Civil Engineering
Steam Generators - 3 PDH
This course addresses the design requirements for gas, oil, coal, and waste fuel fired steam generating, water-tube boilers and components with steam capacities between 20,000 and 250,000 pph and maximum pressures of 450 pounds per inch gauge …
Structural Aluminum Performance-Based Design - 4 PDH
The core concept discussed in this document presents a broad overview of Performance-Based Structural Aluminum design employing various aluminum grades and aluminum alloys.
Treated Water Storage - 4 PDH
This course provides an introduction to design criteria for treated water storage requirements at facilities, gives typical design analyses for elevated tanks, standpipes, and reservoirs, and provides guidance on the procedures to be followed in selecting …
Innovative Rainwater Management and Green Design - 3 PDH
This course provides an in-depth exploration of sustainable rainwater management through case studies and best practices. By learning about green infrastructure solutions such as wetlands, bioswales, and rain gardens, participants will be equipped to …
Tropical Engineering: Building Envelope - 3 PDH
This publication provides an introduction to design of building envelopes in tropical climates where heat and humidity are important considerations. Discussed are roofing, wall materials, windows, doors, finishes and miscellaneous specialties.
Secondary Wastewater Treatment - 5 PDH
Wastewater treatment is usually characterized as consisting of four sequential processes: preliminary, primary, secondary and tertiary treatment. This course will introduce you to processes and equipment for secondary treatment of wastewater. You will be …
Biofuels Basics - 3 PDH
Biofuels is one of the Administration’s near-term strategies to address energy security and climate change. In his 2006 State of the Union Address, President Bush declared that America “is addicted to oil” and rolled out the Advanced Energy Initiative …
Foundations on Fill and Backfilling - 3 PDH
Foundations may be constructed on fills and backfilled material. Fills may include conventional compacted fills; hydraulic fills; and uncontrolled fills of soils or industrial and domestic wastes, such as ashes, slag, chemical wastes, building rubble, and …
Gas Distribution - 3 PDH
This course contains instructions and engineering information relating to gas distribution pipe systems, including pressure regulators, valves, meters, and other necessary appurtenances, for the distribution of fuel gas, natural and manufactured, from the …
Adsorption Technologies Operation Theory- 3 PDH
This course discusses practical guidance for the design of liquid and vapor phase devices for the adsorption of organic chemicals. The adsorptive media addressed include granular activated carbon (GAC) and other alternative adsorption carbon media, such …
Architectural Design: Libraries - 3 PDH
Architectural Design: Libraries PDH will introduce you to the principles of architectural planning and design. Because architectural design is largely a subjective process, the "casebook" approach is used to illustrate it. In this instance, the …
Hydraulic Design of Sewers - 3 PDH
This course will introduce you to the principles of hydraulic design of sanitary sewers. You will learn how to calculate quantities of wastewater, the approach to design of gravity and depressed sewers, required pumping capacity, hydrogen sulfide gas …
Spread Footings And Mat Foundations - 3 PDH
This course provides an introduction to the design of spread footings and mat foundations for buildings and other structures such as towers. When required footings cover more than half the area beneath a structure, it is often desirable to enlarge and …
Soil Stabilization Portland Cement - 3 PDH
This course discusses how portland cement can be used either to modify or improve the quality of the soil or to transform the soil into a cemented mass with increased strength and durability. The amount of cement used will depend upon whether the soil is …
Passive Solar Buildings - 3 PDH
This course is an introduction to passive solar technology to heat buildings. It will tell you about the basic passive systems and climate considerations you need to know about. You will gain knowledge about guidelines for schematic design of passive …
Air Traffic Control Facilities - 3 PDH
This publication provides an introduction to the planning and design of air traffic control facilities, such as would be required at airports and airfields. Building-types discussed are the Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility, Area Control and …
Geometrics for Roads and Streets - 3 PDH
This courses discusses the geometric design criteria for roads and streets. It sets forth the approaches and traffic flow criteria for guidance in determining types and configurations best suited for construction.
Stream Restoration - 7 PDH
A natural stream channel remains stable over a wide range of flows, typically accumulating sediment during low flow periods and carrying sediment downstream during high flow periods. Changes to the channel, vegetation, floodplain, flow or sediment supply …
FHWA Bridge Inspection Reporting - 5 PDH
The Federal Highway Administration’s Bridge Inspector’s Reference Manual (BIRM) is a comprehensive manual on programs, procedures, and techniques for inspecting and evaluating a variety of in-service highway bridges. BIRM serves as the basis of a …
Structural Design Criteria for Buildings - 3 PDH
This course introduces you to structural design criteria for the design of buildings. Included is technical guidance for buildings constructed of concrete, masonry, steel and wood. Criteria are also included for pre-engineered metal buildings, slabs on …
Microbiological Corrosion Control - 3 PDH
This course discusses microbiological and corrosion control in cooling water systems. Microbiological organisms are composed of three classes: algae, bacteria, and fungus. Large biological organisms such as clams, snails, mussels, or similar species are …
Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Plants - 3 PDH
This course provides an introduction to activated sludge wastewater treatment plants. In a conventional (plug-flow) activated sludge plant, the primary-treated wastewater and acclimated micro-organisms (activated sludge or biomass) are aerated in a basin …
Stormwater Calculator: Guide and Application - 6 PDH
This course provides a step-by-step guide on how to use the SWC Web App, analyze site data, and implement LID practices to improve stormwater sustainability.
Tropical Engineering Concrete, Wood, Metals - 3 PDH
This course provides an introduction to the application of concrete, wood and metal materials and products in construction for tropical climates where humidity, weather and seafront locations are considerations. Concrete materials, reinforcement, …
Sharp-Crested Weirs: Open Channel Flow Measurement - 2 PDH
A weir is basically an obstruction in an open channel flow path. Weirs are commonly used for measurement of open channel flow rate. A weir functions by causing water to rise above the obstruction in order to flow over it. The height of water above the …
Building Design Specifications and Tools - 3 PDH
This course will introduce you to the most important resource available to engineers and architects engaged in the design of buildings and related infrastructure. It represents the collective knowledge of thousands of engineers and architects acquired …
Foundations In Areas of Significant Frost Penetration - 3 PDH
Areas of significant frost penetration may be defined as those in which freezing temperatures occur in the ground to sufficient depth to be a significant factor in foundation design. These areas may be further characterized as seasonal frost and …
Impressed Current Cathodic - 3 PDH
This course provides an introduction to impressed current cathodic protection systems. There are two principle methods of providing cathodic protection: sacrificial anode and impressed current. The primary advantage of impressed current cathodic …