Each year in February and March, SEAW, with the cooperation of the University of Washington Department of Civil Engineering, presents the SEAW Refresher Course. The course is designed to assist practicing engineers in the review of principles of structural engineering for buildings and bridges.

Thirteen two-hour lectures are presented by experienced structural engineers from the Seattle area.   

Refresher Course Notes: For those unable to attend the course in person, complete course notes of the most recent course are available via a download link for easy access at a price of $150.00 for SEAW & SEAO members, and $200.00 for all others.

The annual Refresher Course takes place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from February 6th through March 26th.

The course instruction and PDF notes are designed to assist engineers preparing for the NCEES Structural Exam and for practicing engineers who want to review principles of structural engineering. Fifteen two-hour lectures will present information regarding Structural Analysis, Wind Design, Foundations & Earth Retaining Structures, Seismic Design I & II, Structural Steel Design I & II, Concrete Design I & II, Pre-stressed/Post-tensioned Concrete Design, Bridge Design I & II, Wood Design, Masonry Design, and Cold-Formed Steel Design.

Course presentations are exclusively offered online through GoToMeeting. 

Course Schedule

Tuesday, February 6 | Introduction & Analysis
Bruce Erickson, P.E., S.E., KPFF Consulting Engineers

Thursday, February 8 | Wind Design
Russell Larsen, P.E., S.E., Magnusson Klemencic Association

Tuesday, February 13 | Structural Design I
Mathew Wies, P.E., S.E., DCI Engineers

Thursday, February 15 | Structural Design II
Mathew Wies, P.E., S.E., DCI Engineers

Tuesday, February 20 | Bridge Design I
Josh Pruitt, P.E., S.E., KPFF Consulting Engineers

Thursday, February 22 | Bridge Design II
Josh Pruitt, P.E., S.E., KPFF Consulting Engineers

Tuesday, February 27 | Seismic Design I
Mike Visser, P.E., S.E., Visser Engineering

Thursday, February 29 | Seismic Design II
Mike Visser, P.E., S.E., Visser Engineering

Tuesday, March 5 | Concrete Design I (pre-recorded)
Mark Whiteley, P.E., S.E., CKC Structural Engineers

Thursday, March 7 | Concrete Design II (pre-recorded)
Mark Whiteley, P.E., S.E., CKC Structural Engineers

Tuesday, March 12 | Prestressed Concrete Design
Ron Mirahsani, P.E., S.E., CKC Structural Engineers

Thursday, March 14 | Wood Design
Dick Hemmen, P.E., S.E., DCI Engineers 

Tuesday, March 19 | Masonry Design
John Hochwalt, P.E., S.E., KPFF Consulting Engineers

Thursday, March 21 | Foundations & Earth Retaining Structures (pre-recorded)
Andrew McGlenn P.E., S.E., Delve Underground

Tuesday, March 26 | Cold-Formed Steel Design
Chris LeVan, P.E., S.E., KPFF Consulting Engineers Inc.