NCES 8080 Professional Engineer Examination Refresher Course for Structural Printable version of this page  Schedule Jan. 1     Application Deadline for April 2010 Exam – DORA Feb. 26    Registration Deadline for April 2010 Exam – ELSES Jan. 30    Early Registration Deadline for PE-Structural I Refresher Course – CEEP   Feb. 6     Loads (8:30am to 12:30pm) w/ R. Manske: Dead Loads, Superimposed and Live, Snow, Moving, Thermal, Shrinkage and Creep, Impact, Settlement, Ponding, Hydraulics Lateral Forces (1:30pm to 5:30pm) w/ R. Manske: Wind, Seismic, Earth Retention, Hydrostatic   Feb. 13    Analysis of Structures – Methods (8:30am to 12:30pm) w/ P. Fernandez: Computer-Generated Structural Analysis Techniques, Code Coefficients Force Diagrams, Simplified Analysis, Shear and Moments Diagrams            Designs & Details of Structures – General Structural Considerations (1:30pm to 5:30pm) w/ P. Fernandez: Material Properties and Standards, Load Combinations, Deflection, Camber, Vibration, Anchorage of a Structural System Resisting Uplift and Sliding Forces, Fatigue, Improving Existing Structural Capacity   Feb. 20    Foundations & Retaining Structures I (8:30am to 12:30pm) w/ R. Manske: Design Coefficients, Soil Profiles in Selection of Foundation Systems; Overturning, Sliding, and Bearing; Spread Footings, Combined Footings/Mat Foundations View of the Pyramid and the Louvre Museum Building, Photographic Print.  www.art.com Foundations & Retaining Structures II (1:30pm to 5:30pm) w/ R. Manske: Piles, Drilled Shaft/Drilled Pier/Caisson; Gravity, Cantilever, and Basement Walls; Effect of Loads Placed Adjacent to Foundation   Feb. 27    Lateral Force Distribution I (8:30am to 12:30pm) w/ P. Fernandez: Statics, Structural System Resistance Affects, Seismic Static Force Analysis Procedures, Code Requirements for Horizontal Torsion, Relative Rigidity Force Distribution Analysis Lateral Force Distribution II (1:30pm to 5:30pm) w/ P. Fernandez: Building with Horizontal Plan and Vertical Irregularities, Analyze Diaphragms, Code-Prescribed Static Force Analysis Procedures, Determining Limitations of Soft Drift, Wind Analysis Procedures   Mar. 6     Wood (NDS/ASD) (8:30am to 12:30pm) w/ R. Manske: Sawn Beams, Glue-Laminated Beams, Columns, Bearing and Shear Walls, Plywood Diaphragms, Trusses; Connections – Bolted, Nailed, and Screwed            Masonry (ACI 530, Working Stress/Strength Design) (1:30pm to 5:30pm) w/ R. Manske:  Reinforced, Flexural and Compression Members; Walls – Bearing, Slender, and Shear; Seismic Detailing Attachment of Elements to Masonry   Mar. 13    Steel (AISC/ASD/LFD/LRFD) (8:30am to 12:30pm) w/ P. Fernandez: Tension Members, Columns, Base Plates/Anchor Bolts, Beams, Plate Girders, Trusses, Beam-Columns, Connections, Ordinary Moment Frames, Special Moment Resisting Frames, Bracing, Ordinary and Eccentric Braced Frames, Composite Steel Design Concrete (ACI/PCI, Strength Design, LRFD) (1:30pm to 5:30pm) w/ P. Fernandez: Working Stress/Strength Design for Bridges, Flexural Members and Compression Members, Two-Way Slab Systems, Pre-Stressed Concrete, Shear Walls, Attachment of Elements to Concrete, Diaphragms, Reinforcing Bar Details, Bridge Piers, Crack Control   Mar. 20    Design of Bridges I (AASHTO) (8:30am to 12:30pm) w/ P. Fernandez: Design Loads, Reinforced Concrete Design, Pre-Stressed Concrete Design Design of Bridges II (AASHTO) (1:30pm to 5:30pm) w/ P. Fernandez: Structural Steel Design, Wood Structures, Seismic Design   Mar. 27    Engineering Economics (8:30am to 12:30pm) w/ G. Bardsley: Discounted Cash Flow, Cost, Analyses, Uncertainty            Ethics & Business Practices (1:30pm to 5:30pm) w/ G. Bardsley: Code of Ethics, Agreements and Contracts, Ethical vs. Legal, Professional Liability, Public Protection Issues   Apr. 3     NO CLASS                      TIME TO REVIEW                   CHECK BLACKBOARD Apr. 10    NO CLASS                      TIME TO REVIEW                   CHECK BLACKBOARD Apr. 16    PE EXAM                       BEST OF LUCK                                                        YOU CAN DO IT!!   