This course provides engineers with an in-depth understanding of the soils and foundations provisions found within the International Building Code (IBC). It explains the code requirements governing the design and construction of foundation systems in areas not affected by scour, water pressure, or wave action. Participants will learn the essential principles behind soil evaluation, foundation design, and the integration of code-based criteria into practical engineering applications.

The course explores the investigation of subsurface conditions, excavation and grading procedures, and allowable load-bearing capacities of soils. It also covers code-compliant design methods for shallow and deep foundations, including footings, retaining walls, piles, and piers. Additional topics include waterproofing, dampproofing, and soil support systems designed to ensure structural stability and compliance with IBC standards.

Learning Objectives

This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Conduct foundation and soils investigations
• Perform excavation, grading, and fill operations in accordance with IBC provisions
• Determine allowable load-bearing values of soils
• Design and construct footings and foundations
• Apply design standards for retaining walls
• Implement dampproofing and waterproofing practices
• Design pier and pile foundations
• Specify requirements for driven pile foundations
• Develop cast-in-place concrete pile foundation designs
• Evaluate the use of composite piles

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Certificate of Completion

Upon passing a 25-question multiple-choice quiz, your certificate of completion will be available for immediate download. PDH credits are awarded once all course requirements, including the quiz, are successfully met.

Board Acceptance

We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted for professional engineers in AK, AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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This course provides the criteria and design principles for concrete slabs on grade that are subjected to heavy load conditions. It is applicable to engineers and design professionals involved in industrial and commercial structures where heavy loads—such as moving equipment, stationary live loads, and wall loads—must be accommodated safely and efficiently.

Participants will learn both the theoretical and practical aspects of designing concrete slabs for demanding load environments. The course covers design concepts, foundational considerations, and analytical methods for assessing slab behavior under heavy load scenarios. The instructional material is adapted from the U.S. Army and Air Force Technical Manual “Concrete Floor Slabs on Grade Subjected to Heavy Loads,” ensuring that the content is based on proven engineering standards and best practices.

Learning Objectives

This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Introduce the fundamentals of foundation design for heavy load concrete slabs
• Explain the basis of slab on grade design
• Determine floor slab requirements for various load and support conditions
• Conduct effective site investigations to support slab design

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Certificate of Completion

Upon passing a 20-question multiple-choice quiz, your certificate of completion will be available for immediate download. PDH credits are awarded once all course requirements, including the quiz, are successfully met.

Board Acceptance

We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted for professional engineers in AK, AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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Author: Aleksandr Treyger

This Timed & Monitored Webinar establishes, through slides and discussions the construction of the Hoover Dam. In this interactive course, we delve into the remarkable chronology of the Hoover Dam project, uncovering its rich history and exploring its significant impact on society. Through a comprehensive examination of this engineering marvel, we’ll discuss the challenges encountered during its construction, the benefits it has brought, and review key statistics, specifications, and economics related to the project.

This course will primarily focus on providing a comprehensive understanding of the Hoover Dam project. It will cover the chronology of the project, discussing its inception, planning, construction, and completion. The course will also delve into the challenges faced during the construction process, exploring the complexities and obstacles overcome by the engineers and laborers involved.

This course is suitable for all engineering disciplines.

Learning Objectives

This Timed & Monitored Webinar course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Learning the chronology of the Hoover Dam project
• Discussing challenges associated with the construction of the pump
• Discussing benefits of the Hoover Dam project
• Reviewing Hoover Dam statistics, specifications, and economics

We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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Author: Aleksandr Treyger

This On-Demand Webinar establishes, through slides and discussions the construction of the Hoover Dam. In this interactive course, we delve into the remarkable chronology of the Hoover Dam project, uncovering its rich history and exploring its significant impact on society. Through a comprehensive examination of this engineering marvel, we’ll discuss the challenges encountered during its construction, the benefits it has brought, and review key statistics, specifications, and economics related to the project.

This course will primarily focus on providing a comprehensive understanding of the Hoover Dam project. It will cover the chronology of the project, discussing its inception, planning, construction, and completion. The course will also delve into the challenges faced during the construction process, exploring the complexities and obstacles overcome by the engineers and laborers involved.

This course is suitable for all engineering disciplines.

Learning Objectives

This Recorded Webinar course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Learning the chronology of the Hoover Dam project
• Discussing challenges associated with the construction of the pump
• Discussing benefits of the Hoover Dam project
• Reviewing Hoover Dam statistics, specifications, and economics

We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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Author: Ed Chesny

This Timed & Monitored Webinar course delves into the design, operation, and applications of this essential industrial equipment. Participants will gain a thorough understanding of the internal mechanics, including the rotor and stator interactions that enable the efficient transfer of fluids. The course will cover the selection criteria for different applications, maintenance practices, and troubleshooting techniques to ensure optimal performance and longevity of the pumps.

