Specials, Continuing Education for Engineers

Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course is intended for engineers who need to analyze, design, or retrofit a spillway for a small dam.

The overall objective of this course is to provide a detailed analysis of the various types of spillways and to explain the hydraulics of each type. There is a also a discussion of the spillway exit channels and a description of sub-critical, critical, and super-critical flows in these channels. After completing this course the engineer should be able to design a spillway using a variety of outlet structures.

493-Engineering Ethics: Conflicts of Interest

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course is intended to satisfy the professional engineer’s requirements for continuing education in ethics. It looks closely at two hypothetical situations and determines whether the engineers involved are engaging in behaviors that are unethical because they constitute conflicts of interest. The yardstick by which this is gaged is the National Society of Professional Engineer’s Code of Ethics.

517-An Introduction to Drip Irrigation Septic Systems

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course provides a description of drip irrigation septic systems. It discusses the various components of these systems and includes photographs to illustrate many of these components. Basic design criteria is included along with a description of various advantages and disadvantages of using this type of system.

When you complete this course you should have a basic knowledge of drip irrigation systems and their components. In addition, you should know when these systems should be considered in lieu of more traditional septic system installations.

429-Sexual Harassment Prevention in the Workplace

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

The intent of this course is to define Sexual Harassment, Prevention, and laws concerning employees in the workplace. This course is intended for owners, supervisors, and employees that need to meet their Continuing Education requirements for Sexual Harassment Prevention Training. The course explains harassment, sexual harassment, and prevention based on current U.S. laws. It will discuss what sexual harassment is, what it is not, and how it should be addressed.

370-Ethics in the Practice of Engineering

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

The intent of this course is not to make you ethical, but rather, remind you of your ethical obligations. This course is intended for professionals that need to meet their Continuing Education requirements for Ethics. The course reviews ethical conduct as it relates to the requirement for professionals to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. It will look at some of the areas in which ethics impacts our professional careers.

Detailed course outline with timeline

7 Minutes — Course Description & Introduction
6 Minutes — Ethics for Professionals
5 Minutes — Conflicts of Interest
5 Minutes — Preferential Treatment
6 Minutes — Ethics in Our Relationships
5 Minutes — Prohibited Gifts
5 Minutes — Regulations
6 Minutes — Summary
12 Minutes - The Test

This course satisfies one hour of the ethics training requirement for license renewal for the following state engineering boards:
Delaware	3-6 hours required
District of Columbia	1-hour required
Florida	1-hour required
Indiana	1-hour required
Iowa	2-hours required
Louisiana	2-hours required
Maryland	1-hour required
Minnesota	2-hour required
Mississippi	1-hour required
New Jersey	2-hours required
New Mexico	2-hours required
New York	1-hour required
North Carolina	1-hour required
Ohio	2-hours required (rules or ethics)
Texas	1-hour required
Wisconsin	2-hours required

418-Engineering Ethics

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070-Solar Power Part I - Design for Small Structures - An Introduction

Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

The intent of this course is not to make you ethical, but rather, remind you of your ethical obligations. This course is intended for professionals that need to meet their Continuing Education requirements for Ethics. The course reviews ethical conduct as it relates to the requirement for professionals to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. It will look at some of the areas in which ethics impacts our professional careers and provides a few ethical instances for illustration.

This course satisfies one hour of the ethics training requirement for license renewal for the following state engineering boards:
Delaware	3-6 hours required
District of Columbia	1-hour required
Florida	1-hour required
Indiana	1-hour required
Iowa	2-hours required
Louisiana	2-hours required
Maryland	1-hour required
Minnesota	2-hour required
Mississippi	1-hour required
New Jersey	2-hours required
New Mexico	2-hours required
New York	1-hour required
North Carolina	1-hour required
Ohio	2-hours required (rules or ethics)
Texas	1-hour required
Wisconsin	2-hours required

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195-Solar Power Part II - Design for Grid-Tie Systems - An Introduction

Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

Those who take this course will learn about the basic solar power system components. They will learn how the components work together to provide power to supply a small structure. They will learn how to size and select the necessary components based on the power demands. They will understand how the power is generated, what is required to store the power for later use, and the power losses that occur within a system.

