These online PDH continuing education courses are intended for structural and civil engineers. The courses focus on analysis and design in building materials such as reinforced concrete, steel, and wood. The courses cover topics such as loading (including wind and seismic), analysis and design.
Because the field of structural engineering is is quite wide, we have courses related to analysis and design of foundations, walls, columns, slabs and floor plates, beams, frames and many others. Hopefully you will find a course that is closely related to your area of practice. You may also want to explore areas outside your area of expertise and advance your knowledge in unfamiliar building materials, analysis methods and construction methodologies.
You can also purchase a discipline specific or state specific online PDH package to satisfy complete license renewal requirements with considerable savings compared to purchasing individual courses.
A-001 A Guide to Building Earth Homes: 6 PDH
This course provides guidance on building earth homes, such as adobe, rammed earth or pressed block houses.
A-006 Building Design Guidance for Terrorism Mitigation: 4 PDH
This course highlights mitigation measures that may be applied to building elements, including architectural, structural, and building envelope systems.
A-007 Terrorism Mitigation – Vulnerability Assessment : 5 PDH
This course highlights threat mitigation of terrorist attacks against high occupancy buildings, a challenging task
A-008 Integrating Manmade Hazards: 5 PDH
This course will help users identify, prioritize, and implement mitigation actions across the full spectrum of hazards and maximize the efficient allocation of public…
A-009 Performance Based Design for Schools: 1 PDH
This course reviews the performance based design approach for school projects in earthquake, flood and high wind areas
A-010 Public Right of Way Accessibility Guidelines: 5 PDH
Description of the Public Right of Way Accessibility Guidelines course: The Public Right of Way Accessibility Guidelines online PDH course is a part of…
A-011 Safe Rooms and Shelters: 4 PDH
This course reviews the potential manmade threats to which a shelter may be exposed and the level of protection (LOP) that may be assumed…
A-012 Transit Security Access Management: 5 PDH
The Transit Security Access Management course defines the parameters of access management and describes the challenges of incorporating access management into the transit environment
A-013 Transit Security – Infrastructure: 6 PDH
Transit Security – Infrastructure course provides an overview of transit infrastructure including the stationary assets in a system such as real estate, tunnels, rail…
A-015 Building Information Modeling (BIM) Guide: 3 PDH
This guidance applies to design and construction by the architects, engineers, other consultants, and contractors hired for those projects by VA
A-016 Coastal Building Materials: 2 PDH
This course provides technical guidance and recommendations on building materials used in coastal residential buildings.
A-017 Planning and Designing Buildings in Coastal Areas: 3 PDH
This course provides a summary of all recommendations for exceeding National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) regulatory requirements concerning coastal construction.
A-018 Building Envelope in Coastal Areas: 5 PDH
This course provides technical guidance and recommendations on design, construction and maintenance of building envelope elements
A-019 Building Attachments in Coastal Areas: 1 PDH
This course provides technical guidance and recommendations on design, construction and maintenance of building attachments such as enclosures and breakaway walls, decks, pools and…
A-020 Building Repairs and Retrofits in Coastal Areas: 1 PDH
The Building Repairs and Retrofits in Coastal Areas course provides guidelines for repairs, remodeling and additions as per NFIP requirements
CE-004 Bracing System Design: 6 PDH
This course covers a full range of topics and design examples intended to provide engineers with the information needed to make knowledgeable decisions regarding…
CE-005 Bridge Deck Design: 4 PDH
This course provides practical information regarding the decking options and design considerations for steel bridges, presenting deck types such as concrete deck slabs, metal…
CE-009 Deterioration of Concrete: 2 PDH
This course provides guidance on how to establish the cause or causes for distress and deterioration of concrete, and the damage that has been…
CE-012 Home Builders Guide to Earthquake Resistant Building Design I: 5 PDH
This course provides guidance on best practices for earthquake-resistant house design and construction for use by builders, designers, code enforcement personnel, and potential homeowners
CE-013 Home Builders Guide to Earthquake Resistant Building Design II: 5 PDH
This course provides guidance on best practices for earthquake-resistant house design and construction for use by builders, designers, code enforcement personnel, and potential homeowners….
CE-016 Admixtures for Concrete: 2 PDH
This course gives guidance on using of concrete admixtures to ensure quality and appropriate concrete properties are achieved during design and placing of concrete…
CE-017 Installation of Post‐Tensioning Tendons: 12 PDH
This online course provides guidance in the design, installation, grouting and inspection of post-tensioning tendons for prestressed concrete bridges.
CE-018 Foundations in Expansive Soils: 6 PDH
This course presents guidance for selecting economical foundations on expansive soil to minimize structural distress to within tolerable levels and guidance for minimizing problems…
CE-019 Bridge Concrete Decks: 2 PDH
This course provides a general description of the various concrete deck types, a discussion of the basic structural behavior of concrete decks, and an…
CE-033-Design for Constructibility (T&M): 3 PDH
This course gives guidance on important consideration related to erection and construction of steel bridges, and approach to design for constructibility.
CE-067 Frost Protected Shallow Foundations: 3 PDH
The course provides methods for designing the frost protected shallow foundation, selecting insulating materials as well as its’ limits and typical applications.
CE-074 Bridge Concrete Decks (T&M): 2 PDH
The Bridge Concrete Decks course outlines fundamentals basic structural behavior of various concrete decks, and major design and detailing considerations
CE-076 Frost Protected Shallow Foundations (T&M): 3 PDH
The course provides methods for designing the FPSF, selecting insulating materials as well as its’ limits and typical applications. Both simplified FPSF design method…
CE-079 Design for Constructibility: 3 PDH
This course gives guidance on important consideration related to erection and construction of steel bridges, and approach to design for constructibility.
