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Drinking Water Operator (Class A&B)
Credit Hours 1 - Description So, you have your water well built (see RedVector.com''s 'Basic Civil Engineering -Water Supply' course), now what are you going to do with it? This 1 hour online course takes up where 'Water Supply' leaves off; it takes you through sizing a pump, hydropneumatic tank and supply lines. This course gives the steps needed, along with examples, to move water from your source (well, lake, river or whatever) to the tap. The typical water supply, be it for a cabin or a city, has pumps, storage vessals and distribution systems. This course takes you through each item in the system. This course includes a multiple -choice quiz at the end.
Purchased individually this course sells for $38.95
Basic Civil Engineering - Water Supply
Credit Hours 1 - Description Water: It exists in many states, but for our purposes, the water that exists in ponds, rivers, oceans, and in the pores of the earth is what we need. We need to get the water from these locations into our homes at a pressure we can use and in a state of cleanliness we can live with - practically and 'for real'. This 1 hour interactive online course gives you the basic building blocks, the formulas needed and the general assumptions made to get that water from there to here. It explains and de-mystifies the process one needs to go through, both for a small home and for a city, to insure that the water supply we create will be both safe and will work! This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.
Purchased individually this course sells for $38.95
Basic Electricity I
Credit Hours 2 - Description This 2-hour interactive online course introduces basic electrical terms and calculations. Simple electrical circuits are used to illustrate the application of Ohm''s law including the calculation of voltage, current, resistance and power in various circuit configurations. Basic electrical terms are defined and explained.
Purchased individually this course sells for $77.90
Basic Electricity II
Credit Hours 3 - Description This 3-hour interactive online course expands on the fundamentals introduced in Basic Electricity I and introduces mesh analysis as a method to solve complex DC circuits. Both substitution and matrix analysis methods are used to solve the loop problems. Three important theorems, Superposition Theorem, Thevenin’s Theorem, and Norton’s Theorem are introduced to aid in reducing complex problems to a simpler form. This course also covers the analysis of capacitors and inductors in DC circuits including calculating capacitor and inductor voltage and current levels at different time periods.
Purchased individually this course sells for $116.85
Basics of Water Resources: Groundwater Hydrology
Credit Hours 1 - Description This 1-hour interactive online course covers the fundamentals of water supply hydrology. From the hydrologic cycle to the nature and character of groundwater as it goes from recharge zones to discharge points, the basic concepts and terminology are introduced in a clear and easy to read form.
Purchased individually this course sells for $26.95
Biofilms: An Introduction
Credit Hours 1 - Description This 1-hour online course is an introduction into the fascinating world of biofilms, which exist everywhere from natural hot springs to heat exchangers to pharmaceutical bioreactors to human teeth. Biofilms can be both beneficial and detrimental. Biofilms significantly affect many aspects of our everyday lives, including drinking water, human health and industrial processes. All of the information presented is available from public websites.
Purchased individually this course sells for $38.95
Computerized Maintenance Management Systems
Credit Hours 1 - Description All companies today are in a fight to survive. In the effort to survive, many aspects in business operations are analyzed, checked and rechecked. Progressive companies who recognize the importance of maintenance functions are developing and using computer programs geared toward control of the maintenance organization. These systems are often referred to as Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS). This 1-hour online course provides the student with a detailed study of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and how the implementation of such systems can boost company profitability. This course is designed to assist anyone who is currently selecting, implementing, or trying to utilize a CMMS.
Purchased individually this course sells for $38.95
Drinking Water Treatment: Arsenic Removal
Credit Hours 1 - Description From a chemistry standpoint, arsenic is the most recognized threat to drinking water quality in the world. In this 1-hour interactive online course, the engineer will learn the latest information about the regulatory status of arsenic in drinking water, methodologies for evaluating arsenic treatment needs, and both established and innovative technologies for removing arsenic.
All of the information presented is available from public reports and websites, and vendor websites. A multiple-choice quiz will be presented at the end of the course.
Purchased individually this course sells for $38.95
Electric Motors
Credit Hours 3 - Description This 3 hour interactive online course discusses electric induction motors. It covers how a motor works, the types of electric motors available, and how to apply an electric induction motor. The course looks at the relationship between motor speed, slip, and torque, and covers how to select a motor with the correct parameters for a particular load. Finally, all of the basic data on a motor nameplate is reviewed and explained. Tables and graphs are included to help you understand the various relationships between speed, torque, efficiency, and power factor. The knowledge gained in this course will benefit anyone who has to either specify, install, or use electric motors.
Purchased individually this course sells for $149.85
Electrical Protection Grounding
Credit Hours 2 - Description This two hour online course examines the methods used to provide grounding protection for both people and equipment. The purpose of protection grounding, National Electrical Code requirements, and the various factors that affect electrical grounding are discussed. Design calculations are presented for single rod grounding systems, linear grounding systems, and rectangular grid grounding systems. After completing this course, the student will know how to design a simple grounding system, how to measure the effectiveness of the grounding system, and how to improve the effectiveness of a grounding system.
