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080-Gravity Flow in Pipes - The Manning Formula

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering and to familiarize the professional engineer with the use of the Manning Formula for solving round pipe problems and the SunCam Manning-Pipe software.

Course Description:

This is a course in gravity flow hydraulics that uses sample problems and small case studies to demonstrate the use of the Manning Formula for solving round pipe problems. To complete the course you will first download your FREE copy of "SunCam Manning-Pipe" software that runs on Microsoft Excel® 2000 or later. (After you purchase the course, you will receive the link to download "Manning-Pipe")

The objective of the course is to give engineers the ability to use the information that they know about a gravity flow hydraulics problem to solve for the things that they do not know. This course will provide useful skills, knowledge and insights for civil, sanitary, mechanical and engineers of all disciplines.

150-Open Channel & Box Culvert Flow - The Manning Formula

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering and to familiarize the professional engineer with the use of the Manning Formula for solving open channel and box culvert problems and the SunCam Manning-Channel software.

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The software will only operate on Excel 2007 or newer.

This is a course in gravity flow hydraulics that uses sample problems and small case studies to demonstrate the use of the Manning Formula for solving open-channel and box culvert problems. To complete the course you will first download your FREE copy of "SunCam Manning-Channel" software that runs on Microsoft Excel® version 2007 or later. (Manning-Channel will NOT run on "OpenOffice") (After you purchase the course you will receive the link to download "Manning-Channel")

330-Railroad Curves Simplified

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering and to familiarize the professional engineer with the principals of superelevation and spiral transition curves in the design and evaluation of rail lines.

Course Description:

Railroad Curves

Centrifugal force is a function of both train speed and track curvature. If trains operated at a low velocity or on a straight track, centrifugal force would not factor into the engineering of a railway, but high speeds and curved track require an engineered solution. That solution is superelevation which is also known interchangeably as "cant".

This course will teach the physics of centrifugal force and the mathematics used by railroad engineers to select a cant angle and spiral transition curve that provides a comfortable ride and minimizes wear on rails and wheels."Rail-Curve" is the FREE spreadsheet software that comes with the course and takes care of all the number crunching so that we can concentrate on the principals of railroad curve design and evaluation.

There is an eye-opening section on "Vactrain" (Vacuum Tube Train) concepts that promise train speeds of 760 mph (1,200 kph) for Elon Musk's Hyperloop to 4,000 mph (6,437 kph) for Nic Garzilli's Hyper Chariot.

The software runs on Excel 97 or later running on a PC. It's available for download after you purchase the course and it is yours to keep for the rest of your engineering career.

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110-Corrosion Control and Tactics

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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This course provides an overview of the nature of aqueous corrosion and the variety of standard methods and well-known, but often overlooked tactics, used to control it at least cost. Topics reviewed include some fundamental aspects of electrochemistry related to control methods, brief descriptions of the various forms of attack, effects on corrosion rates of various operating variables, the four classic control methods and some suggested control tactics that the engineer can investigate further for applicability to his or her specific corrosion problem. Several references are cited.

242-What Every Engineer Should Know About Reinforcement Corrosion in Concrete Highway Bridges

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course provides a summary of a topic that is much in the news — the incidence and causes of the deteriorating condition of an important segment of the physical infrastructure in the United States - concrete highway bridges. In these structures the primary cause of damage is corrosion of the embedded steel reinforcement. The course condenses selected information from (20) cited engineering standards, articles and government reports to supply an overview of the topic.

Included are the ways corrosion damage occurs, control methods by which corrosion can be minimized for new construction and during remediation along with several techniques used to assess the extent of existing corrosion damage. The types of construction discussed are traditional rebar in concrete and prestressed bridge members — both pre and post-tensioned. The causes of problems with coated structural steel in bridges that are fully exposed to the atmosphere are briefly reviewed. Much of the information is applicable beyond bridges to other reinforced concrete structures that may experience corrosion of embedded reinforcement.

The learning objectives are to allow professional engineers to gain a basic understanding of how corrosion in reinforced structures occurs and how it may be assessed and controlled.

