Ohio-Civil Engineering Package #2: 30 PDH

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer’s guidelines for practicing within Ohio'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 twenty-five (25) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three (3) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain American housing relative to its history, construction characteristics, regulation, and performance experience
• Discuss structural sesign as it applies to residential buildings
• Discuss the latest technical knowledge and engineering approaches for the design of homes
• Explain design loads for residential buildings
• Explain the various loads and load combinations
• Review the various design approaches and corresponding calculations

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 five (5) hours of professional development (PDH).

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.

The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty (20) questions at the end of this course to earn PDH credits.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

1. • • 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 twenty (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 five (5) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain systems engineering management
• Understand the systems engineering process
• Discuss requirement and functional analysis and allocation
• Discuss systems engineering and the verification process
• Explain the outputs of the systems engineering process
• Understand work breakdown structure and configuration management

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a twenty (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 four (4) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand technical reviews and their roles in systems development
• Discuss applications of trade studies, modeling & simulation, and metrics
• Explain risk management and standards tools and concepts
• Discuss systems engineering planning
• Discuss product improvement strategies
• Explain organizing and integrating systems development
• Understand contractual and management considerations

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a twenty (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 four (4) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain SIP materials, shapes, & standard sizes
• Understand prescriptive provisions for wall thickness selection
• Discuss Above grade wall requirements
• Discuss SIP header & connection details
• Explain construction details to design and construct residential wall systems using SIPs

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a fifteen (15) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three (3) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain overall building design and construction best practices
• Discuss general building site and landscape guidelines
• Discuss envelope/structure essential tips
• Understand architecture/interiors best practices
• Describe mechanical/plumbing lessons learned
• Explain lighting/electrical essentail tips
• Explain operational fundamentals as relates to accessibility, durability, reliability, and maintainability/cleanability

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three (3) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Describe the types, sources, uses, and characteristics of the common woods used on various construction projects
• Explain the various methods and joints associated with woodworking
• Identify the different types of fastening devices
• Identify common trade terms

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 3 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.