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433-HVAC Layout and Design Course 2 of 4: Occupant Comfort & Load/Economic Analysis

Course Objectives: By successfully completing this course, you should be comfortable performing calculations relating to Stress-Strain Diagrams & Axial Deformations, Stresses in Beams due to Bending Moments, Stresses in Beams due to Shear, Deflections in Beams, Columns, The Principles of Superposition and Torsion.

Course Description:

This course covers the basics of Mechanics of Materials. “A Practical Review of Mechanics of Materials” is a good review course for engineers who have been out of school for a while and is a good refresher course for engineers who are recent graduates. The course gives a comprehensive review of the basics of Mechanics of Materials.

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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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Course 2 describes key comfort factors necessary for the building’s Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) which help occupants to function efficiently thereby saving Owner’s overhead costs. We will review the psychrometric chart and illustrate how this chart can be used to define equipment specifications during early design and estimate loads based on typical engineering assumptions. These skills are important for developing accurate project budgets early in the design phase.

This Course will also familiarize the reader with manual load calculation techniques, HVAC load analysis software inputs and explain how to utilize the output data. Several benefits of computational flow dynamics (CFD) analysis are discussed, and this Course shows how economic analysis can be used to help make HVAC equipment and system selections. Upon completion of Course 2, the reader will have a full understanding of these design fundamentals which will be used in Course 3 to layout HVAC ductwork systems.

431-Centrifugal Pump Selection

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This Course Includes FREE Software

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:

Centrifugal pumps are the most common type of pump in use today. The applications are numerous across multiple industries. Many engineers could benefit from a better understanding of the centrifugal pump selection process. This course walks through the pump design process, with a focus on the hydraulic calculations that form the basis for a sound pump selection. After completing this course, you should have the basic knowledge and skills for centrifugal pump selection.

The following topics are covered:

• Types of centrifugal pumps

• Pump design steps

• Design criteria

• Process flow diagrams

• System curves and pump curves

• Pump selection examples

• Hydraulic profiles

429-Sexual Harassment Prevention in the Workplace

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Meets the Illinois requirement for Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

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430-HVAC Layout and Design Course 1 of 4: Market Sectors & Project Execution Strategies

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 intent of this course is to define Sexual Harassment, Prevention, and laws concerning employees in the workplace. This course is intended for owners, supervisors, and employees that need to meet their Continuing Education requirements for Sexual Harassment Prevention Training. The course explains harassment, sexual harassment, and prevention based on current U.S. laws. It will discuss what sexual harassment is, what it is not, and how it should be addressed.

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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 informative Course series was developed to equip the HVAC design engineer with vital information needed to complete Code compliant, successful projects. By the end of Course 4, engineers will learn valuable skills necessary to make HVAC equipment and system choices suitable for their specific project application and will have a better understanding of how to apply these designs which allow for better communication with Clients, design/construction team members and facility Operators.

Course 1 defines ten (10) market sectors an HVAC design engineer may encounter, describes common HVAC equipment/system types for each market sector and familiarizes the reader with Codes that may pertain to their specific HVAC design. This course also describes different project execution strategies that may be utilized for each market sector. Information included in Course 1 provides general knowledge that will be further developed and discussed in Courses 2, 3 and 4.

Upon completion of Course 1, the reader will be able to quickly identify typical HVAC equipment and systems associated with each market sector, know where to look in the Code to ensure compliance and understand where they fit into the design/construction team based on the project execution strategy.

428-Creating Effective Teamwork In Project 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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Almost all companies espouse the desire to have efficient project teams, but often the teams are not effective. There are many reasons for these failures, including management culture, ineffective leadership, contracts that diminish teamwork, and even not recognizing who the project team really is.

Several real-life examples are described to illustrate the positive and negative teaming situations. Some of the major mistakes are created by asking the wrong questions, failing to listen carefully to others, and cutting off communications when discussions are most needed. These examples are based upon experiences building and maintaining large petrochem, power and pulp & paper facilities. But the principles apply equally well to software development, facility operations, construction companies, in-house development projects, or any project that requires people to work together to develop an end product.

This course provides the most important individual principles for teaming effectively, which most people want to do, and then describes the management requirements to create an environment conducive to teaming. The remainder of the course assumes the company, project management and the project personnel want an effective team, then describes the concrete actions individuals, and management must do to allow the teaming to occur.

This course is intended for individuals to recognize their responsibilities to work as a team, and managers to see how they can be Effective Team Creators, and not Team Destroyers.

