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Live Seminars:
" Engineering Disasters and Forensic Engineering + Engineering Marvels."
1- One-Day Seminar ( 15 PDH, includes 1 PDH in Ethics) $349.00
7 PDH Live Seminar +
8 PDH CD Home Seminar
Seminar Topics for 2007 "New Topics"
One-Day Seminar (Saturday))
Registration & .... Continental Breakfast ......(8:30 A.M-4:00 P.M.)
- Opening statement and remarks.
Forensic engineering & engineering accident reconstruction. A general discussion of what is Forensic engineering and engineering accident investigation. Sample case studies of forensic engineering in different fields. Sample computer animation for courtroom presentation. The general fundamental of engineering accident investigation and working the scene of the accident. Photographing, video graphing, taking measurement and collecting evidence from the scene of the accident. Product liability, failure analysis, vehicle, truck and train accidents.
..................... Break..............................( 5 minutes)
- Rebuilding new Orleans New case
The recovery of New Orleans from the devastation brought by Hurricane Katrina will take years, if not decades. But before long-term solutions can be implemented, immediate repairs are needed to protect New Orleans from the future hurricane season.
..................... Break..............................( 5 minutes)
- Roof Structure Collapse. Video clips presentation and discussion of roof collapse in an indoor stadium in Kansas
- Construction accidents caused by overload. Video Clip presentation of the walkway collapse accident at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City Missouri, roof collapse of Sampoon Department store in South Korea and wedge failure in a lift slab method in Lambiance Plaza in Bridgeport Connecticut.
..................... Break, tea & coffee.......(5 minutes)
- Snoohvit Arctic Gas Processing platform New case
Snoohvit is Europe's first liquefied natural gas plant, constructed on a gargantuan floating platform the size of two soccer fields. While it was built in the port of Cadisz in southern Spain, the plant's final destination is the icy waters off the coast Norway – nearly 2,500 miles away. In order to make the trip, the plant will have to be loaded onto a massive transport barge.
Watch as the gigantic plant is slowly loaded onto the submerged barge, then lifted out of the water and prepared for the grueling, cross-globe trip. Follow Snoohvit as it makes its way across the stormy Bay of Biscay and the world's most congested shipping lane, the English Channel, up into the North Sea. Finally, discover how workers pull off the most delicate maneuver of all: removing the plant from the transport vessel and carefully positioning it squarely in the midst of a vast dry-dock that's been cut out of a remote arctic island.
..................... Break..............................( 5 minutes)
- Bridge accidents. Video clips presentation of structural failure of a bridge in New York caused by improper bridge construction. Structural failure and collapse of the Silver Bridge in West Virginia caused by crack corrosion.
.......... Lunch Break......( lunch will be provided)......12:00 P.M-12:30
- Sakalin Oil & Ice. New case
Watch one of the world's largest, most involved construction projects – the sprawling Sakhalin oil and gas complex, located on a remote island off the eastern coast of Russia. The Russians are pouring billions into this city-sized operation – designed to suck fossil fuel from a frigid corner of the Pacific Ocean – with the hope that it will provide a needed boost to the region's economy. Watch one of the most ambitious construction plans of our time.
..................... Break..............................( 5 minutes)
- Industrial fires and plant explosion. New case
Video clips and animation of some of the recent plant explosions in US. What caused it and how did it happened plus Phillips plant explosion in the ship channel in Houston, Texas.
..................... Break..............................( 5 minutes)
- Sky Walkers; Engineers and construction workers at high elevations; Video clips presentation of engineers and construction workers working at hair-raising altitudes pushing the limits of safety beyond imagination. From repairing the radio antennas, to changing the bulb on top of the Empire Estates or construction of the new AOL building in New York.
..................... Break..............................( 5 minutes)
- Building the USS Truman. New case
Take a comprehensive, insider's look at the aircraft carriers of today's United States Navy. Marvel as a mind-boggling array of workers, materials and technologies combine to create an aircraft carrier right before your eyes. Exclusive footage captures the building of the USS Reagan – from the moment the ship is conceived to its delivery to a jubilant Navy crew.
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15 PDH; One-Day Seminar ( 2006)
10 PDH seminar including 1 PDH ethics video + Free 5 PDH self study course related material
The class starts with fundamentals of engineering accident investigation and Forensic Engineering. We start the class with small cases in different fields and move to some of the high profile accidents in the country and around the world in different fields of engineering.
All of the high profile cases are in the form of video presentation. The cases have been personally selected among hundreds of other cases for the past 10 years. We cover engineering disasters and catastrophes in construction, ships, offshore platforms, vehicle design, bridge design, gas pipeline, industrial accidents and plant explosions.
We also have a 1 PDH video presentation of ethics and we finish the class with one of the marvels of engineering around the world, the construction and future widening of the Panama Canal.