The course is most suitable for civil, structural and transportation engineers plus persons in other engineering disciples that plan and supervise construction and remediation of concrete structures in which corrosion may be an issue.

326- Railroads - An Introduction

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course is an introduction to railroads. The intent of the course IS NOT to make you an expert in railroad design, but rather, introduce you to the fundamental components that make up a railroad system. This course IS intended for those engineers that need to become sufficiently familiar with rail systems to discuss railroad requirements with a client, understand what the railroad representatives are saying, know what questions to ask on your client's behalf, and ease the pains involved if you get a project that requires a railroad construction permit. The course will begin by providing a very brief - but interesting - history of railroads in North America before presenting the technical topics on the subgrade, ballast, ties, rail, turnouts, road crossings, ladder tracks and… of course… frogs. Again, this introductory course is about what a railroad encompasses and provides the basic information necessary for an engineer to be able to discuss the topic intelligently with a client but is NOT intended to provide the knowledge to actually design a railroad, the turnouts, or any railroad signals that may be required.

Detailed course outline with timeline

7 Minutes — Course Description & Introduction
25 Minutes — History
14 Minutes — Railway Forces
23 Minutes — Railway Alignments
11 Minutes — Transit Rail
18 Minutes — Track Structure
24 Minutes — Subgrade and and Sub-ballast
12 Minutes — Drainage
11 Minutes — Ballast
12 Minutes — Railroad Ties
14 Minutes — Rail
18 Minutes — Turnouts
18 Minutes — Road Crossings
18 Minutes — Rail Crossing Signage, Gates, & Signals
18 Minutes — Customer Rail Facilities
18 Minutes — Glossary
11 Minutes — Summary
40 Minutes — The Test

086-Introduction to Storm Sewer Design

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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This course explains in detail the basic principles of storm sewer design and is intended for design persons with little or no previous practical experience. It covers use of the Rational Method to determine peak flow rates from various sites and Manning's Equation to analyze open channel flow. Insight into the design process from the author's long career as a drainage engineering professional is woven into the fabric of the course.

After you purchase the course, you will receive a link for downloading the Excel spreadsheet.

095-Fundamentals of Concrete

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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Written in an easy to understand style, the course Fundamentals of Concrete takes a look at the properties of concrete including its ingredients as well as the nature of the product from its inception at mixing these ingredients to some of the final products. A clear discussion of the ingredients of concrete is included as well as the process that makes the initial slurry change to a hardened structural material. Some of concrete's material properties — such as workability, weight, and strength — are discussed including precautions and factors affecting these properties. The effect of evaporation on newly placed concrete is discussed along with methods to prevent it.

The course continues with a clear discussion of reinforced concrete, stresses in a concrete beam, and reinforcing steel. The principles of pre-cast and post-tensioned beams are discussed with several representative cross sections presented. The course concludes with an introductory discussion of the principles of formwork design.

The course is not a design course but does offer some sample calculations to demonstrate the design criteria involved in the design of reinforced concrete beams and the design of formwork for vertical structures such as walls and columns.

127-Fundamentals of Steel - Part A

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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Written in an easy to understand style, the course Fundamentals of Steel — Part A takes a look at steel in an informative and intuitive way — using among other things, a story of a yardstick as a teaching tool. After a brief history of steel in the U. S., and an introduction to the most influential and dominant codes, the manufacturing process of steel is presented. This is followed by a discussion of the most important mechanical properties — and the factors affecting them — of steel including easy-to-understand drawings. Then the various shapes are presented and discussed with clear and easy to follow diagrams. One of the many topics presented is a discussion of how a single nominal sized beam can have the largest member of its class be over 160% times larger than the smallest.

Photos relating to the topics presented include the John Hancock Building in Chicago.

The course is not a design course. It does however offer some sample calculations to demonstrate the material properties and the design criteria for steel members.

Fundamentals of Steel — Part B, a companion course, continues on with a look at how the shapes are used in the field with an emphasis on connections — both welded and bolted. Bar joists are discussed. Some of the very serious weaknesses of structural steel are discussed including methods of protecting against these weaknesses.

