On-Demand Transportation Courses

FPCA offers many eLearning courses through our national organization, the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI),  that are useful for engineers at all stages of their careers. Professors may require students to take eLearning courses to learn more about specific topics, and it is suggested that novice and mid-level-experienced engineers take in numerical order the T100 courses, and then the T500 and T510 courses. The remaining courses focus on specialized areas. Although more experienced engineers may elect to skip topics in eLearning courses, they can refresh their knowledge by reviewing specific modules and may wish to take the tests to earn PDHs or LUs.

Transportation Courses

T100 series course is based on Chapters 1 through 9 of PCI Bridge Design Manual, 3rd ed., 2nd release (MNL-133).

• T110 Preliminary Precast, Prestressed Concrete Design

• T115 Materials and Manufacturing of Precast, Prestressed Concrete

• T120 Design Loads and Load Distribution

• T125 Flexural Design of Precast, Prestressed Concrete—Service Limit States

• T130 Flexural Design of Precast, Prestressed Concrete—Strength Limit States

• T135 Refined and Approximate Estimates of Prestress Losses

• T145 Shear Design—Development and Use of Modified Compression Field Theory

• T160 Design of Beam End Zones

T200 series courses are based on the State-of-the-Art Report on Full-Depth Precast Concrete Bridge Deck Panels (SOA-01-1911).

• T210 Introduction on Full-Depth Panel Precast Concrete Deck System and Its Advantages

• T215 Design and Detailing of Full-Depth Precast Concrete Deck Panels

• T220 Production and Construction Details of Full-Depth Precast Concrete Deck Panels

• T225 Case Studies and Emerging Developments of Full-Depth Precast Concrete Deck Panels

T310 series course is based on MNL-133 Chapter 11: Extending Spans

• T310 Extending Spans

T450 series course is based on MNL-133 Chapter 10: Bridge Bearings

• T450 Bridge Bearings—Theory and Fundamentals

• T455 Bridge Bearings—Bearing Design

T710 series course is based on MNL-133 Chapter 18: Load Ratings

• T710 Load Rating—Overview and Methods

T500 and T510 series courses are based on the Bridge Geometry Manual (CB-02-20).

• T505 Fundamentals of Roadway Geometry

• T510 Working with Horizontal Alignments

• T515 Geometry of Straight Bridges

• T517 Curved Bridge Geometry

T520 series courses are based on Recommended Practice for Lateral Stability of Precast, Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders (CB-02-16) and User Manual for Calculating the Lateral Stability of Precast, Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders (CB-04-20).

• T520 Introductory Material and Hanging Girders

• T523 Stability During Transport of Bridge Girders

• T525 Stability of Girders in the Field

• T527 Calculations and Sensitivity Analysis

T350 series courses are based on the Curved Precast Concrete Bridges State-of-the-Art Report (CB-01-12), Guide Document for the Design of Curved, Spliced Precast Concrete U-Beam Bridges (CB-03-20), and MNL-133 Chapter 12.

• T350 Introduction, Implementation, and Delivery of Curved U-Beam Bridges

• T353 Modeling, Analysis and Design of Curved U-Beam Bridges

• T356 Design Details of Curved U-Beam Bridges

• T358 Design Example of Curved U-Beam Bridges

Transportation Webinars (By PCI Chapters)

• State of the Art Concepts for Precast Bridge Design - 11/10/21

• NEXT Beam: A Solution to Todays Aging Bridges - 8/19/21

• Ultra-High-Performance Concrete - A Game Changer - 2/18/21

• Accelerated Bridge Construction Using Precast Concrete - 10/22/20

Transportation Seminars

• Prestressed Concrete Bridge Design Seminar - 04/21

Learn more about precast, prestressed concrete bridge design in a three-session seminar jointly sponsored by the PCI Mid-Atlantic and PCI Northeast Chapters. Led by industry and fabricator experts Reid Castrodale, PhD, PE, FPCI; JP Binard, PE; Greg Gorman, PE; and Mike Culmo, PE, the virtual sessions give DOT professionals, contractors, consulting engineers, and other industry professionals the opportunity to dive deep into a range of precast transportation design and construction topics.

All three recordings of the April 2021 live sessions and their supplementary handouts are available. Get guidance and tips straight from the experts, discover current best practices, experience a virtual plant tour, and view a panel discussion with regional fabricators on a wide range of topics.

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