in this course.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H116

CEU Course Title: Interaction Between Surface Water and Groundwater

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This course provides provide an overview of the distribution and movement of water between the surface and the subsurface for engineers, hydrologists and geologists who are responsible for groundwater-related projects. The course materials are based entirely on Chapter 6 of the US Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-1421 Groundwater Hydrology. Surface and groundwater systems are in continuous dynamic interaction. This course will discuss practical analytical methods which quantify the interaction between surface water and groundwater. Additionally, an overview on computer modeling of the interaction of groundwater with surface water is presented.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H117

CEU Course Title: Flood-Runoff Analysis

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 15 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 15 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 15 LU

Online Course Price: $329

PDH Course Description: This course describes methods for evaluating flood-runoff characteristics of watersheds based on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Design Manual on Flood-Runoff Analysis. Guidance is provided in selecting and applying such methods. The manual references publications that contain the theoretical basis of the methods and detailed information on their use.

The manual is organized into four parts. Part I, Problem Definition and Selection of Methodology, describes the products of flood-runoff analysis and the types of investigation for which these products are required. Aspects of flood hydrology are discussed, including physical processes, data availability, and broad approaches to analysis. Guidance in formulating study procedures is provided, which includes criteria for method selection and recommended content for a hydrologic engineering management plan (HEMP). Part II, Hydrologic Analysis, provides information on techniques for simulating various components of the hydrologic cycle, including rainfall, snow, infiltration (loss), surface and subsurface runoff, and flow in channels and reservoirs. Multisubbasin modeling and design storm definition are discussed. Part III, Methods for Flood-Runoff Analysis, addresses the application of simplified techniques, frequency analysis of streamflow data, precipitation-runoff simulation of storm events, and period-of-record precipitation-runoff simulation. Data requirements and calibration/ verification of simulation models are considered. Part IV, Engineering Applications, deals with several issues associated with the application of methods from Part III. The processing of data can be time-consuming and costly; techniques for efficient data handling are addressed. The lack of historical streamflow data is the source of much difficulty and uncertainty in flood-runoff analysis. Aspects of dealing with "ungauged" basins are discussed. Issues associated with the development of frequency-based estimates are covered, including the concept of calibration to "known" frequency information. Various aspects of modeling land use change, as well as the effects of reservoir and other projects, are discussed. Finally, three examples illustrate some of the principles presented in this manual. Appendices A and B provide references, a generic HEMP, and a set of example applications.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: H118

CEU Course Title: Hydrologic Frequency Analysis

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: This course provides guidance in applying statistical principles to the analysis of hydrologic data based on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Design Manual on Hydrologic Frequency Analysis. The manual illustrates, by example, many of the statistical techniques appropriate for hydrologic problems. The basic theory is usually not provided, but references are provided for those who wish to research the techniques in more detail. Frequency estimates of hydrologic, climatic and economic data are required for the planning, design and evaluation of water management plans. These plans may consist of combinations of structural measures such as reservoirs, levees, channels, pumping plants, hydroelectric power plants, etc., and nonstructural measures such as flood proofing, zoning, insurance programs, water use priorities, etc. The data to be analyzed could be streamflows, precipitation amounts, sediment loads, river stages, lake stages, storm surge levels, flood damage, water demands, etc. The probability estimates from these data are used in evaluating the economic, social and environmental effects of the proposed management action. The objective of frequency analysis in a hydrologic context is to infer the probability that various size events will be exceeded or not exceeded from a given sample of recorded events. Two basic problems exist for most hydrologic applications. First the sample is usually small, by statistical standards, resulting in uncertainty as to the true probability. And secondly, a single theoretical frequency distribution does not always fit a particular data-type equally well in all applications. This manual provides guidance in fitting frequency distributions and construction of confidence limits. Techniques are presented which can possibly reduce the errors caused by small sample sizes. Also, some types of data are noted which usually do not fit any theoretical distributions.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: K101

CEU Course Title: Heating and Cooling of Agitated Liquid Batches: Isothermal Medium

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This course provides the student with application equations that allow for calculating the transient time required for heating and cooling of liquid batches from an initial temperature to a final temperature. The course will derive the application equations from a differential heat balance. Several simplifying assumptions are utilized which result in an exact solution of the integrated form of the differential heat balance equation. Following the derivation of the application equations, two industrial examples will be given. The first is a steam supplied jacketed vessel used to heat an agitated batch of cold water, and, the second, a refrigerant submerged coil in a tank used to cool an agitated batch of hot water. This course includes a True-False quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: K102

CEU Course Title: Over-all Heat Transfer Coefficients in Agitated Vessels

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This four hour course will focus on deriving the general Application Equation used for calculating the over-all heat transfer coefficient in agitated vessels. Several assumptions allow for development of a shortened simplified Application Equation. The over-all coefficient is based on a relationship of the individual heat transfer coefficients within the system. Following the Application Equation derivations, correlations are presented from the open literature which define the methodology for calculating the individual heat transfer coefficients. Jacket side heat transfer coefficient correlations for condensing vapors and for flowing liquids are included. A correlation for the agitated liquid is presented along with a table of typical fouling factors for selected fluids. Two industrial examples are given in order to demonstrate the calculation techniques for the individual heat transfer coefficients, along with the over-all coefficient determination. The first example cools an agitated batch of hot water by utilizing chilled water in the vessel jacket. The second example heats an agitated batch of cold water by using condensing steam in the vessel jacket. This course includes a True-False quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: K103

CEU Course Title: Mechanical Agitator Power Requirements for Liquid Batches

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two hour course will focus on deriving the general Application Equation used for calculating the mechanical agitator power requirements for liquid batches. The power requirement is based on a relationship of the agitator type, agitator speed, and liquid physical properties. Following the Application Equation derivation, correlations are presented from the open literature which define the methodology for calculating the power requirements for various agitator types. An industrial example is given in order to demonstrate the calculation techniques for determining specific power requirements. The example calculates the power required to mix water in a vessel with a flat blade turbine at an agitator speed of 60 rpm. This course includes a True-False quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: K104

CEU Course Title: Chemical Accident Prevention

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This course provides the user with an overview of EPA's chemical accident prevention provisions, 40 CFR part 68, which governs the management of processes involving highly hazardous chemicals in regards to preventing chemical accidents that may cause harm to the public or the environment. The course will show the conditions that will trigger compliance to the CAP provisions and give a brief description of the specific provisions. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: K105

CEU Course Title: Worst Case Scenario Calculation

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course explains a method for calculating Worst Case Scenarios (WCS) in order to comply with EPA's Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions, 40 CFR Part 68 or the general duty clause of the Clean Air Act 112(r)(1). The method comes from an EPA document entitled "Risk Management Program Guidance for Offsite Consequence Analysis" which is available for free from the EPA. Many facilities are required to calculate worst case scenarios for their facilities to comply with 40 CFR part 68. Other facilities may want to calculate worst case scenarios as part of a hazard assessment and reduction program. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: K106

CEU Course Title: Vulnerability of U.S. Chemical Facilities to Terrorist Attack

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course provides a basic understanding of the DOJ's prototype methodology "Method to Assess the Vulnerability of U.S. Chemical Facilities". This course will explain the DOJ prototype methodology for assessing the risk to chemical facilities to terrorist or criminal attack. Facilities that must comply with EPA's chemical accident prevention provisions (40 CFR Part 68), OSHA's process safety management standard, or have chemicals onsite, that if released could cause harm to the public or environment, should consider doing a vulnerability assessment. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: K107

CEU Course Title: Combustion of Number 2 Fuel Oil & Pressure Atomizing Burners

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This 4-hour course discusses combustion and properties of liquid petroleum distillate heating fuels, and the basics of fuel oil burners, ignition, pumps, and nozzles. It also discusses the requirements for the proper Combustion of Number 2 Fuel Oil by using Combustion Flue Gas Test Equipment.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: K108

CEU Course Title: An Introduction to Pharmaceutical Validation

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course provides a basic understanding of the validation process as required by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States for drugs manufactured in the United States and all imported drugs. A few applicable definitions are included as are descriptions of the process and documents required in the validation of a facility. The process of validation is explained along with the intent of the validation effort. Relationships between types of protocols and other documents which occur at the same time during the construction and startup of a pharmaceutical facility are explored. The final results of the validation process are described and how the effort is prepared for an FDA inspection is touched on.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: K109

CEU Course Title: Clean Steam in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Clean steam is a utility service provided in facilities where contamination of products must be prevented, most typically in pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities producing sterile materials. Conventional plant steam contains boiler additives which can potentially cause contamination, and the purpose of clean steam is to avoid this. The requirement to produce chemically pure steam without additives leads to a number of significant differences from conventional steam systems, both in its generation and distribution.

This course examines the specifications for clean steam, relevant regulations, its uses, and the design and operation of generation and distribution systems.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L101

CEU Course Title: Land Surveying Safety Guide

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course discusses the safety responsibilities of the employees, the party chiefs and the field and office supervisors. This course provides safe operating procedures for surveying near traffic, water and railroad. It also discusses about the environmental hazards related to snake bites, insect stings and poison plants. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Florida, you need to take this course under Course L101F in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Tennessee, you need to take this course under Course L101B in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of New Jersey, you need to take this course under Course L101C in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Missouri, you need to take this course under Course L101D in Surveying & Mapping Category.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L101B

CEU Course Title: Land Surveying Safety Guide^{TN PLS Board Approved Course CER-579-(K)-03}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L101D

CEU Course Title: Land Surveying Safety Guide^{MO PLS Board Approved Course}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L101F

CEU Course Title: Land Surveying Safety Guide^{FL PLS Board Approved Course 6644}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course discusses the safety responsibilities of the employees, the party chiefs and the field and office supervisors. This course provides safe operating procedures for surveying near traffic, water and railroad. It also discusses about the environmental hazards related to snake bites, insect stings and poison plants. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Attention to the User:

The online quiz SUBMIT function is disabled for this course because it is approved as a homestudy course by Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers. If you are not licensed in Florida, you should take PDH Course L101, which enables you to obtain the certificate of completion instantly after you pass the quiz.

If you are a licensed surveyor or mapper in the state of Florida, you need to print out the quiz and send the completed quiz to us by US mail. You must sign, date and seal the completed quiz. Your PDH credits will not be reported to the Florida Board until we receive your signed and sealed quiz.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L104

CEU Course Title: Minimum Standards for Land Title Surveys

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour online course discusses the Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys adopted by the American Land Title Association, American Congress on Surveying & Mapping and National Society of Professional Surveyors. This course also contains Table A - Optional Survey Responsibilities and Specifications. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Missouri, you need to take this course under Course L104D in Surveying & Mapping Category.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L104D

CEU Course Title: Minimum Standards for Land Title Surveys^{MO PLS Board Approved Course}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour online course discusses the Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys adopted by the American Land Title Association, American Congress on Surveying & Mapping and National Society of Professional Surveyors. This course also contains Table A - Optional Survey Responsibilities and Specifications. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This PDH online course is approved by Missouri PELS Board.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L105

CEU Course Title: GPS Surveying

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 12 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 12 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 12 LU

Online Course Price: $299

PDH Course Description: This course is intended to be useful to surveyors who venture into GPS surveying. I hope it is also helpful to engineers and others for whom GPS may not be a primary tool, but find themselves in need of some additional understanding of the technology.

The breadth of knowledge required for modern surveying is increasing all the time and today it almost certainly includes GPS. Surveyors have been there from the very beginning of the Global Positioning System, and that is getting to be more than twenty years ago. Today, the system developed by the Department of Defense with military applications in mind is attracting users from every imaginable discipline, but it is still surveyors out there pushing its limits.

Like most computerized equipment, the prices of GPS receivers are going down, just as their capabilities improve. With the full constellation of satellites in place, the convenience of using GPS has never been better. It has truly become a 24-hour worldwide system. And it can be applied to a wide range of real life every-day field work with good results. The potential of GPS has always been great, but potential is now reality.

Still, getting full advantage from GPS takes some doing. For example, it isn't hard to operate a GPS receiver, matter of fact most of them are so user friendly you don't need to know the first thing about GPS to make them work, that is, until they don't. Getting coordinates from a GPS receiver is usually a matter of pushing a few buttons, but knowing what those coordinates are, and more importantly, what they aren't, is more difficult.

Technology is changing so fast, sometimes it's hard to even know what questions to ask and, GPS can seem particularly complex. Books and seminars on the subject can be either too complicated or over-simplified. So this course has been written to find a middle ground. It is an introduction to the concepts needed to understand and use GPS, not a presentation of the latest research in the area. Some of the aspects of GPS surveying will be familiar, some won't. An effort has been made to explain the progression of the ideas at the foundation of GPS and get into some of the particulars too.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Florida, you need to take this course under Course L105F in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Tennessee, you need to take this course under Course L105B in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of New Jersey, you need to take this course under Course L105C in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Missouri, you need to take this course under Course L105D in Surveying & Mapping Category.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L105B

CEU Course Title: GPS Surveying^{TN PLS Board Approved Course CER-579-(A)-03}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 12 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 12 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 12 LU

Online Course Price: $299

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L105D

CEU Course Title: GPS Surveying^{MO PLS Board Approved Course}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 12 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 12 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 12 LU

Online Course Price: $299

PDH Course Description: This course is intended to be useful to surveyors who venture into GPS surveying. I hope it is also helpful to engineers and others for whom GPS may not be a primary tool, but find themselves in need of some additional understanding of the technology.

The breadth of knowledge required for modern surveying is increasing all the time and today it almost certainly includes GPS. Surveyors have been there from the very beginning of the Global Positioning System, and that is getting to be more than twenty years ago. Today, the system developed by the Department of Defense with military applications in mind is attracting users from every imaginable discipline, but it is still surveyors out there pushing its limits.

Like most computerized equipment, the prices of GPS receivers are going down, just as their capabilities improve. With the full constellation of satellites in place, the convenience of using GPS has never been better. It has truly become a 24-hour worldwide system. And it can be applied to a wide range of real life every-day field work with good results. The potential of GPS has always been great, but potential is now reality.

Still, getting full advantage from GPS takes some doing. For example, it isn't hard to operate a GPS receiver, matter of fact most of them are so user friendly you don't need to know the first thing about GPS to make them work, that is, until they don't. Getting coordinates from a GPS receiver is usually a matter of pushing a few buttons, but knowing what those coordinates are, and more importantly, what they aren't, is more difficult.

Technology is changing so fast, sometimes it's hard to even know what questions to ask and, GPS can seem particularly complex. Books and seminars on the subject can be either too complicated or over-simplified. So this course has been written to find a middle ground. It is an introduction to the concepts needed to understand and use GPS, not a presentation of the latest research in the area. Some of the aspects of GPS surveying will be familiar, some won't. An effort has been made to explain the progression of the ideas at the foundation of GPS and get into some of the particulars too.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

This PDH online course is approved by Missouri PELS Board.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L105F

CEU Course Title: GPS Surveying^{FL PLS Board Approved Course 6358}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 12 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 12 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 12 LU

Online Course Price: $299

PDH Course Description: This course is intended to be useful to surveyors who venture into GPS surveying. I hope it is also helpful to engineers and others for whom GPS may not be a primary tool, but find themselves in need of some additional understanding of the technology.

The breadth of knowledge required for modern surveying is increasing all the time and today it almost certainly includes GPS. Surveyors have been there from the very beginning of the Global Positioning System, and that is getting to be more than twenty years ago. Today, the system developed by the Department of Defense with military applications in mind is attracting users from every imaginable discipline, but it is still surveyors out there pushing its limits.

Like most computerized equipment, the prices of GPS receivers are going down, just as their capabilities improve. With the full constellation of satellites in place, the convenience of using GPS has never been better. It has truly become a 24-hour worldwide system. And it can be applied to a wide range of real life every-day field work with good results. The potential of GPS has always been great, but potential is now reality.

Still, getting full advantage from GPS takes some doing. For example, it isn't hard to operate a GPS receiver, matter of fact most of them are so user friendly you don't need to know the first thing about GPS to make them work, that is, until they don't. Getting coordinates from a GPS receiver is usually a matter of pushing a few buttons, but knowing what those coordinates are, and more importantly, what they aren't, is more difficult.

Technology is changing so fast, sometimes it's hard to even know what questions to ask and, GPS can seem particularly complex. Books and seminars on the subject can be either too complicated or over-simplified. So this course has been written to find a middle ground. It is an introduction to the concepts needed to understand and use GPS, not a presentation of the latest research in the area. Some of the aspects of GPS surveying will be familiar, some won't. An effort has been made to explain the progression of the ideas at the foundation of GPS and get into some of the particulars too.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

Attention to the User:

The online quiz SUBMIT function is disabled for this course because it is approved as a homestudy course by Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers. If you are not licensed in Florida, you should take PDH Course L105, which enables you to obtain the certificate of completion instantly after you pass the quiz.

If you are a licensed surveyor or mapper in the state of Florida, you need to print out the quiz and send the completed quiz to us by US mail. You must sign, date and seal the completed quiz. Your PDH credits will not be reported to the Florida Board until we receive your signed and sealed quiz.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L106

CEU Course Title: A Surveyor's Guide to the FEMA NFIP Elevation Certificate

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour course discusses the elevation certification (EC) requirements for the National Flood Insurance Program. This web-based training module is designed to help Surveyors, Engineers, and Architects complete the FEMA elevation certification correctly. This certification can only be effected by professionals who are authorized by law to do so.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Florida, you need to take this course under Course L106F in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Tennessee, you need to take this course under Course L106B in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of New Jersey, you need to take this course under Course L106C in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Missouri, you need to take this course under Course L106D in Surveying & Mapping Category.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L106B

CEU Course Title: A Surveyor's Guide to the FEMA NFIP Elevation Certificate^{TN PLS Board Approved Course CER-579-(J)-03}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L106D

CEU Course Title: A Surveyor's Guide to the FEMA NFIP Elevation Certificate^{MO PLS Board Approved Course}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L106F

CEU Course Title: A Surveyor's Guide to the FEMA NFIP Elevation Certificate^{FL PLS Board Approved Course 6643}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour course discusses the elevation certification (EC) requirements for the National Flood Insurance Program. This web-based training module is designed to help Surveyors, Engineers, and Architects complete the FEMA elevation certification correctly. This certification can only be effected by professionals who are authorized by law to do so.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

Attention to the User:

The online quiz SUBMIT function is disabled for this course because it is approved as a homestudy course by Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers. If you are not licensed in Florida, you should take PDH Course L106, which enables you to obtain the certificate of completion instantly after you pass the quiz.

If you are a licensed surveyor or mapper in the state of Florida, you need to print out the quiz and send the completed quiz to us by US mail. You must sign, date and seal the completed quiz. Your PDH credits will not be reported to the Florida Board until we receive your signed and sealed quiz.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L108

CEU Course Title: Railroad Surveys, Profiles and Topographic Surveys

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course discusses the key elements of railroad surveys, including profiles, cross-sections, and topographic surveys. Railroad surveying terms and practices are very unique compared with surveys for highways and other utilities. When performing survey or design work that impacts or includes railroads, it is important to have an understanding of the basic railroad survey criteria and terms so that ideas and designs can be properly communicated. This course will enable the designer to communicate effectively when submitting surveys or plans for review by a railroad or regulatory agency involved in crossing permits, or new construction. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L109

CEU Course Title: Land Boundary Surveys I

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: The law in most jurisdictions has recognized a qualified surveyor as being entitled to both recognition and responsibility. The surveyor�s client employs him because the surveyor has skills upon which the client is entitled to rely. Probably, the least of these skills is the surveyor�s ability as an expert measurer.

Among his skills that are considerably more significant are tracing the footsteps of the original surveyor; his qualifications as an expert witness, his facility at finding the proper location of a boundary, in other words, his knowledge and, most important, his judgment. It is these qualities that are the foundation on which a degree of trust in the surveyor by the public and recognition by courts of law can be built. This course is intended to be useful to surveyors who conduct land boundary surveying. It covers both technical and legal aspects of the land boundary surveys. A multiple-choice quiz is provided at the end of the course, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L110

CEU Course Title: Land Boundary Surveys II

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: It is fair to say that the body of common law is more comprehensive than statute law, it covers more ground. Therefore it is probable that a practicing surveyor will find more frequent recourse to common law. Unfortunately common law is not as conveniently documented, as is statute law. Luckily it is comprised of the principles established from cases that have been submitted by parties to legal actions so one way to discover their element is to study those cases. It is often through them that principles currently in force have been built.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L111

CEU Course Title: Georgia Minimum Technical Standards for Land Surveying

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: This course discusses the Georgia Minimum Technical Standards for Land Surveying and Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys adopted by the American Land Title Association, American Congress on Surveying & Mapping and National Society of Professional Surveyors. The course content also includes Table A - Optional Survey Responsibilities and Specifications, Accuracy Classifications and Standards by CALTRAN, and Minimum Standards Manual for the Practice of Land Surveying in South Carolina. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L112

CEU Course Title: Louisiana Minimum Technical Standards for Land Surveying

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This course discusses the Louisiana Minimum Technical Standards for Land Surveying and Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys adopted by the American Land Title Association, American Congress on Surveying & Mapping and National Society of Professional Surveyors. This course also contains Table A - Optional Survey Responsibilities and Specifications. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L113

CEU Course Title: Mississippi Minimum Technical Standards for Land Surveying

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This course discusses the Mississippi Minimum Technical Standards for Land Surveying and Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys adopted by the American Land Title Association, American Congress on Surveying & Mapping and National Society of Professional Surveyors. This course also contains Table A - Optional Survey Responsibilities and Specifications. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L116

CEU Course Title: GPS: Theory, Practice and Applications

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $69

PDH Course Description:

Course Description

The Global Positioning System (GPS) has revolutionized the fields of navigation, mapping and surveying. It is now routinely possible to know your location within about 10 meters (30 feet) anywhere in the world with inexpensive, hand-held commercial GPS receivers. It is also possible to use GPS for surveying at sub-centimeter accuracy, for control and monitoring of construction equipment and agricultural machinery, guidance of autonomous robots, and aircraft, vehicle and marine navigation.

This course provides an explanation of how the GPS system works, sources of errors, and methods used for improving the basic accuracy of the system, including Differential GPS. The wide range of GPS applications is reviewed and the main types and features of GPS receivers are discussed. The terminology used in manufacturer�s specification sheets is explained so you can compare various units. Finally, the course summarizes what you, the potential user, need to understand in order to select the appropriate equipment for the intended use. As such, the principles and concepts presented here are equally useful to all types of engineers, constructors, architects, contractors, building inspectors, surveyors, scientists, and the general public.

