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Delaware-Civil Engineering Package: 25 PDH

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Five Civil Engineering courses plus Delaware Ethics including DE Laws and Rules for Professional Engineers that will earn 25 PDH guaranteed to be accepted by the Delaware's Professional Engineering Licensing Board
Instructor: Raymond Bosek, PE

Delaware – Ethics including DE Laws and Rules for Professional Engineers: 4 PDH

Preview Course: Delaware Ethics including DE Laws and Rules

In this course the student will study three (3) hours of ethics including one (1) hour of the Delaware Association of Professional Engineers Laws and Rules. A total of thirty (30) questions will test his or her understanding of the subject.

This course satisfies the Delaware continuing education requirement of three (3) professional development hours in engineering ethics, (ref. DAPE Guidelines for Maintaining Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) Sec. E1).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

    • The engineer’s guidelines for practicing within Delaware's laws and rules
    • The engineer’s duty to protect the public
    • The engineer’s duty to make objective and truthful statements
    • The engineer’s duty to limit practice to his or her field of competence
    • The engineer’s duty to maintain client confidentiality
    • The engineer’s responsibility to the profession

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 30 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Pavement Design for Roads, Streets, Walks, and Open Storage Areas: 6 PDH

Preview Course: Pavement Design
This course provides guidance for design of pavements and supporting materials for roads, streets, walks and open storage areas. The contents include procedures for conducting preliminary site reconnaissance, traffic analyses, and criteria for the design of subgrade, subbase, base courses, flexible and rigid pavements.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

    • Preliminary Soil Investigations
    • Vehicular Traffic Considerations
    • Flexible Pavement Materials & Subgrades
    • Bituminous Pavement
    • Flexible Pavement Design
    • Rigid Pavement Design
    • Concrete Pavement Design
    • Reinforced Concrete Pavements
    • Pavement Overlays
    • Joints For Plain & Reinforced Concrete
    • Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavements
    • Seasonal Frost Conditions

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 6 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Home Builders Guide to Earthquake Resistant Building Design: 5 PDH

Preview Course: Homebuilders Guide
In this course, the student will review Chapters 1-4 from “Homebuilders Guide to Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction”, FEMA 232 – June 2006 prepared by the Building Seismic Safety Council for the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the Department of Homeland Security.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

    • Background & History
    • Above-Code Recommendations
    • International Residential Code & IRC Seismic Design Categories
    • Building Response & Concepts Concerning Site
    • Other Hazards including Coastal Hazards
    • Earthquake Resistant Requirements
    • IRC General Earthquake Limitations
    • Load Path
    • Lateral Capacities
    • House Configuration Irregularities
    • Foundation Requirements including Concrete Foundations & Masonry Foundations
    • Special Soil Conditions
    • Foundation Resistance to Sliding Loads
    • Special Considerations for Cut & Fill Sites
    • Foundation Design and Reinforcement
    • Interior Braced Walls Anchoring
    • Floor Design & Construction including Wood Frame, Cantilevered & Concrete Slab-On-Grade
    • Requirements for Blocking
    • Floor Sheathing

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 5 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Conduits, Culverts, and Pipes Part I: 4 PDH

Preview Course: Conduits I & II
Part I of a two-part series. This course provides guidance on the design and construction of conduits, culverts, and pipes, and the design procedures for trench/embankment earth loadings, highway loadings, railroad loadings, surface concentrated loadings, internal/external fluid pressures, cast-in-place conduits for dams, circular reinforced concrete pipe for small dams and levees, and corrugated metal pipe for rural levees and culverts.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

    • Material selection
    • Installation methods
    • Loadings
    • Method of analysis
    • Joints & camber
    • Life cycle design

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 4 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Conduits, Culverts, and Pipes Part II: 4 PDH

Preview Course: Conduits I & II
Part II of a two-part series. This course provides guidance on the design and construction of conduits, culverts, and pipes, and the design procedures for trench/embankment earth loadings, highway loadings, railroad loadings, surface concentrated loadings, internal/external fluid pressures, cast-in-place conduits for dams, circular reinforced concrete pipe for small dams and levees, and corrugated metal pipe for rural levees and culverts.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

    • Material selection
    • Installation methods
    • Loadings
    • Method of analysis
    • Joints & camber
    • Life cycle design

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 4 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Deterioration of Concrete: 2 PDH

