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Highway Bridge System Design

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This intensive course begins with an overview of basic bridge design and steel and concrete design. Explore practical applications on small- and medium-span bridges and design examples that illustrate the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) procedures. Expert instructors will cover loadings, structural analysis, and AASHTO design procedures. Examples of steel beams, concrete slabs, prestress members, and piers will illustrate how to implement the AASHTO procedures.
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Discipline: Civil and Environmental
Topic: Transportation Infrastructure, Streets, Highways and Bridges
RA00326

Slope Stability and Landslides

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Learn how to investigate, analyze, design for, and remediate unstable soil and rock slopes, excavations, earth retention, and embankments. This course also covers: Shear strength and soil/rock properties Slope stability investigation, analysis, program demonstration, and reporting Case histories for landslides, rock falls, embankments, cut slopes, excavations and more
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Discipline: Civil and Environmental
Topic: Water and Environmental, Geotechnical and Solid Waste
RA00329

Municipal Engineering Fundamentals for Non-Engineers

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In this course, you will learn about key municipal engineering systems and about the concepts and methods used to design, operate, and maintain the following systems, specifically related to streets, water supply, sanitary sewer and storm drainage systems. You will also get the answers to some essential questions you must ask yourself and your team prior to designing any municipal system.
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Discipline: Civil and Environmental
Topic: Transportation Infrastructure, Public Works and Municipal
RA00356

Introduction to Railroad Engineering and Operations

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If you are new to the rail industry and/or want to expand your knowledge this is a good overview course.  We cover infrastructure and operating fundamentals applicable to transit, commuter, passenger, and freight rail. This course has been taught for over 20 years and has been attended by managers, technicians, engineers, administrative staff, supervisors, and others interested in learning technical aspects of rail.
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Discipline: Civil and Environmental
Topic: Transportation Infrastructure, Railroad Engineering
RA00336

Improving Public Works Construction Inspection Skills

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This is an opportunity to improve your effectiveness by learning about basic engineering principles, construction materials and methods, and inspection techniques. If you are new to inspection, this course will shorten your learning curve and boost your confidence. This training, coupled with common sense, keen powers of observation, and good communication and organizational skills, will add to your success as an inspector.
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Discipline: Civil and Environmental
Topic: Transportation Infrastructure, Public Works and Municipal
RA00383

Pavement System Design

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Improve the design and performance of your pavement systems and learn how to predict their performance by starting with the fundamentals. You will learn the principles of stress and strain analyses in typical highway pavement structures, how to design new and rehabilitated flexible and rigid pavement structures, and how to use various mechanistic-empirical methods to conduct pavement analysis.  
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Discipline: Civil and Environmental
Topic: Transportation Infrastructure, Streets, Highways and Bridges
RA00392

Cross-Connection Control and Backflow Prevention

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This course provides practical training through hands-on sessions that will teach you how to test backflow prevention assemblies and identify and resolve problems with backflow prevention assemblies. Backflow theory; selection of backflow prevention methods, devices and assemblies for specific applications; and state and local agency rules and regulations will also be discussed. Participation in this course and successful completion of the hands-on and written examinations fulfill the training requirements for registration as a Cross-Connection Control Tester in Wisconsin and for certification in several other states.
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Discipline: Civil and Environmental
Topic: Facilities and Building Systems, Building Design, Construction and Systems
RA00447
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