This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: Design characteristics for each bridge type, Construction characteristics, Difference between concrete encased steel I-beam and tee-beam bridges, Typical maximum spans, Significance of cracks of various types and locations, Identification of primary members, Identification of secondary members, Steel reinforcement types and placement, Prestressed members, Common defects, Inspection procedures, Inspection locations for bearing areas Learn More>>
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: The importance of flood openings, Requirements for flood openings, How flood openings affect flood insurance rates, How to identify, select, size and locate flood openings Learn More>>
This course will present guidance to engineers, and field personnel involved in designing and constructing backfill operations around subsurface structures and conduits. Learn More>>
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: Concise methods for getting the transfer function from the loop equations, The gain and phase relations from the transfer function, The input impedances, Practical tips for offsetting, stabilizing and prototyping working circuits Learn More>>
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: Jacking tips before attempting to lift the superstructure, Jacking the superstructure, Installation of a carrier beam, Sliding plate bearing maintenance, Roller bearing maintenance, Rocker bearing maintenance, Pin and hanger bearing maintenance, Elastomeric bearing maintenance, Pot bearing maintenance, Proper position for bearings, Resetting or rehabilitating bearings, Elevating bearings to increase vertical clearance, Repair of da Learn More>>
Engineers are trained to focus on controlling the things they can control such as conservatism, due-diligence, fundamental concepts, and other basic tools afforded to them to do a good job. This course is meant to help engineers do just that. It is meant to help them recognize, utilize and control the resources at their disposal to complete an evaluation of an existing structure successfully. Learn More>>
The purpose of this course is to familiarize the engineer with the basic principles of earthquake-resistant design for residential construction. Adequate construction is required in order for a structure to fair well during and after an... Learn More>>
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: The terms associated with gears and gear teeth, The four basic types of gears and shape of contacting face, Material and manufacturing processes used on gears, How to calculate the design life of a gearset in bending, How to calculate the design life of a gearset in pitting, The different ways to improve the performance of gears, How to determine the thickness of gear rims, How to calculate the diameter of gear shafts, The terms an Learn More>>
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: Load path, structural, and internal redundancy, Failure mechanics, Crack initiation and propagation, Fatigue Life, Factors affecting fatigue crack initiation, Factors affecting fatigue crack propagation, AASHTO detail categories for load-induced fatigue, Fracture critical bridge types, Fracture criticality (welded, riveted, and bolted details), Design characteristics for rolled steel multi-beams and fabricated steel multi-gir Learn More>>
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