Depending
on the PDH requirements of the State, in some states with self study
credits (like Texas) we will have a one-day seminar and others with
no self study credits (like Louisiana), we offer a two-day seminar.
One-Day Seminar (Saturday))
Registration & .... Continental Breakfast ......(7:00 A.M-5:30 P.M.)
- Opening statement and remarks.
- Forensic engineering & engineering accident reconstruction. A general discussion of what is Forensic engineering and engineering accident investigation. Sample case studies of forensic engineering in different fields. Sample computer animation for courtroom presentation. The general fundamental of engineering accident investigation and working the scene of the accident. Photographing, video graphing, taking measurement and collecting evidence from the scene of the accident. Product liability, failure analysis, vehicle, truck and train accidents.
..................... Break..............................( 5 minutes)
- Roof Structure Collapse. Video clips presentation and discussion of roof collapse in an indoor stadium in Kansas and a 19th century Cathedral in Italy.
..................... Break..............................( 5 minutes)
- Construction accidents caused by overload. Video Clip presentation of the walkway collapse accident at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City Missouri, roof collapse of Sampoon Department store in South Korea and wedge failure in a lift slab method in Lambiance Plaza in Bridgeport Connecticut.
..................... Break, Cut out fruit, tea & coffee.......(5 minutes)
- Maritime and fire accidents on ships and offshore platforms. Video clips presentation of a sea ferry accident in Scotland, structural failure on a cruise ship causing the cruise ship to sink, fire on Piper Alpha offshore platform caused by a leaking valve, oil spill by Exxon Valdez and structural testing and modifications of the oil tankers in US waters after the Exxon Valdez incident.
..................... Break..............................( 5 minutes)
- Bridge accidents. Video clips presentation of structural failure of a bridge in New York caused by improper bridge construction. Structural failure and collapse of the Silver Bridge in West Virginia caused by crack corrosion. Structural failure of a Box bridge in Australia.
.......... Lunch Break......( lunch will be provided)......12:00 P.M-12:30
- Capsized offshore platform Alexander Killian in the North Sea. How a small crack caused by welding was not detected in one of the legs of the platform and after months of poundings by the waves, the crack grew and took one of the platform's legs off, causing the platform to capsize.
..................... Break..............................( 5 minutes)
- NASA Firefighters, Industrial fires and plant explosion. Video clip presentation of NASA firefighters training in case of a rocket explosion and Phillips plant explosion in the ship channel in Houston, Texas.
..................... Break..............................( 5 minutes)
- Quick review of what is Daubert-Robinson Challenge for engineers and scientists.
- Building the Brooklyn Bridge. (1 hr. Ethics). The Brooklyn Bridge was built during the mid 19th century. The bridge is one of the marvels of engineering for the time that it was built. See the challenges and personal sacrifices made by the Chief Engineer Mr. John Roebling, his family, his engineers and his working crew to finish the bridge.
..................... Break.. Chocolate chip cookies, brownies and coffee.......( 5 minutes)
- Sky Walkers; Engineers and construction workers at high elevations; Video clips presentation of engineers and construction workers working at hair-raising altitudes pushing the limits of safety beyond imagination. From repairing the radio antennas, to changing the bulb on top of the Empire Estates or construction of the new AOL building in New York.
..................... Break..............................( 5 minutes)
- Explosion in a water station; geological factor: Explosion in a new water station built for a small town in England. How coal was not detected or taken into consideration in the soil when the station was being built and the underground tunnel were dogged and pipes were installed. Resulting in accumulation of Methane gas finding their way to the station.
..................... Break........Ice cream break......................( 5 minutes)
- Extreme Engineering; The Boston's Big Dig. One of the biggest and most challenging projects in US history. See how the city's traffic was eliminated by building a 10 lanes highway 120 feet below the city's surface.
Two-Day Seminar (Louisiana):
2-Two-Day Seminar (16 PDH, includes 2 PDH in Ethics) $425.00
8 PDH Live Seminar each day including 1 PDH in ethics
Engineering Catastrophes, Disasters and Forensic Engineering
16 PDH seminar including 2 PDH ethics video
( 8 PDH each day including 1 PDH in ethics)
The
first day of the seminar is the same as the One-day seminar in Texas with
some extra footage. The second day is also case study and video
presentation of different engineering accidents, catastrophes and
disasters in different fields of engineering.
The
discussion of why it happened and how it affected people's lives.
There is also another 1 PDH video presentation for ethics. And finally
after showing two days of accidents and disasters we finish the
seminar with two different video presentations in Extreme Engineering.
(If you are registered in LA and are interested in the DVD course. Upon our agreement with the LAPEL, you would have to take the quiz and you have at least 7 out of 12 questions correct. You can take the quiz as many times as you want. You can check the quiz questions at the Quiz Question Page, before ordering the DVD. We will keep your records for 3 years per LAPEL rules.)
