Two Hour PDH Courses

• Cold-Formed Steel Design: Bolted Welded and Screw Connection Design
  Provides an overview of cold-formed steel design concepts and the behavior of cold-formed steel connections will be discussed.  Also, guidance will be offered regarding the solution to common design issues.  This course will introduce the AISI specification and the AISI design guides. 
  
  
• Cold-Formed Steel Design: Overview/Frequently Asked Questions
  Provides an overview of cold-formed steel design concepts, and the behavior of cold-formed steel members.
  
  
• Cold-Formed Steel Design: Section Properties
  Provides an overview of cold-formed steel design concepts and the behavior of cold-formed steel local buckling will be discussed.  Also, guidance will be offered regarding the solution to common design issues.  This course will introduce the AISI specification and the AISI design guides.
  
  
• Cold-Formed Steel Design: Changes in the 2001 Edition of the AISI Specification
  Provides an overview of the changes to the recently published AISI Specification will be provided.
  
  
• Combustion Chemistry
  Study of combustion of hydrocarbon fuels including adiabatic flame temperature and chemical equilibrium; second law effects will be included.
  
  
• Engineering Economics Series
  • Engineering Economics: Equivalence
    Introduction to cost concepts, interest, time value of money, equivalence, and inflation.
    
  • Engineering Economics: Project Evaluation
    Comparison of project alternatives using present worth, future worth, annual worth, rate of return, and benefit cost analysis.
    
    
• Elements of an Effective Environmental Management System in Academia
  • Introduction to the Development and Implementation of Environmental Management Systems in Academia
    This seminar is the first in a series on Environmental Management Systems in Academia. The seminar presents a case study of the implementation of an ISO-14001 Certified Environmental Management System at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.
    
    
• Foundations of Mechanics of Composites
  Presents a review of fibers and matrices used in typical composite materials.
  
  
• Helical Foundations & Tie Backs
  Presents design methods for helical anchors in either compression or tension.
  
  
• Lightning and Lightning Protection
  Discusses devices and techniques for protecting people, structures, and electronic devices from lightning.
  
  
• Phytoremediation: Green and Clean
  Will cover groundwater management, mechanisms involved, and design considerations.
  
  
• Rapid Prototyping and Engineering Applications
  Presents the current state-of-the-art development of rapid prototyping technology as well as future trends in the field.
  
  
• Soil Profiling Using the Piezocone (CPTU)
  Provides an introduction to the piezocone, its capabilities, engineering use of the data and techniques for soil profiling.
  
  
• Space Debris
  Explores the origin and impact of orbital debris on low-earth-orbit space missions as well as plans for the future.
  
  
• Stability of Columns
  Presents a review of stability of columns, including the formulation and solution of the problem, the effect boundary conditions, inelastic material behavior, and imperfections.
  
  
• Thermal Analysis for Electronic Equipment Cooling
  Is a survey and review of methods of using conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer methods for the thermal control of electric and electronic devices
  
  
• Trustworthy Systems: Anatomy of a Computer Virus
  Examines the anatomy of computer viruses, including the history, spreading patterns, exploits, and guards against computer viruses.
  
  
• Analysis of Unsignalized Intersections
  Provides a review of gap acceptance theory, queuing, the Highway Capacity Manual's capacity analysis of unsignalized intersections--including roundabouts.