Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 11:45 am
Lunch (On your own): 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session: 12:45 – 5:00 pm
Understanding Structural Loads
Types of structural loads
General structural integrity
Classifying buildings and structures
Modifying and expanding existing structures
Dead Loads, Soil Loads and Hydrostatic Pressure
Weight of materials and structure
Soil loads and hydrostatic pressure
Live Loads
Uniformly-distributed loads
Concentrated loads
Required live loads
Impact loads
Flood Loads
Design loads
Loads on breakaway walls
Hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads
Wave loads
Rain, Ice and Snow Loads
Calculating rain, ice and snow loads on roofs
Design coefficients
Unbalanced, drifting and sliding loads
Wind Loads
Wind speed, importance factor, exposure, enclosure classifications
Allowed procedures (methods 1, 2 and 3)
Basic definitions and requirements
Main wind force resisting system vs. components and cladding
Earthquake Loads
Scope and applicability
Seismic ground motion values/geologic hazards and geotechnical
investigation
Importance factor and occupancy category
Seismic design category
Simplified structural design criteria for bearing walls and
building frame systems
Design requirements for non-structural components
Credits
Architects
7.0 HSW CE Hours
7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs
International Code Council
.7 CEUs – Building
Contractors
Non-Credit CE Activity
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 7.0 HSW continuing education/contact hours to architects and 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Utah.
This seminar is registered with the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885).
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved sponsor in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York(NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
The International Code Council has approved this activity for .7 CEUs in the specialty area of Building.
This course offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to Utah contractors.
Attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
John Hizer
DH Glabe & AssociatesProject Manager at DH Glabe & AssociatesMr. Hizer has worked on a number of large scale projects including structural inspections of power plants, metal refineries and mass material conveyors. After years of work with residential and commercial building design, he moved into heavy industrial design and renovation. He has also worked in research and development, working with more exotic materials such as aluminum, fiberglass and carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP). Mr. Hizer is an expert in structural analysis as well as finite element analysis (FEA). He currently works at DH Glabe and Associates, assisting contractors with temporary structures including shoring, scaffolding, formwork, anchorage, fall protection, product analysis, bridge erection plans, anchor testing and more. Mr. Hizer completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees concurrently in four years through an accelerated program at Utah State University. He is a licensed structural engineer in Utah, Hawaii, Colorado, and Illinois.