This course will provide in-depth insights into the latest advancements and best practices in the field. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in interactive discussions and participate in Q&A sessions to address specific challenges they may encounter. The course is designed for engineers, technicians, and professionals involved in fluid handling and pump maintenance, offering practical knowledge that can be directly applied in their work environments.

Learning Objectives

This Timed & Recorded Webinar course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand the fundamental principles and mechanics of progressive cavity pumps.
• Identify the various components of a progressive cavity pump and their functions.
• Learn the criteria for selecting progressive cavity pumps for different industrial applications.
• Gain proficiency in maintenance practices and troubleshooting techniques for progressive cavity pumps.
• Explore the latest advancements and innovations in progressive cavity pump technology.
• Engage in interactive discussions and practical demonstrations to reinforce learning and address real-world challenges.

We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, DE,  FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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Author: John Cromer

This Timed & Recorded Webinar is about current building codes that are applicable to photovoltaic system batteries. It addresses UL9540 and NPFA855.

This course is suitable for all engineering disciplines.

Learning Objectives

This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• An understanding of UL9540
• An understanding of NPFA855.

We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This courses is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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Author: John Cromer

This Recorded Webinar is about current building codes that are applicable to photovoltaic system batteries. It addresses UL9540 and NPFA855.

This course is suitable for all engineering disciplines.

Learning Objectives

This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• An understanding of UL9540
• An understanding of NPFA855.

We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This courses is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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Author: Michael Penzo

This On-Demand webinar provides an overview of slope processes, landslides, and subsidence. Slopes are dynamic evolving features, depending upon topography, rock types, climate, vegetation, water, and geologic time; materials are constantly moving down the slope at varied rates. Landslides and other ground failures result in substantial damage and loss of life.

In the United States, an average of 25 to 50 deaths annually and up to as many as 100 to 150 if collapses of trenches and other excavations are included, and damages cost more than $3.5 billion. Key concepts included in this course include mass wasting: the comprehensive term for any type of downslope movement; landslide and subsidence: naturally occurring and affected by human activities.

Learning Objectives

This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Overview of slopes and forces that contribute to landslides and subsidence
• The risk to human life ground failures represent
• The economic losses caused by landslides and subsidence

We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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Coal fly ash is a coal combustion product that has numerous applications in highway construction. It has been used in roadways and interstate highways since the early 1950s. In 1974, the Federal Highway Administration urged states to allow partial substitution of fly ash for cement whenever feasible. Additionally, in 1983 the Environmental Protection Agency published federal comprehensive procurement guidelines for cement and concrete containing fly ash to encourage the utilization of fly ash and establish compliance deadlines.

This course provides basic technical information about the various uses of fly ash in highway construction. It presents the properties of fly ash that affect its use in roadway materials and reviews all of the major construction applications and methods currently in use.

Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of thirty (30) questions to earn 6 PDH credits.

Learning Objectives

This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Fly ash as an engineering material
• Production, handling and characteristics of fly ash
• Highway applications
• Fly ash in Portland cement concrete
• Fly ash in stabilized base course
• Fly ash in flowable fill
• Fly ash in structural fills/embankments
• Fly ash in soil improvements
• Fly ash in asphalt pavements

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We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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On average, there are over 6,301,000 vehicle crashes each year, and 24 percent are weather-related, resulting in 7,130 fatalities and 629,000 injuries. In spite of these statistics, there is a perception that transportation managers can do little about weather. However, three types of mitigation measures may be employed in response to environmental threats: advisory; control; and treatment strategies. Advisory strategies provide information on prevailing and predicted conditions to both transportation managers and motorists. Control strategies alter the state of roadway devices to permit or restrict traffic flow and regulate roadway capacity. Treatment strategies supply resources to roadways to minimize or eliminate weather impacts. Many treatment strategies involve coordination of traffic, maintenance, and emergency management agencies. These road weather management strategies are employed in response to various weather threats including fog, high winds, snow, rain, ice, flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes, and avalanches.

This course contains 27 case studies of systems in 22 states that improve roadway operations under inclement weather conditions. Each case study has six sections including a general description of the system, system components, operational procedures, resulting transportation outcomes, implementation issues, as well as contact information and references.

Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of thirty-five (35) questions to earn 7 PDH credits.

