CE-004 Bracing System Design: 6 PDH

Description of the course / activity content:

This course covers a full range of topics and design examples intended to provide engineers with the information needed to make knowledgeable decisions regarding the selection, design, fabrication, and construction of bracing systems for bridges.

This course discusses the design of bracing systems for the superstructures of straight and curved girder systems. I-girder and box shaped members. Bracing systems serve an important role in both straight and horizontally curved bridges. The braces provide stability to the primary girders as well as improving the lateral or torsional stiffness and strength of the bridge system both during construction and in service. Depending on the geometry of the bridge, braces may be designated as either primary or secondary members.

The engineer needs to recognize the importance of the bracing systems and bracing member design for appropriates construction and in-service stages. This course provides an overview of the design requirements of the braces so that engineers can properly size the members to ensure adequate strength and stiffness.

The course provides:

a) an overview of bracing utilized for I-girders

b) a discussion of the bracing systems for tub girders

c) design requirements for the members and connections of bracing systems.

This course is intended for use by civil and structural engineers, construction professionals and others interested in learning about the bracing system design for bridges.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, you will:

• Understand torsional behavior of open and closed girders
• Understand lateral torsional buckling
• Learn about different bracing categories
• Understand requirements for bracing of I-girders
• Understand cross-frame forces in horizontally curved girders
• Be able to design for stability bracing of I-girders
• Understand system buckling of interconnected girders
• Explain continuous bracing
• Understand bracing of tub girders
• Determine bracing forces
• Understand diaphragm stiffness and strength design requirements
• Be able to perform bracing member design and develop connection details
• Be able to design welded and bolted connections of bracing members
• Understand fatigue design of cross-frame members

Refunds and Cancellation Policies

The course is accepted by the Professional Engineering boards in states listed on this page. In an unlikely case the course is not accepted by the board listed on this page, we will refund the full payment and will pay for you to take another course of equivalent monetary and PDH / CEU value

Length of the Course / Activity

This course is intended to be studied at self-pace and it should take on average of 6 hours to read and be able to comprehend the material to successfully past the online quiz

Course Quiz

To receive the certificate of completion for the above 6 PDH online course, you will need to take a 30 question multiple choice quiz based on the reference material supplied and pass with minimum score of 70%. There is no time limit for the quiz and it can be taken multiple times until a passing score of 70% is achieved

Certificate of Completion

Once you achieve a passing score of 70% on the quiz you will receive and be able to print your Certificate of Completion as a record of your continuing education. PDH Star will keep a record of your certificate for the duration as required by your state of licensure. You will be able to log on to your account and view and print your past Certificate of Completion

State Acceptance

This course is accepted in all states mandating continuing education:

AK, AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, and WY