Each year in February and March, SEAW 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.

Fifteen 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 27th.

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 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 Zoom from 6:30pm to 8:30pmPT. 

Course Schedule

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

Tuesday, February 11 | Structural Design I
Mathew Wies, P.E., S.E., DCI Engineers

Thursday, February 13 | Structural Design II
Mathew Wies, P.E., S.E., DCI Engineers

Tuesday, February 18 | Seismic Design I
Mike Visser, P.E., S.E., Visser Engineering

Thursday, February 20 | Seismic Design II
Mike Visser, P.E., S.E., Visser Engineering

Tuesday, February 25 | Wind Design
Russell Larsen, P.E., S.E., Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Thursday, February 27 | Bridge Design I
Josh Pruitt, P.E., S.E., KPFF Consulting Engineers

Tuesday, March 4 | Bridge Design II
Josh Pruitt, P.E., S.E., KPFF Consulting Engineers

Thursday, March 6 | Masonry Design
John Hochwalt, P.E., S.E., KPFF Consulting Engineers

Tuesday, March 11 | Concrete Design I
Alex Wiley, P.E., S.E., Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Thursday, March 13 | Concrete Design II
Alex Wiley, P.E., S.E., Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Tuesday, March 18 | Cold-Formed Steel Design
Chris LeVan, P.E., S.E., KPFF Consulting Engineers Inc.

Thursday, March 20 | Wood Design
TBA

Tuesday, March 25 | Foundations & Earth Retaining Structures (pre-recorded)
Andrew McGlenn P.E., S.E., Delve Underground

Thursday, March 27 | Prestressed Concrete Design
Ron Mirahsani, P.E., S.E., CKC Structural Engineers