128-Fundamentals of Steel - Part B

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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Written in an easy to understand style, the course Fundamentals of Steel — Part B takes a look at steel in an informative and intuitive way — using among other things, a story of a pop can as a teaching tool. This course will look at how the shapes are used in the field with an emphasis on connections — both bolted and welded. Bar joists — perhaps the most common built-up member — are discussed. Structural carbon steel has some serious weaknesses. These are also discussed including methods of protecting against these weaknesses.

Connections — both welds and high strength bolts — are discussed. The concepts behind their function and simple sample problems are presented to demonstrate the very complex workings of steel connections.

Photos relating to the topics presented include the John Hancock Building in Chicago, the Harley Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Lambeau Field in Green Bay, and the Mackinac Bridge over the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan, as well as others.

The course is not a design course. But it does offer some sample calculations to demonstrate the criteria involved in the design of high strength bolted and welded steel connections.

Fundamentals of Steel — Part A is not required as a pre-requisite to this course. It would however be helpful to understand the basic principles of the most important mechanical properties of steel as well as the common nomenclature associated with steel as presented in Part A of this series.

130-Introduction to GIS and GPS for Engineers and Surveyors - Part 1

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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This course provides an overview of Geographical Information Science and Systems (GIS) as it pertains to the engineer and surveyor. The engineering incorporates the science into everything from utility mapping to plume modeling to tackling water quality issues within multiple heterogeneous watersheds. An increase in model visualizations, accuracies, and overall productivities are the result of incorporating GIS into engineering applications. The United States Global Positioning System (GPS) is used increasingly by professional surveyors, and is a means of collecting data for use within a GIS. This course is meant to familiarize engineers and surveyors with the terminology and industry lingo used by GIS Professionals such that those composing responses to Requests for Qualifications or Proposals can better understand the scope of GIS or GPS services they need, or be asked to provide, and whether they have the in-house talent to perform such services. A glossary of common terms used in this field is provided at the end of the course.

In addition to an introduction to Geographical Information Science and its terminology, the functions of a GIS will be outlined. Real-world engineering applications using GIS will be discussed. Other topics of importance include: referencing data to a coordinate system, working with scales and resolutions, and recognizing GIS data and metadata formats. GIS data collection means, including the use of GPS and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) will be introduced. GPS technology, including data correction systems and accuracies as compared to traditional surveying, will also be discussed. The course also contains a short overview of the more popular GIS and GPS software and hardware. This is not a "how-to" course on making maps or analyzing data. Instead, it is meant to 1) be a practical introduction to geospatial concepts for those deciding whether to integrate the skills into their career, 2) provide a knowledge base for purchasing software or hardware needed to get started, and 3) entertain those who simply desire a basic conversational language and understanding of the world of GIS and GPS.

215-GIS - Beyond the Basics: Web Maps and File Sharing Services - Part 2

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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This course discusses online resources and data sharing techniques for engineers using Geographical Information Systems (GIS). It is for those wanting to increase their technical skills or stay competitive in a world with an ever increasing move towards Cloud-based computing and technology, all while earning continuing education credits. The course is written in a (somewhat) technical nature for the engineer. It provides step-by-step instructions on how to connect to various GIS servers, how to use online services, and finally, how to prepare maps and data for sharing either among peers, or as a type of service to the public. This course demonstrates the benefits of accessing online web map services through an example tailored for engineers that allows them to follow along using their own computers.

To this end, this course offers background information and explanations for why a user would follow the steps prescribed. It explores the benefits as well as challenges in using online mapping services. The reader is introduced to ESRI's ArcGIS for Server and ArcGIS Online. A glossary of terms relevant to this course is provided for infrequent users of ArcGIS who may need a refresher or an explanation of the new terms presented herein. In addition, the author provides user-friendly tips for how to manipulate GIS services, and directs the reader to other online help options. Sidebar information provides additional insight into the background and current uses of GIS services, as well as server limitations. The course was written with the intent that it could be used as a reference guide for office and field engineers, project managers, and others needing access to these services. Hopefully, it is as interesting to the reader as it is informative. The reader does not need an ArcGIS license for this course, but is encouraged to preview the course introduction for assumptions made with regards to its intended level of audience.