CE-082 Soil Stabilization (T&M): 3 PDH
This course provides an overview of most common soil stabilization techniques, design criteria and common issues identified with using each of the soil stabilization…
ELR-050 Ethics case study: Hyatt Hotel Collapse: 2 PDH
The Ethics Case Study: Hyatt Hotel Collapse course examines the ethical issues that arose from the 1981 collapse of atrium lobby walkways
GE-001 Tunnel Planning: 2 PDH
This course provides a general overview of the planning process of a road tunnel project including alternative route study, tunnel type and tunneling method…
GE-032 Cut and Cover Tunnels (T&M): 3 PDH
This course provides guidance on the construction methodology and excavation support systems for cut-and-cover road tunnels and describes the structural design in accordance with…
HS-002 Trenching and Excavation Safety: 2 PDH
The Trenching and Excavation Safety online PDH course is a part of the Health and Safety category of courses. Excavation and trenching are among the most…
M-007 Passive Solar Buildings: 2 PDH
This course is an introduction to passive solar technology to heat buildings. You will learn the fundamentals that will allow you to move forward…
M-060 An Introduction to Natural Ventilation for Buildings: 3 PDH
This course contains information on design features and practices affecting natural ventilation in buildings
MS-006 Wood Based Composite Materials: 3 PDH
The Wood Based Composite Material course provides guidance on wood based composite materials, with wide range of products from fiberboard to laminated beams
MS-012 Ultra-High Performance Concrete for Bridges: 5 PDH
The Ultra-High Performance Concrete for Bridges course provides guidance on design and construction, and actual and potential applications of UHPC
MS-013 Bridge Steel Mechanical Properties: 4 PDH
The Bridge Steel Mechanical Properties course provides guidelines on structural steel products and material properties that are used for steel bridge construction
SE-001 Design Guide – Seismic Design for Hospitals: 6 PDH
This course provides guidelines on potential earthquake damage to hospitals and how these facilities can most efficiently improve their expected performance.
SE-002 Design Guide – Wind Design for Hospitals: 12 PDH
This course provides guidelines on structural, building envelope, and nonstructural building systems, and illustrates various types of wind-induced damage that affect them.
SE-003 Design Guide – Flood Design for Hospitals: 8 PDH
This course introduces the physical nature and mechanics of floods and explains how flood probabilities are determined and how flood hazard areas are identified.
SE-004 Foundations in Coastal Areas: 2 PDH
This course provides technical guidance and recommendations concerning the construction of coastal residential buildings foundations.
SE-005 Load Paths in Coastal Construction: 1 PDH
This course provides technical guidance and recommendations concerning the load path and structural connections in coastal residential buildings
SE-006 Design of Residential Foundations: 8 PDH
This course provides guidance on design and construction of residential foundations. The course includes information on concrete, masonry, and other type of foundation structures.
SE-007 Design Loads for Residential Buildings: 4 PDH
This course provides guidance on design loads for residential buildings and focuses on those aspects of ASCE 7 and other technical resources that are…
SE-008 Wood Framing for Residential Construction: 6 PDH
This course provides guidance on above-grade wood structural systems in residential construction
SE-009 Lateral Force Resistance in Residential Buildings: 6 PDH
This course provides guidelines and methodology for designing the lateral force resisting system in residential buildings.
SE-010 Structural Connections in Residential Buildings: 4 PDH
This course provides guidelines and focuses on conventional wood connections that typically use nails, bolts, and some specialty hardware. Concrete and Masonry connections are…
SE-011 Wind Load Calculations for PV Arrays: 2 PDH
This course provides guidelines on calculations of wind loads and connections for photovoltaic roof fixed panels.
SE-012 Commercial Lumber, Round Timbers and Ties: 2 PDH
This online PDH course provides guidance on grading, standards, and specifications for wood commercial products
SE-013 Stress Grades and Design Properties of Wood: 1 PDH
This course provides guidance on stress grades and design properties for lumber, round timber, and ties.
SE-014 Wood Fastenings: 2 PDH
This course provides guidance on wood fastening techniques. The course covers fastening methods such as nails, spikes, staples, bolts, screws, connection joints, metal plates,…
SE-015 Structural Analysis of Wood: 1 PDH
This course provides guidelines for structural analysis of wood members.
SE-016 Wood in Buildings and Bridges: 1 PDH
In this course, the features of various types of wood frame building systems are described, including modern composite wood alternatives.
SE-017 Residential Wood Deck Construction Guide: 3 PDH
This course includes guidance on provisions for the 2015 International Residential Code (IRC) pertaining to single level residential wood deck construction.
SE-018 Performance Based Seismic Engineering Design: 12 PDH
This course provides guidance on important new concepts in performance-based seismic design and new knowledge about the seismic hazard facing the United States.
SE-019 Seismic Restraint for Mechanical Equipment: 6 PDH
This course provides guidance on attaching mechanical equipment to a building to minimize earthquake damage.
SE-020 Seismic Restraint for Electrical Equipment: 6 PDH
This course provides guidance on attaching electrical equipment to a building to minimize earthquake damage.
SE-041 Fatigue Cracks in Steel Bridges: 8 PDH
This course provides guidelines for repair and retrofit of fatigue cracks in steel bridges and is a guide for engineers to use for design…