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Basic Blueprint Reading & Related Math

Credit Hours 3 - Description Blueprints are like a game plan for the construction team, and being able to read them is a skill everyone needs to know. That includes everyone from the architect, to the contractor, to the engineer, to the people who physically build the structure. They all make important decisions based on blueprints. Part of being able to read blueprints includes recognizing common elevation symbols, and having some basic math skills. This 3-hour interactive online course covers those areas. It also reviews the basic parts of a residential blueprint, as well as how to read elevations. Learning Objectives At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• Label the different components of a blueprint
• Recall how to read blueprint elevations
• Recognize common elevation abbreviations
• Calculate simple math related to reading blueprints

Purchased individually this course sells for $116.85  

Basic Civil Engineering - Water Distribution 1

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 $38.00 

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 $38.00 

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  

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.

Purchased individually this course sells for $38.95 

Groundwater Hydrology 

Credit Hours  6 - 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. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end of each section.The majority of this course is presented in a PDF file and must be downloaded. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to take this course.

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

Open Channel Hydraulics I: Introduction and Energy Balance

Credit Hours 2 - Description This two interactive hour online course is the first of several RedVector.com courses presenting the basic hydraulics of open channel flow, the field of engineering fluid mechanics encompassing free-surface discharge. Open channel applications include flood plain delineation, channel design, spillways, energy dissipaters and bridge piers. Open channel hydraulics provides the basis for analysis of sediment transport and rainfall-runoff hydrology. This first course covers energy concepts. Subsequent RedVector.com courses will carry the subject forth into a variety of applications. There is a multiple choice quiz at the conclusion of this course. You are presumed to have had an introductory class in fluid mechanics, not for the explicit content which may have faded with disuse, but rather for a general appreciation of what fluid mechanics is about. You will be well served by an open channel hydraulics textbook. Half a dozen such books having similar content are in circulation. You needn’t have a reference in hand to do this RedVector.com course, but alternative discussions and illustrations may help clarify concepts. As this course is designed for professional engineering continuing education, practical problems are central to the content. At the same time, this course is not vocational training. The professional knows the foundations beneath the analysis.

Purchased individually this course sells for $99.90

Open Channel Hydraulics II: Force Balance and Critical Depth

Credit Hours 2 - Description This two hour online course is the second of a RedVector.com series presenting the basic hydraulics of open channel flow, the field of engineering fluid mechanics encompassing free-surface discharge. This course presents force balance concepts and provides further insight into critical depth, a hydraulic parameter introduced from the energy perspective in the previous course. If you are unfamiliar with the concept and use of specific energy, you are one course ahead of yourself. This course will refer to that content. Subsequent RedVector.com courses will progress to uniform flow, gradually varied profiles and a variety of applications. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end. As mentioned above, this is the second course in a series on open channel hydraulics. RedVector.com offers the first course in this series called Open Channel Hydraulics I: Introduction and Energy Balance. It is highly recommended that you take Part I before Part II as there are a number of references to Part I in this course. Return to the course listing page if you wish to take part I first.

Purchased individually this course sells for $99.90

Open Channel Hydraulics III: Uniform Flow

Credit Hours 2 - Description This 2-hour interactive online course is the third of a RedVector.com series presenting the basic hydraulics of open channel flow, the field of engineering fluid mechanics encompassing free-surface discharge. This course explores uniform flow, a flow state introduced in the first course, but postponed computationally until we covered the fundamentals of energy and force balance. If you are unfamiliar with the concept and use of specific energy and specific force, you are two courses ahead of yourself. This course will refer to some of that content. Without the background, you should be able to do this course’s calculations, but some explanation may miss you. Subsequent RedVector.com courses will progress to gradually varied profiles and a variety of applications. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end. You must have Flash Player Version 7 or higher to view some parts of this course. We also recommend you view this course in Internet Explorer. As mentioned above, RedVector.com does offer the first two courses in this series: Open Channel Hydraulics I: Introduction and Energy Balance (2 hours) Open Channel Hydraulics II: Force Balance and Critical Depth (2 hours) It is recommended that you take Part I and Part II before taking this course. To purchase either or both of these courses, please return to the course listing.

Purchased individually this course sells for $99.90

Open Channel Hydraulics IV: Introduction to Water Surface Profiles

Credit Hours 2 - Description This 2-hour interactive online course is the fourth of a RedVector.com series presenting the basic hydraulics of open channel flow, the field of engineering fluid mechanics encompassing free-surface discharge. This course explores water surface profiles associated with nonuniform flow, the flow state where depth changes with channel distance. Nonuniform flow was introduced in the first course, but postponed computationally until we covered the fundamentals of uniform flow. If you are not familiar with the concept and use of specific energy, specific force and Manning’s Equation, work on these basics first. This course will refer to earlier content. Subsequent RedVector.com courses will progress to more-complex profiles and then a variety of applications in both design and hydrologic analyses. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end. You must have Flash Player Version 7 or higher to view some parts of this course. We also recommend you view this course in Internet Explorer. As mentioned above, RedVector.com does offer the first three courses in this series: Open Channel Hydraulics I: Introduction and Energy Balance (2 hours) Open Channel Hydraulics II: Force Balance and Critical Depth (2 hours) Open Channel Hydraulics III: Uniform Flow (2 hours) It is recommended that you take Part I, Part II and Part III before taking this course. If you are interested in these courses, please return to the course listing.

Purchased individually this course sells for $99.90

Open Channel Hydraulics V: More Water Surface Profiles

Credit Hours 2 - Description This two hour interactive online course is the fifth of a RedVector.com series presenting the basic hydraulics of open channel flow, the field of engineering fluid mechanics encompassing free-surface discharge. This course further explores water surface profiles associated with nonuniform flow, the flow state where depth changes with channel distance. This course introduces no new equations. Discussion will initially progress rapidly because you’ll be using the tools already practiced on mild slopes. If you are not familiar with the concept and use of specific energy, specific force, normal depth, friction slope, and what makes a mild slope mild, work on these basics first. This course refers to earlier content. Discussion will then move toward sequential profiles where channels change slope and/or are nonprismatic. The course will discuss how computer routines do the work, a turn-around from the distance-given-depth calculations in our illustrations. This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end. This course is the final edition in a series on Open Channel Hydraulics presented on RedVector.com. It is not required you take the first four courses in this series, but it is highly recommended. If you would like to take any of the first four courses in this series, please return to the course listing.

Purchased individually this course sells for $99.90

Personal Protective Equipment

Credit Hours 1 - Description People who work in the construction industry can encounter a variety of health hazards. Wearing personal protective equipment can reduce the risk of many of these hazards, and in some cases, save lives. This 1-hour interactive online course focuses on what is involved with facilitating a personal protective equipment program. The course examines how to identify and evaluate hazards in the workplace, how to determine if using PPE is an appropriate control measure, and if so, what type will be used. The course also covers employee training, and helpful information on selecting appropriate PPE.

Purchased individually this course sells for $26.95

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