131-An Introduction to Pavement Construction - Part 1 - Concrete

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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A brief introduction to concrete pavement construction covering pavement types, ingredients and mix designs, pavement uses, methods of paving, paving equipment, and recent changes in the industry and their benefits.

After completion the reader should have a basic understanding of the standard methods of concrete paving and the associated equipment needed. Additionally, which construction methods and equipment choices are more suitable for specific pavement types and applications. Lastly, what latest technological, social, and economic factors are changing the traditional perception of concrete pavement and are making concrete pavement a more desirable choice to alternate paving types.

From better understanding of the construction methods, engineers can account for better access and staging areas, and more efficient paving designs to suit a construction method that is advantageous to the project.

262-An Introduction to Pavement Construction - Part 2 - Asphalt

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A brief introduction to asphalt pavement construction covering pavement types, ingredients and mix designs, pavement uses, methods of paving, paving equipment, and recent changes in the industry and their benefits.

After completion, the reader should have a basic understanding of the standard methods of asphalt paving and the associated equipment needed. Additionally, which construction methods and equipment choices are more suitable for specific pavement types and applications. Lastly, what latest technological, social, and economic factors are changing the traditional perception of asphalt pavement and are making asphalt pavement a more desirable choice to alternate paving types.

162-Introduction to Compound Channel Flow Analysis for Floodplains

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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Cross-sections of natural and restored waterways are generally composite compound channels as opposed to single geometric shapes with one constant roughness. This course covers eight composite compound channel analysis methods. Differences between the methods and typical applications of each method are discussed. The course also provides example calculations for each method. A few common hydraulic software programs are briefly introduced and the concepts and analysis methods they utilize are discussed.

171-Design of Sand Filters & Bioretention Systems

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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This course is intended for engineers who are involved in land use projects requiring stormwater control. It explains the problem of controlling stormwater quality and lists several methods that can be used to provide this control.

The overall objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive design guide to two major types of stormwater control features: sand filters and bioretention systems. It includes descriptions of each of these systems along with the limitations of each and the maintenance required for each. The course includes standard details and representative photos of both sand filters and bioretention systems.

172-Design of Constructed Stormwater Wetlands

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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This course is intended for engineers who are involved in land use projects requiring stormwater control. It describes the design, installation, and maintenance of constructed stormwater wetlands.

The overall objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive design guide to constructed stormwater wetlands. A design of vegetated filter strips is also included as well as a discussion of water budget calculations. The course describes a variety of types of constructed wetlands and includes a discussion of adaptations that need to be made to them in unusual situations.

243-Soil Erosion & Sediment Control Plans

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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This course is intended for engineers who are involved in land use projects that disturb the soil, including construction, mining, and other activities. It presents an overview of soil erosion and sediment control plans and describes several specific practices in detail.

The overall objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive description of soil erosion and sediment control plans and to familiarize the reader with the most commonly-employed practices. In addition, it presents detailed information on a number of soil erosion control practices and describes how and when to use them.

271-Spillway Design for Small Dams

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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This course is intended for engineers who need to analyze, design, or retrofit a spillway for a small dam.

The overall objective of this course is to provide a detailed analysis of the various types of spillways and to explain the hydraulics of each type. There is a also a discussion of the spillway exit channels and a description of sub-critical, critical, and super-critical flows in these channels. After completing this course the engineer should be able to design a spillway using a variety of outlet structures.

299-Floodplain Engineering - Modeling Flood Profiles Using HEC-RAS - Part 1

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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This course is intended for engineers are involved in flood studies or need to do work within a floodplain. HEC-RAS is the most up-to-date software for calculating flood profiles. It has the capability of determining multiple flood profiles and can deal with complicated stream conditions with multiple bridges and culverts.