The course outline is presented below:

Introduction
How accurate is GPS?
Components of the GPS System
- Space Segment
- Control Segment
- User Segment
GPS Signal Characteristics
GPS Data
Determining Position using GPS
- Determining Satellite Position
- Almanac Information
- Ephemeris Information
- Measurement of Travel Time
- Calculating Your Location
Sources of Error
- Atmospheric Effects in the Ionosphere and Troposphere
- Satellite Clock Synchronization Error
- Electronic Noise
- Multipath Error
- Uncertainty in Satellite Position (Ephemeris Error)
- Intentional Degradation
- Satellite Geometry
Improving Accuracy - Differential GPS
- Beacon
- WAAS - Wide Area Augmentation System
- LAAS - Local Area Augmentation System
- Other Augmentation Systems
- Real-time Correction of Multiple Receivers - Inverse DGPS
Applications of GPS Technology
- Recreation On Land, at Sea and in the Air
- Public Health and Safety - Cell Phone Emergency Response
- Public Health and Safety - Earthquake Prediction
- Environmental Monitoring - Weather Forecasting
- Environmental Monitoring - Wildlife Management
- Commercial Applications - Fleet Management
- Engineering - Monitoring the Dynamics of a Suspension Bridge
- Engineering and Construction - Equipment Control and Monitoring
- Agricultural Applications - Yield Mapping
- Geosciences - Project EarthScope
- Precision Navigation - Docking a Supertanker
- Miles from Nowhere- Measuring Subsidence of Offshore Oil Platforms
- Military Applications - Operation Desert Storm
- Precise Timing Applications - High Voltage Energy Transmission
Selecting a GPS Receiver
- Sequential Receivers
- Multiplexing Receivers
- Parallel Receivers
- Single Frequency, Dual Frequency, Carrier-Aided and Carrier-Phase Receivers
- Intended Uses of the GPS System: Navigation vs. Mapping vs. Surveying
- Area of Use: Marine vs. Land vs. Aviation
- Portable, Transportable and Fixed Installation
- Stand-alone vs. Integrated units
Additional Factors to Consider
- Accuracy Warning and System Status
- Differential GPS Capabilities
- Battery Life
- Screen Display
- Size and Weight
- Antenna Configuration
- Internal Maps
- Waypoint Capabilities
- Track Logging
- Upload/Download Capabilities
- Sunrise/Sunset Times
- Odometer and Speedometer
- Measurement Units
- Pre-Loaded Database
- Ruggedness/Waterproofing
- Mounting Options
- Other Features
- Warranty, Service and Return Policy
Conclusion
Glossary

The course is approximately 40 pages long including one Table and 17 Figures. A glossary of the most commonly used terms and acronyms is provided as a reference document. A multiple choice quiz is available online.

Performance Objectives

At the end of this course, you should understand the operation of the GPS system at a level sufficient to use GPS receivers for navigation and general positioning applications. You will be familiar with the meanings of the words and acronyms most commonly used in GPS literature, sales brochures, and manufacturer�s specification sheets. You will know what questions to ask potential vendors about their GPS equipment and how to decide what features you may need for your intended uses. You will also be familiar with the sources of error affecting GPS accuracy, how to improve the accuracy to the level you need, and the options available for accessing Differential GPS corrections.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L117

CEU Course Title: Coordinates

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: This course discusses the processes and procedures involved in handling coordinates in surveying, mapping and GIS. Since most, if not all, of these processes and procedures are now computerized the need for understanding them is not always immediately apparent. However, without that understanding the user can be led astray, quickly and disastrously by the same computer programs that make coordinate manipulation so automatic. Incorrect coordinates can, at a stroke, dramatically erode confidence in an entire body of work.

The development of GPS and the almost universal use of this utility also brings and understanding of coordinates to the fore. When GPS is used as a measurement system it is not possible to avoid geodetic considerations.

This course not only provides the foundation of basic geodesy, it also explains how those ideas are pertinent to everyday work. There is no complex mathematics in this course. The relationships that are incorporated for the illustration of the ideas discussed. Those ideas, those concepts, are the heart of the course.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L118

CEU Course Title: Basic Public Lands

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: �The magnitude of the greatest land-measurement project in history is mind-boggling. Never was so much land surveyed in so short a time under the same standardized methods,� said Hildegard Johnson in Order upon the Land: The US Rectangular Survey and the Upper Mississippi Country in 1976. Of the 1.8 billion acres that were once in the public domain more than 1 billion are now in private hands. The orderly transfer of so much property, and its continued clear description, is due, in large part to the success of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS). Flying over the plains states in the middle of the country it is possible to actually see the wonder of it, the square quilt-like pattern is a testament to the surveyors that created those corners and those lines.

The maintenance of the system and its retracement requires that surveyors working today in the public lands states have a clear understanding of the principles that have been established over generations. The beginning of that process is what this course is all about.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L119

CEU Course Title: GPS Modernization

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: It is not an overstatement to say that GPS is a part of the foundation of the U.S. economy. GPS is a $16 billion dollar industry. The system cannot and does not remain static. Do you use the computer you bought 15 years ago? Your system has been upgraded, and so must GPS. This course is about the modernization of the GPS system that is underway right now.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L120

CEU Course Title: Construction Layout

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 15 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 15 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 15 LU

Online Course Price: $349

PDH Course Description: This is a soup-to-nuts, condensed course in Construction Layout. The land surveyor, party chief, engineer, construction manager, construction layout contractor, general contractor, developer, architect, and specification writer will find their understanding broadened and performance increased through this course, as it shares a thorough overview of the construction layout business. Summarized from decades of diverse experience come practical horse-sense tips, specific procedures, trade secrets and thorough instruction of a complex specialty presented in a methodical yet casual way intended to make learning fun.

True stories and real-life experiences increase reader interest and promote retention of taught principles. The me-to-you approach simulates a live-seminar atmosphere and decreases the sense of distance-learning.

Topics covered include fee negotiation; contract issues and considerations; payment schedules; bidding secrets; liability exposure � real and imagined; record keeping, documentation, work orders, proposal writing, personal relationships, business relationships, team functions, safety, ethics, establishment and preservation of control points, layout techniques, documentation, pitfalls to avoid, checking and redundancy, equipment selection, care and adjustment, and more. At the end of this course, you�ll feel as if you�ve lived through a typical project start-to-finish, survived to tell about it and are ready to tackle another.
This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L121

CEU Course Title: Vertical Curves

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Surveyors and engineers have traditionally used the term vertical curve to describe the use of parabolic curves in design work. They are used for transitions from one straight grade to another in designing crowns for pavements, routes such as highways and railways, as well as dam spillways, landscape design and of course roller coasters. Preparing the calculations necessary to use vertical curves are based on a few principles, once those are clearly in mind vertical curves are a breeze. This online course teaches some of the calculations involved in creating and analyzing vertical curves. It is direct in its descriptions of the why and how of these parabolic curves.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L122

CEU Course Title: Adverse Possession

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course deals with the doctrine of adverse possession and the effect it has on the ownership of property. The course details for the surveyor, the different ways land can be acquired by adverse possession and what the land surveyor needs to be aware of when performing boundary surveys. Prescriptive easements are also covered as they relate to adverse possession.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L123

CEU Course Title: Easements

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This course deals with the topic of easements and their effect on the surveys we prepare as Land Surveyors.

It is designed to give the practicing Land Surveyor an overview of the typical easements that are encountered while surveying.

Easements are typically taken for granted while performing land surveys and the title information provided to the surveyor is usually lacking, but if the Surveyor in on guard for the possibility of these easements, their existence and location can be determined.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L124

CEU Course Title: Riparian Rights

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This course is designed to give the practicing land surveyor an overview of the basics of water boundary law. Navigability and Tides are discussed in addition to the concepts of gaining property or losing property due to the action of the water.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L125

CEU Course Title: Survey Markers and Monumentation

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: This course presents engineers and land surveyors with established criteria and guidelines on monumentation installation and documentation for all types of surveys required during various stages of construction projects based on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineer Manual on Survey Markers and Monumemtation. This manual provides naming criteria, standard installation procedures, and associated surveying accuracies for horizontal and vertical control and boundary survey markers and monumentation for standard Corps monuments. It should be used as a guide in planning surveys and marker and/or monument installation and identification.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of New Jersey, you need to take this course under Course L125C in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Missouri, you need to take this course under Course L125D in Surveying & Mapping Category.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: L125D

CEU Course Title: Survey Markers and Monumentation^{MO PLS Board Approved Course}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M101

CEU Course Title: Mechanical and Electrical Design of Pumping Stations

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 10 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 10 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 10 LU

Online Course Price: $249

PDH Course Description: This online course provides information and criteria pertinent to the design and selection of mechanical and electrical systems for flood-control pumping stations. Details about equipment requirements, material and system selection considerations, testing and maintenance requirements, station wiring and equipment grounding requirements, and environmental protection are also discussed. The course materials are based entirely on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-3105: Mechanical and Electrical Design of Pumping Stations (1994 edition with Change 2 dated 1999, 169 pages). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M102

CEU Course Title: Selecting a Centrifugal Pump to Handle a Viscous Liquid

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Students of this two-hour online course will be provided with a basic understanding of fluid viscosity and its effects on the performance and efficiency of centrifugal pumps. The course presents definitions, effects and recommendations for conveying viscous fluids. It presents established predictive techniques to estimate viscous pump performance.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M103

CEU Course Title: Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) is an important aspect in building design. This course provides guidelines for design of mechanical systems for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC). The course materials are based entirely on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Technical Manual TM 5-810-1: Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (1991 edition, 18 pages). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M104

CEU Course Title: Noise and Vibration Control

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 10 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 10 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 10 LU

Online Course Price: $249

PDH Course Description: Mechanical equipment, such as cooling towers, generates noise and vibration during its normal operation. It is an important aspect of the building design to control the undesirable noise and vibration. This course provides the criteria and guidance required for design and construction of those features related to noise and vibration control of mechanical equipment systems most commonly encountered. The course materials are based entirely on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Technical Manual TM 5-805-4: Noise and Vibration Control (1995 edition, 150 pages). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M105

CEU Course Title: Plumbing Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 5 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 5 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 5 LU

Online Course Price: $99

PDH Course Description: Plumbing systems are important aspects of the building design. This course presents criteria pertinent to the design of drainage (sanitary and storm), water, and fuel gases. Energy conservation requirements are also discussed. The course materials are based entirely on the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command's Design Manual 3.01: Plumbing Systems (1986 edition, 86 pages). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M106

CEU Course Title: Identifying Risk Factors In Machinery

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $39

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course provides an overview of the basic knowledge required to identify the potential risk factors associated with machinery. The attendee will understand the information required to determine risk. Assessment of risk including survey techniques and risk mitigation are covered in a follow on course. This basic course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end. The course reviews the importance of reliability, design, production, life cycle, environmental, and safety factors as they pertain to risk.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M107

CEU Course Title: Assessing Risk Factors in Machinery

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This four-hour course provides the basic knowledge required to assess the potential risk factors associated with machinery. The course quantifies reliability, design, production, life cycle, environmental, and safety factors so they can be assessed. Additional business/management related factors are also covered. Weighting risk factors and the use of risk multipliers is introduced. Risk mitigation strategies are covered in a follow-on course. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M108

CEU Course Title: An Engineer's Guide to Plumbing Cross-Connections

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: Public health officials have rightfully been concerned about cross-connections and back-flow connections in plumbing systems and in public drinking water systems. This course will help Civil, Sanitary, and Mechanical Engineers increase their knowledge of the probability of contamination of drinking water through cross-connection. Numerous documented cases of cross-connection contamination are presented in the course as illustration. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M109

CEU Course Title: An Introduction to Indoor Air Pollution

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: The subject of indoor air pollution is not without some controversy. Indoor air quality is an evolving issue; it is important to keep informed about continuing developments in this area. This short course is not a detailed technical treatise on indoor air pollution; it is intended for Architects and Engineers who are interested in a general introductory overview of IAP, its various categories, probable causes, and suggested remedial actions. A substantial portion of this course content is based on, and reproduced with permission from, U.S. GPO Publication No. 1994-523-217/81322 Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals, 1994. The publication was co-sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the American Medical Association (AMA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and the American Lung Association (ALA). The overwhelming majority of the medical aspects, i.e. physiology, etiology, symptomology, and human physical diagnosis, contained in the GPO publication have been selectively and purposely excluded, again with permission, from this course content. This was done to limit the scope and focus to those aspects of IAP of greater interest to Engineers and Architects. Those students interested in viewing the unmodified original document should point their browser to: http://www.epa.gov/iedweb00/pubs/hpguide.html. Important references and additional health resources can be found at this URL. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M110

CEU Course Title: Introduction to Fire Protection Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: The Introduction to Fire Protection Systems Course is designed to provide the student with a fundamental understanding of the basics of combustion; codes and standards related to fire protection; a discussion of water based fire extinguishing systems focusing on sprinkler systems; a discussion of non-water based and special application fire suppression systems; and concludes with a discussion of various fire detectors. The course is divided into five (5) modules that can be studied in any desired sequence. Each module concludes with a quiz to reinforce student comprehension of the material. A sixth module is provided with a list of internet resources which can be used by the student to reinforce the material presented. This course includes a True-False quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M110A

CEU Course Title: Introduction to Fire Protection Systems^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: The Introduction to Fire Protection Systems Course is designed to provide the student with a fundamental understanding of the basics of combustion; codes and standards related to fire protection; a discussion of water based fire extinguishing systems focusing on sprinkler systems; a discussion of non-water based and special application fire suppression systems; and concludes with a discussion of various fire detectors.

The course is divided into five (5) modules that can be studied in any desired sequence. Each module concludes with a quiz to reinforce student comprehension of the material. A sixth module is provided with a list of internet resources which can be used by the student to reinforce the material presented.

This course includes a True-False quiz at the end.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M111

CEU Course Title: Safeguarding HVAC Systems Against Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Attacks

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course identifies actions that a building owner or manager can implement without undue delay to enhance occupant protection from an airborne chemical, biological, or radiological (CBR) attack. The intended audience includes building owners, managers, and maintenance personnel of public, private, and governmental buildings, including offices, laboratories, hospitals, retail facilities, schools, transportation terminals, and public venues (for example, sports arenas, malls, coliseums). This course is not intended to address single family or low-occupancy residential housing (less than five family units). Higher risk facilities such as industrial facilities, military facilities, subway systems, and law enforcement facilities require special considerations that are beyond the scope of this course. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M112

CEU Course Title: Selection and Sizing of Pressure Relief Valves

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: Students of this three-hour course will be provided with an introduction to the types and styles of pressure relief valves, the requirements for their placement and use, and the methods to determine the correct size of valve to use. This course summarizes reference data and technical recommendation based on many years of industry's experience in sizing, selecting, testing, installing and operating pressure relief valves. Sufficient data is supplied to properly size and select pressure relief valves for specific applications. Information covering terminology, standards, codes, basic design, sizing and selection information, including examples, are presented. The student is responsible for correct determination of service conditions and the suitability of any of the presented information for a specific application. The majority of the material in this course is reproduced or excerpted from publications developed by valve manufacturers, code organizations, and academia. The information contained in this course is offered as a guide. Students who use the general information presented here are reminded that there is no substitute for a case specific qualified engineering analysis. When in doubt as to the proper application of any particular data, the student is advised to contact a pressure relief valve manufacturer. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M113

CEU Course Title: Selection and Sizing of Rupture Discs

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This course covers the non-reclosing type of pressure relief devices known as rupture discs. It reviews the codes that govern rupture discs and the standard formulas and equations that are used to determine their proper selection and sizing. The course is directed toward Chemical and Mechanical Engineers in the process industries but should provide appeal to general practitioners as well. As a prerequisite, the student should have a basic familiarity with pressure vessels and piping systems. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M117

CEU Course Title: Selection Tips For Air-Conditioning Cooling Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two hour online course provides comprehensive information on the air-conditioning cooling systems. It details the type and characteristics of commonly used cooling systems with illustrations, advantages and disadvantages. The course is intended for use primarily to the students, end users, consultants, architects, contractors and HVAC designers. The course focuses on the practical aspects of selection and is a recommended guide for the beginners and experience people involved in conceptualizing new project. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M118

CEU Course Title: Introduction to Metallurgical Failure Analysis

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three hour online course discusses the various types of failure mechanisms and the process of conducting a metallurgical failure analysis. Failure Analysis is one of the most useful techniques for ensuring the safety and reliability of products and plant facilities/components. The main benefits are the prevention of failure in a similar equipment, and improvement in useful service life through design or material modifications. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M119

CEU Course Title: HVAC Made Easy - Selection Tips for Chiller Compressors

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course provides comprehensive information on the air-conditioning chillers. The chiller package comprising of refrigerant compressor is a heart of main cooling system. The chiller is a single most expensive item of the air-conditioning system that influences the life cycle economics. The course focuses on the key issues pertaining to chiller selection and their applications. The practical considerations and assessment criterion is addressed in brief and is a recommended reading reference. The course is intended for use primarily to the students, end users, consultants, architects, contractors and HVAC designers. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M120

CEU Course Title: HVAC Made Easy - Environmental Issues and Refrigerants

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course discusses the issues related to Ozone layer depletion, Global warming, Green house effect and the Refrigerants. The refrigerants are considered to be one of the major sources of ozone layer depletion. The environmental concerns have put a tremendous pressure on the phase out of certain refrigerants, which have traditionally ruled the global air-conditioning & refrigeration industry for decades. Current and anticipated future restrictions limit or prohibit the use of ozone depletion substances. Refrigerant selection has become a single most important aspect to the life cycle analysis of the air-conditioning plant that shall tip the scales one-way or the other. The course is intended for use primarily to the students, end users, environmentalists, consultants, architects, contractors and HVAC designers. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M121

CEU Course Title: Cooling Water Systems - An Overview of Cooling Towers

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This 4-hour course provides comprehensive information on Cooling Towers. Cooling towers find application in almost all sorts of industries varying from small process plants to the large refineries, petrochemical complexes, fertilizer plants, manufacturing units and power plants. It is difficult to imagine an industry without a cooling tower. The air-conditioning systems for large facilities like commercial complexes, hospitals, hotels, theaters, airports, residential complexes and shopping arcades etc. rely on the heat rejection through cooling towers. The course describes the practical overview of basics, types and selection considerations of the cooling tower systems. The course is intended for use primarily to the students, end users, consultants, architects, contractors and plant designers. The course focuses on the practical aspects of selection and is a recommended guide for the beginners and experience people involved in conceptualizing and specifying Cooling Towers This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M122

CEU Course Title: Fire Protection for Facilities Engineering, Design and Construction

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This online course provides an introduction to the engineering, design and the construction of the fire protection systems for different facilities. The course materials are based entirely on the Military Handbook MIL-HDBK-1008C, FIRE PROTECTION FOR FACILITIES ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. The purpose of this course is to provide an understanding to the fire protection system criteria and design for all types of buildings and their contents, whether considered temporary or permanent, mobile or stationary equipment, waterfront facilities, and outside storage facilities.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M123

CEU Course Title: Cooling Water- 'Problems And Solutions'

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This 3 hours course provides basic knowledge about the cooling water problems and solutions. The course provides insight to the commonly debated water problems and treatment approaches. The course is compiled in a simple question & answer format to reduce the learning time. The course is intended for use primarily to the students, end users, operators, energy & environmental auditors, contractors, O&M engineers and sales people. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M124

CEU Course Title: Understanding Net Positive Suction Head

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Students of this four-hour course will be provided with an introduction to one of the important aspects of proper pump selection: Net Positive Suction Head. This course will review the various aspects of Net Positive Suction Head, including centrifugal pump operation fundamentals, liquid vapor pressure, specific gravity, absolute pressure, and cavitation. Examples of pumping systems, complete with hydraulic analytical solutions, are provided to aid in the understanding of the presented material. Additional and interesting hydraulic facts are randomly interspersed throughout the course. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M125

CEU Course Title: Basic Pump Parameters and the Affinity Laws

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: Students of this three-hour course will be provided with important concepts associated with the operation of centrifugal pumps to include pump performance parameters, design considerations, efficient operation, and the affinity laws. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M126

CEU Course Title: Sizing Plumbing Water System

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This 3-hour course provides design criteria for estimating potable water use. This course addresses the residential demands and demands for transitory use facilities. This course is intended to provide basic information, which may be used for conceptual design in the absence of any more appropriate information. It is suitable for students, architects, plumbers, engineers and the facility designers. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M127

CEU Course Title: Building Automation Systems after September 11th

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This 3-hour course intends to describe the Building Automation System (BAS) for commercial buildings. BAS represent the state of art microprocessor based technology, which integrates the security, fire protection, electrical, telecommunication and HVAC systems at one centralized location. BAS ensures efficient, comfortable and safe environment in the building. The course is intended for use primarily to the students, end users, consultants, architects, contractors and HVAC designers. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M128

CEU Course Title: Selecting a Centrifugal Pump by System Analysis

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Pump selection should be based on system evaluation, not on maximum flow and head. Maximum capacity and head are important pieces of information, but much more must be known to achieve the best pump installation. Just because a pump delivers enough liquid at the desired pressure does not prove the pump is adequate. The information presented in this course provides much of the information needed for an evaluation of most types of systems. Additional data will be needed for specific installations. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M129

CEU Course Title: Conservation Technology Series: Simple Heat Exchangers for Commercial Automatic Ice Makers

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $79

PDH Course Description: This four-hour course is part of a series of courses designed to promote energy and resource conservation. This course introduces the reader to an energy-saving mechanism for use on commercial automatic ice makers. Potential benefits and application features of this technology are explored. Critical performance factors are identified within the coursework to allow the reader to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a site-specific application. Case studies are also presented as examples for further analysis. At the conclusion of the course study, the reader must complete a multiple-choice quiz to demonstrate competency is the course material and obtain PDH credits. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M130

CEU Course Title: Overview of Vapor Absorption Chilling Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: "How can you have cooling with heat?"

This 4-hour course describes, the vapor absorption chiller machine (VAM) that uses heat to produce chilled water for process or comfort cooling. In general the VAM finds applications in

Large Tonnage Space Cooling
Industrial Process Cooling
Cogeneration Waste Heat utilization
Waste-to-Energy utilization

The course is intended for use primarily to the students, end users, consultants, architects, contractors and HVAC designers.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M131

CEU Course Title: HVAC Energy Conservation through Cooling Water Conditioning

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This 4-hour course discusses the HVAC system energy conservation through cooling water treatment. The savings are associated with the prevention or removal of scale built up on a heat exchange surfaces where even a thin film of 1/32" or 0.8mm can increase the energy consumption by nearly 10%.

This paper is aimed at students, architects, air-conditioning engineers, energy auditors and the O & M professionals who are responsible for efficient operation and design of system. It is assumed that all the readers know the basic functioning of the air-conditioning system.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M132

CEU Course Title: The Performance Monitoring and Maintenance Audit of HVAC System

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This 4-hour course provides overview of operation and maintenance (O&M) programs specifically designed to enhance HVAC systems without significant capital investment. The intent of this paper is not to provide hardcore maintenance or troubleshooting aspects but an insight to O&M practices that can ensure the best performance and comfort for your system.

