Course Description | 8 Hour Self-Paced Course

Learn how to identify and inspect structural system elements using applicable standards for material selection and installation procedures to assess immediate and long-term safety and maintenance issues that may affect people or the structural stability of the building. Understand which professional and/or resource is most appropriate to refer a client to for maintenance/correction of defects.

• Module 1 – Structural Inspection Introduction
• Module 2 – Standards of Practice/Forces Acting on a Structure
• Module 3 – Foundation: Categories & Components
• Module 4 – Foundation Types
• Module 5 – Foundation Materials
• Module 6 – Structure Evaluation
• Module 7 – Structure Evaluation: Crack Analysis
• Module 8 – Foundation Defects
• Module 9 – The Floor System Part 1
• Module 10 – The Floor System Part 2
• Module 11 – Floor System Defects
• Module 12 – Wall System
• Module 13 – Wall System Defects
• Module 14 – Roof and Ceiling Systems
• Module 15 – Roof and Ceiling Systems Defects