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

Detailed course outline with timeline

6 Minutes - Introduction, brief history, and current applications
26 Minutes - Basic Grid-Tie Concepts
16 Minutes - System components
15 Minutes - Power Company Disconnects
10 Minutes - DC Power Disconnects
7 Minutes - Battery Banks
16 Minutes - DC Power Circuits
11 Minutes - Emergency Power
16 Minutes - System Sizing
37 Minutes - Solar Panels
8 Minutes - Batteries
5 Minutes - Charge Controllers
11 Minutes - Inverters
5 Minutes - Meters
7 Minutes - Generators
5 Minutes - Summary
40 Minutes - The Test

This is a course that begins where the first course "Solar Power Design for Small Structures" ends. You will be introduced to the components needed to connect a solar PV system to the power grid and how they work together to provide power for a building. You will also be provided a quick refresher of the design process.

202-Solar Power Part III - Design Considerations

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

Detailed course outline with timeline

15 Minutes — Introduction
20 Minutes — Components Review
10 Minutes — PV Panels
35 Minutes — Mounts
5 Minutes — PV sizing
10 Minutes — Batteries
10 Minutes — Charge Controllers
15 Minutes — Inverters
5 Minutes — Meters, Monitors, Generators
30 Minutes — System Wiring
10 Minutes — Surge Protectors
15 Minutes — Schematics
20 Minutes — Emerging Technologies
5 Minutes — Summary
40 Minutes — The Test

Those who take this course should already have a basic understanding of a PV system. This course will briefly review and highlight the components and process of designing a solar power system for small structures but does not provide all of the explanations and basic information found in the introductory course (Solar Power Part I to Design for Small Structures - An Introduction). This course provides more details and calculations used when expanding beyond a very basic system and by providing additional information on items not included previously such as surge protectors, battery capacities and their selection, DC appliances, sample solar system schematics, and emerging technologies. This course is intended to build on the Solar Power Part I and Solar Power Part II introductory courses.

089-Solar Power Part IV - Inspecting and Evaluating Systems

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course is intended to provide engineers, designers, or contractors with the knowledge and process for inspecting or evaluating a solar power system in a small structure. We will also look the problems commonly associated with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, brief reviews of the system components and their potential problems, and wiring issues. We will also note those items that you need to perform the inspection.

The course will start "at the beginning" … from the solar panels to the electrical outlets and the components installed along the way. This course is not intended to be all-inclusive in the evaluation and trouble-shooting of a solar PV electrical system but is intended to provide you with knowledge of how to evaluate a system and the typical problems associated with a solar powered system. Obviously, these same principles apply to a system for a larger structure but there is much more involved with larger power systems. Note, that this is not the design course. The design course is entitled "Solar Design for Small Structures" and is also available from SunCam.

155-Solar Power Part V - Installing Systems - An Introduction

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070-Solar Power Design for Small Structures - An Introduction and 089-Solar Power Systems - Inspecting and Evaluating

Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course is basically a detailed type of course for contractors and professionals that work closely with contractors or monitor the installations… a guide of what's behind all those component covers, how they are connected, grounded, protected, what goes where, etc. It includes installation tips that many contractors simply aren't familiar with or don't worry about in their haste to complete the job and get paid.

Note: The course assumes that you have a working knowledge of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) design and are familiar with the terminology and components found in a typical system. This course is intended to provide an introduction to the installation of a solar PV system for a small structure. The design and basic explanations of a solar power system are not included in this course but are found in the first two courses:

Obviously, the course doesn't cover the installation of all the products manufactured today but does cover a complete off-grid solar system installation that can be used as a reference for the different products available today.