The course is intended for use primarily to the students, end users, consultants, architects, contractors and O & M professionals.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M133

CEU Course Title: HVAC Design Considerations for Corrosive Environments

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This 3-hour course discusses the HVAC design considerations for corrosive environments. Over time, even extremely low levels of Airborne Molecular Contamination (AMC) in the parts per billion can cause permanent damage to the sensitive electronic equipment. The corrosive contaminants can attack the metal surfaces, structural elements, switchgear equipment, machinery and even the HVAC equipment. Failure to protect your assets may have costly ramifications.

Remember whereas the equipment design issues rests with the manufacturers, ensuring a satisfactory environment is sole responsibility of the end user.

This paper is aimed at students, architects, air-conditioning engineers, controls engineers, contractors, environmentalists and loss prevention professionals. It is assumed that all the readers know the basic functioning of the air-conditioning system.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M134

CEU Course Title: Practical Considerations in Pump Suction Arrangements

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: A great deal of attention is given to pump discharge pipe design because this is where continuing operational economics come to bear: Engineering know-how regarding pipe size and configuration in an attempt to optimize installed cost versus long-term power consumption is emphasized here. However, just as important are sump design, suction piping design, suction pipe size, and suction pipe support. These are all critical considerations when proper and successful pump operation is at stake. It is here on the suction side of the pump that chronic problems within the pump are perpetuated and sometimes magnified. From this side blossoms the cost associated with maintenance, reliability, and lost production due to downtime. This course focuses on the sometimes neglected and often overlooked aspects of pumping fundamental practices that comprise good suction arrangements.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M135

CEU Course Title: HVAC Made Easy - Overview of Psychrometrics

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: No matter what you do in the air-conditioning industry, you will at some stage, have to use a psychrometric chart. To perform and optimize the air-conditioning load analysis or selection of equipment, you need to use the basics of air psychrometrics.

There are many software tools available today, which can greatly aid in the analysis of psychrometric data, but still a fundamental understanding of psychrometrics is essential before the software can be profitably used.

This 4-hour course provides basic overview of psychrometrics along with examples. The course shall be useful for students, engineers, architects, designers, energy & environment auditors, industry professionals and facility designers.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M136

CEU Course Title: Understanding Pump and Suction Specific Speeds

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Students of this two-hour course will be provided with knowledge of an important concept associated with the operation of centrifugal pumps known as specific speed. While maybe not used in day-to-day pump selection, specific speed nevertheless has critical interaction with flow, head, and hydraulic efficiency. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M137

CEU Course Title: Overview of Portable Fire Extinguishers

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: Shall I be using a stored water extinguisher on energized electrical fires?

It is important, to equip your home and workplace with the proper fire extinguishers as part of your safety plan but it is equally important to be aware of the proper identification, proper selection and proper use of fire extinguishers.

This 3-hour course is designed to provide basic information on the portable fire extinguishers and is intended for everyone.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M139

CEU Course Title: Valves

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: In almost any nuclear, chemical, or mechanical system, the flow of fluid and pressure through a piping system or process must be controlled . A valve is a mechanical device to accomplish this task. Valves start and stop fluid flow, throttle fluid flow, control the direction of fluid flow, regulate downstream system or process pressure, or relieve component or piping over pressurization. A basic understanding of the theory, characteristics, and mechanical components of valves and actuators are essential to understanding how they function and operate within a system or process.

This course utilizes US Department of Energy training materials (DOE-HDBK-1018/1-93, Mechanical Science, Vol. 2, Module 4) to describe the application, construction, and principals of operation for various types of valves and actuators.

This course includes a True-False quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M140

CEU Course Title: Pumps

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: In almost any nuclear, chemical, or mechanical system, fluid must be transported from one place to another. Centrifugal and positive displacement type pumps are used to transfer fluid from one place to another. A basic understanding of the theory, characteristics, and mechanical components of centrifugal and positive displacement pumps are essential to understanding how they function and operate.

This 3-hour course utilizes US Department of Energy training materials (DOE-HDBK-1018/1-93, Mechanical Science, Vol. 1, Module 3) to describe the purpose, construction, and principals of operation for centrifugal and positive displacement pumps.

The course content is generic in nature. Specific information on a particular heat exchanger should be obtained directly from the manufacturer.

This course includes a True-False quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M141

CEU Course Title: Heat Exchangers

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: In almost any nuclear, chemical, or mechanical system, heat must be transferred from one fluid to another. Heat exchangers are used to transfer heat from one fluid to another. A basic understanding of the mechanical components of a heat exchanger is essential to understanding how they function and operate.

This 2-hour course utilizes US Department of Energy training materials (DOE-HDBK-1018/1-93, Mechanical Science, Vol. 1, Module 2) to describe the purpose, construction, and principals of operation for each major type of heat exchanger: parallel flow, counter flow, and cross flow.

The course content is generic in nature. Specific information on a particular heat exchanger should be obtained directly from the manufacturer.

This course includes a True-False quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M142

CEU Course Title: Instrumentation and Controls

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: In almost any nuclear, chemical, or mechanical system, the temperature, pressure, flow, and level of fluids through a piping system or process must be closely monitored and controlled. Various types of temperature, pressure, level, and flow detection circuits accomplish this task. A basic understanding of the theory, characteristics, and mechanical components of various temperature, pressure, level, and flow controls and instrumentation is essential to understanding how they function and operate within a system or process.

This 4-hour course utilizes US Department of Energy training materials (DOE-HDBK-1013/1-92, INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS, Vol. 1, Modules 1 through 4) to instill a fundamental understanding of various instrumentation and control detection circuits as they relate to temperature, pressure, flow, and level monitoring of various processes.

This course includes a True-False quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M143

CEU Course Title: A Basic Design Guide for Clean Room Applications

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Meeting the contamination free requirements for facilities such as electronics, microchips manufacturing, pharmaceuticals processing, biomedical & genetic applications, hospital isolation wards, control rooms and aerospace industry etc. require thinking on a higher plane than conventional HVAC systems. The HVAC design criteria for clean rooms go far beyond just controlling temperature and humidity.

This 4-hour course discusses the design considerations for clean room environments. It details the type and characteristics of commonly used systems with illustrations. The course is intended for use primarily to the students, end users, consultants, architects, contractors and HVAC designers.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M144

CEU Course Title: Diesel Engine Fundamentals

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Most large commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities require an emergency power to supply power to supply electrical power to critical mechanical and electrical equipment upon the loss of the normal power source. The diesel engine is the most commonly used prime mover for this application. Relatively speaking, diesel engines are small, inexpensive, powerful, fuel efficient, and extremely reliable.

Because of the widespread use of diesel engine emergency generators, a basic understanding of the theory and operation of a diesel engine and their components is necessary.

This 4-hour course utilizes US Department of Energy training materials (DOE-HDBK-1018/1-93, Mechanical Science, Vol. 1, Module 1) to describe the components and theory of operation for a diesel engine.

The course content is generic in nature. Specific information on a particular engine should be obtained directly from the engine manufacturer.

This course includes a True-False quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M145

CEU Course Title: HVAC: Cool Thermal Storage

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Operating refrigeration chillers at night and displacing energy use from peak (day time) to off-peak periods when the energy is at a lower cost is the primary objective of Thermal Energy Storage. As a proven technology, chilled water or ice thermal storage systems supply the desired reliability for high air conditioning availability during peak hours and can substantially cut operating costs and reduce capital outlays when systems are suitably designed.

TES applications are numerous and include private industry, residential & commercial complexes, universities & school campus, hospitals, hotels, other government facilities, and district cooling utility systems (i.e., systems in which a business operates a centralized chilled water plant and utilizes a distribution network to sell chilled water to multiple cooling customer facilities).

This course is designed to meet the continuing professional development needs of individuals operating in the field of HVAC, energy conservation, architecture, environmentalists, campaigners and other professional engineers.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M146

CEU Course Title: Compressed Air Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This 4-hour course provides comprehensive information on the compressed air systems. Compressed air is an essential utility in almost all mechanical, chemical and process industries. It drive tools and machinery, powers pneumatic controls and is used in variety of applications such as material handling, dust extraction, breathing air, laboratory air, industrial and process air.

The course describes the practical overview of basics, types and selection considerations of the air compressor systems. The course is intended for use primarily to the students, end users, working professionals, consultants, contractors, facility designers, O&M engineers and sales people.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M147

CEU Course Title: Design Options For HVAC Distribution System

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Successful HVAC systems are the key to successful buildings. In a central system, air can be conditioned in a remote location in the air-handling units and distributed to the various rooms by ductwork. Or the air can be conditioned directly in the indoor spaces through fan coil units or other terminal devices.

The design of air distribution system must combine a proper choice of engineered products efficiently providing conditioned air to the space while adding architectural features which complement the interior design. A good understanding of the various types of commercial HVAC systems is important to ensure the best fit.

This 4-hour course provides basic knowledge about the HVAC distribution systems in design applications. The course provides insight to various systems, technologies and equipment configuration with advantages and disadvantages. The course is intended for use primarily to the students, end users, operators, energy & environmental auditors, contractors, O&M engineers and sales people.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M148

CEU Course Title: Smoke Movement in Buildings

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This 3-hour course utilizes Section 7, Chapter 6 from the NFPA Fire Protection Handbook, 18th Edition, Smoke Movement in Buildings by John H. Klote D.Sc., PE and Harold E. Nelson, PE. This course includes brief introductory materials on smoke movement in buildings and provides information on the techniques used to evaluate the physical characteristics of smoke movement through both short and tall buildings as a basis for designing smoke control systems. It also covers the approaches that can be used to test the effectiveness of designed smoke control systems in the absence of actual performance tests involving test fires.

This course includes a True-False quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M149

CEU Course Title: HVAC Design Aspects: Choosing A Right System

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This 4-hour course discusses the various issues to be considered and the questions to be raised before an intelligent, well-thought HVAC scheme is finalized.

The design and selection of right HVAC system must combine a proper choice of engineered products efficiently providing conditioned air to the space at optimum energy while adding architectural features which complement the interior design. The distinction between 'central' and local floor-by-floor 'compact' systems is critical from an architectural perspective and shall serve the primary theme for this course.

The course is intended for use primarily to the students, end users, operators, architects, contractors and HVAC designers.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M150

CEU Course Title: Design Considerations for Hydronic Pump System Design

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 5 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 5 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 5 LU

Online Course Price: $129

PDH Course Description: This 5-hour course provides design considerations for hydronic pump systems. Although pumps are typically purchased as individual items, they provide service only when operating as part of a system. Pump systems are often designed and operated inefficiently. This course attempts to show the relationships between the components that make up the pumping system with generic references to air-conditioning applications so that the reader can appreciate the nuances for any application. A little extra effort in the system design can make a safe & efficient system.

This course is suitable for students, architects, system engineers, energy auditors, facility designers and O&M professionals.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M151

CEU Course Title: Hot Water Plumbing Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This 3-hours online course identifies your hot water needs and outlines the type of systems available. Choosing the most appropriate system for your needs, together with the wise system design & use, can considerably lower your hot water costs.

This course is intended to provide basic information on system design, which may be used for conceptual design in the absence of any more appropriate information. The course is suitable for students, architects, plumbers, engineers and the facility designers.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M152

CEU Course Title: Identifying ASME B31. Series Piping Codes

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This one-hour course identifies the important ASME piping codes all Mechanical Engineers should be familiar with when undertaking project design involving piping applications. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers has established the B31 Piping Code Committees to promote safety in piping design and construction. The material contained in this course will allow you to identify the appropriate piping design categories and the code jurisdiction under which they fall.

The piping codes covered here are:

ASME B31.1 Power Piping
ASME B31.2 Fuel Gas Piping
ASME B31.3 Process Piping
ASME B31.4 Pipeline Transportation Systems
ASME B31.5 Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components
ASME B31.8 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
ASME B31.9 Building Services Piping

This course includes a True-False quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M153

CEU Course Title: Fundamentals of Material Science

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 10 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 10 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 10 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: This course introduces the fundamentals of material science to engineers, architects and contractors. The course materials are based entirely on Volume 1 of the U.S. Department of Energy's Fundamentals Handbook - Material Science, which provides the necessary fundamentals training to ensure a basic understanding of the structure and properties of metals. The handbook includes information on the structure and properties of metals, stress mechanisms in metals, failure modes, corrosion, and the characteristics of metals that are commonly used in construction and manufacturing.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M154

CEU Course Title: Thermal Stress and Thermal Shock of Materials

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: Engineers, architects and contractors can use this course as a necessary training material to ensure a basic understanding of the thermal stress and thermal shock of materials or as a supplement to the course M153 - Fundamentals of Material Science. This course explains how thermal stress and thermal shock combined with pressure can cause major damage to components, and describes the methods in preventing the system from thermal shock. The course materials are based entirely on Module 3 - Thermal Shock in Volume 2 of the U.S. Department of Energy's Fundamentals Handbook - Material Science.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M155

CEU Course Title: Brittle Fracture of Materials

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: Engineers, architects and contractors can use this course as a necessary training material to ensure a basic understanding of the brittle and ductile fracture of materials or as a supplement to the course M153 - Fundamentals of Material Science. This course explains how to identify the mode of the fracture and how to prevent the brittle fracture. The course materials are based entirely on Module 4 - Brittle Fracture in Volume 2 of the U.S. Department of Energy's Fundamentals Handbook - Material Science.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M156

CEU Course Title: Process Plant Insulation & Fuel Efficiency

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Prevention of heat leakage by application of insulation is the simplest method of achieving energy conservation. Some estimates have predicted that insulation in US industry alone saves approximately 200 million barrels of oil every year. The need for efficient thermal insulation has become more important with higher operating temperatures and increasing energy costs. While placing insulation onto a pipe or equipment is fairly easy, resolving issue such as what type of insulation to use and how much requires understanding of various alternatives. This 4-hour online course discusses the design considerations for thermal insulation and is aimed at students, professional engineers, energy auditors, operational & maintenance personnel and loss prevention engineers. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M157

CEU Course Title: Insulation Audit and the Economic Thickness of Insulation

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: Identifying the rate of thermal energy (heat) loss from an inadequate or uninsulated surface is the starting point for understanding the incentive for installing thermal insulation. Consideration of cost and conservation of fuel warrant a close assessment of insulation systems in the existing installations and new projects. While placing insulation onto a pipe or equipment is fairly easy, resolving issue such as �what type� of insulation to use and �how much� requires understanding of various alternatives. The first part �what type� is covered in course titled; �Process Plant Insulation & Fuel Efficiency� and the Part-2; �how much� is provided in this 3-hour online course.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M158

CEU Course Title: Overview of Refractory Materials

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: Manufacturing processing involving high temperatures whether melting, refining, sintering, heating and soaking or heat treatment needs refractories to withstand service conditions at the desired operating temperatures. Use of the right type of refractories in furnaces and kilns, increase their efficiency and result in substantial fuel savings. This 3 hour online course covers the type of refractories, their properties and applications, and how they may be applied to give better fuel efficiency and service life. The course is aimed at students, profession engineers, energy auditors, operational & maintenance engineers and loss prevention engineers. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M159

CEU Course Title: Standards Pertaining to Valves Used in the Oil & Gas Industry

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This is a two-hour course utilizing an extract from my book �The Valve Selection Handbook�, published by Elsevier and now in it�s 5th Edition. The section chosen is, Appendix C - �Standards pertaining to valves�.

This course will test the Students knowledge of the various standards essential for the specifying of valves for the Oil & Gas Industry.

Each valve specified for the Oil & Gas Industry, will be covered by several standards, that deal with design type, construction, dimensions, end type, inspection, testing and numerous other characteristics.

These documents are essential to establish the integrity of the valve that has been specified.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M160

CEU Course Title: The Function of Globe Valves Used in the Oil & Gas Industry

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This is a 1 hour course utilizing an extract from my book "The Valve Selection Handbook", published by Elsevier and now in it's 5th Edition. The extract, on Globe Valves, is chosen from Chapter 3, - "Manual Valves" pages 54 to 73,

It is essential that the individuals who are responsible for specifying, procuring, inspection and the installation are familiar the functions the valves that they will come across in the Oil & Gas Industry.

This course will test the Students knowledge of the functions of Globe Valves for the Oil & Gas Industry.

Each valve specified for the Oil & Gas Industry, will be covered by several standards, that deal with design type, construction, dimensions, end type, inspection, testing and numerous other characteristics.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M161

CEU Course Title: The Function of Gate Valves Used in the Oil & Gas Industry

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This is a 1 hour course utilizing an extract from my book "The Valve Selection Handbook", published by Elsevier and now in it's 5th Edition. The extract, on Gate Valves, is chosen from Chapter 3, - "Manual Valves" pages 73 to 96.

I have also included Appendix C, "Standards pertaining to Valves", from "The Valve Selection Handbook". This references the relevant standards. This is also available as a separate course.

It is essential that the individuals who are responsible for specifying, procuring, inspection and the installation are familiar with the functions of the Gate Valves that they will come across in the Oil & Gas Industry.

Each Gate Valve specified for the Oil & Gas Industry, will be covered by several standards, that deal with design type, construction, dimensions, end type, inspection, testing and numerous other characteristics.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M162

CEU Course Title: The Function of Ball Valves Used in the Oil & Gas Industry

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This is a one-hour course utilizing an extract from my book "The Valve Selection Handbook", published by Elsevier and now in it's 5th Edition. The extract, on Ball Valves, is chosen from Chapter 3, - "Manual Valves" pages 108 to 119.

Also included is Appendix C, "Standards pertaining to Valves", from "The Valve Selection Handbook". This references the relevant standards. This is also available as a separate course.

It is essential that the individuals who are responsible for specifying, procuring, inspection and the installation are familiar with the functions of the Ball Valves that they will come across in the Oil & Gas Industry.

Each Ball Valve specified for the Oil & Gas Industry, will be covered by several standards, that deal with design type, construction, dimensions, end type, inspection, testing and numerous other characteristics.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M163

CEU Course Title: The Function of Check Valves Used in the Oil & Gas Industry

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This is a one-hour course utilizing an extract from my book "The Valve Selection Handbook", published by Elsevier and now in it's 5th Edition. The extract, on Check Valves, is chosen from Chapter 4, - "Manual Valves" pages 153 to 168.

Also included is Appendix C, "Standards pertaining to Valves", from "The Valve Selection Handbook". This references the relevant standards. This is also available as a separate course.

It is essential that the individuals who are responsible for specifying, procuring, inspection and the installation are familiar with the functions of the Check Valves that they will come across in the Oil & Gas Industry.

Each Check Valve specified for the Oil & Gas Industry, will be covered by several standards, that deal with design type, construction, dimensions, end type, inspection, testing and numerous other characteristics.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M164

CEU Course Title: Terminology of Valves Used in the Oil & Gas Industry

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This is a 3 hour course utilizing an extract from my book "The Valve Selection Handbook", published by Elsevier and now in it's 5th Edition. The extract, on Terminology of Valves, is from Appendix E, "Valve Glossary", from "The Valve Selection Handbook" pages 363 to 381. This is a very extensive listing of words, terms and abbreviations used to describe valves.

It is essential that the individuals who are responsible for specifying, procuring, inspection and the installation are familiar with the terminology used to describe the function, construction, inspection and testing of all type of valve used in the Oil & Gas Industry.

This course will test the Students knowledge of the Valves used for the Oil & Gas Industry.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M165

CEU Course Title: Boiler Water- Problems & Solutions

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: If boiler tube failures are interrupting your production or frequent scale deposits cleaning is extending your planned shutdown periods, you may benefit from a boiler water system audit.

The quality of feedwater is very important in ensuring the safety, reliability and energy efficiency of the boiler system. There are numerous water treatment approaches in vogue each depending on the likelihood of makeup water impurities, the boiler design and its operating parameters. It is obvious that no single treatment can be prescribed for all water samples.

This 3-hour course provides an overview of various boiler water treatment approaches.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M166

CEU Course Title: Improving Energy Efficiency of Boiler Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Fuel consumers face a double challenge. One is economic � to get the best heating value for every fuel dollar. The other is environmental � to keep emissions low, at least within legislated limits.

Fortunately, what benefits the first objective also benefits the second. This 4-hour course provides an overview of the key energy efficiency measures, which can improve your boiler system efficiency, save money and limit environmental impacts.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M167

CEU Course Title: Steam Management � Overview of Steam Traps

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: No steam system is complete without this crucial component 'the Steam Trap'. This is the most important link in the condensate loop and the steam system, as it connects steam usage with condensate return.

This 3-hour online course provides an overview of this essential component and discusses the operation, selection, installation and maintenance criteria of various steam traps for different applications.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M168

CEU Course Title: Piping Design Series - Introductory Flexibility Analysis of Pipe Structures

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour course examines the importance of piping flexibility analysis in the design of modern piping applications. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers has established the B31 Piping Codes to promote safety in piping design and construction of which flexibility analysis is an important part. The piping stress analyst will be bound by the provisions of these codes.

The material contained in this course will allow you to identify the need for such analysis and to perform basic stress analysis on a simple single-plane, two-anchor pressure piping structure of uniform size. Complex multi-anchor, multi-plane systems require lengthy calculations that are not covered here; these calculations are performed today by dedicated pipe stress computer programs.

The scope of piping system analysis covered here is:

1. Effects of Piping Constraints

2. Determination of Mandatory Stress Analysis

3. Properties of Carbon Steel Pipe

4. Determination of Pipe Wall Thickness for Carbon Steel Pipe

5. The Effects of Linear Pipe Expansion

6. Simplified Piping Stress Calculations for a Single Plane 90� Turn Structure

7. Importance of Pipe Hangers and Supports

8. Devices used to improve Piping Flexibility

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M173

CEU Course Title: Specifying and the Technical Evaluation of API 6D & 6A Trunnion Mounted Ball Valves Used in the Oil & Gas Industry

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This is a 2 hour course utilizing the current product catalogue of Velan Valves that covers API 6A & 6D Trunnion Mounted Ball Valves.
I have also included Appendix C, "Standards pertaining to Valves", from "The Valve Selection Handbook". This references the relevant standards. This is also available as a separate course.

The valves presented in this catalogue are designed to internationally recognised standards and the questions in the quiz are based on the technical data contained within this catalogue. There may be slight variations with other manufacturer's.

The Piping Engineer who is responsible for specifying, procuring, inspection and the installation of valves must be familiar with a manufacturer's catalogues and the way that the information is presented to potential customers. The Specifying Piping Engineer will have to review a Manufacturer's technical data when the technical evaluation is made on the valves, prior to the placement of the order.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M174

CEU Course Title: Specifying and the Technical Evaluation of Cast Steel Gate, Globe and Check Valves Used in the Oil & Gas Industry

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M175

CEU Course Title: Specifying and the Technical Evaluation of General Purpose Ball Valves Used in the Oil & Gas Industry

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This is a 1 hour course utilizing the current product catalogue of Velan Valves that covers General Purpose Ball Valves.

I have also included Appendix C, "Standards pertaining to Valves", from "The Valve Selection Handbook". This references the relevant standards. This is also available as a separate course.

The valves presented in this catalogue are designed to internationally recognised standards and the questions in the quiz are based on the technical data contained within this catalogue. There may be slight variations with other manufacturer's.