The overall objective of this course is to provide an overview of the HEC-RAS program and to review in detail the basic input parameters. Photographs and diagrams are provided to help illustrate the concepts.

304-Floodplain Engineering - An Overview of Floodplain Management

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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This course is intended for engineers work ion flood-prone areas. It describes many of the resources available to engineers working in these areas including how to access FEMA flood maps. In addition, there is a description of how to calculate hydrostatic, hydrodynamic, and other forces associated with flooding. Finally, some flood control projects are described and illustrated.

The overall objective of this course is to provide an overview of the different types of flooding and floodplains and help engineers to understand these phenomena.

170-Horizontal Curve Design To Prevent the Rollover of Heavy Trucks

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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Heavy trucks, such as tractor-trailers and tanker trucks could rollover at speeds that are less than the design speed of the curve they are traveling on. Friction factors that have been established for design of horizontal curves may not be satisfactory for heavy trucks. This course will provide the highway engineer with the information necessary to check horizontal curves against the special needs of heavy trucks.

179-Interchange Ramp Characteristics - Selection and Design

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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This course will give the highway/interchange designer information that will aid them in producing a safe and economical interchange design.

The types of mainline ramp terminals are reviewed, so that the most appropriate terminal, for a specific project can be selected. There is also a section on connection ramps and loop ramps. The question, can a two-lane loop ramp replace an expensive connection ramp, is addressed in this course.

Due to economic and environmental constraints, most new or reconstructed interchanges are forced to be designed using minimum criteria. Therefore, also included is a section on the propensity of heavy trucks to rollover on small radius curves. This material is also covered separately in 170-Horizontal Curve Design To Prevent the Rollover of Heavy Trucks.

200-Design of Suburban Highways

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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Suburban arterial and collector highways are often the most difficult to design. They serve densely populated residential areas that are usually bordered by continuous commercial development. This type of environment creates numerous closely spaced driveways and intersections. These roadways must not only accommodate vehicular traffic including, passenger cars, trucks and buses, but also provide for bicyclists and comply with the ADA requirements for pedestrians.

This course will provide the Highway Engineer with information that will aid in designing an economical and safe suburban highway.

208-Future Highways - Automated Vehicles

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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It has been approximately 100 years since the motorized vehicle replaced the horse and buggy. The future of highway transportation is now undergoing another major revolution as engineers across numerous disciplines (transportation, automotive, technology, etc.) work towards moving the responsibility of driving the automobile from human to machine, see figure. The development of cars driven completely without aid by a human driver (i.e., driverless cars), commonly referred to as 'automated' vehicles, will certainly give more appropriate meaning to the term 'auto'-mobile.

Example of future highway
Example of a future highway (Source: USDOT)

In this course, you will learn about:

the terminology being used in the field of automated highway vehicles,
examples of government legislation being implemented to facilitate the future of automated vehicles,
the technologies being used in automated vehicles,
automated vehicle engineering research and standards under development, and
potential impacts of automated vehicles on traffic flow and roadway design.

344-The Highway Capacity Manual - 6th Edition: Overview and What's New

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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The 6^th Edition of the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) was released in 2016 and is now the standard for both the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam. The title of this new HCM is "HCM 6^th Edition: A Guide for Multimodal Mobility Analysis". This edition of the HCM provides methods for evaluating multimodal operations of freeways, highways, and arterial streets. The focus of this course is on providing a general overview of the content and organization of the HCM 6^th edition and highlighting revisions/updates from the previous edition of the HCM (HCM 2010). The course does not provide detailed coverage of analysis methodology elements. Due to the volume of material covered in the HCM, some general knowledge of the document(s) may be helpful to completing this course, but it is not required.

Highway Capacity Manual 6^th Edition Cover

Source: Transportation Research Board

In this course, you will learn about:

HCM edition history
Why the HCM title was changed
Why the need for a new HCM edition
HCM 6^th edition structure — revised chapter layout design to help practitioners use the manual
New HCM analysis methodology capabilities
Future directions/updates to the HCM

395-Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD): Introduction and Overview of Signs

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) (1) provides national standards and guidance with respect to location, shape, size, and color for roadway signs, markings, and signals. Such guidance and standards are intended to enhance transportation safety and efficiency and provide uniformity of such devices to drivers across of the United States.

