Iowa Professional Engineer PDH Continuing Education

This eight-hour engineering course addresses the maintenance and design of gravel roads. Unpaved surfaces make up a sizable percentage of both domestic roads, as well as roads abroad; therefore, the administration and maintenance of these road systems can be an enormous task. Most of the maintenance duties of these road systems fall on local authorities, although much of the remaining responsibilities lie with state highway agencies. 

This course provides an overview of the administration, maintenance and design, reshaping and rehabilitation, and construction considerations of gravel roadway systems. Special topics include drainage, erosion and control, windrows, superelevation, as well as other special areas of concern.

• Review basic soil mechanics principles, along with common field and laboratory soil testing procedures 
• Examine the methods used for calculating the factors of safety for sliding, overturning, bearing capacity, and shallow/deep shear failure modes
• Apply your knowledge through a case study of a wall failure situation which includes many of the common pitfalls of wall design

This course is an introduction to the basic principles, major equipment, protection and control systems relating to high-voltage power distribution and transmission. In this course, you will learn the basics in constructing and maintaining a power transmission and distribution system, as well as various components of the system.

This course provides a brief overview of various alternative energy technologies. Topics covered include: Solar, wind, biological fuels, hydrokinetic and marine energy, as well as fuel cells, biohydrogen, coal gasification, and alternate nuclear technologies.

• Discuss the basic components commonly found in the main types of CSP facilities: mirrors, receivers, and tracking systems, along with the ancillary components 
• Review heat processes that can utilize the primary and secondary thermal output from CSP systems

• Examine four high-population, private-sector building types: commercial office; retail; multi-family residential; and light industrial 
• Study strategies to mitigate the effects of explosive attacks, chemical attacks, biological attacks, and radiological attacks

This course focuses on the use of constructed wetlands used to treat wastewater from confined livestock and agricultural operations. It addresses the three most common types of waste treatment wetlands (SF, SSF, and FAP), the treatment processes, the role of vegetation in the treatment, the benefits and concerns of using CW’s, planning and design considerations, as well as procedural, operational, and maintenance requirements.

• Examine four high-population, private-sector building types: commercial office; retail; multi-family residential; and light industrial 
• Study strategies to mitigate the effects of explosive attacks, chemical attacks, biological attacks, and radiological attacks

• Learn the make-up of fly ash concrete 
• Discuss the pros and cons of its use.

• Examine the Romans’ Pantheon Dome to introduce the structural elements of domes: meridians, parallels and materials such as concrete 
• Discover how modern domes are engineered and what loads must be considered in the design 
• Explore the stories behind the building of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia – a cathedral built 14 centuries ago that can still astonish a modern-day engineer – as well as one of the most revolutionary domes in the history of building: The Duomo (Dome) of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence

This eight-hour engineering course addresses the maintenance and design of gravel roads. Unpaved surfaces make up a sizable percentage of both domestic roads, as well as roads abroad; therefore, the administration and maintenance of these road systems can be an enormous task. Most of the maintenance duties of these road systems fall on local authorities, although much of the remaining responsibilities lie with state highway agencies.

This course provides an overview of the administration, maintenance and design, reshaping and rehabilitation, and construction considerations of gravel roadway systems. Special topics include drainage, erosion and control, windrows, superelevation, as well as other special areas of concern.

• Review basic soil mechanics principles, along with common field and laboratory soil testing procedures 
• Examine the methods used for calculating the factors of safety for sliding, overturning, bearing capacity, and shallow/deep shear failure modes
• Apply your knowledge through a case study of a wall failure situation which includes many of the common pitfalls of wall design

• Discuss the basic components commonly found in the main types of CSP facilities: mirrors, receivers, and tracking systems, along with the ancillary components 
• Review heat processes that can utilize the primary and secondary thermal output from CSP systems

• Look at essential design principles used to create the world's greatest roller coasters using the ASTM Standard F2291 Standard Practices for Design of Amusement Rides and Devices 
• Learn details of the revolutionary design of several classic toys
• Discuss how the ASTM Standard F1148 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specifications for Home Playground Equipment applies to designing a safe platform for children's equipment
• Explore ASTM F963 Standard Consumer Safety Specifications for Toy Safety to show how to design toys for stability

This course focuses on the use of constructed wetlands used to treat wastewater from confined livestock and agricultural operations. It addresses the three most common types of waste treatment wetlands (SF, SSF, and FAP), the treatment processes, the role of vegetation in the treatment, the benefits and concerns of using CW’s, planning and design considerations, as well as procedural, operational, and maintenance requirements. 

This is an introductory course on the design, planning, and construction of rural pond systems. This course describes embankment and excavated ponds, as well as outlines the requirements for building each type of pond. 

This course provides a brief overview of various alternative energy technologies. Topics covered include: Solar, wind, biological fuels, hydrokinetic and marine energy, as well as fuel cells, biohydrogen, coal gasification, and alternate nuclear technologies.

• Review theoretical concepts, practical applications, basis of design and design procedures for heavy loads

• Examine the Romans’ Pantheon Dome to introduce the structural elements of domes: meridians, parallels and materials such as concrete 
• Discover how modern domes are engineered and what loads must be considered in the design 
• Explore the stories behind the building of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia – a cathedral built 14 centuries ago that can still astonish a modern-day engineer – as well as one of the most revolutionary domes in the history of building: The Duomo (Dome) of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence

• Look at essential design principles used to create the world's greatest roller coasters using the ASTM Standard F2291 Standard Practices for Design of Amusement Rides and Devices 
• Learn details of the revolutionary design of several classic toys
• Discuss how the ASTM Standard F1148 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specifications for Home Playground Equipment applies to designing a safe platform for children's equipment
• Explore ASTM F963 Standard Consumer Safety Specifications for Toy Safety to show how to design toys for stability

This course is an introduction to the basic principles, major equipment, protection and control systems relating to high-voltage power distribution and transmission. In this course, you will learn the basics in constructing and maintaining a power transmission and distribution system, as well as various components of the system.

• Review different methods for estimating design rainfall depths and intensities at a specific point and over different areas of drainage basins or catchments 
• Examine design charts and tables with detailed descriptions of their usage 
• Explore different methods used to derive storm hyetographs

• Learn the make-up of fly ash concrete 
• Discuss the pros and cons of its use.

This is an introductory course on the design, planning, and construction of rural pond systems. This course describes embankment and excavated ponds, as well as outlines the requirements for building each type of pond. 

• Review theoretical concepts, practical applications, basis of design and design procedures for heavy loads

• Learn how to use the NSS program to estimate flood-frequency statistics (e.g., 5-year or 100-year flood) for hydrologic basins in all states 
• Review different procedures for NSS setup, input preparation, and extracting results on flood peaks and other streamflow statistic 
• Gain insights on the automated procedure for input preparation using Geographical Information System (GIS) web-based tools