The Piping Engineer who is responsible for specifying, procuring, inspection and the installation of valves must be familiar with a manufacturer's catalogues and the way that the information is presented to potential customers. The Specifying Piping Engineer will have to review a Manufacturer's technical data when the technical evaluation is made on the valves, prior to the placement of the order.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M176

CEU Course Title: Specifying and the Technical Evaluation of Forged Steel Gate, Globe and Check Valves Used in the Oil & Gas Industry

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This is a 1 hour course utilizing the current product catalogue of Velan Valves that covers Forged Steel Gate, Globe and Check Valves.

I have also included Appendix C, "Standards pertaining to Valves", from "The Valve Selection Handbook". This references the relevant standards. This is also available as a separate course.

The valves presented in this catalogue are designed to internationally recognised standards and the questions in the quiz are based on the technical data contained within this catalogue. There may be slight variations with other manufacturer's.

The Piping Engineer who is responsible for specifying, procuring, inspection and the installation of valves must be familiar with a manufacturer's catalogues and the way that the information is presented to potential customers. The Specifying Piping Engineer will have to review a Manufacturer's technical data when the technical evaluation is made on the valves, prior to the placement of the order.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M177

CEU Course Title: Specifying and the Technical Evaluation of Metal Seated Ball Valves Used in the Oil & Gas Industry

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This is a 1 hour course utilizing the current product catalogue of Velan Valves that covers Metal Seated Ball Valves.

I have also included Appendix C, "Standards pertaining to Valves", from "The Valve Selection Handbook". This references the relevant standards. This is also available as a separate course.

The valves presented in this catalogue are designed to internationally recognised standards and the questions in the quiz are based on the technical data contained within this catalogue. There may be slight variations with other manufacturer's.

The Piping Engineer who is responsible for specifying, procuring, inspection and the installation of valves must be familiar with a manufacturer's catalogues and the way that the information is presented to potential customers. The Specifying Piping Engineer will have to review a Manufacturer's technical data when the technical evaluation is made on the valves, prior to the placement of the order.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M178

CEU Course Title: Specifying and Evaluating Hermetically Sealed Gate, Globe Bellows Seal Valves Used in the Oil & Gas Industry

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This is a 1 hour course utilizing the current product catalogue of Velan Valves that covers Hermetically Sealed Gate, Globe Bellows Seal Valves.

I have also included Appendix C, "Standards pertaining to Valves", from "The Valve Selection Handbook". This references the relevant standards. This is also available as a separate course.

The valves presented in this catalogue are designed to internationally recognised standards and the questions in the quiz are based on the technical data contained within this catalogue. There may be slight variations with other manufacturer's.

The Piping Engineer who is responsible for specifying, procuring, inspection and the installation of valves must be familiar with a manufacturer's catalogues and the way that the information is presented to potential customers. The Specifying Piping Engineer will have to review a Manufacturer's technical data when the technical evaluation is made on the valves, prior to the placement of the order.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M179

CEU Course Title: Specifying and the Technical Evaluation of Dual Disc Check Valves Used in the Oil & Gas Industry

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This is a 1 hour course utilizing the current product catalogue of Velan Valves that covers "High Performance Check Valves".

I have also included Appendix C, "Standards pertaining to Valves", from "The Valve Selection Handbook". This references the relevant standards. This is also available as a separate course.

The valves presented in this catalogue are designed to internationally recognised standards and the questions in the quiz are based on the technical data contained within this catalogue. There may be slight variations with other manufacturers.

The Piping Engineer who is responsible for specifying, procuring, inspection and the installation of valves must be familiar with a manufacturer's catalogues and the way that the information is presented to potential customers.

The Specifying Piping Engineer will have to review a Manufacturer's technical data when the technical evaluation is made on the valves, prior to the placement of the order.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M180

CEU Course Title: Specifying and the Technical Evaluation of Butterfly Valves Used in the Oil & Gas Industry

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This is a 2 hour course utilizing the current product catalogue of Nibco Valves that covers Butterfly Valves.

I have also included Appendix C, "Standards pertaining to Valves", from "The Valve Selection Handbook". This references the relevant standards. This is also available as a separate course.

The valves presented in this catalogue are designed to internationally recognised standards and the questions in the quiz are based on the technical data contained within this catalogue. There may be slight variations with other manufacturers.

The Piping Engineer who is responsible for specifying, procuring, inspection and the installation of valves must be familiar with a manufacturer's catalogues and the way that the information is presented to potential customers. The Specifying Piping Engineer will have to review a Manufacturer's technical data when the technical evaluation is made on the valves, prior to the placement of the order.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M181

CEU Course Title: Specifying and the Technical Evaluation of Cryogenic Valves Used in the Oil & Gas Industry for Very Low Temperature

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This is a 1 hour course utilizing the current product catalogue of Velan Valves that covers "Cryogenic Valves - Gate, Globe, Check, Ball and Butterfly Valves". For use in very low temperature services.

I have also included Appendix C, "Standards pertaining to Valves", from "The Valve Selection Handbook". This references the relevant standards. This is also available as a separate course.

The valves presented in this catalogue are designed to internationally recognised standards and the questions in the quiz are based on the technical data contained within this catalogue. There may be slight variations with other manufacturer's.

The Piping Engineer who is responsible for specifying, procuring, inspection and the installation of valves must be familiar with a manufacturer's catalogues and the way that the information is presented to potential customers. The Specifying Piping Engineer will have to review a Manufacturer's technical data when the technical evaluation is made on the valves, prior to the placement of the order.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M182

CEU Course Title: Basic Process Design Engineering for Non Process Engineers

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This is a 3 hour course using the NORSOK Standard P-001 - "Process Design".

The NORSOK Standards are a set of standards and specifications that have been adopted by numerous major Operators in the Norwegian North Sea sectors and other territories. They are based on recognised international industry codes and standards.

NORSOK Standards are aimed at the Offshore, upstream sector of the Oil and Gas industry, however P-001 uses ASME B31.3 - "Process Piping" as a base document.

It is essential that all Engineers have a basic knowledge of Process Design and the terminology and objectives of Process Engineers who are working on the same project.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M183

CEU Course Title: Basic Piping Design, Layout and Stress Analysis for the Construction of Piping Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This is a 2 hour course using the NORSOK Standard L-002 - "Piping Design, Layout and Stress Analysis".

The NORSOK Standards are a set of standards and specifications that have been adopted by numerous major Operators in the Norwegian North Sea sector and other territories. They are based on recognised international industry codes and standards.

Billions of dollars have been spent on piping material specified to these standards.

NORSOK Standards are aimed at the Offshore, Upstream sector of the Oil and Gas industry and L-002 is based on ASME B31.3 design philosophy.

Design and layout of piping systems is subjective and there are numerous options available to the Engineer, however these are recommended practices that are based on past design and operational experience that satisfy the international codes.

Piping Design, Layout and Stress Analysis is a huge topic and this course is a basic introduction to the subject. Piping design philosophy will vary slightly from project to project and it is essential that the Piping Engineer reads the project document that covers this subject.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M184

CEU Course Title: Material Data Sheets for the Construction of Piping Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This is a 3 hour course using the NORSOK Standard M-630 - "Material data sheets for piping".

The NORSOK Standards are a set of standards and specifications that have been adopted by numerous major Operators in the Norwegian North Sea sector and other territories. They are based on recognised international industry codes and standards.

NORSOK Standards are aimed at the Offshore, upstream sector of the Oil and Gas industry and a vast majority of the data sheet in M-630 are based on ASTM material.

There are minor modifications to the base ASTM standards.

It is impossible for a Piping Engineer to try and remember all the data on material, but it is essential that the basics are understood and that access to a hard copy of the specification is close at hand.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M185

CEU Course Title: HVAC - Description of Useful Terms

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This course contains compilation of almost 1000 bits and pieces of HVAC terminology. The definitions and/or descriptions contained herein provide guidelines to resolve ambiguities in common usage of terms or to address particular considerations regarding the interactions of people, infrastructure and environment.

The compilation is arranged in an alphabetical order for easy referencing. This 4-hour course shall be useful to the professionals who plan, design, construct, manage and use the building services infrastructure.

The course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M186

CEU Course Title: HVAC Optimization with Cold Air Distribution

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: To economize on the overall HVAC capital costs and building utilization, architects and developers are becoming more and more interested in �The Cold Air Distribution� concept.

The cold air distribution system refers to supplying air at low temperatures of around 42 to 50�F instead of the customary 55 �F. Cooling supply air below 55�F reduces the supply air volume dramatically, thereby reducing the first cost of the air-handling equipment and recurring energy costs.

This 2-hour course outlines the application considerations for the successful design, installation and operation of the cold air HVAC system.

The course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M187

CEU Course Title: HVAC Systems and Indoor Air Quality

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Good indoor air quality (IAQ) is an important component of a healthy environment. Good indoor air quality and thermal comfort are achieved, if the air contaminant levels are low, the building is well ventilated, and the temperature and humidity are controlled at comfortable levels.

Indoor air quality in a large building is the product of multiple influences, and this 4- hour course attempts to highlight the factors affecting IAQ and the approaches to solve the IAQ problems.

Readers are provided with 15 common problems and solutions that will help them establish and implement the most effective means to overcome their IAQ problems. This course is an extract from the published guidance of EPA and NIOSH.

The course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M188

CEU Course Title: Design Code for Liquid Process Piping, Based on ASME B31 - Part I

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This is a 4-hour course using the US Army Corp of Engineers - Engineering and Design for Liquid Process Piping EM 1110-1 (Chapters 1 to 3).

This code closely follows American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME B31, which is the most commonly internationally used code for the Process industry. It is a huge subject and I have broken the code into three sections - Part I, Part II and Part III. This is Part I

There are minor differences between the base ASME code and EM1110-1 which is used as the study material for this course and on which the quiz is based.

It is impossible for a Piping Engineer to try and remember all of the requirements of this code, but it is essential that the Engineer is familiar with the scope of the code, content and its format.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M189

CEU Course Title: Design Code for Liquid Process Piping, Based on ASME B31 - Part II

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This is a 4-hour course using the US Army Corp of Engineers - Engineering and Design for Liquid Process Piping EM 1110-1 (Chapters 1 to 3).

This code closely follows American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME B31, which is the most commonly internationally used code for the Process industry. It is a huge subject and I have broken the code into three sections - Part I, Part II and Part III. This is Part II

There are minor differences between the base ASME code and EM1110-1 which is used as the study material for this course and on which the quiz is based.

It is impossible for a Piping Engineer to try and remember all of the requirements of this code, but it is essential that the Engineer is familiar with the scope of the code, content and its format.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M190

CEU Course Title: Design Code for Liquid Process Piping, Based on ASME B31 - Part III

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This is a 4-hour course using the US Army Corp of Engineers - Engineering and Design for Liquid Process Piping EM 1110-1 (Chapters 1 to 3).

This code closely follows American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME B31, which is the most commonly internationally used code for the Process industry. It is a huge subject and I have broken the code into three sections - Part I, Part II and Part III. This is Part III

There are minor differences between the base ASME code and EM1110-1 which is used as the study material for this course and on which the quiz is based.

It is impossible for a Piping Engineer to try and remember all of the requirements of this code, but it is essential that the Engineer is familiar with the scope of the code, content and its format.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M191

CEU Course Title: Introduction to Fans and Fan Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: A fan is a machine utilizing thin rotating rigid vanes, which is driven by a prime mover, which causes a compressible fluid to move. It might be useful to think of a fan as a very low-pressure compressor. This course covers the types and styles of fans and the systems they are contained within. The various purposes and uses of fans is encountered. The course is directed toward Mechanical Engineers in the process and mechanical industries but should provide appeal to general practitioners as well. No prerequisites are required of the student but a basic familiarity with compressible fluid flow would be helpful.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M192

CEU Course Title: Improving Fan System Performance

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This course deals with key components of fan systems and the opportunities that can be seized for the overall improved performance of the entire system. A graphical representation of a system is depicted to help identify individual components and their respective performance improvement areas.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M193

CEU Course Title: Introduction to Industrial Compressed Air Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Compressed air systems play a critical role in the manufacturing and industrial process industries. Enormous amounts of energy are expended annually to produce air at elevated pressures above ambient. Understanding the sub-systems and sub-components of these systems is the first step in the process of insuring the proper design of new systems and the improvement of existing ones.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M194

CEU Course Title: Improving the Performance of Compressed Air Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: The course is meant to furnish compressed air system operators with a source that details opportunities for system performance improvement. It should not be considered an all-inclusive engineering treatise concerning the subject, but a vehicle which provides compressed air system users with major points for the improvement of their systems.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M195

CEU Course Title: Steam System Basics

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course describes the many uses of steam in industry. Covered topics include process heating, pressure control, mechanical drive, component separation and water resources for many process reactions. Performance advantages that make steam an attractive means of delivering energy include low toxicity, ease of transportability, high efficiency, high heat capacity and low cost relative to other alternatives.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M196

CEU Course Title: HVAC Made Easy: A Guide to Heating & Cooling Load Estimation

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: The design and construction of the building HVAC system can have a significant impact on the building�s comfort and energy consumption. If you are building a new facility or doing a major renovation to an existing one, this course can help you make design decisions that can improve the overall comfort and energy performance.

This 4- hour course describes the fundamentals of heating and cooling load calculations, load reduction strategies, code references, useful equations and the design decisions that lie behind these equations.

The course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M197

CEU Course Title: Fundamentals of HVAC Controls

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: The control system in the Heating, Ventilating, and Air- Conditioning (HVAC) system can have a significant impact on the building�s comfort and energy consumption. The control system manages the flow of heat, cooling, and ventilation throughout the building.

This 4-hour course covers the fundamentals of automatic controls in the HVAC system. Emphasis is placed on the control principles, terminology, basic components, control devices and direct digital control systems. Numerous illustrations and examples have been included to enhance the understanding of the course material.

The course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M198

CEU Course Title: Compressible Flow Modeling in a Constant Area Duct

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $39

PDH Course Description: Predicting static pressure in a compressible flow system with a constant area duct is a useful tool in modeling or designing gas flowing pneumatic systems. Gas pneumatic systems are used extensively in industrial, aviation, and aerospace systems. Gases, specifically inert gases, can be used to inert cryogenic or hypergolic fuel and oxidizer systems, pressurize liquid storage tanks, provide gas seals for hydraulic machinery, or in future automobiles to power turbine driven gear boxes. The uses are endless, but designing or modeling requires understanding and optimizing the system using engineering science. This course will review adiabatic flow with friction (Fanno Flow) in a constant-area duct, and derive an algorithm to predict static pressure.

The course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M199

CEU Course Title: HVAC Calculations and Duct Sizing

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course presents the basic procedures for determining the cooling (or heating) unit and distribution system required for a building in order to maintain comfort conditions for people. These procedures include evaluating building heat loads, determining air circulation quantities, use of psychrometric processes, computing the cooling unit and air handler tonnage, and sizing the air distribution ducts.

Building heat loads from external and internal source are evaluated for both sensible and latent heat contributions. Heat conducted through walls and windows and through ceilings and floors from unheated spaces is considered. Walls constructed of layers of different materials, thicknesses and areas are included.

Air flow quantities are found for the conditioned space to maintain the desired temperature and humidity requirements. The effects of outside air infiltration are included and different methods of fresh air ventilation are examined.

A psychrometric chart diagram is used to indicate the processes of heating and humidification in the conditioned space. The air properties due to the mixing of ventilation and room air streams are determined from the chart. The enthalpy of the air entering and leaving the cooling coil is read from the chart as are the coil temperature and re-heater load.

The cooling unit and air handler size are found from the required flow rate and enthalpy change across the coil. Air handler flow and supply pressures are then used with air friction charts to select duct sizes such that all branches of the distribution system have equal pressure drop while having the required circulation quantities.

Finally, the heat load calculation methods using cooling load temperature differences (CLTD) and heating degree days (DD) are briefly reviewed.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M202

CEU Course Title: Thermoplastic Industrial Piping Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: Thermoplastic industrial piping systems (TIPS) have been used for over five decades in successfully handling industrial piping application. Today, the professional fluid handling design engineer and installer can choose from multiple plastic piping compounds for applications such as potable water, laboratory drainage, chemical processing and many others. To educate the engineering community to a variety of commonly used plastic piping materials, the TIPS product line committee of the Plastic Pipe & Fittings Association (PPFA) has created a professional generic (not favoring any one material or manufacturer) tutorial. The purpose of the tutorial is to educate architects, design engineers, users, installers and engineering and vocational students to the dos and don'ts of TIPS. The tutorial will include ABS, CPVC, PE, PP, PVC and PVDF piping materials. After finishing the tutorial, the student will have proficiency, knowledge, and a comfort level of designing, specifying and installing TIPS.

This eight hour online course presents information to design and install thermoplastic industrial piping systems (TIPS). The course is presented in colorful and clear PowerPoint in the following sections: Introduction & History/ Features & Benefits/ Engineering Design Consideration/Joining, Installation, Testing & Repairing Methods/Product Availability/Selecting the Proper Plastic Piping Material/Applications.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M203

CEU Course Title: Thermoplastic Industrial Piping Systems (Including TIPS Workbook)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 10 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 10 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 10 LU

Online Course Price: $249

PDH Course Description: Thermoplastic industrial piping systems (TIPS) have been used for over five decades in successfully handling industrial piping application. Today, the professional fluid handling design engineer and installer can choose from multiple plastic piping compounds for applications such as potable water, laboratory drainage, chemical processing and many others. To educate the engineering community to a variety of commonly used plastic piping materials, the TIPS product line committee of the Plastic Pipe & Fittings Association (PPFA) has created a professional generic (not favoring any one material or manufacturer) tutorial. The purpose of the tutorial is to educate architects, design engineers, users, installers and engineering and vocational students to the dos and don'ts of TIPS. The tutorial will include ABS, CPVC, PE, PP, PVC and PVDF piping materials. After finishing the tutorial, the student will have proficiency, knowledge, and a comfort level of designing, specifying and installing TIPS.

This ten-hour online course presents information to design and install thermoplastic industrial piping systems (TIPS). The course is presented in colorful and clear PowerPoint in the following sections: Introduction & History/ Features & Benefits/ Engineering Design Consideration/Joining, Installation, Testing & Repairing Methods/Product Availability/Selecting the Proper Plastic Piping Material/Applications. The course also includes the Thermoplastic Industrial Piping Systems workbook (114 pages) consisting of over 300 pictures and charts. The workbook follows closely the tutorial presentation and is sectioned in seven educational material subjects similar to the tutorial. The workbook is a permanent record of the TIPS tutorial and is a convenient method to have ready access to any of the course information.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: M204

CEU Course Title: Pipe Flow

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course presents basic procedures that are used for solving simple pipe flow problems but are also applicable to solutions of more complex cases. These procedures depend on the fluid properties, the type of flow, and the applicable governing equations, energy losses, and the unknown quantities.

Fluid properties reviewed in this course are viscosity and compressibility. Examples of viscosities are given for liquids and gases. The compressibility effect on density change is compared for liquids and gases.

Flow classifications described include uniform, non-uniform, isothermal, adiabatic, steady, unsteady, and laminar and turbulent. Example problems are presented to illustrate solutions of those flows expected to be the most prevalent in engineering problems.

The governing equations of conservation of mass, momentum, and energy are given for compressible, incompressible, isothermal and adiabatic fluid flow. The energy equations include loss terms for pipe fittings and for viscous friction. Isothermal and adiabatic gas laws are given.

Relations are given for viscous friction energy loss friction factors for both laminar and turbulent flows. For turbulent flow the pipe roughness and the Reynolds number are used to evaluate the friction factor from the Colebrook equation. The Mach number is used to check the effect of compressibility.

Finally, several example problems of incompressible flow are presented which illustrate solutions of flow problems for different unknowns. Three basic problems included cover (1) finding viscous friction loss and pumping power (2) finding flow rate and (3) finding pipe diameter. Addition example problems given cover compressible flow, isothermal and adiabatic flow, the thrust forces on pipe fittings, and a case of unsteady flow.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: N111

CEU Course Title: Concrete Restoration

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $20

PDH Course Description: The main focus of the seminar will be Hayward Baker's Concrete Restoration Technologies and the use of these techniques in design and construction in the United States. Case histories will be included.

Hayward Baker provides a wide range of geotechnical engineering and construction services to improve soils in-place and to rehabilitate concrete. The techniques that will be discussed include epoxy crack repair, over head repair, cementitious grouting, epoxy injection and shotcrete restoration. The projects that will be discussed include rehabilitation for berms & head walls, railroad tunnels, bridges, hydro dams, concrete piers and sewers.

If you have already attended this seminar and would like to obtain a Certificate of Completion free of charge, please click on the following link:

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: N112

CEU Course Title: Ground Modification (Greenville, SC)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $20

PDH Course Description: The main focus of the seminar will be Hayward Baker's Ground Modification and Structural Support Technologies and the use of these techniques in design and construction in the Southeastern United States, with a special emphasis on the Western Carolinas. Case histories will be included.

Hayward Baker provides a wide range of geotechnical engineering and construction services to improve soils in-place and to both construct new and to rehabilitate foundations. The techniques that will be discussed include Compaction & Jet Grouting, Embankment Stabilization & Excavation Support, Vibro Compaction & Replacement and Micropiles. Within our range of services, a Ground Modification solution is generally available for the toughest subsurface conditions.

If you have already attended this seminar and would like to obtain a Certificate of Completion free of charge, please click on the following link:

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: N113

CEU Course Title: Ground Improvement Techniques (at BE&K, Morrisville, NC)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1.25 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1.25 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.125 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1.25 LU

Online Course Price: $20

PDH Course Description: The main focus of the seminar will be Hayward Baker's ground improvement techniques including Vibro Compaction/Replacement and Compaction Grouting. Case histories and design methods were discussed as well.

Hayward Baker provides a wide range of geotechnical engineering and construction services to improve soils in-place and to both construct new and to rehabilitate foundations. The techniques that will be discussed include Compaction & Jet Grouting, Embankment Stabilization & Excavation Support, Vibro Compaction & Replacement and Micropiles. Within our range of services, a Ground Modification solution is generally available for the toughest subsurface conditions.

If you have already attended this seminar and would like to obtain a Certificate of Completion free of charge, please click on the following link:

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: N114

CEU Course Title: Ground Modification (St. Louis, MO)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4.5 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4.5 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.45 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4.5 LU

Online Course Price: $80

PDH Course Description: The main focus of the seminar will be Hayward Baker's Ground Modification and the use of these techniques in design and construction in the United States. Case histories will be included.

Hayward Baker provides a wide range of geotechnical engineering and construction services to improve soils in-place and to rehabilitate foundations. The techniques that will be discussed include Compaction & Jet Grouting, Soil Mixing, Stone Columns and Micropiles. Within our range of services, a Ground Modification solution is generally available for the toughest subsurface conditions.

