This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: The differences and similarities among three types of timber bridges: solid sawn, glulam, and stressed-laminated, Design characteristics of solid sawn timber bridges: multi-beam, covered, truss, and arch, Design characteristics of glulam bridges: multi-beam, truss, and arch, Design characteristics of stress-laminated timber bridges: slab, tee beam, box beam, and K-frame, The common defects of each type of bridge, Inspection procedu
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This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: Design characteristics of abutments, Inspection procedures and locations for abutments, Design characteristics of wingwalls, Inspection procedures and locations for wingwalls
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This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: The differences and similarities among three types of timber bridges: solid sawn, glulam, and stressed-laminated, Design characteristics of solid sawn timber bridges: multi-beam, covered, truss, and arch, Design characteristics of glulam bridges: multi-beam, truss, and arch, Design characteristics of stress-laminated timber bridges: slab, tee beam, box beam, and K-frame, The common defects of each type of bridge, Inspection procedu
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This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: The concept of bribery and how this applies to the acceptance of gifts, The method of casuistry including paradigm and problematic cases, The continuum of situations and how this can help decide ethical dilemmas, Samples of ethical policies from several companies
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This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: The Kansas City Hyatt atrium walkway base design and the project history, How the fabricator's design change weakened the structure and led to the failure, Factors that contributed to a design change initiated by the fabricator, Historical perspective on design responsibility for structural connection details, Missed opportunities during design and construction to catch the design error, The investigation following the accident, as
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This course will provide guidance on identifying conservatism in design, how to recognize sources of conservatism and how to use conservatism as an advantage. The application of this information is not limited to one industry or a particular discipline.
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This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: The nature and probability of earthquakes, Vulnerability: what earthquakes can do to schools, Scope, effectiveness and limitations of building codes, Evaluating existing schools for seismic risk and specific risk reduction methods, Earthquake risk reduction methods for new and existing schools
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This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: How the site selection process ultimately led to the large number of casualties, How project schedule constraints contributed to the disaster, Why the tank was not thoroughly leak tested, The unique weather conditions that precipitated the tank rupture, Warning signs that were not heeded by company managers, Why out of spec material was accepted by the project and how it affected the tank's factor of safety, Why building codes, ins
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This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: The history of the national bridge inspection program, Where the national bridge inspection program is today, The responsibilities of the bridge inspector, Qualifications of bridge inspectors, Quality control, Quality assurance
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This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: Difference between fixed and expansion bearings, Four basic elements of a bearing, Bearing types, Inspection procedures for steel bearings, Inspection procedures fir elastomeric bearings, Evaluation and NBI rating guidelines for bearings
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