Seminar Schedule:
Day one: ( 8 PDH including 1 PDH in ethics)
Registration & .... Continental Breakfast ......(8:00-8:30)
- Opening statement and remarks.
- Forensic engineering & engineering accident reconstruction. A general discussion of what is Forensic engineering and engineering accident investigation. Sample case studies of forensic engineering in different fields. Sample computer animation for courtroom presentation. The general fundamental of engineering accident investigation and working the scene of the accident. Photographing, video graphing, taking measurement and collecting evidence from the scene of the accident. Product liability, failure analysis, vehicle, truck and train accidents.
- Roof Structure Collapse. Video clips presentation and discussion of roof collapse in an indoor stadium in Kansas and a 19th century Cathedral in Italy.
- Construction accidents caused by overload. Video Clip presentation of the walkway collapse accident at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City Missouri, roof collapse of Sampoon Department store in South Korea and wedge failure in a lift slab method in Lambiance Plaza in Bridgeport Connecticut.
- Maritime and fire accidents on ships and offshore platforms. Video clips of a sea ferry accident in Scotland, structural failure on a cruise ship causing the cruise ship to sink, fire on Piper Alpha offshore platform, oil spill by Exxon Valdez, structural modifications of the oil tankers in US waters after the Exxon Valdez incident.
- Bridge accidents. Video clips of structural failure of the bridge in New York caused by improper bridge construction. Structural failure and collapse of the Silver Bridge in West Virginia caused by crack corrosion. Structural failure of a Box bridge in Sydney, Australia.
.......... Lunch Break......( lunch will be provided)......12:00 P.M-12:30
- Oil & Gas Fire accident. Video clip presentation of the blow out specialists bringing a gas well fire accident under control in Alberta, Canada.
- NASA Firefighters, Industrial fires and plant explosion. Video clips of NASA firefighters exercises in case of a rocket explosion and Phillips Plant explosion in the ship channel in Houston, Texas.
- Quick review of what is Daubert-Robinson Challenge.
- Ethics as an engineer and as an expert witness. (1 PDH Ethics) Battle of experts; Video clip case study of a murder trial, where the alleged murderer was accused of killing her mother by setting her mother and car on fire. Testimony of the two experts.
- Extreme Engineering, Building of the Panama Canal by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Future widening of the Canal by the US Army Corps of Engineers and other European Engineering companies.
- End of the Class
Day Two: ( 8 PDH including 1 PDH in ethics)
- Opening statement and remarks.
- Sky Walkers; Engineers and construction workers at high elevations; Video clips presentation of engineers and construction workers working at hair-raising altitudes pushing the limits of safety beyond imagination. From repairing the radio antennas, to changing the bulb on top of the Empire Estates or construction of the new AOL building in New York.
- Roof Structure Collapse. Video clips presentation and discussion of roof collapse in an indoor stadium in Kansas and a 19th century Cathedral in Italy.
..................... Break...............................(10:00 A.M.)
- Oklahoma Bombing. Why so much damage was caused by one bomb? Video clip presentation and discussion of the accident. Studying the reaction of the building and floors as a result of the internal pressure increase caused by the bomb. The new guidelines and codes for the construction of federal and government buildings after the bombing.
- Capsized
offshore platform Alexander Killian in the North Sea.
How a small crack caused by welding was not detected in one of
the legs of the platform and after months of poundings by the
waves, the crack grew and took one of the platform's legs off,
causing the platform to capsize.
.......... Lunch Break......( lunch will be provided)......12:00 P.M-12:30
- Building the Brooklyn Bridge. (1 hr. Ethics). The Brooklyn Bridge was built during the mid 19th century. The bridge is one of the marvels of engineering for the time that it was built. See the challenges and personal sacrifices made by the Chief Engineer Mr. John Roebling, his family, his engineers and his working crew to finish the bridge.
- Explosion in a water station; geological factor: Explosion in a new water station built for a small town in England. How coal was not detected or taken into consideration in the soil when the station was being built and the underground tunnel were dogged and pipes were installed. Resulting in accumulation of Methane gas finding their way to the station.
..................... Break, Friday afternoon back strech...............................(3:00 P.M.)
- Extreme Engineering; The Super Racers. Treat yourself into a first hand look into the world of high tech motor speed race cars. See the computer 3-D car design, aerodynamic detail borrowed from the aerospace industry, and engines several thousand times more powerful than street cars. From Grand prix cars and Nascars to off road racing, see how the automotive engineers flex their muscles at the race trace.
- Extreme Engineering; The Boston's Big
Dig. One of the biggest and most challenging projects
in US history. See how the city's traffic was eliminated by building
a 10 lanes highway 120 feet below the city's surface.
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