Learning Objectives

This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Best practices for mitigating driving risk associated with weather
• Overview of how various states address roadway problems related to weather
• Lessons learned from implementation of new weather management technologies
• Limitations of weather management strategies based on “real world” experiences

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We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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This course presents the general state of the practice of groundwater investigations and focuses on the scope and specific elements of typical geotechnical investigation programs for design and construction of highways and related transportation facilities. It presents the latest methodologies in the planning, execution, and interpretation of the various exploratory investigation methods, and the development of appropriate groundwater parameters for engineering applications.

The role of the geotechnical engineer in subsurface investigation, exploration methods, equipment types and their suitability are discussed. Various in-situ tests are presented, including rising head tests, falling heads, constant head tests, packer tests, and pumping tests.

Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of ten (10) questions to earn 2 PDH credits.

Learning Objectives

This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Overview of groundwater investigations for geotechnical design and construction projects
• Determination of groundwater levels and pressures
• Water level measurements
• Conducting field tests including seepage tests, rising/falling water level test, packer tests, and pumping tests

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We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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This course provides an overview of the equipment and procedures commonly used for the drilling and sampling of soil and rock as part of a geotechnical site investigation. The methods addressed in this course are used to retrieve soil samples and rock cores for visual examination and laboratory testing.

The planning, execution, and interpretation of geotechnical site explorations in natural soil and rock are presented with regard to the design and construction of transportation facilities. The role of the geotechnical engineer in subsurface investigation, exploration methods, equipment types and their suitability are discussed. Rotary drilling and rock coring are reviewed in terms of the proper handling, transportation, and storage of soil and rock samples for laboratory testing. The results are summarized in a geotechnical report with available geological, topographical, hydrological, and geotechnical data collected towards the analysis and design of earthwork structures and foundation design.

Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty (20) questions to earn 4 PDH credits.

Learning Objectives

This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Drilling methods used as part of a geotechnical site investigation
• Methods used to sample soil and rock
• Planning requirements for a geotechnical boring program
• Soil and rock sample handling, transportation, and storage

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We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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Tunnels, in general, have performed better during earthquakes than have above ground structures such as bridges and buildings. Adequate design and construction of seismic resistant tunnel structures, however, should never be overlooked, as moderate to major damage has been experienced by many tunnels during earthquakes.

This course provides general procedures for seismic design and analysis of tunnel structures, which are based primarily on the ground deformation approach. It primarily focuses on the civil elements of design and construction of road tunnels.

Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty (20) questions to earn 4 PDH credits.

Learning Objectives

This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• An understanding of earthquake fundamentals including ground motion parameters
• Conducting a ground motion hazard analysis
• Factors that influence tunnel seismic performance
• Screening Guidelines applicable to all types of tunnels
• Seismic evaluation procedures including ground shaking effects and ground failure effects

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We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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Engineers like to work with materials having defined characteristics that do not change from one location or application to another. However, in many cases special approaches or arrangements must be made to safely and efficiently drive and stabilize the tunnel as it passes through this “Difficult Ground”. The factors that make tunneling difficult are generally related to instability, which inhibits timely placement or maintenance of adequate support at or behind the working face; heavy loading from the ground which creates problems of design as well as installation and maintenance of a suitable support system; natural and man-made obstacles or constraints; and physical conditions which make the work place untenable unless they can be modified.

This course addresses the investigation, design, construction and instrumentation concerns and issues for mining and boring in difficult ground conditions. It addresses mixed face tunneling, high groundwater pressure and inflow, unstable ground, squeezing ground, swelling ground, and gassy ground.

Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of ten (10) questions to earn 2 PDH credits.

Learning Objectives

This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• An understanding of heavy loading, obstacles and constraints encountered during tunneling
• Causes of instability such as non-cohesive sand and gravel, soft clay, blocky rock, adverse combinations of joints and shears, faults and alteration zones, water, and mixed face tunneling
• Design and monitoring techniques used when difficult ground is encountered

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We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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The primary purpose of geotechnical and structural instrumentation is to monitor the performance of the underground construction process in order to avoid or mitigate problems. Advanced and refined types of instrumentation abound, and electronics coupled with computers have made remote monitoring, even from half a world away, practically an everyday affair. It is common for even medium sized projects to run a computerized database that reduces raw readings to usable data and report on any combination of instruments and data plots within minutes.

This course presents the typical geotechnical and structural instrumentation for road tunnel construction. It covers the movement of ground away from the tunnel, structures within the zone of influence, the tunnel and adjacent tubes as well as dynamic ground motion from drill & blast operations.

Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty (20) questions to earn 4 PDH credits.

Learning Objectives

This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The equipment used to monitor ground movement and their applications and limitations
• An understanding of tunnel deformation and suitable monitoring methods
• Shallow foundations
• Dynamic ground movements associated with tunnel construction
• Groundwater behavior associated with tunneling activities

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We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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The increased use of underground space for transportation systems and the increasing complexity and constraints of constructing and maintaining above ground transportation infrastructure has created a need for improved understanding of tunnel engineering and tunnel construction methods.