Figure 1. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices 2009 Edition Cover

In this course, you will learn about:

General guidelines for traffic control devices
How to utilize the MUTCD effectively
Sign functions and purposes
Sign types and designs
General sign guidance on shapes, color, dimensions, location and more

Source of artwork is the MUTCD 2009 Edition and photos are by Scott or Leslie Washburn, unless noted otherwise..

403-Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD): Overview of Pavement Markings

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Figure 1. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices 2009 Edition Cover

In this course, you will learn about:

General guidelines for pavement markings
Pavement marking functions and purposes
Pavement marking types and designs

Source of artwork is the MUTCD 2009 Edition and photos are by Scott or Leslie Washburn, unless notd otherwise.

455-Culvert Design for Fish Passage

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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This course is intended for engineers who are involved the design of new or replacement culverts (or other stream structures). It describes in detail the ways that culverts can present obstacles to fish passage and presents an overview of the design methodologies to overcome these problems. It also includes a discussion of fish ladders.

The overall objective of this course is to provide an overview of how fish react to culverts and other stream structures and how the engineer can design these features with fish passage in mind. When you complete this course you should be familiar with many of the methodologies employed in this field.

464-Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD): Overview of Highway Traffic Signals

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Figure 1. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices 2009 Edition Cover

In this course, you will learn about:

General guidelines for highway traffic signals
Highway traffic signal functions and purposes
Highway traffic signal types and designs

470-What Every Engineer Should Know about Surveying, Part 1

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Course Objectives: The objective of this course is to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge of use of surveying instruments, surveying measurements, levelling, topographic surveys, and construction surveys.

Course Description:

This course is divided into four (4) parts:

Part 1: Basics of Surveying: Basic concepts, measurements of distances and angles, types and classes of surveys, surveying instrumentation, methods of linear measurement, types of measurements, chains, tapes, standard conditions for use of steel tapes, taping accessories and their use. General principles of EDMI operation, level, theodolite, total stations. Field procedures for total stations in topographic surveys, surveying applications, and field notes.

Part 2: Measurements and Computations: Units of measurements, Methods of linear measurement, types of measurements. Horizontal angle, horizontal distance, vertical angle, vertical distance. accuracy and precision, errors and mistakes, accuracy ratio, stationing, location methods, accuracy and precision, errors and mistakes, accuracy ratio. Measure horizontal distance, Identify and use different measurements, identify equipment of horizontal measurement, Identify the sources of errors and corrective actions.

Part 3: Leveling: Definitions, types of leveling staff, leveling operations, techniques of leveling, benchmark. Leveling (vertical control survey), profile and cross-section leveling, reciprocal leveling, peg test, errors in leveling, contours and their characteristics, various methods of Contouring. Contour intervals, spot elevations, contour properties, locating contours, existing and proposed grading plans. Examples of leveling and calculations. Angles and Directions: Horizontal and vertical angles, meridians, types of horizontal angles, azimuths, bearing, relationship between bearings and azimuths. Reverse directions, azimuth and bearings computations, magnetic declination, types of compasses.

Part 4: Traverse Surveys: Open and closed traverses, latitude and departures, computation of error of closure, and the accuracy of a traverse, traversing with total station instruments. Rules of adjustment, effects of traverse adjustments on the original data, computation of omitted measurements, area of closed traverse methods, use of computer programs. Calculations and examples for traversing, area, angles, bearing, and distances. Calculations and examples for traversing, area, angles, bearing, and distances. Construction Surveying: Learning Objectives, Introduction, Setting out a Peg on a Specified Distance and Bearing, Setting Out Small Buildings, Sewer and Tunnel Construction, Exercise.

Highway/Traffic/Railroad Engineering3 Easy Steps to Complete Your Course

Highway/Traffic/Railroad Engineering
3 Easy Steps to Complete Your Course