Preview Course: Deterioration of Concrete
In this course, the student will review Chapter 3, Causes of Distress and Deterioration of Concrete from Engineer Manual (EM) 1110-2-2002, “Engineering and Design – Evaluation and Repair of Concrete Structures” published by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (issued 30 June 1995). This course is most relevant to engineers wishing to attain knowledge on the most common causes of problems in concrete. The course also provides a brief description of the basic mechanism of each common problem, a description of the typical symptoms that would be observed during a visual inspection, and suggests preventative methods or techniques to prevent further damage.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

    • Common causes of concrete deterioration
    • Symptoms of concrete distress and deterioration that can be found during visual inspections
    • Preventative measures to reduce or eliminate further concrete degradation.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 2 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.
Delaware

Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) Requirements

Continuing Education or PDH is known as CPC in Delaware
Delaware Professional Engineers are required to earn 24 PDH biennially. All of the required hours can be earned through online continuing education courses. The following table shows a quick rundown of license renewal requirements.

Subject Requirement
Hours Required 24 hours biennially

  1. A minimum of 3 PDH up to a maximum of 6 PDH must be related to professional ethics
  2. A maximum of 9 PDH can be related to project management or business skills
  3. The remaining hours must be technical courses related to the licensee’s practice
  4. For dual licensed engineers/surveyors, up to 12 PDH may be related to the technical practice of land surveying
Renewal Dates June 30 of even-numbered years
Course Approval The Council does not pre-approve providers or specific courses. Each engineer must determine whether an activity meets the Council’s requirements
Course Content Any course, seminar or activity with a clear purpose and objective that will maintain, improve or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the professional practice of engineering. Regular job duties are not considered qualified activities
Online Courses Distance learning courses are specifically listed as approved activities. There is no limit on the number of hours that can be earned through distance learning
PDH Carryover A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period. Credits earned between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 can be carried forward to comply with the continuing education mandate for the renewal on June 30, 2016
Additional
  1. Delaware’s CPC requirement is newly approved for the renewal date of June 30, 2016. Up to 15 PDH earned between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 can be used to fulfill the first PDH requirement
  2. PDH completion records must be maintained for a minimum of 5 years. EZpdh helps you meet this requirement by providing you with the ability to instantly access and print a certificate upon successful completion of a course. Additionally, your certificates of completion are securely maintained by EZpdh for a minimum of seven years and can be accessed online at any time through your login account
  3. Engineers listed as “Retired” or “Inactive” are exempt. However, if the engineer returns to active practice, they will be required to earn the exempted credits (up to a maximum of 48 PDH)
Official Laws and Rules Download Laws and Rules
State Website Access State Website

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Course Description

Delaware – Ethics including DE Laws and Rules for Professional Engineers: 4 PDH

Preview Course: Delaware Ethics including DE Laws and Rules

In this course the student will study three (3) hours of ethics including one (1) hour of the Delaware Association of Professional Engineers Laws and Rules. A total of thirty (30) questions will test his or her understanding of the subject.

This course satisfies the Delaware continuing education requirement of three (3) professional development hours in engineering ethics, (ref. DAPE Guidelines for Maintaining Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) Sec. E1).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

    • The engineer’s guidelines for practicing within Delaware’s laws and rules
    • The engineer’s duty to protect the public
    • The engineer’s duty to make objective and truthful statements
    • The engineer’s duty to limit practice to his or her field of competence
    • The engineer’s duty to maintain client confidentiality
    • The engineer’s responsibility to the profession

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 30 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Pavement Design for Roads, Streets, Walks, and Open Storage Areas: 6 PDH

Preview Course: Pavement Design
This course provides guidance for design of pavements and supporting materials for roads, streets, walks and open storage areas. The contents include procedures for conducting preliminary site reconnaissance, traffic analyses, and criteria for the design of subgrade, subbase, base courses, flexible and rigid pavements.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

    • Preliminary Soil Investigations
    • Vehicular Traffic Considerations
    • Flexible Pavement Materials & Subgrades
    • Bituminous Pavement
    • Flexible Pavement Design
    • Rigid Pavement Design
    • Concrete Pavement Design
    • Reinforced Concrete Pavements
    • Pavement Overlays
    • Joints For Plain & Reinforced Concrete
    • Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavements
    • Seasonal Frost Conditions

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 6 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Home Builders Guide to Earthquake Resistant Building Design: 5 PDH

Preview Course: Homebuilders Guide
In this course, the student will review Chapters 1-4 from “Homebuilders Guide to Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction”, FEMA 232 – June 2006 prepared by the Building Seismic Safety Council for the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the Department of Homeland Security.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

