Professional Education Subject
Civil Engineering
Georgia Tech Civil Engineering Professional Education courses ensure that you stay up-to-date with the latest techniques and methods that are relevant to your career in both Structural and Geotechnical engineering. Our expert instructors are industry leaders that understand how to translate their knowledge and real-world experience into practical applications. Earn continuing education units (CEUs) from a world-class leader in science, technology, and engineering.
Courses In This Subject
- Advanced Topics Structural Analysis (CIVE 3007P)—
Review basic structural analysis techniques, with an introduction to more advanced concepts including 3-D indeterminate structures, stability, and nonlinear analysis.
- Enhanced In-Situ Testing for Geotechnical Analyses and Foundation Design (CIVE 2001P)—
Understand the various types of in-situ geotechnical tests and geophysical methods, with emphasis on the utilization of the expedient SCPTu (and related SDMTa) for efficient collection of site-specific data for geotechnical investigations.
- Geotechnical Foundation Systems (CIVE 2004P)—
Understand the fundamentals of foundation analysis procedures for bearing capacity, displacement evaluation, and relevance of site-specific geotechnical test data, primarily from in-situ tests. Learn the standard methods for evaluation of performance for shallow and deep foundation systems.
- Introduction to the AISC Direct Analysis Method (CIVE 3021P)—
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the new AISC Direct Analysis Method of design and learn how to apply it for various practical frame stability design solutions.
- Prestress Postensioned Concrete Design (CIVE 3010P)—
Learn to analyze and design prestressed and postensioned (ps/pt) concrete members, following ACI 318-08 requirements in this seven-week online course.
- Seismic Site Characterization and Geotechnical Earthquake Hazards (CIVE 2003P)—Gain a comprehensive overview of overview of dynamic soil properties, site response analyses, and liquefaction evaluation techniques for geotechnical earthquake engineering analyses.
- Stability Bracing Design Using Second-Order Analysis (CIVE 3023P)—
Learn how to apply second-order analysis to solve both routine stability bracing design problems that fall within the scope of the AISC 14th Edition Specification Appendix 6, as well as complex problems that are beyond the limited scope of this Appendix.
- Stability Design of Low and Medium-Rise Steel Buildings (CIVE 3022P)—
Assess and apply some of the most useful current techniques for stability design of steel building structures.
- Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (CIVE 3004P)—
Review basic structural dynamics and earthquake engineering concepts including single-degree and multi-degree of freedom, engineering seismology, and geotechnical engineering.
- Sufficient Second-Order Frame Analysis (CIVE 3020P)—
Learn how to apply different methods to obtain reliable second-order analysis results for the design of structural frames.
- Wood Design (CIVE 3005P)—
Master the design fundamentals for wood members in structures, using the National Design Specification for Wood Structures 2005 Edition and the ASD method of design.