If you have already attended this seminar and would like to obtain a Certificate of Completion free of charge, please click on the following link:

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: N115

CEU Course Title: Ground Modification (Memphis, TN)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $20

PDH Course Description: The main focus of the seminar will be Hayward Baker's Ground Modification and Structural Support Technologies and the use of these techniques in design and construction in the Southeastern United States, with a special emphasis on the regional area. Case histories will be included.

Hayward Baker provides a wide range of geotechnical engineering and construction services to improve soils in-place and to rehabilitate foundations. The techniques that will be discussed include Compaction & Jet Grouting, Soil Mixing, Stone Columns and Micropiles. Within our range of services, a Ground Modification solution is generally available for the toughest subsurface conditions.

If you have already attended this seminar and would like to obtain a Certificate of Completion free of charge, please click on the following link:

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: N116

CEU Course Title: Ground Modification (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $0

PDH Course Description: The main focus of the seminar will be Hayward Baker's Ground Modification and Structural Support Technologies and the use of these techniques in design and construction in the Southeastern United States, with a special emphasis on the regional area. Case histories will be included.

Hayward Baker provides a wide range of geotechnical engineering and construction services to improve soils in-place and to rehabilitate foundations. The techniques that will be discussed include Compaction & Jet Grouting, Soil Mixing, Stone Columns and Micropiles. Within our range of services, a Ground Modification solution is generally available for the toughest subsurface conditions.

If you have already attended this seminar and would like to obtain a Certificate of Completion free of charge, please click on the following link:

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: N117

CEU Course Title: Specialty Geotechnical Construction (Pensacola, FL)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $20

PDH Course Description: The main focus of the seminar will be Specialty Geotechnical Construction Technologies and the use of these in design and construction in Florida. Case histories will be included.

Hayward Baker provides a wide range of geotechnical engineering and construction services to improve soils in-place and to both construct new and to rehabilitate existing foundations. The applications that will be discussed include Specialty Geotechnical Construction for providing improved shallow foundation support, excavation support, and underpinning. In addition, Case Atlantic, a leading installer of drilled shaft foundations, will present design and construction challenges. Both technical and economic aspects will be presented.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: N118

CEU Course Title: Ground Modification (Reanoke, VA; Asheville or Wilmington, NC)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $20

PDH Course Description: The main focus of the seminar will be Hayward Baker�s Ground Modification and Structural Support Technologies and the use of these techniques in design and construction in the Southeastern United States, with a special emphasis on the Carolinas. Case histories will be included.

Hayward Baker provides a wide range of geotechnical engineering and construction services to improve soils in-place and to both construct new and to rehabilitate foundations. The techniques that will be discussed include Compaction & Jet Grouting, Embankment Stabilization & Excavation Support, Vibro Compaction & Replacement, Micropiles and Pile Driving. Within our range of services, a Ground Modification solution is generally available for the toughest subsurface conditions.

If you have already attended this seminar and would like to obtain a Certificate of Completion free of charge, please click on the following link:

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P101

CEU Course Title: Alternate Dispute Resolution

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: A little known fact is that less than 5% of the lawsuits filed ever make it to trial. Yes, 5%. Some are dropped, some are settled along the way, and a larger percentage are settled the week before trail or settled on the courthouse steps. Settlement, late in the game, is after you have already spent 95% of your legal fees - money that could have been used towards a settlement offer. Unfortunately, on the courthouse steps, that money is already sunk cost. The earlier you settle, the more legal cost you are able to avoid and there is more money available for settlement. This does not take into account the cost of the parties' internal time and expense, which can run as high as the legal cost. Time wasted that could be spent on more productive activities such as securing new business or executing existing business.

Everyone (individuals and corporations) should consider Alternate Dispute Resolution prior to running down to the courthouse to file a civil lawsuit. This course will fill you in on how ADR works, its advantages and its limitation so that you may make an informed decision about a lawsuit or ADR.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Florida, you need to take this course under Course P101F in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Tennessee, you need to take this course under Course P101B in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of New Jersey, you need to take this course under Course P101C in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Missouri, you need to take this course under Course P101D in Surveying & Mapping Category.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P101A

CEU Course Title: Alternate Dispute Resolution^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: A little known fact is that less than 5% of the lawsuits filed ever make it to trial. Yes, 5%. Some are dropped, some are settled along the way, and a larger percentage are settled the week before trail or settled on the courthouse steps. Settlement, late in the game, is after you have already spent 95% of your legal fees - money that could have been used towards a settlement offer. Unfortunately, on the courthouse steps, that money is already sunk cost. The earlier you settle, the more legal cost you are able to avoid and there is more money available for settlement. This does not take into account the cost of the parties' internal time and expense, which can run as high as the legal cost. Time wasted that could be spent on more productive activities such as securing new business or executing existing business.

Everyone (individuals and corporations) should consider Alternate Dispute Resolution prior to running down to the courthouse to file a civil lawsuit. This course will fill you in on how ADR works, its advantages and its limitation so that you may make an informed decision about a lawsuit or ADR.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P101B

CEU Course Title: Alternate Dispute Resolution^{TN PLS Board Approved Course CER-579-(D)-03}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P101D

CEU Course Title: Alternate Dispute Resolution^{MO PLS Board Approved Course}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P101F

CEU Course Title: Alternate Dispute Resolution^{FL PLS Board Approved Course 6637}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: A little known fact is that less than 5% of the lawsuits filed ever make it to trial. Yes, 5%. Some are dropped, some are settled along the way, and a larger percentage are settled the week before trail or settled on the courthouse steps. Settlement, late in the game, is after you have already spent 95% of your legal fees - money that could have been used towards a settlement offer. Unfortunately, on the courthouse steps, that money is already sunk cost. The earlier you settle, the more legal cost you are able to avoid and there is more money available for settlement. This does not take into account the cost of the parties' internal time and expense, which can run as high as the legal cost. Time wasted that could be spent on more productive activities such as securing new business or executing existing business.

Everyone (individuals and corporations) should consider Alternate Dispute Resolution prior to running down to the courthouse to file a civil lawsuit. This course will fill you in on how ADR works, its advantages and its limitation so that you may make an informed decision about a lawsuit or ADR.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Attention to the User:

The online quiz SUBMIT function is disabled for this course because it is approved as a homestudy course by Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers. If you are not licensed in Florida, you should take PDH Course P101, which enables you to obtain the certificate of completion instantly after you pass the quiz.

If you are a licensed surveyor or mapper in the state of Florida, you need to print out the quiz and send the completed quiz to us by US mail. You must sign, date and seal the completed quiz. Your PDH credits will not be reported to the Florida Board until we receive your signed and sealed quiz.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P102

CEU Course Title: Project Management for Managers/Executives

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: To survive in the twenty-first century, organizations had to become lean, flexible, innovative, and customer driven. Most had to reengineer their business processes. They had to abandon antiquated ideas about how organizations should be structured and managed. They had to rethink not just how to do things faster, better, and more economical, but whether to do them at all! Project teams are expected to complete critical, complex undertakings on time, within budget, and according to both internal and external customer needs and expectations. Over and over, we have heard our students comment that their jobs were made harder because "upper management" did not understand project management. The very people who appointed the project managers did not know what was involved in establishing multi-functional project teams and working within a matrix. The concept of empowerment was foreign to them and they found it difficult not to meddle in the day-to-day business of managing projects. Because leadership requires the ability to influence others toward achievement of a shared goal, managers/executives who seek to supervise project managers most effectively, need to understand how project management really works. They need to understand the challenges, frustrations, and the opportunities project managers deal with on a daily basis. This course gives managers/executives the working knowledge of the project management process they need. It enables them to speak the language, understand the issues, and make informed judgments concerning projects that are essential to the overall success of their organization. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P103

CEU Course Title: Basic Project Management

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 12 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 12 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 12 LU

Online Course Price: $299

PDH Course Description: Today, industry is embracing a bold, new view of the process of management. Change, driven by the desire and pressure to improve, creates short-term objectives. These short-term objectives require us to improve upon all aspects of operations, including our traditional management techniques. These objectives, which we call "projects", define unique, one time tasks requiring workers from many disciplines. Projects are usually too large and complex to be executed, effectively within the traditional, functional management organization. Therefore, a new organizational form, called project management, has emerged. This results-oriented, roll up your sleeves, course is designed for project managers, functional managers and key project team members. In other words, this course is for the very people who are accountable and responsible for achieving predetermined multi-disciplinary project performance objectives on schedule, within allocated cost while delighting customers! Personnel, who support projects, either directly or indirectly, should also take this course.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Florida, you need to take this course under Course P103A in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Tennessee, you need to take this course under Course P103B in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of New Jersey, you need to take this course under Course P103C in Surveying & Mapping Category.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Missouri, you need to take this course under Course P103D in Surveying & Mapping Category.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P103B

CEU Course Title: Basic Project Management^{TN PLS Board Approved Course CER-579-(E)-03}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 12 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 12 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 12 LU

Online Course Price: $299

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P103D

CEU Course Title: Basic Project Management^{MO PLS Board Approved Course}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 12 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 12 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 12 LU

Online Course Price: $299

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P103F

CEU Course Title: Basic Project Management ^{FL PLS Board Approved Course 6638}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 12 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 12 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 12 LU

Online Course Price: $299

PDH Course Description: Today, industry is embracing a bold, new view of the process of management. Change, driven by the desire and pressure to improve, creates short-term objectives. These short-term objectives require us to improve upon all aspects of operations, including our traditional management techniques. These objectives, which we call "projects", define unique, one time tasks requiring workers from many disciplines. Projects are usually too large and complex to be executed, effectively within the traditional, functional management organization. Therefore, a new organizational form, called project management, has emerged. This results-oriented, roll up your sleeves, course is designed for project managers, functional managers and key project team members. In other words, this course is for the very people who are accountable and responsible for achieving predetermined multi-disciplinary project performance objectives on schedule, within allocated cost while delighting customers! Personnel, who support projects, either directly or indirectly, should also take this course.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

Attention to the User:

The online quiz SUBMIT function is disabled for this course because it is approved as a homestudy course by Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers. If you are not licensed in Florida, you should take PDH Course P103, which enables you to obtain the certificate of completion instantly after you pass the quiz.

If you are a licensed surveyor or mapper in the state of Florida, you need to print out the quiz and send the completed quiz to us by US mail. You must sign, date and seal the completed quiz. Your PDH credits will not be reported to the Florida Board until we receive your signed and sealed quiz.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P104

CEU Course Title: Project Cost Management

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $239

PDH Course Description: In today's shrinking world with increasing competition and the financial markets' increasing pressure on corporate earnings, project managers are being required to meet customer satisfaction, profitability, cash flow and company strategic goals all at the same time. Although the push for better, faster, cheaper has always been around, we as project managers have generally been able to live within the world that has been our projects with little regard for the goings on outside our projects. But organizations are constantly being challenged and changed - flatten, downsized, merged, etc. - in the ultimate game to increase shareholder value. As many organizations are becoming more project-based, it is imperative that the project manager understand not only the best ways to execute within his projects but also how these projects fit in to the financial and strategic objectives of the company as a whole.

Just like projects, businesses are executed according to plans. As a matter of fact, starting a business in the first place is undoubtedly a project. Managing a business toward specific objectives during a given period of time can even be considered a project. The analogies abound.

Also, like nearly all projects, the primary objective in business is financial gain. We have all heard from management that we are in business to make money. We may develop and market software, build the world's tallest skyscrapers, or manufacture toilet paper; but our common objective is to make a profit.

But, how is this accomplished? And, how do our projects fit within the financial structure of our companies? All good questions.

This course will give you a brief introduction to the basic business accounting principles used in companies. It will also provide an in-depth discussion and analysis of project financial and cost management processes. Finally, it will address the internal project financial reporting required to integrate your project results into the company's financial results.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P105

CEU Course Title: Maximizing Profit with a Small Consulting Firm

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This course covers real-life business fundamentals specific to small consulting firms. Content is based on the author�s 20 years experience in the public and private sectors � corroborated by the six nationally recognized publications listed in the lecture notes bibliography. Specific items covered include:

� Cost of your services. How much are you worth?
� Clients: good and bad. Recognizing each � avoiding the bad.
� Templates: nearly magical profit power.
� A candid look at Mister Interruption - and what can be done to keep him at bay.
� Advertising � the double edged sword.
� Technology � the double edged sword, squared.
� Requests For Proposals � when and when not to pursue them.
� Communication � the main ingredient in Profitability Stew.
� CAD vs. hand drafting. Choosing wrong will cost you.
� The Swiss-cheese syndrome.
� Contracts � The Big Five: Cost, Inclusions, Exclusions, Assumptions, and Time Frame.
� Employees: Finders, Grinders, Minders, and Supporters. How to maximize the performance of each.
� The 2-for-1 Attaboy Rule.
� Hiring for profit.
� The bottom line in consulting: Time is Money.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P106

CEU Course Title: On Your Own: Starting an Individual Practitioner Consulting Business

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This one hour online course discusses what led me to quit full time employment and start my own engineering company. In order to start such a business the engineer must have clients and a sound competence based on experience and integrity. Keeping the business growing and successful means you have to expand your talents in marketing, tax laws and bookkeeping. This course includes a True-False quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P106A

CEU Course Title: On Your Own: Starting an Individual Practitioner Consulting Business^AIA

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This one hour online course discusses what led me to quit full time employment and start my own engineering company. In order to start such a business the engineer must have clients and a sound competence based on experience and integrity. Keeping the business growing and successful means you have to expand your talents in marketing, tax laws and bookkeeping.

This course includes a True-False quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P107

CEU Course Title: Basic Engineering Economics

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This four-hour online course gives the working engineer an overview of the economics methods employed in effective engineering decisions as related to the designing, planning and implementation of successful projects. It emphasizes the practical benefits of the applications of such tools as Time Value of Money calculations, Depreciation, Replacement Analysis, Benefit to Cost Ratios, Break-even Analysis, and Life Cycle Cost. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P107A

CEU Course Title: Basic Engineering Economics^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This four-hour online course gives the working engineer an overview of the economics methods employed in effective engineering decisions as related to the designing, planning and implementation of successful projects. It emphasizes the practical benefits of the applications of such tools as Time Value of Money calculations, Depreciation, Replacement Analysis, Benefit to Cost Ratios, Break-even Analysis, and Life Cycle Cost.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P108

CEU Course Title: Six Ways To Perform Economic Evaluation of Projects

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This 2-hour course discusses the money issues. The objective is that while engineers find it necessary to learn the basic accounting and business principles to communicate with accountants; few accountants are willing to learn the engineering details. The basic cost evaluation techniques presented in the course shall help engineers to 'think like MBAs and act like engineers'. This course is designed to meet the continuing professional development needs of individuals for evaluating different alternatives of infrastructure projects. The concepts could be applied to any new, retrofitting, expansion and modification projects. It is intended for students, managers, engineers, architects, scientists, auditors, campaigners, academics, equipment manufacturers and designers. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P109

CEU Course Title: Strategies For Managing Retail Or Other Short Cycle Design Programs

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $39

PDH Course Description: Of the numerous types of architecture/engineering design that are commonly practiced, successful retail and other short-cycle design programs require specific strategies. The nature of these programs favors timeliness with minimal design cost, typically sacrificing individual project creativity to satisfy owner desires for speed and efficiency. Many owners facilitate this type of design through a number of methods not commonly associated with commercial or other more customized design: development of standardized criteria drawing sets, establishment of expected fee structures, provision of standard construction specifications, establishment of national accounts for specialized design or equipment and providing varying levels of owner-employed staff to oversee institution and quality control of such standards. For new or seasoned design firms, producing designs that meet owner expectations of these standards can be challenging. Added to these challenges are the nuances that arise when a single design firm strives to please multiple owners whose final constructed facilities are very similar, but whose standardized design and construction procedures differ. This lesson covers a number of topics and strategies to help the design professional achieve success in this quick-moving market segment. The goal of this lesson is to present a number of different topics that should be considered by firms involved in retail or short cycle design. As opposed to a how-to manual, it instead attempts to be a thought-provoking endeavor. It is most effective when each subsection is approached with the attitude of "Have we considered that�if already implemented are there ways of making it better?" This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P112

CEU Course Title: Every Word Counts! Contract Mechanisms and Their Review - Module 1

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course is written from the perspective of an Engineer, not an attorney. While it contains information believed to be legally correct by the author, it should not take the place of appropriate legal review of a contract for Professional Services. The intent of this course is to make the professional aware of contract provisions and their implications, so that appropriate legal counsel can be sought. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P112A

CEU Course Title: Every Word Counts! Contract Mechanisms and Their Review - Module 1^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course is written from the perspective of an Engineer, not an attorney. While it contains information believed to be legally correct by the author, it should not take the place of appropriate legal review of a contract for Professional Services. The intent of this course is to make the professional aware of contract provisions and their implications, so that appropriate legal counsel can be sought.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P120

CEU Course Title: Construction Contract Basics

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: An engineer, architect, or other young professional cannot be a good construction manager without comprehending the documents that are organized to create a construction contract. The construction contract is often misinterpreted, misused or blatantly ignored. Contract documents are project specific and can vary significantly for differing projects. Achieving even a basic understanding of the content, organization, and legal power of the contract will allow an inexperienced professional to administer the contract more effectively. This course will provide the student an understanding of the content that comprises a good construction contract. A brief discussion of the standard components of a construction contract and a test of the student's aptitude is included herein.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P121

CEU Course Title: Project Management, Instrument & Controls Engineer

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This 4-hour course will introduce you to the major requirements of professional instrumentation project management. It will instruct you in the steps employed to establish a well-organized documentation system. The course makes use of spreadsheet tools in Microsoft Excel and you must be able to download ZIP files and open in spreadsheets. The I&C (Instrument & Control) discipline probably requires the most intensive set of documents next to the actual project controls themselves. It is important to have a thorough understanding of the various documentation requirements. Some of the documentation is discussed in depth in separate courses. The course will enable the student to setup a complete instrument index that will result in a successful project at its conclusion.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P122

CEU Course Title: Professional Liability

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $69

PDH Course Description: This course explains the meaning of professional liability and introduces you to the common causes that lead to the filing of claims. The debilitating effects of professional liability claims can best be appreciated by those who have experienced them. The resulting drawn-out court litigation results in psychological trauma for all parties involved and represents a scattering of energies, a drag on productivity, a drain on profitability and an enormous waste of time.

The lessons presented here review, from a contractor's perspective, promising strategies that will help you minimize your exposure to unwarranted professional claims. You will benefit by learning how to take simple actions to avoid the common pitfalls that increase your exposure to claims. To accomplish this goal, the following topics are examined:

Elements of a contract

Methods for establishing and maintaining credibility

Staff competence and performance

Communication skills

These represent the 4 Cs of business: contract, credibility, competence and communication. Based on my personal experience and from my readings on this subject, it appears that large numbers of professional liability claims result from a breakdown in communication between the client and contractor. Clear communication between the parties can prevent a significant number of claims from being filed in the first place. The other components of the 4Cs are equally important to the success of your undertakings and will also be discussed in this course.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P122A

CEU Course Title: Professional Liability^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $69

Elements of a contract

Methods for establishing and maintaining credibility

Staff competence and performance

Communication skills

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P123

CEU Course Title: Quality Assurance

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $69

PDH Course Description: This course introduces and describes the principles of Quality Assurance (QA) and the elements of a formal Quality Assurance Program. The concepts presented are applicable to projects and activities ranging from the design and construction of large and small buildings and structures, systems, subsystems, the manufacturing of components or complete products to providing professional services such as the implementation of site assessments and environmental and hazardous waste investigations. As such, the principles and concepts presented here are equally useful to all types of engineers, constructors, architects, contractors, building inspectors, surveyors and environmental and geological scientists. The payback of a well designed QA program includes:

delivering higher quality products and services,
reducing the time and money wasted in re-performing activities or correcting errors,
enhancing your professional reputation for delivering quality work on schedule and within budget,
minimizing crisis management and the associated stress,
potential reduction in loss time accidents or injuries, and
enhanced protection from the damaging effects of lawsuits and litigation.

This course addresses the 18 QA categories (criteria) that are formally identified in the Code of Federal Regulations. For each of the 18 criteria, the following questions are discussed: "What does this criterion address?", "Why is this criterion important?", and "How is this criterion implemented?". The following is the course outline:

Introduction
Components of a Formal QA Program
- Criterion #1: Organization
- Criterion #2: Quality Assurance Program
- Criterion #3: Design Controls
- Criterion #4: Procurement Document Control
- Criterion #5: Instructions, Procedures and Drawings
- Criterion #6: Document Control
- Criterion #7: Control of Purchased Material, Equipment and Services
- Criterion #8: Identification and Control of Materials, Parts and Components
- Criterion #9: Control of Processes
- Criterion #10: Inspection
- Criterion #11: Test Control
- Criterion #12: Control of Measuring and Test Equipment
- Criterion #13: Handling, Storage and Shipping
- Criterion #14: Inspection, Test and Operating Status
- Criterion #15: Nonconforming Materials, Parts or Components
- Criterion #16: Corrective Action
- Criterion #17: Quality Assurance Records
- Criterion #18: Audits, Surveillance and Managerial Controls
Conclusion

The text of this course is approximately 25 pages long and contains 12 figures.

At the end of this course, you will understand the purpose and benefits of a formal Quality Assurance Program, and be familiar with the 18 components of such a program. For each of the 18 components, you will learn: 1) what aspect of design, construction, manufacture or site studies the component addresses, 2) why this aspect is an important part of a Quality Assurance Program, and 3) how this component is actually implemented. You should then be able to evaluate, for your own projects or activities, which of these components are applicable, to what extent or degree the component should be applied, and what benefits you might realize if the component is properly implemented.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P123A

CEU Course Title: Quality Assurance^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $69

delivering higher quality products and services,
reducing the time and money wasted in re-performing activities or correcting errors,
enhancing your professional reputation for delivering quality work on schedule and within budget,
minimizing crisis management and the associated stress,
potential reduction in loss time accidents or injuries, and
enhanced protection from the damaging effects of lawsuits and litigation.