What Is This Course All About? Besides reviewing exam topics, we gear our PE-Structural I Refresher Course to help you pass the exam.  With example problems and solutions presented by our subject matter experts, we prepare you for the Morning Breadth Session of the PE-Structural I State Board Exam, which consists of 80 multiple-choice questions in 12 topic areas.  Our Refresher Course includes the standardized 12-topic areas: Loads, Lateral Forces, Analysis of Structures, Designs & Details of Structures, Foundations & Retaining Structures, Lateral Force Distribution, Wood, Masonry, Steel, Concrete, Design of Bridges, plus Engineering Economics, and Ethics & Business Practices.  See the back of this flyer for a full breakdown of the schedule covering all 12 topics.   Why Should I Take This Course? Do you want to pass the PE-Structural I State Board Exam?  It seems like a simple question, and all other reference materials will help.  However, being in an interactive classroom, solving problems, and asking questions, is far more effective than merely studying on your own.  As well as providing additional problem/solution practice, we supply a committed setting for developing professional relationships with other qualified students, which in-turn creates study groups for even further comprehension.  Overall, our students gain a deeper understanding of the type of questions presented on the State Board Exam.  Furthermore, almost all of our students pass the PE-Structural I exam after taking our refresher course.  Then again, just in case you need to try another time, we offer our “Repeat Refresher Students” a $100 discount on any future refresher course enrollments, or a $50 per topic session “Al A Carte” discount, or activation of the course On-line Blackboard Shell for only $200.  Better yet, we even offer a 15% discount on any of the Professional Publications, Inc. study materials through the following link: http://ppi2pass.com/ppi/PPIShop?psp=DI174   Where And When Do I Attend Class? Held at the Auraria Campus in Downtown Denver for 8 Saturdays (16 topic sessions) from February 6 – March 27, 2010; from 8:30am to 5:30pm (1 hour break for lunch)   How Much Is This Going To Cost Me, And What Do I Get For My Money? $800 tuition includes an On-Line Blackboard Shell supplying all materials provided by our instructor (notes, problems/solutions, exam specs, and much more), a $50 Gift Certificate to the Auraria Campus Clicks Copy Center for printing any notes or obtaining anything else you may need throughout the duration of the course.  Students who attend 13 of the 16 topic sessions earn a Passing Grade and a Certificate of Completion with 6.4 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) equaling 64-hours of in-class attendance; Sign-in on each topic session’s attendance roster required. FYI: Late Registration Fee ($100) begins at 5:00pm on January 30, 2010 FYI: Drop Deadline is 5:00pm on January 30, 2010 FYI: Register Early!  We process all payments after the drop deadline, your registration and accompanying payment act as a “seat-saver” until the course officially begins.   How Do I Register For This Course? Please visit our website at: www.cudenver.edu/ceep, print out the Registration Form, fill it out completely, and then get it back to Heidi Utt by mail, fax, or hand-delivery.  Do not procrastinate sending-in your registration.   Which reference materials should I purchase? ·  Structural Engineering Reference Manual (STRM4), 4th Edition; Alan Williams, 2008, ISBN: 9781591261193; pictured at right ·  Structural I Engineering Sample Problems and Solutions (NCSE14), NCEES, 2007, ISBN: 9781932613346; pictured at right   How Do I Apply To Take The PE-Structural I Exam? The National Principles and Practice Examination takes place on Friday, April 16, 2010.  If you plan to sit for this exam, you must have your completed application on file with the State Board Office by January 1, 2010.  For further information, please call the State Board Office at 303-894-7788, or visit them online at www.dora.state.co.us/aes/.