Purchased individually this course sells for $77.90
Excavation Safety and Shoring/OSHA
Credit Hours 4 - Description New construction projects usually involve excavation for utilities or foundations. The safety of personnel in excavations is regulated by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration). If personnel enter a trench that is over 5 feet in depth*, a OSHA excavation safety plan is needed. OSHA dictates standards for shoring, sloped sidewalls, hazardous atmosphere, access, and other aspects of excavation projects. A total of 48 fatalities from cave-ins of excavations, was reported for 2003, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. OSHA reports that failure to use shoring and follow regulatory procedures results in most deaths.
This four hour interactive online course will give the student a basic understanding of OSHA approvable shoring, sloped sidewall trenches, and safety measures for excavations. As a engineer, or OSHA defined competent person, you will learn valuable skills in identification of site conditions, selection of shoring, construction, and inspection.
Purchased individually this course sells for $199.80
Facilities Management
Credit Hours 1 - Description This 1-hour interactive online course is an overview of the facilities management function within a company. The course begins with details of the responsibilities of a facility manager and then provides additional details of the maintenance responsibilities. The details include maintenance objectives, types of maintenance activities, and the maintenance process workflows. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.
Purchased individually this course sells for $26.95
Facilities Management, An Introduction
Credit Hours 3 - Description Facilities Management is a rapidly growing profession. Complex organizations such as corporations, financial and educational institutions, utilities companies, manufacturers, hospitals and health care institutions, as well as cities, counties and state governments, airports, and sport facilities increasingly rely on a facilities management program to manage their physical assets. This 3-hour online course serves as an overview of Facilities Management as a business and as a profession, covering both theoretical and applied aspects. The course explores facilities management as a process and considers its relationships to other functions within an organizational setting. This course is a must for the design professional, planner, engineer, business, or construction individual interested in the emerging field of Facilities Management.
Purchased individually this course sells for $149.85
Groundwater Hydrology
Credit Hours 3 - Description This 6-hour online course reviews the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering and Design - Groundwater Hydrology Manual. It provides guidance to engineers who are responsible for, or simply interested in, groundwater-related projects. This basic course covers such topics as subsurface distribution, groundwater forces, confined/unconfined aquifers, hydraulic conductivity, storage, transmissivity, general flow equations, flow nets, pumping wells, porosity, specific yield, groundwater studies, field investigation methods, computer modeling, and surface water/ground water interactions.
Purchased individually this course sells for $161.70
NDA Groundwater Knowledge
Credit Hours 4 - Description This 4-hour online course requires you to review the NDA''s Driller Handbook, which is included as a PDF file download. The handbook provides up-to -date information regarding drilling methods and well installation. It includes:
- Basic Geology & Hydrology
- Occurence & Movement of Groundwater
- Well Hydraulics
- Well Drilling Methods
- Drilling Fluids
- Well Screens & Sediment Size Analysis
- Water Well Design
- Installation & Removal of Well Screens
- Development of Wells
- Field Testing of Hydraulic Parameters
- Pumps and Pumping
- Groundwater Monitoring Techniques
- Sealing Abandoned Wells & Boreholes
- Subsurface Exploration Tools & Equip.
- Drilling, Sampling & Installation
- Drilling Safety Guide
After reviewing the handbook, you will be asked to answer 43 quiz questions testing your level of groundwater knowledge. This course is designed for someone with a drilling background. The quiz calls for you to refer to the handbook, as well as your own personal knowledge.
Purchased individually this course sells for $199.80
Preventive Maintenance
Credit Hours 1 - Description This 1-hour online course is designed to help companies develop a highly effective Preventive Maintenance program and to help increase the productivity of already existing P.M .programs. The P.M. program is the key to any successful maintenance/ asset management program because it reduces the amount of reactive maintenance allowing other initiatives in the maintenance/ asset management process to be effective.
Purchased individually this course sells for $38.95
PVC Pipe - Which type should I use?
Credit Hours 1 - Description Poly vinyl chloride (PVC) pipe is used for many applications, including water lines, sewer lines, irrigation, and storm drainage. There are many different types and classes of PVC pipe, made for many different applications. There are many more similarities in PVC than there are differences, but it is important for engineers and architects that use these products to understand the differences. This 1-hour interactive online course is intended to shine some light on the use of products such as SDR 35, C 900 and Schedule 40 pipe. This course is not intended to be an endorsement of PVC for all applications but rather to provide the student with better information upon which to base a design decision. Some of the tables used in this course must be displayed using Microsoft Word. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.
Purchased individually this course sells for $49.95
Water Measurement - Weirs
Credit Hours 3 - Description This 3-hour interactive online course provides a discussion of measurement of flow of water using weirs. There are numerous types of weirs that can be used to measure the flow rate of water in an open channel. This course provides equations that can be used for these flow computations for a wide variety of weir types. The text of the course is taken from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Water Measurement Manual. This course includes a multiple- choice quiz at the end.
Purchased individually this course sells for $116.85