Introduction
Components of a Formal QA Program
- Criterion #1: Organization
- Criterion #2: Quality Assurance Program
- Criterion #3: Design Controls
- Criterion #4: Procurement Document Control
- Criterion #5: Instructions, Procedures and Drawings
- Criterion #6: Document Control
- Criterion #7: Control of Purchased Material, Equipment and Services
- Criterion #8: Identification and Control of Materials, Parts and Components
- Criterion #9: Control of Processes
- Criterion #10: Inspection
- Criterion #11: Test Control
- Criterion #12: Control of Measuring and Test Equipment
- Criterion #13: Handling, Storage and Shipping
- Criterion #14: Inspection, Test and Operating Status
- Criterion #15: Nonconforming Materials, Parts or Components
- Criterion #16: Corrective Action
- Criterion #17: Quality Assurance Records
- Criterion #18: Audits, Surveillance and Managerial Controls
Conclusion

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P124

CEU Course Title: Creating and Retaining a Productive Workforce

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: This online course will teach you how to work with senior management in your organization as an internal consultant to create and retain a productive workforce. The objectives of this course are to help you identify the essential elements that must be present if a workforce is to be productive and to develop practical strategic and tactical plans to help it evolve into one. This course includes a quiz consisting of true-false and multiple choice questions at the end which is designed to help you understand and implement the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P125

CEU Course Title: Creating a Successful Vendor Relationship

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 5 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 5 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 5 LU

Online Course Price: $129

PDH Course Description: This online course will help participants define what a successful relationship with a vendor would look like and how to establish it. Systematic guidance helps users to:

1. Clarify their current view of a typical client-vendor relationship;

2. Create their vision of what a successful relationship should behave like;

3. Develop key phrases to include in the RFI and RFP in search of a compatible vendor;

4. Ask key questions to help determine whether a potential vendor would be a good fit; and

5. Develop a framework to build a successful relationship.

The objective of this course is to help users understand the "why" of significant development strategies so they can construct the "how" that is best for their organization. This course includes a quiz at the end designed to measure the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P126

CEU Course Title: Leadership Fundamentals - Part I

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: This online course will teach you how to develop practical leadership skills for use with any workforce regardless of educational, professional, or social background. You will learn effective and proven techniques in motivating people, setting effective performance objectives, assessing that performance easily, and coaching for performance. You will receive tools that you can use immediately in the workplace.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P127

CEU Course Title: Leadership Fundamentals - Part II

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: This 8-hour course will teach you how to develop practical leadership skills for use with any workforce regardless of educational, professional, or social background. You will learn effective and proven techniques in dealing with employee conflict, counseling employees effectively on work performance issues, a guide to developing an effective work team, problem solving with employees, and persuading and influencing others.

You will receive tools that you can use immediately in the workplace. This course includes a quiz consisting of true false and multiple-choice questions at the end that is designed to help you understand and implement the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P128

CEU Course Title: No Co$t Ways to Improve Productivity

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: This 8-hour course will teach you how to identify and remove the invisible obstacles within your organization that are restricting productivity. We provide many tools, examples, and guidelines in clear, straightforward terms that anyone can apply in their workplace. There are thought-provoking questions to ask at work to get others thinking about their situations and gaining their assistance in applying the techniques outlined here. This course includes a quiz consisting of true or false and multiple-choice questions at the end that will help you understand and implement the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P129

CEU Course Title: Analyzing Employee Performance Problems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course will teach you how to analyze employee performance problems quickly and identify methods of dealing with them effectively. It takes you systematically through ten sequential steps to discover whether something that management controls is the root of the problem. This technique allows managers to retain good will with employees by looking at reasons other than the employee first when trying to isolate causes for work problems.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P130

CEU Course Title: Risk Assessment / Management

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: An easy to read, easy to assimilate and thought provoking course that gives insights to risk assessment/management. Risk management starts at the inception of the project. It begins with the very first plan and becomes more successful as the quality of the initial plan improves. This course will explore the elements of risk, how to recognize risk, and methods of risk management.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P131

CEU Course Title: Creating an Effective Project Team Performance Assessment Process

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: This online course will teach you how to develop an easy-to-manage performance assessment system for project team members that provides fair and objective assessment within a typical project matrix organization.

It helps you develop objective and measurable performance expectations for the �hard� and �soft� skills that are essential to a project�s success. It gives the employee a way to self-monitor their progress toward performance goals. A large administrative load comes off the shoulders of the project departmental managers responsible for employee performance reporting, and gives the employee�s �permanent� manager back at headquarters a method to conduct a fair assessment even if the employee was onsite at a distant project for most of the assessment period.

This course includes a multiple choice questions at the end which is designed to help you understand and implement the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P132

CEU Course Title: Managing Project Cost, Revenue and Profit

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $69

PDH Course Description: Contractors and consultants in all fields face a wide range of contract types and terms and conditions in proposal requests from both government and commercial clients. Winning the contract and delivering the required products and services while making a reasonable profit is becoming more and more difficult in the face of stiffer competition, more demanding clients, and more onerous liability clauses. This course is designed to take some of the mystery out of computing cost, and estimating revenue and profit. The course also describes the various types of common contracts and associated key financial and managerial issues.

The material is divided into three sections. The first section explains how to determine your real cost of doing business, including development of salary costs, employee benefits and overheads, and how these costs are incorporated into a billing structure. The second section explores the various common types of contracts (for example, cost plus percent fee, cost plus fixed fee, per-diem rates, fixed price, etc.). For each type of contract, the advantages and disadvantages to both the client and the contractor are described, and issues such as how to handle changed conditions and change orders are addressed. Also for each contract type, examples of billing rate calculations are presented, and potential pitfalls and financial exposure are discussed. Popular additional contract stipulations, such as incentive bonuses, liquidated damages, not-to-exceed ceilings and retainage are also described.

In the third section, a case history is presented, including how the contract was bid and won, what unforeseen events occurred soon after project start, and what steps the Project Manager should have taken to protect the profit margin and still complete the project successfully. Finally, an actual case of creative contracting is presented and followed to its conclusion.

The information presented in this course is based on the experience and insight of the author gained through over 30 years in the engineering consulting business. The approaches to developing billing structures and protecting profits under various contract types are timeless principles that are valid irrespective of the prevailing business environment and are applicable to any business where profit is made through billable hours.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P133

CEU Course Title: How to Develop (or Save) a Project Team

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This is a four PDH blueprint of how an effective project team is developed, maintained, and extended. It contains specific checklists of what to look for regarding organizational, management team leadership, and employee development issues. It also contains a diagnostic tool to help participants identify problems within existing teams that will help them apply a laser-like specific remedy instead of a �shotgun� approach that may do more harm than good.

This course includes a multiple choice questions at the end which is designed to help you understand and implement the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P134

CEU Course Title: Expanding Your Small Business Through Outsourcing

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This course discusses the highlights of the process known as outsourcing. That is, the contracted delegation of certain business activities to non-employees. Small business tasks fall into two categories: those that are considered core, such as those technical activities you perform as an architect, engineer, or land surveyor, and those that are considered ancillary, such as bookkeeping, tax reporting, and possibly marketing. Outsourcing provides an opportunity for the small business owner to displace those tasks that are not his trade or passion.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P135

CEU Course Title: Management of Engineering Projects (The People)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Are you the people manager you think you are? Do you regularly pat yourself on the back and tell yourself how good you are? How do your employees feel about your leadership? If you are like me, you will find there is always room for improvement. I trust you will find this an easy to read, easy to assimilate and thought provoking course that gives insights to engineering project management of people. The addition of the non-linear effect of personnel and their responses require we understand and motivate. The actual case studies will provide a picture of how people think and react to you. This course will explore the importance of our people and how to deal with them.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P136

CEU Course Title: Financial Evaluation of Projects and Options

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course first discusses financial tools or "indicators" that can be used to evaluate projects. Then these financial indicators are utilized to uniformly evaluate multiple options, including the option of doing nothing. Finally, a method for evaluating the financial success of an implemented project is presented.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P137

CEU Course Title: Fundamentals of Starting and Operating a Business

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This four-hour online course gives the Engineer, Architect or other professional, desiring to start his or her own business, an overview of the basic elements of concern involved in this often underestimated task. It emphasizes exposure to many important topics and concepts and attempts to give guidance in seeking further help from various service professionals. It is an excellent first step in avoiding the pitfalls of starting, operating sand managing a business.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P138

CEU Course Title: Consultants and Owners from the Other�s Perspective � Avoiding Conflict and Forming Strong Relationships

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Frequently, Consultants and Owner�s do a single project together, then part ways. Why? For others, long-term relationships can come to an abrupt end. Why? Others muddle along but the road remains rocky. Why? This course considers two perspectives � the Consultant as viewed by the Owner, and the Owner as viewed by the Consultant to better understand the other and learn how perceptions develop that create difficulties. Once understood, strategies are developed to minimize problems to facilitate developing a truly mutual beneficial relationship. Relationships can be mutually beneficial, long-term, and profitable. This course draws on the experience of the Instructor, who has extensive experience in both worlds.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P139

CEU Course Title: Contracts for Professionals

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This course deals with the subject of contracts, and their use by land surveyors and other professionals. Covered in this course are the benefits of preparing written contracts, the necessary elements of written contracts, voiding contracts and items, which design professionals, and land surveyors should always include in their written contracts.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P140

CEU Course Title: Copyright Protection

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This course deals with the issue of protecting the drawings and maps that professional surveyors, architects, and engineers prepare for their clients, to prevent loss of control, misuse of plans and potential liability. This course will provide the details needed in order to copyright drawings and maps.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P141

CEU Course Title: The Land Surveyor as Expert Witness

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This course outlines the role of the Land Surveyor as an expert witness in court proceedings. The course is intended to provide the Land Surveyor with recommended procedures to follow when faced with the prospects of testifying in court to defend your survey. Guidelines are given which aid the Land Surveyor in preparation of his testimony.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P142

CEU Course Title: Motivating Employees

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This course deals with motivating your employees so that they can perform at their peak. The course provides insights into the reasons why some employees are highly motivated while others are not. The course also provides helpful ideas on how to motivate your employees so they can perform at their highest level. The topic of time management is also covered and its importance in the life of a manager is covered in detail. Effective time management allows the manager time to concentrate on things such as employee motivation, which more times than not, gets neglected.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P143

CEU Course Title: Managing Change - Leader's Perspective

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour �leader�s� course will enable participants to conduct an effective self-assessment of their current work situation, their inherent skills, knowledge, and values to help them develop strategy and tactics for surviving a pending change in their work life. It provides many useful and practical tools and aids in leading their employees or work group in a more positive and proactive approach to their collective future.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P144

CEU Course Title: Managing Change - Leader's and Employee's Perspective

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This four-hour �leader�s� course will enable participants to conduct an effective self-assessment of their current work situation, their inherent skills, knowledge, and values to help them develop strategy and tactics for surviving a pending change in their work life. It provides many useful and practical tools and aids in leading their employees or work group in a more positive and proactive approach to their collective future. It also provides leaders or employers with how to help their employees develop an effective plan for managing change. This course will help create high morale and motivation within the work force as they focus more on what they can do for themselves instead of becoming victims.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P145

CEU Course Title: Multidiscipline Engineering Basics (and Related Specialties) for Project Managers and Others

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: Do you ever wonder what other disciplines do, or are unsure which disciplines are needed for a project? Do you look at drawings of other trades with no or little comprehension? Are you unable to do basic troubleshooting in other disciplines (problems are sure to arise in a project)? Would you like to know the basics as to how to calculate heat gain, or figure out a pump size, or select a beam, size a footing, determine exhaust rates, determine the number of sprinkler heads, size a circuit, select a type and quantity of light fixtures, figure out how much stormwater runoff will occur when you build that new parking lot, etc.? In this course, material is presented that will benefit those interacting with or managing multidisciplines typically employed to design/implement a building project. Practical applications and fundamental understanding of other disciplines could be lacking that weakens the Project Manager�s (PM) ability to successfully manage other disciplines or for others to properly interact. As well, the inability to troubleshoot certain problems in projects lessens the PM�s effectiveness. This course is an introduction to the myriad of engineering and related disciplines/roles necessary to successfully manage, oversee, or coordinate a complex project. While the focus is generally on buildings, it is useful for other projects as well.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P146

CEU Course Title: Commissioning Fundamentals and a Practical Approach

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Have you ever experienced something not working, but discovered long after start-up? Do you have an uneasy feeling that something might not be installed correctly, but don�t know how to verify? Then try commissioning. Actually, Commissioning is nothing new. What good engineer would not confirm an installation works? But if commissioning is documented poorly, it is inadequate. If it is done improperly, it is inadequate. Projects routinely have problems. One part of the solution is to have a robust and documented Commissioning process (assuming the design is robust in the first place). However, we can go to far and judge success by the weight of the paper generated. How can Commissioning be implemented meaningfully in the real world? This course will attempt to answer this question. The Author has been a leader in the Pharmaceutical industry in the application of documented Commissioning to minimize the regulated paperwork required for Validation/Qualification. He shares his learned experience in this course in the practical application of commissioning, whether in a regulated industry or not. This course is to a general audience � see separate material for specific applications to the Pharmaceutical industry.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P147

CEU Course Title: A Practical Approach to Pharmaceutical Commissioning and Qualification

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: An initial response to the recommendation to do Pharmaceutical Commissioning is that it is just an additional step � another roadblock to engineering success and something repeated during Qualification. However, effective Commissioning supports engineering and Qualification success. This course addresses efficient Commissioning techniques and synergizing with Qualification. Examples presented are not all definitive, and documentation may exceed or not include certain elements � Commissioning (and Qualification) must be structured for the project. This course contains much of the material basic Commissioning course, but focuses on the Pharmaceutical industry and recent initiatives at Commissioning. The Author has been a leader in the Pharmaceutical industry in the application of documented Commissioning to minimize the regulated paperwork required for Validation/Qualification. He shares his learned experiences in this course in the practical application of commissioning as it specifically relates to Pharmaceutical projects. (Note: See the course entitled �Commissioning Fundamentals and a Practical Approach� for a cost efficient method to apply Commissioning also.)

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P148

CEU Course Title: Managing Employees for Success

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This course deals with the topic of employee management and it�s role in the success of your business. Specifics on how to effectively manage employees are covered, including dealing with �problem employees.� A section on conducting interviews is included, with specifics on the steps that should be followed when conducting an interview.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P149

CEU Course Title: Budget Concepts for Non-Financial Leaders

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: The course is designed to help those in mid-level or line leadership positions in organizations or projects who do not have financial backgrounds to understand more about the behind-the-scenes activities involved in selecting, collecting, and monitoring data involved in typical budget development.

It will help leaders who do have strong financial backgrounds develop their subordinates' knowledge and skills so they can confidently accept a greater responsibility in managing the department's budget.

Participants are taught how to analyze critical historical data for making confident predictions of future demand on equipment, staffing, and other budget-sensitive resources.

There is an easy-to-follow guide to making a budget monitoring worksheet using popular spreadsheet software.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: P150

CEU Course Title: Construction Scheduling Basics

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Basic Construction Scheduling is a course intended for professionals working in the construction industry that have not had a lot of experience with scheduling. This course introduces the student to basic terms, processes, and guidelines for developing a simple project schedule. Also included is an introduction to logic which is very important when organizing and developing a sequence of events that eventually comprise the project schedule.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R102

CEU Course Title: Engineering Ethics

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: Engineering profession is considered to be of vital importance to the safety, health and welfare of the public. In order to serve the public effectively and ensure the well being of the society, engineers must not only possess and maintain a high level of technical expertise and competence, but also perform under the standard of professional conduct with adherence to the highest ethical principles. In this lesson, you will be asked to study the Code of Ethics for Engineers published by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). The NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers is designed to provide positive stimulus for ethical conduct as well as helpful guidance and advice concerning the primary and basic obligations of practicing engineers. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R102A

CEU Course Title: Engineering Ethics^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R103

CEU Course Title: Basic Ethical Theory - Applications for Business and the Environment

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: Most likely you are a manager and/or a professional decision maker. Your decisions in the work place affect any number of people. Because other people are affected, your decisions are ethical in nature. The purpose of this short course in ethics will be for you to formulate your own ethic relevant to the work place, your community and the happenings in your personal lives. But more important, this course will provide the theory necessary to categorize the ethical stand of other people. In so do, you should become better at understanding those with counter arguments, knowing how and why their ethical stands differ from your own.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

If you are registered as a Professional Surveyors or Mappers in the state of Missouri, you need to take this course under Course R103D in Surveying & Mapping Category.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R103D

CEU Course Title: Basic Ethical Theory - Applications for Business and the Environment^{MO PLS Board Approved Course}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: Most likely you are a manager and/or a professional decision maker. Your decisions in the work place affect any number of people. Because other people are affected, your decisions are ethical in nature. The purpose of this short course in ethics will be for you to formulate your own ethic relevant to the work place, your community and the happenings in your personal lives. But more important, this course will provide the theory necessary to categorize the ethical stand of other people. In so do, you should become better at understanding those with counter arguments, knowing how and why their ethical stands differ from your own.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

This PDH online course is approved by Missouri PELS Board.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R104

CEU Course Title: Ethics for Surveyors

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: Surveying profession is considered to be of vital importance to the safety, health and welfare of the public. In order to serve the public effectively and ensure the well-being of the society, all surveyors and mappers must not only possess and maintain a high level of technical expertise and competence, but also perform under the standard of professional conduct with adherence to the highest ethical principles. The ethical principles governing the engineering profession are embodied in codes of ethics. Such codes have been adopted by state boards of registration, professional surveying societies and even by some private industries. In this course, you will be asked to study the Surveyors Creed and Canons by the National Society of Professional Surveyors and two sample codes of ethics and professional conduct. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R105

CEU Course Title: Professional Ethics

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: Engineering and surveying profession is considered to be of vital importance to the safety, health and welfare of the public. In order to serve the public effectively and ensure the well-being of the society, professional engineers or surveyors must not only possess and maintain a high level of technical expertise and competence, but also perform under the standard of professional conduct with adherence to the highest ethical principles. The ethical principles governing each profession are embodied in codes of ethics. Such codes have been adopted by state boards of registration, professional engineering societies and even by some private industries.

In this lesson, you will be asked to study the Code of Ethics for Engineers by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and the Surveyors Creed and Canons by the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). The fundamental principles of conduct of engineers and surveyor include truth, honesty, impartiality, fairness, equity and trustworthiness in their service to the society which is holding engineering professions accountable for decisions that affects quality of life. Those decisions shall be based on technical, societal, cultural, economic, environmental, moral, legal and safety considerations. The NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers and the NSPS Surveyors Creed and Canons are designed to provide positive stimulus for ethical conduct as well as helpful guidance and advice concerning the primary and basic obligations of practicing engineers and surveyors.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R105A

CEU Course Title: Professional Ethics^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R106

CEU Course Title: Standards of Professional Conduct

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: Besides meeting specific requirements, such as education, experience, and examination, an engineer/surveyor must get familiar with the rules of professional conduct in order to practice engineering/surveying in any state. While the detailed rules vary from state to state, the basic requirements for the qualifications and the professional conduct are very similar throughout the United States. In this course, the student is asked to study the Standards of Professional Conduct contained in North Carolina and Georgia Board Rules.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R107

CEU Course Title: Ethics for Engineers

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Engineering profession is considered to be of vital importance to the safety, health and welfare of the public. In order to serve the public effectively and ensure the well-being of the society, all engineers must not only possess and maintain a high level of technical expertise and competence, but also perform under the standard of professional conduct with adherence to the highest ethical principles. The ethical principles governing the engineering profession are embodied in codes of ethics and standards of professional conduct. Such codes and standards have been adopted by state boards of registration, professional engineering societies and even by some private industries. In this course, you will be asked to study the Ethics Manual by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R107A

CEU Course Title: Ethics for Engineers and Architects^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Engineering profession is considered to be of vital importance to the safety, health and welfare of the public. In order to serve the public effectively and ensure the well-being of the society, all engineers must not only possess and maintain a high level of technical expertise and competence, but also perform under the standard of professional conduct with adherence to the highest ethical principles. The ethical principles governing the engineering profession are embodied in codes of ethics and standards of professional conduct. Such codes and standards have been adopted by state boards of registration, professional engineering societies and even by some private industries. In this course, you will be asked to study the Ethics Manual by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R109

CEU Course Title: The Proper Use of North Carolina Professional Seals

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Take a look at a collection of acts of misconduct by North Carolina licensees, taken randomly from public records:

Professional Engineer Case No. V99-028: Signed and sealed architectural drawings beyond the licensee�s legal capability.

Professional Land Surveyor Case No. V98-262: Failed to include the address of the professional firm on the document.

Registered Architect Case No. 380: Incorrectly designated plans not prepared by him or under his direct supervision, as Standard Design Plans; sealed such plans.

This course gets to the source of these and other sealing and certification mistakes; it does so in a clear, concise, and straightforward presentation. Just a few of the topics covered are: (1) The dos and don�ts of sealing, signing, and dating certifications, (2) the acceptable and unacceptable types of seals, (3) the exemptions, exceptions, and special situations to sealing, (4) the avoidance of sealing improprieties due to practice overlap, (5) the performance of minor, out-of-discipline work, incidental to primary licensed practice.

The course material is limited to North Carolina laws and practices. However, there is remarkable similarity among the various States because of their adherence to model laws and model rules adopted by both the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. Therefore, professional practitioners licensed in other States may find the content informative. They may be inspired to examine the substance of their native jurisdiction�s rules and regulations, if for no other reason than to contrast it to that of North Carolina�s.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R110

CEU Course Title: The Proper Use of Iowa Professional Seals

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: In Davenport a registered Architect has placed a single certification on a standardized architectural construction document sheet which is part of a technical submission package; none of the accompanying main sheets are certified and none indicate the name of the architectural firm. In Cedar Rapids, an Engineer has submitted a set of building engineering plans to local authorities for approval; he is the only indicated licensed design professional. The set contains numerous, uncertified sheets of major architectural design details. In Sioux City, a Landscape Architect's sealed subdivision plans include the design and layout of a community sewage treatment facility. These examples of sealing and certifying improprieties, while the exception rather than the rule, nevertheless occasionally occur throughout the State. While many times these types of mistakes are unrelated to the accuracy of the technical content contained within the documents, they may potentially cause problems.

This course gets to the source of sealing and certification mistakes; it does so in a clear, concise, and straightforward presentation. Just a few of the topics covered are: (1) The dos and don'ts of sealing, signing, and dating certifications, (2) the acceptable and unacceptable types of seals, (3) the exemptions and special situations to sealing, (4) the avoidance of sealing improprieties due to practice overlap, (5) the performance of minor, out-of-discipline work, incidental to primary licensed practice. The course material is limited to Iowa laws and practices. However, there is remarkable similarity among the various States because of their adherence to model laws and model rules adopted by both the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. Therefore, professional practitioners licensed in other States may find the content informative. They may be inspired to examine the substance of their native jurisdiction's rules and regulations, if for no other reason than to contrast it to that of Iowa's.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R111

CEU Course Title: The Proper Use of Florida Professional Seals

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Take a look at a collection of acts of misconduct by Florida licensees, taken randomly from public records:

Professional Engineer Case No.(removed): Affixed his seal to a drawing prepared by an architect without having properly reviewed it for code compliance.

Professional Surveyor and Mapper Case No.(removed): Failed to include the address of the professional firm on the document; failed to indicate the certificate of authorization number.

Registered Architect Case No. 2001-07380: Failed to obtain a certificate of authorization and signed and sealed documents which were not prepared by him or under his responsible supervising control.

This course gets to the source of these and other sealing and certification mistakes; it does so in a clear, concise, and straightforward presentation. Just a few of the topics covered are: (1) The dos and don'ts of sealing, signing, and dating certifications, (2) the acceptable and unacceptable types of seals, (3) the exemptions, exceptions, and special situations to sealing, (4) the avoidance of sealing improprieties due to practice overlap, (5) the performance of minor, out-of-discipline work, incidental to primary licensed practice.