Detailed course outline with timeline

11 Minutes — Introduction
5 Minutes — Safety
11 Minutes — Needed Items
21 Minutes — Course Project
21 Minutes — Panel Mounts
37 Minutes — Solar Panels
11 Minutes — PV Combiner
11 Minutes — Electrical Disconnect Box
11 Minutes — Charge Controller
12 Minutes — Batteries
11 Minutes — Inverter
21 Minutes — Breaker Boxes
11 Minutes — Grounding
5 Minutes — Summary
40 Minutes — The Test

056-Forensic Engineering Part A - Conducting Failure Analyses of Metallic Materials

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057-Forensic Engineering Part B - Four Classes of Metallurgical and Mechanical Failures

Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This is a three-part course sequence that describes the methods commonly used to evaluate the cause(s) of metallurgical and mechanical failures, i.e., completing root-cause failure analyses (RCFA), and recommending actions to prevent recurrences. The process is often known as forensic engineering. The procedures may be applied in legal cases in which the professional engineer doing the RCFA acts as an expert witness. However, here the primary emphasis is on finding the physical cause of metallic material failures and related engineering tasks.

The three courses may be taken separately or as a group. In general, the information in the cases histories in Part C. is built on knowledge given in Parts A. and B. plus facts provided in Course 110, Corrosion Control and Tactics. Alternatively, some P.E.s may have previous knowledge and work experience with RCFA's of metallic materials and choose less than all three courses.

Part A. describes typical steps and procedures used in a thorough RCFA, some common classes of generic issues that can cause metallic failures, and some of the typical analytical and test techniques that are used to characterize the properties of metals that have failed. Brief comparisons are described between the usual responsibilities of the failure analyst in a legal case versus his or her actions in conducting a RCFA that does not involve legal action.

Part B. describes four common classes of specific failure mechanisms that often occur in metallic part or mechanical component failures, i.e., static stress overload, mechanical fatigue, corrosion and wear. Most of these classes of failures have multiple subclasses and each is reviewed in some detail with emphasis on how these characteristics point to effective corrective actions that may be useful. The many forms of aqueous corrosion are given special attention because of the widespread occurrence and effects of this class of failures.

Part C. provides descriptions of (6) case histories of metallurgical and mechanical failures that were completed. The objective is to provide practical examples of how the RCFA procedures and knowledge of different failure mechanisms presented in Parts A. and B. plus general engineering experience might be used. Several illustrations (sketches and photomicrographs) of the details of the cases are included. Also, a short list is provided of other RCFA examples a failure analyst working with metallurgical or mechanical failures might encounter.

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284-Forensic Engineering Part C - Case Histories: Metallurgical & Mechanical Failure Analyses

Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This is a three-part course sequence that describes the methods commonly used to evaluate the cause(s) of metallurgical and mechanical failures, i.e., completing root-cause failure analyses (RCFA), and recommending actions to prevent recurrences. The process is often known as forensic engineering. The procedures may be applied in legal cases in which the professional engineer doing the RCFA acts as an expert witness. However, here the primary emphasis is on finding the physical cause of metallic material failures and related engineering tasks.

The three courses may be taken separately or as a group. In general, the information in the cases histories in Part C. is built on knowledge given in Parts A. and B. plus facts provided in Course 110, Corrosion Control and Tactics. Alternatively, some P.E.'s may have previous knowledge and work experience with RCFA's of metallic materials and choose less than all three courses.

Part A. describes typical steps and procedures used in a thorough RCFA, some common classes of generic issues that can cause metallic failures, and some of the typical analytical and test techniques that are used to characterize the properties of metals that have failed. Brief comparisons are described between the usual responsibilities of the failure analyst in a legal case versus his or her actions in conducting a RCFA that does not involve legal action.

Part B. describes four common classes of specific failure mechanisms that often occur in metallic part or mechanical component failures, i.e., static stress overload, mechanical fatigue, corrosion and wear. Most of these classes of failures have multiple subclasses and each is reviewed in some detail with emphasis on how these characteristics point to effective corrective actions that may be useful. The many forms of aqueous corrosion are given special attention because of the widespread occurrence and effects of this class of failures.

