Concrete Connection Design Academy Session 1 Exam

Description

PCI Online Academy: Concrete Connection Design - Session 1 Exam

This is the post-exam for Session 1: Codes, Materials, Forces, and Weld Design. This course explains the basic concepts and methods of prestressed concrete design. Attendees will work through the design of a simple prestressed concrete rectangular beam of a building. Both straight strand and harped-strand design will be covered in the example, exposing participants to realistic design conditions. The course is based on AC 318-14, ASCE-7 (2010), and IBC (2015).

After completing this session, participants should:

Be familiar with the design codes, standards and available resources for designing precast connections.
Be familiar with material properties and specifications for the components that makeup a precast connection.
Be able to identify the loads transmitted through precast connections to other components or the foundations.
Be able to interpret weld symbols and select them appropriately for the weld design.
Be able to design commonly used welds using equations and design aids.
Be capable of designing a group weld using the Elastic Vector Method.

Summary

Availability:

On-Demand

Cost:

FREE

Credit Offered:

1.5 PDH Credits

1.5 LU Credits