The course material is limited to Florida laws and practices. However, there is remarkable similarity among the various States because of their adherence to model laws and model rules adopted by both the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. Therefore, professional practitioners licensed in other States may find the content informative. They may be inspired to examine the substance of their native jurisdiction's rules and regulations, if for no other reason than to contrast it to that of Florida's.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R113

CEU Course Title: Laws, Rules and Ethics for Florida Engineers

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course provides a review of the Florida Board's Laws and Rules contained in Chapter 471, Florida Statutes, Engineering Practice Act and Chapter 61G15 - Florida Administrative Code. In addition, the student needs to review the Code of Ethics adopted by the National Society of Professional Engineers. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This course meets the requirements set forth by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers to complete four (4) hours of continuing education relating to the Florida Board Laws and Rules.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R114

CEU Course Title: The Proper Use of New York Professional Seals

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Take a look at a collection of acts of misconduct by New York licensees, taken randomly from public records:

Profession: Architect; License No. (removed); Cal. No. 21188; March 23, 2004.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of signing and sealing plans prepared by another individual without preparing his own evaluation and written report.

Profession: Professional Engineer; License No. (removed); Cal. No. 17881; 09/13/2002.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of routinely permitting others to proofread his reports and sign and affix his seal to said reports.

Profession: Professional Engineer, Land Surveyor; Lic. Nos. (removed); Cal. Nos. 20051, 20052; September 13, 2002. Summary: On three occasions, licensee did not contest charge of certifying inspection forms for which professional services were not properly performed and failing to maintain documents and records, and certifying a survey map and failing to adequately support the map from fieldwork and failing to maintain documents and records.

This course gets to the source of these and other sealing and certification mistakes; it does so in a clear, concise, and straightforward presentation. Just a few of the topics covered are: (1) The dos and don'ts of sealing and signing certifications, (2) the adoption of work prepared by others, (3) the exemptions, exceptions, and special situations to sealing, (4) the avoidance of sealing improprieties due to practice overlap, (5) the performance of minor, out-of-discipline work, incidental to primary licensed practice.

The course material is limited to New York laws and practices. However, there is remarkable similarity among the various States because of their adherence to model laws and model rules adopted by both the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. Therefore, professional practitioners licensed in other States may find the content informative. They may be inspired to examine the substance of their native jurisdiction's rules and regulations, if for no other reason than to contrast it to that of New York's.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R115

CEU Course Title: The Right Choice: Applying Ethics to Engineering

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This experience is designed to make each of you a better person, and, in doing so, make you an ethical engineer in a global society.

Why take ethics? How can ethics help me? What is engineering ethics? Isn't ethics just common sense? Can ethics be taught? How does engineering ethics help me? Can't I just go to a code? You and I will explore these questions.

As we humans expand to a global economy, global ethics, including engineering ethics, must expand. The global economy is driving us to become a single global society of combined other diverse societies. Societies must be ethical in order to co-exist together on our planet. Our own American society demands ethics. Ethics will become to the 21st Century, what the quality revolution was to the '70's, '80's, '90's, and continues today.

"The Right Choice: Applying Ethics to Engineering" will introduce you to thinking ethically and applying your ethics to engineering.

"The Right Choice" is based on the one hour plus lecture, presented to the San Antonio local chapters of ASME and ASM International; and, is written in a lecture style format rather than an academic dissertation. The intent is to make this course more practical, rather than an academic study.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R201

CEU Course Title: 2004 Florida Board Laws and Rules for Professional Engineers

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Besides meeting specific requirements, such as education, experience and examination, an engineer must get familiar with the state laws and rules in order to practice engineering. This online course helps the Florida Licensees review the Board's Laws and Rules contained in Chapter 471, Florida Statutes, Engineering Practice Act and Chapter 61G15 - Florida Administrative Code. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This course has been updated for the 2003-2005 license renewal cycle, and meets the requirements set forth by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers to complete four (4) hours of continuing education relating to the Florida Board Laws and Rules.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R202

CEU Course Title: 2005 Florida Board Laws and Rules for Professional Engineers

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Besides meeting specific requirements, such as education, experience and examination, an engineer must get familiar with the state laws and rules in order to practice engineering. This online course helps the Florida Licensees review the Board's Laws and Rules contained in Chapter 471, Florida Statutes, Engineering Practice Act and Chapter 61G15 - Florida Administrative Code. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This course meets the requirements set forth by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers to complete four (4) hours of continuing education relating to the Florida Board Laws and Rules.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: R301

CEU Course Title: Texas Board Rules for Professional Engineers

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $39

PDH Course Description: This course provides a review of the Texas Board Rules contained in Chapters 135, 137 and 139 of Texas Engineering Practice Act and Rules Concerning the Practice of Engineering and Professional Engineering Licensure. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This course meets the requirements set forth by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers to complete minimum (1) hour of continuing education relating to the Texas Engineering Practice Act and Board Rules.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S101

CEU Course Title: An Overview of Cold-Formed Steel Structures

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S101A

CEU Course Title: An Overview of Cold-Formed Steel Structures^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course discusses the manufacturing process of cold-formed steel, the fundamental theories of cold-formed steel design, advantages of cold-formed steel over other construction materials, cold-formed steel applications in today's construction market, and the connection methods.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S102

CEU Course Title: Cold-Formed Steel Shear Wall Design

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: To maintain the lateral stability of the buildings constructed with load-bearing steel stud walls, the design engineer often utilizes the cold-formed steel shear walls. In this lesson, you are required to study Shear Wall Design Guide published by North American Steel Framing Alliance (NASFA). This technical document provides the minimum design requirements and the allowable shear capacities of various wall constructions. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S103

CEU Course Title: Basement Wall Repair Using Grip-Tite Wall Anchors

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: Cracked or bulged basement wall is one of the most frequently encountered problems by the structural engineers engaged in the residential work. In this lesson, you will be introduced to the Grip-Tite wall anchor system, which is a very effective system to restore the structural integrity of the basement wall where the primary cracks are in the horizontal direction or are due to the hydrostatic pressure or the lateral earth pressure. This course also includes a case study using Grip-Tite wall anchor system. At the end of the course you need to take a multiple-choice quiz to earn PDH units.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S104

CEU Course Title: Fall Protection in Construction

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: As a qualified person, a structural engineer may be asked to design a new fall protection system or to evaluate the structural adequacy of an existing fall protection system/component based on the OSHA design guidelines. In this lesson, you are required to study Fall Protection in Construction (OSHA 3146 � a design standard) published by Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This technical document covers the important design aspects of fall protection systems and the required strength of each component. You will also be introduced to the proprietary fall protection devices available on the market. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S105

CEU Course Title: Basics of Computer-Assisted Analysis of Building and Industrial Structures

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: Computer-assisted structural engineering is now widely adopted in the industry. The availability of advanced analysis tools based on finite element and matrix structural analysis concepts have enabled engineers and architects to model, analyze and design innovative, complex and unusual building and industrial structures. The introduction and proliferation of such software analysis tools has to be complemented by a firm and sound understanding of the fundamental analytical concepts used in the formulation of the built-in analysis and design algorithms. This course introduces engineers and architects to these fundamental theories behind most structural engineering analysis software commonly used in the profession. The course emphasizes on a discussion of simplified but fundamental aspects of stiffness-based finite element methodology that forms the basis for most structural engineering software. Important assumptions regarding the behavior of buildings are also included. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S106

CEU Course Title: Design/Evaluation of Overhead Lifting Lugs

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: In industrial facilities, power plants, etc., overhead hoists are used for rigging equipment and materials where lower overhead restricts the use of a crane. These overhead hoists are suspended from lifting lugs. This course illustrates the design of an overhead-lifting lug in the Mathcad environment. The engineering principles illustrated can also be applied to evaluate lifting lugs attached to a spreader beam, lifted load, etc. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S106A

CEU Course Title: Design/Evaluation of Overhead Lifting Lugs Using Mathcad

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: In industrial facilities, power plants, etc., overhead hoists are used for rigging equipment and materials where lower overhead restricts the use of a crane. These overhead hoists are suspended from lifting lugs. This course illustrates the design of an overhead-lifting lug in the Mathcad environment. The engineering principles illustrated can also be applied to evaluate lifting lugs attached to a spreader beam, lifted load, etc. The Mathcad file provided in this course is for illustrative purpose only, and is not intended for use in any specific project. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S107

CEU Course Title: Brick Veneer/Steel Stud Wall Design

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: The brick veneer/steel stud wall system is one of the most common building exteriors for commercial and institutional structures. The system offers many benefits, such as attractive appearance, high resistance to water penetration, low thermal transmission rate and low maintenance. In this lesson, you are required to study the Technical Note 28B - Brick Veneer, Steel Stud Walls published by Brick Institute of America (BIA). This technical document addresses the considerations and recommendations for the design, detailing, materials selection and construction of brick veneer/steel stud panel walls. The information presented pertains to behavior of veneer, differential movement, ties and anchors, air space, detailing, selection of materials and construction techniques. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S107A

CEU Course Title: Brick Veneer/Steel Stud Wall Design^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: The brick veneer/steel stud wall system is one of the most common building exteriors for commercial and institutional structures. The system offers many benefits, such as attractive appearance, high resistance to water penetration, low thermal transmission rate and low maintenance. In this lesson, you are required to study the Technical Note 28B - Brick Veneer, Steel Stud Walls published by Brick Institute of America (BIA). This technical document addresses the considerations and recommendations for the design, detailing, materials selection and construction of brick veneer/steel stud panel walls. The information presented pertains to behavior of veneer, differential movement, ties and anchors, air space, detailing, selection of materials and construction techniques.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S108

CEU Course Title: Uncoated Weathering Steel in Bridge Structures

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $49

PDH Course Description: Uncoated (unpainted) A588 weathering steel has been a primary construction material for bridges in the United States since 1964. In this lesson, you are required to study the Technical Advisory T 5140.22: Uncoated Weathering Steel in Structures published by US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The Technical Advisory T 5140.22 provides specific design guidance and recommendations about the use of weathering steel in highway structures. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S109

CEU Course Title: Vertical Deflection Solutions for Light Gauge Steel Framing

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $15

PDH Course Description: The vertical deflection phenomenon has been an inherent problem in the history of structural design. This course discusses the common problems associated with the vertical deflection, and presents cost-effective solutions to accommodate the vertical deflection of the primary structure. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S110

CEU Course Title: Durability Design of Corrugated Steel Pipes

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $69

PDH Course Description: Corrugated steel pipes (CSP) have been used widely in the construction industry, and is among the top-rated products for infrastructure. In this lesson, you are required to study Chapter 8 of Modern Sewer Design: Durability (1999 edition), which provides detailed discussion regarding the factors affecting CSP durability, field studies of CSP durability, available coatings for CSP, and AISI method for CSP service life prediction. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S111

CEU Course Title: Specifications for Light Gauge Steel Framing

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $49

PDH Course Description: The light gauge steel framing is a fast growing method of structural support in both commercial and residential construction. This course discusses the adequate performance specifications for Sections 05400 and 09260 to ensure a quality construction. In addition, a copy of the sample specifications and inspection reports is also made available as a free download. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S112

CEU Course Title: Engineering Calculations Using Mathcad

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 5 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 5 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 5 LU

Online Course Price: $99

PDH Course Description: Mathcad is a powerful computational tool for engineers. In this lesson, you will learn the basic features of Mathcad and two Mathcad applications in the real world of structural engineering. In particular, you will learn how to enter text, build mathematical expressions, define variables, define functions, define range variables, create graphs, and specify units. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S113

CEU Course Title: Computer-Aided LRFD Analysis and Design of Bolted Splices for Steel Bridges

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This course will lead the engineers through AISIsplice � a computer software developed by AISI for the design of bolted field splices of flexural steel members per 1999 AASHTO specifications. The course materials consist of two parts: (1) a Power Point presentation: Computer-Aided Analysis and Design of Bolted Splice for Steel Bridges, which covers the theory behind AISIsplice software, and (2) User's Manual of AISIsplice (V3.0, 2001 edition), which provides detailed guidance on how to analyze and design bolted splice for steel bridges using AISIsplice software. This course includes a free trial version of the software and a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S114

CEU Course Title: Introduction to Steel Utility Poles

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $49

PDH Course Description: Compared to their wood counterparts, steel utility poles provide the benefits of superior strength, consistent performance, and enhanced reliability. This course introduces steel utility poles to engineers in the utility industry. The course materials consist of three parts: (1) a slide show: Steel Gallery Featuring Utility Poles, which covers the basics of steel utility poles and their advantages over the wood poles; (2) a Power Point presentation: Design & Testing of Steel Poles, which provides the detailed information on current design standards, load and strength factors, and the performance of the steel utility poles; and (3) Frequently Asked Questions regarding steel utility poles. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S115

CEU Course Title: Computer-Aided Design and Detailing of Short Span Steel Bridges

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: The majority of U.S. bridges in need of repairs are short-span bridges linking vitally important state, county and municipal roads. This course illustrates the use of AISIbeam software package for the design and detailing of the short-span steel bridges. A discussion of achieving maximum economy is also included in the course material. The students are asked to use the software to solve three steel beam problems before taking a multiple-choice quiz at the end of the course.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S116

CEU Course Title: Special Vertical & Lateral Load Considerations for Steel Joists & Joist Girders

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S116A

CEU Course Title: Special Vertical & Lateral Load Considerations for Steel Joists & Joist Girders^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This one hour online course will provide the user with an understanding of the special design considerations necessary when dealing with unusual vertical and horizontal loads on steel joists and joist girders. The course discusses the options available when designing joists for special uniform and concentrated vertical loads, and the capacity limitations of both joists and joist girders to resist lateral loads. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S117

CEU Course Title: The Analysis of Open Web Steel Joists in Existing Buildings

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S117A

CEU Course Title: The Analysis of Open Web Steel Joists in Existing Buildings^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This one-hour online course will provide the user with an understanding of the limitations and precautions necessary when analyzing an existing open web joist member for new or additional loads. This course includes a quiz at the end.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

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Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S118

CEU Course Title: Dissimilar Metal Corrosion

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This one-hour online course discusses the process of corrosion that can occur between two dissimilar metals in the presence of a conductive solution such as moisture. It is important to have an understanding of the potential for this process so that precautions can be taken when designing and detailing connections between different metals. This course will enable the designer to avoid situations that provide the most potential for corrosion and subsequent deterioration of the connected metals. This course includes a quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S118A

CEU Course Title: Dissimilar Metal Corrosion^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S119

CEU Course Title: Curtainwall Primer for Structural Engineers

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: Definitions of a curtainwall sometimes differ between an Architect and an Engineer. It is therefore important that a structural engineer understand the different types of systems available and in use. This one hour online course will provide the user with a basic understanding of curtainwall systems as they relate to the structural design and detailing of the supports for this specialty type of building cladding. This course includes a quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S120

CEU Course Title: Metal Building Systems

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: Most all of the leading pre-engineered metal building manufacturers, through their builders/dealer networks or in-house support personnel, offer framing selection assistance. Typically the manufacturers make sure that no critical aspects of the selection process are inadvertently over-looked prior to ordering the building system. This type of assistance can be invaluable even for those designers that are familiar with the metal building approach. This course will enable the user to understand and be able to properly communicate with these sources when developing a project that involves a pre-engineered or metal building system. This course will also expose the user to both definitions and an understanding of the different types of structural framing available from pre-engineered metal building system manufacturers. In addition, this course will make it possible for a project engineer or architect to select the most economical type of structural framing system for a given building. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S120A

CEU Course Title: Metal Building Systems^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: Most all of the leading pre-engineered metal building manufacturers, through their builders/dealer networks or in-house support personnel, offer framing selection assistance. Typically the manufacturers make sure that no critical aspects of the selection process are inadvertently over-looked prior to ordering the building system. This type of assistance can be invaluable even for those designers that are familiar with the metal building approach. This course will enable the user to understand and be able to properly communicate with these sources when developing a project that involves a pre-engineered or metal building system. This course will also expose the user to both definitions and an understanding of the different types of structural framing available from pre-engineered metal building system manufacturers. In addition, this course will make it possible for a project engineer or architect to select the most economical type of structural framing system for a given building.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S121

CEU Course Title: Leaner Columns

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This course will provide the user with a basic understanding of the "Leaner Column" concept as it relates to the general stability provided to a structure in relationship to each individual compression element or column. This course will provide the user with methods and recommendations for incorporating "Leaner Columns" into the design of both rigid and braced frames. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S122

CEU Course Title: Design of Short Span Steel Bridges

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $69

PDH Course Description: Bridge engineering has continued to evolve as increasing knowledge of material properties, structural behavior, and the environment change methods of design and construction. In this course, the basic principle and theory of designing short span steel bridges based on AASHTO Load Factor Design method are introduced. An example of steel bridge girder design utilizing this LFD method is also presented. This course focuses on the design issues related to the safety, the serviceability and the constructibility of steel bridges, and is intended for practice engineers and engineering students with basic knowledge of steel structures. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S123

CEU Course Title: Fabricator's Economic Perspective on Steel Bridges

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $49

PDH Course Description: To build cost-effective steel bridges is a challenge that faces today's designers, fabricators, contractors and owners. This course discusses the major factors impacting steel bridge fabrication cost and maintenance cost from fabricator's perspective, and provides some real fabrication costs and cost comparisons that can be used in the actual design process. Several new developments in High Performance Steel are also presented. Additional references have been included in this course for those who need help in making decisions with respect to cost-effective bridge design. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S124

CEU Course Title: Concrete Forming Systems Options, Considerations, Design and Cost

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: The proper selection of concrete forms is critical to achieving the desired results of esthetics, efficient productions and low costs. This course leads the reader through the numerous considerations and options that are important to the form selection process. This course discusses the important factors and options that are necessary to intelligently select and design concrete form systems. These factors apply to footings, walls, columns and slabs forms and include the method of placing, vibrating, finishing and curing the concrete. The course concludes with an example of wall form design procedures and cost comparisons of two wall form systems. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S125

CEU Course Title: Introduction to Composite Concrete Design

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This course leads the reader through the step-by-step process required to design a composite slab and beam system. The basic formulas for design are given with an explanation as why they are used and how they are applied. The purpose of this course is to give an insight and understanding of the process of composite concrete design and construction procedures. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S126

CEU Course Title: The Design of Reinforced Masonry and Precast Concrete Lintels

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S126A

CEU Course Title: The Design of Reinforced Masonry and Precast Concrete Lintels^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: The focus of this one-hour online course is the design of reinforced concrete masonry lintels (commonly referred to as bond beams) and precast reinforced concrete lintels. Information is also provided on the how loads supported by lintels are evaluated in light of the arching action of masonry. This course includes a quiz at the end.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

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Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S127

CEU Course Title: General Overview of Post-Tensioned Concrete Design

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour online course will enable you to obtain a general understanding of the most commonly used structural design philosophy and analysis of post-tensioned concrete in the industry today. This course will define the difference between pretensioned and post-tensioned concrete, and will establish the basis of design for post-tensioned concrete. A description of the methods of design including primary and secondary moment effects, load-balancing, preliminary sizing of members, tendon arrangement, losses and service and ultimate strength analysis will be provided. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S128

CEU Course Title: Hot Weather Concreting

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S128A

CEU Course Title: Hot Weather Concreting^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This one-hour online course provides a basic understanding of hot weather concrete operations as defined by ACI 305. This course includes definitions, effects and recommendations for hot weather concreting per ACI. This course includes a quiz at the end.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S129

CEU Course Title: Cold Weather Concreting

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S129A

CEU Course Title: Cold Weather Concreting^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This one-hour online course provides a basic understanding of cold weather concrete operations as defined by ACI 306. This course includes definitions, effects and recommendations for cold weather concreting per ACI. This course includes a quiz at the end.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S130

CEU Course Title: Concrete Slabs and the Use of the F-Number System

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: The F-number system was developed because of the inadequacy of the straightedge specifications historically used in the construction industry to control slab flatness and levelness. As a result of equipment developed by the Face Company to qualify the levelness and roughness of slabs, the ACI Committee 117 established a system to evaluate the readings of this same machine. This method is referred to as the F-number system and is used today to specify and evaluate the levelness and flatness of both slab-on-grades and elevated slabs. This course includes a quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S131

CEU Course Title: Introduction to Reinforced Concrete Structural Design

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Reinforced concrete is used in bridges, buildings, dams, foundations and even sculptures. This course will lead the reader through the design of structural concrete by both working stress and ultimate strength design methods. Both of these methods are explained in theory and by example by first comparing live load configurations and then following a step-by-step calculation so that an actual design is achieved and the results are compared. This course also shows the reader how critical the selected loading model is to developing a successful design. Finally, the reason why both methods have their application is discussed. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S132

CEU Course Title: Slab-on-Grade Reinforcing Design

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S132A

CEU Course Title: Slab-on-Grade Reinforcing Design^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This course will provide the user with an understanding of the subgrade drag theory and how it relates to the reinforcing of slab-on-grades as required to help control shrinkage cracking. Two other alternate design methods are also discussed relative to the sizing of "distribution" slab-on-grade reinforcement. Different types of reinforcing materials are also discussed including welded wire fabric, conventional deformed reinforcing bars and post-tensioning tendons. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S133

CEU Course Title: Post-Tensioned Concrete Design Spreadsheet Program

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This course provides the documentation to enable the use of a post-tension design spreadsheet program for one-way concrete beam and slab and two-way concrete slab systems. Documentation for the program includes: Program Scope, Design Assumptions, Design Methodology, Program Limitations, Description of Input/Output, Hardware Requirements, Variable List, Design Examples and Manual Calculation Checks. In addition, a copy of the spreadsheet program is also made available. The propose of this course is to enable the user to develop a fundamental understanding of the design of post-tensioned concrete structures in order to make the use of the spreadsheet program both possible and practical. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S134

CEU Course Title: Design of Bolts in Shear-Bearing Connections per AISC LRFD 3rd Edition (2001)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: Every steel structure is usually assembled by connecting the individual components to each other with rivets or bolts or by welding. The structural bolts have replaced the rivets as an accepted means of connecting members in the last few decades. This course will review the basic concepts of design of bolts in shear/bearing type connections, based on the criteria specified in the latest edition of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Manual of Steel Construction, Load and Resistance Factor Design, Third Edition, November, 2001, (herein referred as LRFD). The topics included are: general requirements for bolted joints, including the different types of structural bolts (high-strength and common bolts), layout of bolted connections, proper specification of joint type, design shear and bearing strength, and modes of failures of the connected parts. Bolts in tension (or tension with shear), slip resistance joints, and eccentric loaded connections are not in the scope of this course. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S135

CEU Course Title: 2000 International Building Code - Structural Design

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 10 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 10 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 10 LU

Online Course Price: $249

PDH Course Description: The 2000 International Building Code has been adopted by forty-four states and District of Columbia as of November 2004. This course highlights the structural provisions contained in Chapter 16 of IBC 2000, and helps structural engineers get familiar with the latest building code requirements. The course materials are based on IBC 2000: Chapter 16 - Structural Design (88 pages, you need to have a copy of IBC 2000 for this course). Detailed sample wind and seismic load calculations for a two-story building per IBC 2000 are presented, which include both simplified seismic load analysis procedure and the equivalent lateral force procedure for comparison purpose. Useful tips are also provided within the sample calculations. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S136

CEU Course Title: Evaluation and Repair of Concrete Structures

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 10 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 10 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 10 LU

Online Course Price: $249

PDH Course Description: Distress and deterioration of concrete may be caused by many different factors such as accidental loading, chemical reactions, corrosion of embedded metal, freezing and thawing, and inadequate construction or design. This course 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, using the selected materials and methods to repair or rehabilitate the structure, and preparing concrete investigation reports for repair and rehabilitation projects. The course materials are based entirely on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-2002: Evaluation and Repair of Concrete Structures (1995 edition, 184 pages). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S137

CEU Course Title: Standard Practice for Shotcrete

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Shotcrete is often used for slope and surface protection, swimming pool construction, tunnel lining, special architectural features, and renovating existing structures. This course provides guidance on the selection, proportioning, and application of shotcrete. Subjects discussed include shotcrete and applications, materials, equipment and crew, preconstruction testing and evaluation, placement, quality control, and quality assurance. The course materials are based entirely on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-2005: Standard Practice for Shotcrete (1993 edition, 63 pages). This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S140

CEU Course Title: Cold-Formed Steel Framing Design using AISIWIN^TM Software

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This 4-hour course is designed to introduce practicing structural engineers to the design of cold-formed steel while using commercially available software called AISIWIN^TM. AISIWIN^TM was developed by Devco Software, Inc.. AISIWIN^TM is available for free distribution at Clark Steel Framing�s web site www.clarksteel.com. This course requires the student to download and study both the AISIWIN software and its user�s manual. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S141

CEU Course Title: Beams, Joists, Rafters - Practical Bending Member Theory

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This course explains in plain language the practical design of beams, joists, and rafters. There are no equations or math herein. The approach is 100% conceptual, using simple examples, such as the 'bent finger' and 'book-beam' experiments. Includes many sketches, and interesting 'Question / Answer' side bars. This course teaches the practical side of bending theory, including: The three design elements critical to all bending members. The critical differences between simply supported and continuous bending members. The most effective remedies for overspanned bending members. The locations of minimum and maximum stresses, and negative moments in bending members, and why it matters. Where cutting and notching is okay. Where it's not, and why. The most common cause of bending member failure, and what can be done to avoid it. The difference between overstressed bending members and those which do not meet deflection criteria. Why certain floors are bouncy. Whether or not they're dangerous, and what can be done to avoid / remedy them. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S141A

CEU Course Title: Beams, Joists, Rafters - Practical Bending Member Theory^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This course explains in plain language the practical design of beams, joists, and rafters. There are no equations or math herein. The approach is 100% conceptual, using simple examples, such as the 'bent finger' and 'book-beam' experiments. Includes many sketches, and interesting 'Question / Answer' side bars.