This course presents the construction methodology and excavation support systems for cut-and-cover road tunnels, describes the structural design in accordance with the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, and discusses various other design issues. A design example is included in the written materials. It is a technical guide for planning, design, construction and rehabilitation of road tunnels, with a focus on cut-and-cover tunnels. The scope of the course is primarily limited to the civil elements of design and construction of road tunnels.

Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of fifteen (15) questions to earn 3 PDH credits.

Learning Objectives

This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Selection and use of construction methods such as conventional bottom up and top down
• Various support methods used during construction
• Design of structural systems including structural analysis and load combinations
• Methods of dewatering and their typical applications

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We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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This course provides guidance for analyzing the static stability of slopes of earth and rock-fill dams, slopes of other types of embankments, excavated slopes, and natural slopes in soil and soft rock. Methods for analysis of slope stability are described and are illustrated by examples in the appendices. Topics include design considerations, design criteria, and calculations and presentations.

Criteria are presented for strength tests, analysis conditions, and factors of safety. The criteria in this EM are to be used with methods of stability analysis that satisfy all conditions of equilibrium. Methods that do not satisfy all conditions of equilibrium may involve significant inaccuracies and should be used only under the restricted conditions described herein. It is from the US Army Corps of Engineers document “Soil Stability” chapters 1-4.

Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of fifteen (15) questions to earn 3 PDH credits.

Learning Objectives

This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Purpose of stabilization
• Stabilization with Portland cement
• Stabilization with lime
• Stabilization with lime-cement-fly ash
• Stabilization with bitumen

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We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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This course provides guidance for the design and improvement of the structural quality and workability of soils used for base courses, subbase courses, select materials, and subgrades for pavements construction. The training material is from the US Army Corps of Engineers document “Soil Stabilization for Pavements Mobilization Construction”. Criteria and standards presented in this course apply to pavement construction. These requirements may be altered when necessary to satisfy special conditions on the basis of good engineering practice consistent with the nature of the construction.

Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of ten (10) questions to earn 2 PDH credits.

Learning Objectives

This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Purpose of stabilization
• Stabilization with Portland cement
• Stabilization with lime
• Stabilization with lime-cement-fly ash
• Stabilization with bitumen

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We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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Engineers and specialty material suppliers have been designing reinforced soil structures for the past 35 years. During the last decade significant improvements have been made to the design methods and in the understanding of factors affecting the durability of the soil reinforcements. This work is becoming even more important now that many reinforced soil structures are well into their anticipated design life.

This course provides criteria for evaluating corrosion losses when using coated or uncoated steel reinforcements, and for determining aging and installation damage losses when using geosynthetic reinforcements. Monitoring methods for in-situ corrosion rates for steel reinforcements are evaluated and remote methods using electrochemical methods are recommended. Monitoring methods for determinations of in-situ aging of geosynthetics are evaluated and protocols for implementation are recommended.

Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of forty-five (45) questions to earn 9 PDH credits.

Learning Objectives

This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Description of the corrosion/deterioration mechanism that occurs in reinforced soil structures constructed with metallic reinforcements, leading to design procedure recommendations.
• Description of techniques and instrumentation designed to measure in-situ corrosion rates of steel reinforcements in MSE structures.
• Review of laboratory test methods for the electrochemical analysis of select reinforced fill materials used in MSE structures.
• Relationships between these test variables and predictions of corrosion/degradation are also discussed.
• Review of criteria to determine survivability of fusion bonded epoxy coatings.
• Identification of degradation mechanisms consistent with in-ground regimes for geosynthetic reinforcements.
• Monitoring methods and evaluation of degradation mechanisms for geosynthetic reinforcements.

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We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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This course is limited to deep foundations, and provides guidelines for calculating the bearing capacity of soil beneath deep foundations supporting various types of structures and embankments. The training material, which is from the Army Corps of Engineers document “Bearing Capacity of Soils”, is intended as a guide for determining allowable and ultimate bearing capacity. Topics include non-load related design considerations, soil parameters, and deep foundations.

Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of fifteen (15) questions to earn 3 PDH credits.

Learning Objectives

This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Vertical Capacity of Single Shafts
• Capacity to Resist Uplift and Downdrag.
• Lateral Load Capacity of Single Shafts
• Capacity of Shaft Groups
• Driven Piles
• Effects of Pile Driving
• Vertical Capacity of Single Driven Piles
• Lateral Load Capacity of Single Piles
• Capacity of Pile Groups

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We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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