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Marine Fueling Facilities - 3 PDH
This course provides an introduction to the design of marine applications of petroleum fueling facilities. Design of marine fuel receiving and dispensing facilities for the purpose of receiving fuel and/or loading fuel aboard ships, barges and boats for …
Ethical Issues in Design-Build - 3 PDH
The widespread growth of “design-build” presents ethical issues for engineers and architects. If these issues are not addressed it is likely public reaction to abuses the process invites will result in the loss of design-build as a construction delivery …
Chemical Cleaning and Industrial Water Systems - 2 PDH
This course will introduce you to methods for cleaning industrial water systems with chemicals. You will learn about pre-operational cleaning which is performed to prepare water-contacted metal surfaces to receive chemical treatment to provide protection …
Asphalt Concrete Pavement Recycling - 3 PDH
This publication contains guidance for preparing plans and specifications and for ensuring the quality of recycled bituminous concrete. In addition, this publication provides useful information to design engineers, laboratory personnel, and inspectors …
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 …
Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement - 5 PDH
This course will tell you about hot-mix asphalt often used for high-performance pavements. The degree of performance required should be selected based on traffic conditions and the availability of satisfactory materials.
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 …
Deep Foundations - 3 PDH
This course will provide you with an introduction to deep foundations. A deep foundation derives its support from competent strata at significant depths below the surface or, alternatively, has a depth to diameter ratio greater than 4. A deep foundation …
Electrical Safety Underground - 3 PDH
This course provides electrical safety guidance when working with underground electrical systems and low voltage interior systems. It applies to underground work in manholes, vaults, and handholes; work on duct lines, trenches, and underground cables; …
Domestic Wastewater Treatment - 3 PDH
This course will introduce you to the basics of domestic wastewater treatment. You will learn about preliminary measures, pretreatment, primary, secondary and advanced treatment processes, and sludge treatment and disposal. Approximate performance data …
Hospital Water Systems - 3 PDH
This course will introduce you to design and construction considerations for domestic water supply systems for hospitals and other health care facilities.
Solar Collectors: Heating & Cooling of Buildings - 8 PDH
This course presents design criteria and cost analysis methods for the sizing and justification of solar heat collectors for space heating and cooling of buildings and domestic hot water (DHW) heating. . Information is presented to enable engineers to …
Bearing Capacity Analysis - 3 PDH
This course will introduce you to methods for analysis of soils and rock to determine load bearing capacity. Stresses transmitted by a foundation to underlying soils must not cause bearing-capacity failure or excessive foundation settlement. The design …
Tropical Engineering: Mechanical, Electrical, Miscellaneous - 3 PDH
This course provides an introduction to special considerations in design of plumbing, HVAC, electrical distribution and miscellaneous features and systems in tropical climates where high humidity, heat, heavy rain and seafront conditions are common.
Theatres Vol. 1 - 5 PDH
This publication provides an introduction to certain aspects of the architectural design of theatres and concert halls. Topics discussed include room characteristics, drama and music room qualities, house, stage, and primary and secondary uses. This …
HVAC Systems - 5 PDH
This is a course for all of the members of the building design team. It will give you a basic introduction to air conditioning system design so you can better understand the technology, concepts and terminology in design of air conditioning systems. It …
Field Explorations for Foundations - 3 PDH
Field explorations of existing soil and rock conditions are essential before undertaking design of foundations for buildings and structures. This course introduces you to investigational programs for surface examination including documentary evidence, …
Cathodic Protection Maintenance - 3 PDH
This course will provide you with an introduction to the methods, equipment and practices for inspection and maintenance of cathodic protection systems. Both galvanic (sacrificial anode) and impressed current systems are discussed.
Area Development Plans - 3 PDH
Area Development Planning PDH provides an introduction to the Area Development Planning (ADP) process that is commonly used in developing new project sites. The planning procedures described are a guide that can be modified to suit specific project …
Hydroelectric Power Plant Structures - 3 PDH
The course discusses location, configuration and design considerations for hydroelectric powerhouses. The factors affecting the location include: Location of the spillway (when powerhouse is located adjacent to the dam). Location of navigation locks (on …
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 …
Retaining Walls And Excavation Support Systems - 3 PDH
Retaining walls must be designed so that foundation pressures do not exceed allowable bearing pressures, wall settlements are tolerable, safety factors against sliding and overturning are adequate, and the wall possesses adequate structural strength. …
Petroleum Atmospheric Tanks - 5 PDH
This course provides guidance for the design of atmospheric storage tanks for storage of petroleum fuels. Underground and aboveground tanks in both horizontal and vertical configuration are discussed.