427-Airport Engineering - Part III - Signs & Markings

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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 third course in the series, this training addresses airport signs and markings. This lesson will inform you of the details involved in critical airport communication features and familiarize you with federal standards. Upon completion, you will know the different types of airport signs, sign placement standards, installation requirements, and all about runway and taxiway markings. Safety measures are emphasized and common airport features are discussed.

423-A Practical Review of Statics

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4 $90.00

Course Objectives: By successfully completing this course, you should be comfortable performing calculations relating to Force and Moment Systems, Free-Body Diagrams, Trusses, Flexible Cables, Analysis of Beams with Concentrated Loads and Distributed Loads, Centroids of Lines and Areas, Theorems of Pappus, Area Moments of Inertia, Fluid Statics and Friction.

Course Description:

This course covers the basics of statics. “A Practical Review of Statics” is a good review course for engineers who have been out of school for a while and is a good refresher course for engineers who are recent graduates. The course gives a comprehensive review of the basics of statics.

422-Structural Nonlinearity - Part 3 - Analyzing Nonlinearity

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4 $90.00

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:

Nonlinear analyses can be formidable, unpredictable, and tricky to perform proficiently. Performing a nonlinear analysis can be likened to returning to a city you once knew many years ago that has since grown and changed beyond recognition. Landmarks and routes may feel familiar in bouts, and you may be able to tenuously find your way just to hit a dead end or arrive somewhere surprisingly foreign to you. Think of this course as a map kiosk with advice on what to expect and how to navigate nonlinear analyses.

This course describes how nonlinearities can be analyzed once they are identified in a structural system. The course content includes guidance on idealization, nuances of analyzing each nonlinearity type, and general recommendations for analysis.

The course closes with several detailed examples where the reader is walked through the analyses of several types of nonlinearity, each crafted to show analysis protocols, help illustrate confusing aspects, and highlight potential pitfalls.

Note: The content in this series of courses is advanced and requires considerable experience with linear structural analysis and a solid understanding of structural behavior. It is recommended that the preceding courses in this series be completed prior to taking this course.

421-Structural Nonlinearity - Part 2 - Analysis Methods

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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:

Only a small sliver of real-world behavior is linear, so mentioning nonlinear analysis without any context is opaque if not ungraspable. The term nonlinear analysis relates as much information as suggesting a “special tool” or a “custom solution”. There are several different analysis methods that can solve structural nonlinearity and they have curious and indistinct names that have been informally adopted by the industry. What types of nonlinearities can MNO or 3rd-order analysis solve? Which of a simulation analysis or an analysis using a geometric stiffness matrix is an approximation? How does a 2nd-order analysis work?

This course surveys the current analysis methods capable of solving structural nonlinearity. This course presents the types of nonlinearity that each method can solve and introduces concepts such as recursion, kinematics, iterative analyses, benchmark problems, and discretization. The discussions are anchored by numerous illustrative diagrams and detailed examples of how iterative analyses converge.

420-Electrical Power Distribution Part 1 - Fundamentals

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is intended to provide training and education about the following topics: 1. Basic components in an AC electrical power distribution system 2. Measured values related to electrical power distribution (voltage, current, power, power factor and energy) 3. Electrical energy charges and billing 4. Electrical safety

Course Description:

This course is intended for electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, plant engineers and others who are interested in gaining an understanding of electrical power systems. This course provides a description of the major components in electrical power systems and the measured values associated with the system and components. It also provides an overview of energy billing to understand factors that impact the life-cycle costs of operations. In addition, there is an explanation of basic electrical safety and protective devices.

419-Fundamentals of Masonry 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.

Course Description:

The science of masonry construction is extensive, thorough, and is the foundation of the profession. But there is an artistic component bounded only by the imagination of the designer and the skilled mason.

Masonry construction has been practiced for thousands of years beginning with the ancient Greeks and the Romans. The “language” of the craft developed over this time. Today we use words that clearly identify pieces and parts of the industry that can bewilder or confound those unfamiliar with them – words such as collar joint, sash block, and Jack arch.

This three course series provides fundamental knowledge about masonry construction for the engineer, architect, contractor, and anyone else who is interested in having a basic understanding of the topic.

Fundamentals of Masonry – Part A explained and simplified the terminology and the fundamental principles of masonry and masonry construction including the nomenclature and history of the subject, and an introduction to the basic principles of wall construction.

Fundamentals of Masonry – Part B continues the discussion of masonry including design and reinforced masonry, some structural elements such as bond beams, lintels, pilasters, and arches and concludes with a section titled “What can go wrong?” with an example of the severe consequences of ignoring the design and construction principles of masonry.

