The transfer of heat is an integral part of many industrial processes. Moreover, heat transfer affects our everyday lives – from an oven heating our dinner to the wind cooling us on a hot summer day. Thus, it is important that the engineer understands how to apply the basic principles of heat transfer to solve real-world problems.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Heat transfer definitions and terminology, including heat flux, thermal conductivity, LMTD, and heat transfer coefficients
• Conduction and the equivalent resistance formulas
• Convection and use of the overall heat transfer coefficient
• Radiant heat transfer, including black bodies, gray bodies and emissivity

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 4 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

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:

• 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.

After major hurricane disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) dispatches Building Performance Assessment Teams (BPATs) to evaluate the successes and failures of buildings to withstand the wind and flood forces of these storms. The teams document the results of their evaluations in building performance assessment reports. This 3-hour online course summarizes the BPAT reports for Hurricane Katerina.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Describe the building and foundation types typically used in coastal areas
• Illustrate the ability of various building and foundation types to withstand coastal surge, riverine flood, and hurricane winds
• Explain design and construction practices that can reduce building damage in hurricanes
• Describe construction practices that can reduce building damage in hurricanes

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.

In this course the student will study the Idaho Board of Licensure of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Laws and Rules including Ethics. A twenty-five question quiz will test his or her understanding of the subject.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer’s guidelines for practicing within Idaho'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 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 3 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

In this course the student will study the State Board of Professional Engineers of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Laws and Rules, including Professional Engineering Ethics. A twenty-five question quiz will test his or her understanding of the subject.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer’s guidelines for practicing within Illinois'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 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 3 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.