Ethical Issues: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse - 3 PDH
This course will examine the ethical issues that arose from the 1940 collapse of the Tacoma Narrows bridge in Washington state. This was one of the most dramatic bridge collapses in history, with fortunately no loss of life and little property damage …
Coatings and Paints - 5 PDH
Painting and coating of surfaces in buildings and other infrastructure construction require careful attention to specification, application and inspection if construction materials are to be effectively protected for a substantial service life. This …
Drainage Pipe Strength, Cover, and Bedding - 3 PDH
This course provides an introduction to drainage pipe strength, cover and bedding. A drainage pipe is defined as a structure (other than a bridge) to convey water through a trench or under a fill or some other obstruction. Materials for permanent-type …
Architectural Theatres Vol. 3 - 3 PDH
This publication provides an introduction to certain aspects of the architectural design of theatres and concert halls. This volume discusses access, environmental systems, and performance support spaces.. Topics discussed include audience access, …
Auxiliary Power Systems Switchboard - 3 PDH
This publication provides technical guidance and design requirements for operation and maintenance of auxiliary electric power systems.
Plumbing and Gas Systems For Medical Facilities - 4 PDH
This course will introduce you to the basics of designing plumbing and gas systems for medical treatment facilities such as hospitals, medical and dental offices, and clinical and research medical and dental laboratories. You will learn about plumbing …
Design of Solar Water Heating Systems - 3 PDH
This course presents the information required to design a solar energy water heating system, after planning and system selection have been completed.
Energy Efficient HVAC Controls - 3 PDH
This course covers automatic temperature and humidity controls, space pressurization controls, safety controls, and energy monitoring and central supervisory control systems for heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The control system …
Electric Power Requirements for Buildings - 3 PDH
This course will introduce you to an approach you can use to determine electric power requirements for buildings and multi-building developments and activities. You will learn about terminology, and acquisition and analysis of preliminary load data you …
Area Drainage Systems - 5 PDH
This course will introduce you to normal requirements for design of surface and subsurface drainage systems for residential, commercial, institutional and industrial areas.
Solar Cooling Systems - 3 PDH
This course will introduce you to solar-powered cooling systems for buildings. You will learn about absorption cooling systems, Rankine cycle heat engine cooling systems, desiccant cooling, and other solar-powered systems having potential for commercial …
Concrete Pavements - 7 PDH
This course provides information on the materials and construction procedures for portland cement concrete pavements. It describes the constituents to be used in concrete, the procedures to be used in manufacturing concrete, and the equipment and …
Water Supply Systems Operation and Maintenance - 3 PDH
This publication provides an introduction to maintenance inspections and general maintenance services required at domestic water supply systems. It contains information about tools and equipment, lubricants, and materials and supplies required to perform …
Theatres Vol. 2 - 3 PDH
This publication provides an introduction to certain aspects of the architectural design of theatres and concert halls. This volume discusses accessory equipment. Topics discussed include general considerations, classification of accessory facilities, …
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 …
Distribution of Stresses in Soil - 3 PDH
This course covers the analysis of stress conditions at a point, stresses beneath structures and embankments, and empirical methods for estimating loads on buried pipes, conduits, shafts, and tunnels.
Cathodic Protection Principles - 5 PDH
This course will provide you with an introduction to the principles of cathodic protection for underground and underwater structures. You will be introduced to the physics and chemistry of the corrosion process and how to mitigate the corrosion using …
Boiler Control Systems: An Introduction - 4 PDH
This course provides an introduction to criteria for the design of heating plant instrumentation. A heating plant may contain one or more boilers. The plant may be an individual plant serving a single building or a compact group of buildings, or a …
Carbon Adsorption for Waste Treatment - 3 PDH
This course discusses waste treatment using, primarily, activated carbon. Both liquid and vapor phase adsorption are discussed. Adsorption technologies may be applicable to treatment of both sanitary and industrial waste streams.
Sludge Handling, Treatment and Disposal - 5 PDH
This course will introduce you to processes and equipment for handling, treating and disposing of sludge produced by wastewater treatment plants. You will learn about sludge pumping, thickening, conditioning, dewatering, digestion, storage and final …
Seepage and Drainage - 7 PDH
This course covers surface erosion, and analysis of flow quantity and groundwater pressures associated with underseepage. Requirements are given for methods of drainage and pressure relief. Control of soil erosion must be considered in all new …
Petroleum Facilities General - 3 PDH
This course provides general information about petroleum products as a basis for the design of bulk fuel storage facilities, including bulk storage tanks and those components normally located within a typical bulk storage compound. These components …
Fire Protection Engineering for Buildings - 3 PDH
This course will introduce you to fire protection engineering fundamentals related to building materials and design, water supply for fire protection, fire extinguishing systems, fire alarm systems, special occupancies and hazards, and storage of …
High Temperature Water Heating Plants - 5 PDH
This course will introduce you to systems, equipment and design guidelines for high temperature water (HTW) heating plants. HTW systems are used for heating multi-building facilities such as campuses and industrial and commercial activities. The advantage …
Recycling Construction and Demolition Waste - 3 PDH
There is a significant amount of construction and demolition (C&D) waste developed due to construction activities and structure demolition, for example, at some installations, construction and demolition waste accounts for up to 80 percent of the solid …