This course teaches the practical side of bending theory, including:

1. The three design elements critical to all bending members.

2. The critical differences between simply supported and continuous bending members.

3. The most effective remedies for overspanned bending members.

4. The locations of minimum and maximum stresses, and negative moments in bending members, and why it matters.

5. Where cutting and notching is okay. Where it's not, and why.

6. The most common cause of bending member failure, and what can be done to avoid it.

7. The difference between overstressed bending members and those which do not meet deflection criteria.

8. Why certain floors are bouncy. Whether or not they're dangerous, and what can be done to avoid / remedy them.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S142

CEU Course Title: Why Concrete Quality Assurance is Important?

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: Concrete Quality assurance is a team effort requiring precise testing, detailed planning, expert observation and professional craftsmanship from mining to ribbon cutting. The quality of the concrete can be compromised at every stage of the process by poor workmanship, lapse of proper testing or failure to prepare for contingencies. When each team member expertly performs their task a pride of accomplishment is realized by all. For that reason alone it is important that everyone know why their job is important and the effects caused by applying their efforts. This course discuss issues involving Mix design; Batch Plants; Transit Mixers; Slump Consistency; Compression Cylinders; Air Content; Cold Weather Concerns; Hot Weather Concerns; Concrete Placing; Forming Concrete; Wet Finishing; Curing Concrete; and Dry Finishing This course includes a True-False quiz at the end that was designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S143

CEU Course Title: Computer Design of Beams, Joists, and Rafters

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: In this course you will learn how to design simply supported beams, joists, and rafters using a PC with ConstructionCalc's Wood Beam Calculator program. The exam quiz consists of actually designing two complicated bending members. Specific items covered include: Determining snow, live, and dead loading Determination of span and tributary width Allowable deflection criteria and its impact on final design Inclusion of self-weight in the design Lateral bracing requirements for bending members Uniform loads, partial uniform loads, point loads, and wedge (triangle) loads Interpreting output information Choosing the most efficient solution alternative This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end that was designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S144

CEU Course Title: Grouting Technology

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 15 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 15 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 15 LU

Online Course Price: $349

PDH Course Description: This online course provides technical criteria and guidance for civil works grouting applications. The contents cover grouting materials, grouting equipment, and grouting applications to various types of structures such as tunnels, chambers and building foundations. The course materials are based entirely on the Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-3506 of US Army Corps of Engineers: Grouting Technology. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S145

CEU Course Title: Masonry Structural Design for Buildings

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 15 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 15 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 1.5 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 15 LU

Online Course Price: $349

PDH Course Description: This online course presents criteria and guidance for the structural design of reinforced masonry in buildings. The contents cover quality assurance, material properties, crack control, and design criteria for reinforced masonry walls and shear walls. The course materials are based entirely on the Technical Manual TM 5-809-3/AFM 88-3 of Joint Departments of the Army and Air Force USA: Masonry Structural Design for Buildings. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S146

CEU Course Title: Structural Design Criteria for Structures Other Than Buildings

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This online course presents structural design criteria for structures other than buildings, furnishes design guidance for various types of structures, and identifies special considerations with regard to certain materials in specific applications. The contents cover transportation structures, site structures, structures for bulk materials, water related structures, mechanical system structures, electrical and communication structures. The course materials are based entirely on the Technical Manual TM 5-809-6/AFM 88-3 of Joint Departments of the Army and Air Force USA: Structural Design Criteria for Structures Other Than Buildings. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S147

CEU Course Title: Engineered Wood Construction Guide

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S147A

CEU Course Title: Engineered Wood Construction Guide^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: This course presents information on engineered wood products and their applications in building construction. The contents cover floor construction, wall construction, and roof construction. The course materials are based entirely on the APA publication: Engineered Wood Construction Guide. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S148

CEU Course Title: Wood Design: Diaphragms and Shear Walls

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S148A

CEU Course Title: Wood Design: Diaphragms and Shear Walls^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This course presents information on design and construction of wood diaphragms and shear walls. The contents cover rigid and flexible diaphragms, shear walls, and detailed design examples. The course materials are based entirely on the APA publication: Diaphragms and Shear Walls. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S149

CEU Course Title: Analysis of Bolt Torquing

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: During maintenance activities in a power plant environment, the plant engineer is often called upon to make decisions concerning bolts in bolted connections in a variety of situations. Most of these bolts are torqued to achieve a pre-load rather than being tensioned with a tensioner. This course discusses the analysis of bolt torquing. The ability to perform a component level analysis on a bolt will provide the plant engineer an engineering tool to make the correct technical decision. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S150

CEU Course Title: Structural Steel Welding

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S150A

CEU Course Title: Structural Steel Welding^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour course discusses the basic factors every engineer should know about structural steel welding. It is important to have an understanding of the potential problems and critical parameters that need to be taken into account in joining steels. This course will enable the designer to become familiar with the typical weld terminology, understand the metallurgical changes that occur during welding, and the precautions to take to avoid situations that can ultimately lead to failures. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12 M13 M14 M15 This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S151

CEU Course Title: Steel Sheet Piling

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S151A

CEU Course Title: Steel Sheet Piling^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This one-hour course will provide the user with an understanding of the general structural design guidelines associated with the use of structural steel sheet. In addition examples of project applications of steel sheet piling, the development of the design parameters and the basis for the structural analysis of sheet piling is discussed.

This course includes a true-false quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S152

CEU Course Title: Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams per ACI 318-02

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: The most important single characteristic of a beam is its strength. The two most important quantities that must be considered in the design of beams are vertical shear and bending moment. In the design of reinforced concrete beams for the limit state of failure several factors need to be reconciled since these beams are neither homogeneous nor elastic at the ultimate load.

This course will cover the basic concepts of design of reinforced concrete beams, based on the new criteria specified in the latest edition of the American Concrete Institute (ACI), Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete ACI 318-02, (herein referred as ACI 318).

The topics included are: design assumptions, general principles and requirements, minimum reinforcement for flexural members, new load factors and strength reduction factors, and distribution of flexural reinforcement. Doubly reinforced sections, nonrectangular sections, T-beams two-way slab, deep beams, shear and torsion, and prestressed beams are not in the scope of this course.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S153

CEU Course Title: Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Beams per ACI 318-02

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: In addition to meeting flexural requirements, beams must be safe against premature failure due to diagonal tension in the concrete as a result of shear and longitudinal flexural stress. Tension stresses are of particularly concern in view of the low tensile strength of concrete. These tension stresses are not only limited to the horizontal bending stresses which are caused by bending alone. Tension stresses of various inclinations and magnitudes, resulting from shear alone (at the neutral axis) or from combined action of shear and bending, are present in all parts of a beam and can affect its integrity if not adequately provided for.

This course will cover the basic concepts of design of shear strength and shear reinforcement for nonprestressed reinforced concrete beams, based on the new criteria specified in the latest edition of the American Concrete Institute (ACI), Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete ACI 318-02, (herein referred as ACI 318).

The topics included are: shear stress based on linear stress distribution, shear strength of beams with and without shear reinforcement, lower and upper limits of shear reinforcement, critical section for shear strength calculation, and ACI 318 code provisions for shear strength of beams. The course will cover beams of intermediate and slender lengths only. The effect of axial force on shear strength, deep beams, brackets and corbels, torsion, shear friction, shear transfer for two-way slab and prestressed beams are not in the scope of this course.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S154

CEU Course Title: Design of Fully Restrained Moment Connections per AISC LRFD 3rd Edition (2001)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Many steel structures require connections that can develop moment because the beams are parts of a rigid frame. Beams that are part of the wind-bracing system of multi-story building must resist end moments resulting from both wind, seismic, and gravity loads. In the usual case, the moment capacity of the connection in such frames depends upon tension and /or shear developed in the fasteners or welds. This 4-hour course will review the basic concepts of the design of fully restrained moment connections (refer as FR moment connection in this course), based on the criteria specified in part 12 of the latest edition of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Manual of Steel Construction, Load and Resistance Factor Design, Third Edition, November, 2001, (herein referred as LRFD). The topics included are: general requirements for moment connections, including the effect of the moment connections on the flanges and web of the columns, prying forces in moment-resistant connections, welding considerations for FR moment connections, flange-plated FR moment connections, and directly welded flanges. Design of FR moment connections for HSS and steel pipe, extended end-plate moment connections, FR moment splices, and moment connections to column-web supports are not in the scope of this course. For FR moment connections that are part of a seismic-force-resisting system in which the seismic response factor R is greater than 3, refer to the Seismic Provisions, which are available from AISC at www.aisc.org. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S155

CEU Course Title: Concrete Deterioration

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: Reinforced concrete is a very versatile and durable building material. Reinforced concrete efficiently combines the best properties of concrete and reinforcing steel into a strong structural element. In addition, the high alkalinity of concrete helps to protect the embedded steel from corrosion. However, due to the porosity of concrete, its use in exterior environments and tendency to be exposed to deleterious chemicals, this material can easily be subjected to deterioration.

Deterioration of concrete can take the form of corrosion of the internal reinforcing or degradation of the exposed surface of the material. Cracks increase the likely hood of the deterioration of concrete in most environments. Concrete can also become deteriorated via freeze/thaw cycles, internal aggregate reactions and heat. Visual and destructive methods of investigation should be employed when determining the cause of concrete deterioration. The results of the physical observations and material tests associated with a proper investigation should be used to establish the best methods of repair and prevention of further deterioration.

This course includes a true-false quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S155A

CEU Course Title: Concrete Deterioration^{AIA HSW}

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: Reinforced concrete is a very versatile and durable building material. Reinforced concrete efficiently combines the best properties of concrete and reinforcing steel into a strong structural element. In addition, the high alkalinity of concrete helps to protect the embedded steel from corrosion. However, due to the porosity of concrete, its use in exterior environments and tendency to be exposed to deleterious chemicals, this material can easily be subjected to deterioration.

Deterioration of concrete can take the form of corrosion of the internal reinforcing or degradation of the exposed surface of the material. Cracks increase the likely hood of the deterioration of concrete in most environments. Concrete can also become deteriorated via freeze/thaw cycles, internal aggregate reactions and heat.

Visual and destructive methods of investigation should be employed when determining the cause of concrete deterioration. The results of the physical observations and material tests associated with a proper investigation should be used to establish the best methods of repair and prevention of further deterioration.

This course includes a true-false quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

This course is registered with AIA/CES as a continuing education course for architects, and qualifies for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credits. Courses registered with AIA/CES are acceptable to all state licensing boards for architects.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S156

CEU Course Title: Details for Conventional Wood Frame Construction

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 6 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 6 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.6 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 6 LU

Online Course Price: $149

PDH Course Description: This course presents information on the recommended details for conventional wood framing. The contents cover foundation, floor, wall, deck and roof construction. In addition, special framing details for firestopping, draftstopping, termite control, and fire hazard control around chimneys and fireplaces are also presented. The course materials are based entirely on the AWC-APA publication: Details For Conventional Wood Frame Construction. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S161

CEU Course Title: AISC Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 8 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 8 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.8 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 8 LU

Online Course Price: $199

PDH Course Description: This course presents information on the standard practice for steel buildings and bridges. The contents cover materials, contract documents, shop and erection drawings, shop fabrication and delivery, erection, quality assurance, contracts and architecturally exposed structural steel. The course materials are based entirely on the AISC publication: AISC Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S164

CEU Course Title: Introduction to Structural Impact

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This four hour course is an introduction to structural impact assessment for practicing mechanical and structural engineers. The emphasis is on first principles and methodology to address commonplace design problems. This course will enable the designer to estimate impact loads and their effects routinely. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S165

CEU Course Title: Design of Beams and Other Flexural Members per AISC LRFD 3rd Edition (2001)

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: Beams are structural elements that support principally transverse loads, and are subjected mainly to flexure, or bending. The complete design of a steel rolled-shape beam includes addressing bending strength, shear resistance, deflection, lateral support, web and flange local buckling, and support details. Design for bending is in most cases the primary concern.

There are many terms used for beams in construction, such as girders (larger beams that support smaller beams), joists (beams that are closely spaced), purlins (roof beams spanning between trusses), girts (horizontal wall beams resisting bending caused by wind on the side of industrial building), stringers (longitudinal bridge beams spanning between transverse beams), lintels (beam supporting a wall over window or door openings). Other terms such as header, trimmer, rafter, and ridge, are often used for beams in wood construction.

This course will address the basic concepts steel beam design and other flexural members based on the criteria specified in Part 16, Chapter F of the latest edition of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Manual of Steel Construction, Load and Resistance Factor Design, Third Edition, November, 2001, (herein referred as LRFD). There are many steel elements that can be used as beams, including rolled shapes, cold-formed shapes, and fabricated beams and trusses. The course will emphasize the design of rolled shapes, mainly I-beams (W, M, and S-shapes).

The topics included are: general requirements for flexural strength, bending stress and plastic moment, nominal flexural strength for doubly symmetric shapes and channels, compact and non-compact sections criteria, elastic and inelastic lateral-torsional buckling bent about their major axis, and shear strength of beams.

Members subjected to combined flexure and axial force, and fatigue; and members with tapered-webs, and slender web elements (plate girders) are not in the scope of this course. These members are covered in sections H1, K3, F3, and Appendix G of the LRFD.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S166

CEU Course Title: Design Bolted Wood Connections With Spreadsheet

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This course summarizes the major factors involved in the design of laterally loaded bolted wood connections. An Excel� 2003 spreadsheet program BOLTUP� is provided that determines the allowable lateral load on a bolted wood connection based on the bolts and the member tensile stress. The use of the spreadsheet is illustrated with five examples.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S167

CEU Course Title: Design Lag Screwed Wood Connections with Spreadsheet

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 4 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 4 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.4 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 4 LU

Online Course Price: $119

PDH Course Description: This 4-hour course summarizes the major factors involved in the design of lag screwed wood connections loaded laterally, in withdrawal and in a combination of the two. An Excel� 2003 spreadsheet is provided that determines the allowable load on a connection based on the type of loading and the member properties. The use of the spreadsheet is illustrated with five examples.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S168

CEU Course Title: Design Nailed and Wood Screwed Connections with Spreadsheet

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This course summarizes the major factors involved in the design of nailed and screwed wood connections loaded laterally, in withdrawal and in a combination of the two. An Excel� 2003 spreadsheet is provided that determines the allowable load for a nailed or screwed connection based on the type of loading and the member properties. The use of the spreadsheet is illustrated with seven examples.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S169

CEU Course Title: Design of Wood Beam-Columns with Spreadsheet

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This course summarizes the major factors involved in the design of wood beam-columns. Included is an explanation of the use of an Excel� 2003 spreadsheet that can be used to design or evaluate the capacity of wood beam-columns. The student must have a licensed copy of Excel to use this spreadsheet. The use of the spreadsheet is illustrated with six examples.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S173

CEU Course Title: Concrete Maintenance Guidelines

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 1 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 1 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.1 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 1 LU

Online Course Price: $29

PDH Course Description: This one-hour online course provides general guidelines and methods used for the maintenance of concrete. Concrete maintenance includes the repair of cracks, joints and surface damage. Maintenance also includes the removal of stains and the protection of surfaces with coatings and sealers. Among the coatings and sealers discussed are silicones, cements, urethanes, epoxies, latexes and polyesters. The necessary surface preparations prior to application of a sealer or coating are discussed. Concrete cleaning methods include water washing, steam cleaning, water and abrasion blasting and mechanical, flame and chemical cleaning. Stains commonly encountered are iron, oil, dirt, mildew, asphalt, efflorescence and graffiti.

Concrete stains do not usually adversely affect a structure but should be removed for esthetical reasons, for decorative types of concrete such as exposed aggregate and prior to sealing or re coloring colored concrete. The advantages and disadvantages and the most appropriate method for stain removal are discussed. Some methods will damage the concrete surface unnecessarily if not administered correctly. Concrete surfaces can be protected from deterioration from chemicals, acids, water penetration and dusting by the application of an appropriate coating or sealing compound.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S174

CEU Course Title: Metal Deterioration

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: This two-hour online course discusses the different types of metal deterioration that can occur in structures and buildings. It is important to have an understanding of the potential for the deterioration of metals so that proper precautions can be taken during the design and detailing of the metal components of a facility. This course will enable a design professional to avoid situations that provide the most potential for the deterioration of metals and the subsequent corrosion of an otherwise usable structure or building component.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S175

CEU Course Title: Concrete Repair � Selection of Repair Methods

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour online course provides general guidelines for diagnosing concrete defects and selecting the methods and materials for repair of defective or damaged concrete. The existing condition and cause or causes of defects are evaluated to select the suitable method and materials for a successful and durable concrete repair. Typical causes and symptoms are explained and the best repair method and materials are presented. Concrete deficiencies include cracking, surface deterioration, construction faults, joint damages, erosion, seepage and spalling. The student will have an understanding of the terms commonly used to describe cracking, general physical conditions and other defects. Descriptive examples and representative photos of the various types of concrete defects are presented. The types of investigations, testing, analysis and inspections used to determine the extent and possible causes of concrete damages are discussed. Common causes for concrete deficiency such as accidental loading, chemical attacks, improper construction or design and temperature changes and the typical symptoms and preventative measures are described. The student will also gain an understanding of the general procedures, equipment and tests used for core drilling, underwater inspection and nondestructive testing. Examples of advantages and limitations of the repair methods and materials are discussed.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S176

CEU Course Title: Concrete Removal and Repair�Methods and Materials

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 3 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 3 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.3 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 3 LU

Online Course Price: $89

PDH Course Description: This three-hour online course provides general guidelines for the removal of damaged or deteriorated concrete. Successful and durable concrete repairs depend on careful planning and consist of removal, surface and steel preparation and reconstruction after removal of concrete. The student will become familiar with the methods typically used for concrete removal including blasting, crushing, cutting, impacting, milling and presplitting together with their uses, advantages and limitations. Monitoring techniques to detect damages to the remaining concrete after completing removal work are presented. The damaged area must be properly prepared because If the entire defective concrete and corrosion product of the reinforcing steel is not removed, the repair materials may not bond properly to the existing concrete member and the repair will fail.

The existing condition and cause or causes of damages are considered in the selection of suitable methods and materials for repair. Concrete damages include cracking, surface deterioration, joint damages, erosion, seepage and spalling. Repair methods and materials consist of various grouts, polymer coatings, jacketing, overlays and injections, various types of cement, concrete and admixtures. Also considered are the preparation of concrete surfaces and reinforcement steel preparation and the replacement and addition of reinforcement steel for a successful and durable concrete repair. Concrete repairs often fail because of poor selection of repair materials. Properties of newer repair materials such as the coefficient of thermal expansion and modulus of elasticity often differ from the existing concrete. If the repair material is not physically or chemically compatible with the existing concrete, debonding, cracking or failure may occur. The student will understand the measures required in preparing concrete surfaces and reinforcement steel for sound and durable damage repairs.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Disciplines: Architecture, Construction, Engineering

PDH Course Number: S177

CEU Course Title: Petrographic Analysis of Concrete Deterioration

Professional Development Hour for Engineer (PE): 2 PDH Professional Development Unit for Land Surveyor (LS, PLS): 2 PDU

Continuing Education Unit for Contractor (GC): 0.2 CEU AIA Learning Unit for Architect (RA): 2 LU

Online Course Price: $59

PDH Course Description: The primary purpose of this course is to highlight the importance of the use of petrographic analysis as a part of any thorough investigation and on-site condition survey of a deteriorated concrete structure. To often conclusions concerning the nature or cause of deteriorated concrete, as well as the repair of the same, are based on visual observations only, particularly with structures exposed to chlorides (such as road de-icing salts). The resulting recommendations in such instances, more often than not, can lead to repair methods and techniques that can actually exacerbate the conditions which in turn can lead to accelerated deterioration of the structure. The use of petrographic analysis can avoid the pitfalls associated with investigations based on on-site visual observations only. This course will enable the user to understand the appropriate uses of and the types of concrete pathologies that can be determined with petrographic analysis.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.