Structural Design of Temporary Structural Supports for Existing Structures
This online engineering PDH course provides information on how to design the temporary structural supports which are used in construction when an existing structure requires temporary support during demolition, construction, or retrofitting.
Temporary supports are used in construction when an existing structure requires temporary support during demolition, construction, or retrofitting. The owner of the structure could be concerned about the structure settling, shifting, or completely failing. Sometimes the structures continue to be occupied, such as a building or bridge; and sometimes the facility is completely put out of service during construction. Regardless of the situation, the condition of the structure and safety of the public is most important. In order to ensure public safety, this course presents the important matters that must be considered before and during the design of temporary supports with different examples and case studies.
This 2 PDH online course is applicable to licensed design professionals, structural engineers, consulting engineers or/and a licensed general contractor who are interested in gaining knowledge about the design of temporary structural supports.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills.
- Familiarizing with the important matters that must be considered before the design of temporary supports
- Understanding when temporary supports are used
- Providing detailed examples that represent challenging and unusual temporary support situations
- Learning how to calculate the weight of the structure being supported and determining where the structure can be supported
- Understanding what supporting elements can be used and what are the longest spans
- Providing a detailed case study that is representative of temporary support situations that one may encounter in heavy civil construction
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