Agenda

Registration:                    8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:             8:30 – 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 CEPHs/Contact Hours
     7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units

Professional Engineers

     7.0 PDHs

International Code Council

     7.0 Contact Hours

Contractors

     Non-Mandatory Cont. Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 HSW continuing education hours to architects and 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Texas.

The American Institute of Architects has approved this event 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, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.

The International Code Council has approved this event for7.0 contact hours (.7 CEUs) in the specialty area of Building.

This seminar offers contractors a continuing education opportunity, but it has not been submitted to any state contractor licensing entity for continuing education approval.

Attendance will be monitored, and 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

Jerald W. Kunkel

Jerald W. Kunkel Consulting Engineers, Inc. in ArlingtonMr. Kunkel is a registered professional engineer in 37 states. He received his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and his master’s degree in Structural Engineering from the University of Texas – Arlington. He specializes in the design and investigation of commercial and residential structures. His design experience includes bridge design, steel and concrete design of commercial buildings, and concrete and wood framing design of residential structures. He has been involved in the design of slab-on-grade foundations in the expansive clay soils of north central Texas and at various locations nationwide for the past 34 years. Mr. Kunkel currently conducts seminars and lectures at trade schools on residential construction, remodeling and repair. He is also a professor in practice at the University of Texas at Arlington, an adjunct professor at Tarrant County College and a fellow and lifetime member in the American Society of Civil Engineers. Mr. Kunkel is also a Texas certified windstorm engineer.

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