It is fully illustrated with drawings and color photographs and is written in an easy to understand style.

Coming soon Fundamentals of Masonry – Part C will discuss additional masonry units including stone and glass, the anatomy of a clay brick street, efflorescence, and additional fascinating (actually, disheartening) damages resulting from sloppy and incorrect masonry construction practices.

418-Engineering Ethics

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This course is accepted for Ethics training by all state engineering boards and the District of Columbia.

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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 intent of this course is not to make you ethical, but rather, remind you of your ethical obligations. This course is intended for professionals that need to meet their Continuing Education requirements for Ethics. The course reviews ethical conduct as it relates to the requirement for professionals to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. It will look at some of the areas in which ethics impacts our professional careers and provides a few ethical instances for illustration.

This course satisfies one hour of the ethics training requirement for license renewal for the following state engineering boards:
Delaware	3-6 hours required
District of Columbia	1-hour required
Florida	1-hour required
Indiana	1-hour required
Iowa	2-hours required
Louisiana	2-hours required
Maryland	1-hour required
Minnesota	2-hour required
Mississippi	1-hour required
New Jersey	2-hours required
New Mexico	2-hours required
New York	1-hour required
Ohio	2-hours required (rules or ethics)
Texas	1-hour required
Wisconsin	2-hours required

417-Airport Engineering - Part II - Runway & Taxiway Design

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416-Concrete Slabs-on-Grade: Warehouses III – High Performance Slabs

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 second of three courses, this training addresses specific engineering elements of runway and taxiway design. This lesson will inform you of the details involved in these critical airport features and familiarize you with federal standards. Upon completion, you will know precise dimensions, grades, and design criteria that will aid in project execution and reinforce your understanding of runways and taxiways. **Bonus material: discover an interesting concept about circular runway design that you never knew existed**

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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, Concrete Slabs-on-Grade: Warehouses III – High Performance Slabs, is the fourth in a series of courses on concrete slabs-on-grade.

The previous three courses presented knowledge necessary for designing and specifying concrete slabs-on-grade, background information on warehouse facilities and the sites they are built on, unique challenges, types of loading, slab design methods, and recommendations for joints details, joint filler, and surface finishes.

The present course, Concrete Slabs-on-Grade: Warehouses III – High Performance Slabs, expands on the knowledge in the above courses by exploring more specialized design methods, loading and temperature extremes, and superflat floors. Time-tested slab design innovations used to mitigate issues with slabs will be presented. Situations where warehouse floors will be subjected to high demand loading and extreme low temperature conditions will be studied. Building slabs that require extreme flatness and are examined. A list of topics includes:

Topic #1 – Shrinkage Compensating Concrete Slabs

Topic #2 – Slabs with fibers:

a) Synthetic fibers (a.k.a., macrofiber), or

b) Steel fibers

Topic #3 – Slabs designed with continuous reinforcing

Topic #4 – Post-tensioned slabs-on-grade

Topic #5 – Cold Storage Warehouses

Topic #6 – Automated Racking Systems

Topic #7 – Superflat Floors

This course focuses on qualitative approaches to slab design and construction, as well as quantitative design measures useful in calculations. Design concepts are tailored to engineers with a background in statics and mechanics of materials, with some familiarity in concrete construction and design.

414-National Electric Code

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Course Objectives: This course is meant to provide an overview of the entire NEC with an emphasis on methodologies that are useful for finding the applicable requirements while knowing when coverage is adequate enough to stop researching and commence designing, installing, or upgrading. Although many can benefit, three specific groups are targeted with the following goals.

Provide a practicing Professional Engineer (PE) with a refresher of the purpose, scope, and application of the NEC.
Provide a practicing Engineer with the requisite knowledge to adequately review and analyze designs for compliance with code requirements.
Provide a licensed Electrician with a review of the latest updates and impacts to installation procedures.

Course Description:

This course covers the entirety of the National Electrical Code with an emphasis on Chapters 1 through 4. The course illuminates the most often used portions of the Code for an engineer who may not work with the Code daily but is tasked with ensuring requirements are met during a factory installation or remodel.

General requirements are covered along with explanations for the values and restrictions. Wiring methods are elucidated and methodologies provided; that is, where to start in one’s search of the code for the apropo requirements. Equipment explained include motors and their many requirement with an emphasis on where to start the search to ensure one is referring to the correct set of requirements for a given job/installation.

The material provided should enable the interested engineer an understanding of the more important, and the most often used, portions of the Code in addition to the confidence to engage in discussions with inspectors on application of the Code.

426-Florida Engineering Laws & Rules Online for 2023

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