Part C. provides descriptions of (6) case histories of metallurgical and mechanical failures that were completed. The objective is to provide practical examples of how the RCFA procedures and knowledge of different failure mechanisms presented in Parts A. and B. plus general engineering experience might be used. Several illustrations (sketches and photomicrographs) of the details of the cases are included. Also, a short list is provided of other RCFA examples a failure analyst working with metallurgical or mechanical failures might encounter.

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466-Forensic Engineering Part D - Case Histories: Corrosion Failure Analyses

Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This is a three-part course sequence that describes the methods commonly used to evaluate the cause(s) of metallurgical and mechanical failures, i.e., completing root-cause failure analyses (RCFA), and recommending actions to prevent recurrences. The process is often known as forensic engineering. The procedures may be applied in legal cases in which the professional engineer doing the RCFA acts as an expert witness. However, here the primary emphasis is on finding the physical cause of metallic material failures and related engineering tasks.

The three courses may be taken separately or as a group. In general, the information in the cases histories in Part C. is built on knowledge given in Parts A. and B. plus facts provided in Course 110, Corrosion Control and Tactics. Alternatively, some P.E.'s may have previous knowledge and work experience with RCFA's of metallic materials and choose less than all three courses.

Part A. describes typical steps and procedures used in a thorough RCFA, some common classes of generic issues that can cause metallic failures, and some of the typical analytical and test techniques that are used to characterize the properties of metals that have failed. Brief comparisons are described between the usual responsibilities of the failure analyst in a legal case versus his or her actions in conducting a RCFA that does not involve legal action.

Part B. describes four common classes of specific failure mechanisms that often occur in metallic part or mechanical component failures, i.e., static stress overload, mechanical fatigue, corrosion and wear. Most of these classes of failures have multiple subclasses and each is reviewed in some detail with emphasis on how these characteristics point to effective corrective actions that may be useful. The many forms of aqueous corrosion are given special attention because of the widespread occurrence and effects of this class of failures.

Part C. provides descriptions of (6) case histories of metallurgical and mechanical failures that were completed. The objective is to provide practical examples of how the RCFA procedures and knowledge of different failure mechanisms presented in Parts A. and B. plus general engineering experience might be used. Several illustrations (sketches and photomicrographs) of the details of the cases are included. Also, a short list is provided of other RCFA examples a failure analyst working with metallurgical or mechanical failures might encounter.

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This is the fourth part of a series of courses on forensic engineering in the area of metallurgical and mechanical root-cause failure analyses. The course, like Part C, provides different case histories of failure analyses of metallic materials and mechanical engineering as segments of the large field of forensic engineering. The emphasis in each case presented is on failures due to corrosion of metals. Five somewhat unique case histories are provided.

To get the most benefit from the course, it is assumed that the reader has a general interest in and knowledge of corrosion from previous education or work experience. That knowledge might include some basic principles as provided in the author’s prior Course 110, Corrosion Control and Tactics, or other information sources on corrosion and related technology. However, brief statements of most principles needed in a given case history are provided.

The course seeks to show that analyses of metallic aqueous corrosion failures can be a very diverse and often challenging area of engineering. This is because of the many interacting factors. Included are the many possible practical situations where failures may occur, the variety of metals potentially affected, the different methods sometimes needed to access the evidence, the several corrosion mechanisms that may be found and the role of an engineering expert witness in associated legal actions.

033-Welding Technology

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

Welding and brazing is always performed in accordance with a procedure. In the simplest of cases, the procedure may exist only in the mind of the welder such as an experienced farmer repairing his equipment. However, in the majority of cases, especially for structures, pressure vessels, piping, etc., a written procedure is required before work. In most cases, the written procedure must be "qualified", i.e. be tested on mockup coupons to prove its effectiveness before being applied to a real product. In all cases, qualified or not, the variables affecting the procedure must be considered and addressed in the procedure.

This course uses the organization concepts of ASME Section IX, Welding and Brazing Qualifications, to introduce some processes and variables that should be considered when planning a welding or brazing procedure. A description is provided of some of the many welding and brazing processes. Variables discussed, including some examples of each, are joint type/weld type, base material, filler material, position, preheat and interpass temperature, post weld heat treatment, shielding gas, electrical characteristics, and technique.