    • Background & History
    • Above-Code Recommendations
    • International Residential Code & IRC Seismic Design Categories
    • Building Response & Concepts Concerning Site
    • Other Hazards including Coastal Hazards
    • Earthquake Resistant Requirements
    • IRC General Earthquake Limitations
    • Load Path
    • Lateral Capacities
    • House Configuration Irregularities
    • Foundation Requirements including Concrete Foundations & Masonry Foundations
    • Special Soil Conditions
    • Foundation Resistance to Sliding Loads
    • Special Considerations for Cut & Fill Sites
    • Foundation Design and Reinforcement
    • Interior Braced Walls Anchoring
    • Floor Design & Construction including Wood Frame, Cantilevered & Concrete Slab-On-Grade
    • Requirements for Blocking
    • Floor Sheathing

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 5 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Conduits, Culverts, and Pipes Part I: 4 PDH

Preview Course: Conduits I & II
Part I of a two-part series. This course provides guidance on the design and construction of conduits, culverts, and pipes, and the design procedures for trench/embankment earth loadings, highway loadings, railroad loadings, surface concentrated loadings, internal/external fluid pressures, cast-in-place conduits for dams, circular reinforced concrete pipe for small dams and levees, and corrugated metal pipe for rural levees and culverts.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

    • Material selection
    • Installation methods
    • Loadings
    • Method of analysis
    • Joints & camber
    • Life cycle design

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 4 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Conduits, Culverts, and Pipes Part II: 4 PDH

Preview Course: Conduits I & II
Part II of a two-part series. This course provides guidance on the design and construction of conduits, culverts, and pipes, and the design procedures for trench/embankment earth loadings, highway loadings, railroad loadings, surface concentrated loadings, internal/external fluid pressures, cast-in-place conduits for dams, circular reinforced concrete pipe for small dams and levees, and corrugated metal pipe for rural levees and culverts.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

    • Material selection
    • Installation methods
    • Loadings
    • Method of analysis
    • Joints & camber
    • Life cycle design

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 4 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Deterioration of Concrete: 2 PDH

Preview Course: Deterioration of Concrete
In this course, the student will review Chapter 3, Causes of Distress and Deterioration of Concrete from Engineer Manual (EM) 1110-2-2002, “Engineering and Design – Evaluation and Repair of Concrete Structures” published by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (issued 30 June 1995). This course is most relevant to engineers wishing to attain knowledge on the most common causes of problems in concrete. The course also provides a brief description of the basic mechanism of each common problem, a description of the typical symptoms that would be observed during a visual inspection, and suggests preventative methods or techniques to prevent further damage.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

    • Common causes of concrete deterioration
    • Symptoms of concrete distress and deterioration that can be found during visual inspections
    • Preventative measures to reduce or eliminate further concrete degradation.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 2 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.
Delaware

Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) Requirements

Continuing Education or PDH is known as CPC in Delaware
Delaware Professional Engineers are required to earn 24 PDH biennially. All of the required hours can be earned through online continuing education courses. The following table shows a quick rundown of license renewal requirements.

Subject Requirement
Hours Required 24 hours biennially

  1. A minimum of 3 PDH up to a maximum of 6 PDH must be related to professional ethics
  2. A maximum of 9 PDH can be related to project management or business skills
  3. The remaining hours must be technical courses related to the licensee’s practice
  4. For dual licensed engineers/surveyors, up to 12 PDH may be related to the technical practice of land surveying
Renewal Dates June 30 of even-numbered years
Course Approval The Council does not pre-approve providers or specific courses. Each engineer must determine whether an activity meets the Council’s requirements
Course Content Any course, seminar or activity with a clear purpose and objective that will maintain, improve or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the professional practice of engineering. Regular job duties are not considered qualified activities
Online Courses Distance learning courses are specifically listed as approved activities. There is no limit on the number of hours that can be earned through distance learning
PDH Carryover A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period. Credits earned between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 can be carried forward to comply with the continuing education mandate for the renewal on June 30, 2016
Additional
  1. Delaware’s CPC requirement is newly approved for the renewal date of June 30, 2016. Up to 15 PDH earned between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 can be used to fulfill the first PDH requirement
  2. PDH completion records must be maintained for a minimum of 5 years. EZpdh helps you meet this requirement by providing you with the ability to instantly access and print a certificate upon successful completion of a course. Additionally, your certificates of completion are securely maintained by EZpdh for a minimum of seven years and can be accessed online at any time through your login account
  3. Engineers listed as “Retired” or “Inactive” are exempt. However, if the engineer returns to active practice, they will be required to earn the exempted credits (up to a maximum of 48 PDH)
Official Laws and Rules Download Laws and Rules
State Website Access State Website

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