This course provides an excellent introduction to engineers and craftsmen who deal with welding and brazing procedures as a peripheral duty, perhaps reviewing and accepting contractor procedures, and want to more fluently "speak the language". This course is also an excellent introduction for those who will need to be more deeply involved in preparing welding and brazing procedures as a starting point for further study.

375-ASME Welding Qualifications: Part I-Welding Procedures

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Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the student should have a general understanding of how to qualify a welding procedure based on ASME Section IX. The student should also be able to perform reviews of welding procedure qualifications of their company and their company's vendors. This course is not a substitute for careful consideration of the many Code, Regulatory, and customer requirements for welding procedure qualification.

Course Description:

Much welding requires the welding procedure to be qualified to ASME Section IX. This course illustrates that process by taking us through qualification and documentation of a simple procedure. We begin with planning (distinguishing between essential and nonessential variables) and continuing through welding the test coupon, the required testing, and documentation of the PQR and WPS.

198-Nondestructive Examination

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course introduces the student to the basic concepts of six Nondestructive Examination (NDE) methods used in construction and periodic inspection of metallic products, e.g. building frames, bridges, piping systems, boilers, etc. The physical principle of each method is described. Advantages and disadvantages of each method are discussed and some examples of application are provided. Many applications involve NDE of welds and the student is referred to the SunCam companion course Welding Technology for further study.

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

Understand the physical principles of six fundamental NDE methods
Understand the advantages and disadvantages of each method
Appreciate some of the considerations for applying each method

053-Introduction to Reverse Osmosis Desalination

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course provides an introduction to the key principles and performance parameters associated with reverse osmosis membranes and their use for brackish and seawater desalination. The course outlines the principle of reverse osmosis and explains factors that define membrane performance, including key source saline water characteristics types and structure of reverse osmosis membranes and their use in modern desalination systems.

386-Introduction to Planning of Desalination Projects

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

Planning of desalination projects is of critical importance for successful project implementation and for producing desalinated water at competitive cost and minimal impact to the surrounding terrestrial and aquatic environment. The purpose of project planning is to define the size, location and scope of the desalination project and chart a roadmap for project implementation.

This education course provides an overview of key steps associated with the planning of desalination project, from selecting service area and target product water quality for the project, to determining viable plant location, intake and discharge configuration, and identifying the most cost effective treatment processes. The course focuses on the practical guidance and real-life experience in the development of desalination projects in the US and abroad.

388-Introduction to Desalination Project Design and Delivery

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

Implementing a successful desalination project encompasses a number of steps including planning, conceptual and detailed designs, construction, commissioning and acceptance testing. This course presents and introduction to the design and delivery of desalination projects and provides insights into project funding alternatives.

The course encompasses discussion of the key factors considered in the selection of desalination plant treatment processes (pretreatment, membrane salt separation, post-treatment) and equipment. The course introduces the principles used for pilot testing to verify and optimize desalination plant treatment process, and to select plant configuration and layout. Overview of the energy and chemical use of desalination plants are presented and the dosages of most common chemicals are provided in the course. The course also focuses on the fundamentals of project scheduling, implementation and phasing and addresses project economics and most common methods of project delivery such as design-bid-build, design-build-operate and build-own-operate transfer.

389-Overview of Alternative Desalination Technologies

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

Fresh water can be produced from various saline water sources (ground water, brackish surface water or seawater) using a number of alternative desalination technologies such as thermal evaporation, reverse osmosis membrane separation and electrodialysis.

This course introduces the reader to the desalination technologies used most widely at present worldwide and defines key advantages, disadvantages, and areas of application of each of these technologies. The provided information encompasses both thermal evaporation technologies such as multistage flash distillation (MSF), multi-effect distillation (MED) and vacuum compression (VC) as well as reverse osmosis desalination using spiral wound membranes (RO) and electrodialysis reversal (EDR) systems. The course contains graphs and tables comparing the capital and operation and maintenance expenditures and water production costs of these alternative desalination technologies and highlights the differences in their energy use and fresh product water quality.

113-Management of Desalination Plant Concentrate

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course provides an overview of the alternatives for management of concentrate generated by brackish water and seawater desalination plants. The main focus of the course is on widely used alternatives for disposal of concentrate, including outfall discharge to surface water bodies; disposal to the wastewater collection system; deep well injection; land application; and evaporation. The reader will learn the basics of concentrate management and will gain knowledge on key criteria and factors for selection, implementation and design of the most commonly used concentrate disposal alternatives.

118-Re-mineralization of Desalinated Water

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

Desalinated water has very low mineral content. Re-mineralization aims to supplement this water with chemicals which: (1) provide protection of the distribution system against corrosion and (2) add minerals needed to meet human dietary needs and to facilitate other potential uses of the desalinated water such as irrigation. This education course provides an overview of key alternative re-mineralization technologies, including: (1) direct addition of chemicals containing calcium and magnesium; (2) processes where re-mineralization is accomplished by blending of desalinated water and saline source water; and (3) treatment technologies where calcium or calcium and magnesium are added by dissolving naturally occurring minerals such as limestone and dolomite. The course focuses on the practical aspects of the implementation of these re-mineralization technologies and provides key design criteria and guidelines for their implementation and operation.

211-Mechanics of Attitude Control for Spacecraft

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course is recommended for:

All engineering disciplines; since this is a fundamentals (breadth) level course. You may take all parts or any individual course(s) that you are interested in.
Any engineer; to expand discipline knowledge when applied to other applications

The main objective of this course seeks to answer the following question:

How does a spacecraft maintain or change its orientation (i.e. pointing direction, attitude)?

272-Electrical Power Generation for Spacecraft

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course is recommended for:

All engineering disciplines; since this is a fundamentals (breadth) level course. You may take all parts or any individual course(s) that you are interested in.
Any engineer; to expand discipline knowledge when applied to other applications

The main objective of this course seeks to answer the following question:

How does a spacecraft generate electricity to power its loads?

298-Temperature Control for Spacecraft

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course is recommended for:

All engineering disciplines - Since this is a fundamentals (breadth) level course, professional engineers in any discipline can benefit from this course.
All mechanical engineers - To expand discipline knowledge by learning how temperature control is applied to spacecraft.

The main objective of this course seeks to answer the following question:

How does a spacecraft maintain its temperatures in space?

301-Spacecraft Propulsion

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course is recommended for:

All engineering disciplines - Since this is a fundamentals (breadth) level course, professional engineers in any discipline can benefit from this course.

The main objective of this course seeks to answer the following question:

How does a spacecraft in orbit or deep space maintain or change its position in space?

306-Spacecraft Telemetry & Command

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course is recommended for:

All engineering disciplines

Since this is a fundamentals (breadth) level course, professional engineers in any discipline can benefit from this course.

The main objective of this course seeks to answer the following question:

How do we communicate with a spacecraft in order to monitor its health (telemetry) and make changes (command) when necessary?

309-Spacecraft Payloads

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course is recommended for:

All engineering disciplines

Since this is a fundamentals (breadth) level course, professional engineers in any discipline can benefit from this course.

The main objective of this course seeks to answer the following question:

What is the purpose of a spacecraft as identified by its payload subsystem?

441-How To Read Shipbuilding Drawings (Part 1)

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Course Objectives: This Continuing Education course is written for Professional Engineers and others who are designing, or want to design, successful floating vessels.

Course Description:

This course is intended to show the drawings that are specific to shipbuilding, where to find what information, and how to read them. The following topics are covered:

General items Common To Other Engineering and Architectural Drawings
Reference Axes Used In Shipbuilding
Glossary of Terms Used For Shipbuilding
Symbols Used In Shipbuilding
Drawings Produced in the Preliminary Phase of Design (Part 1)

442-How To Read Shipbuilding Drawings (Part 2)

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