Online CPD / PDH learning for engineers
Build your CPD / PDH record with practical engineering learning, at your own pace. Complete the course and assessment to receive your personalized certificate and supporting learning records.
Claim eligible learning time under your regulator’s rules. How the hours work →
One-time course purchase
No software subscription required
Total: $99 USD.
Read the complete first lesson before you buy. No account needed for the preview. See your certificate & records →
Certificate of completion
Professional Engineering
Continuing Education
This certifies that
Your name
has completed the course requirements and assessment for
Practical Beam Analysis
OB-CE-BEAM-101 · Version 1.1
Your issued certificate also shows your assessment result and recorded study time. CPD / PDH acceptance is determined by your regulator.
Your professional development hours
The course has a 180-minute learning plan, including the assessment. Work through the lessons and calculations at your own pace, record your actual study time, and complete the required activities to receive your certificate.
How many hours can you claim? Record your actual learning time and report the portion allowed by your Canadian regulator or U.S. licensing board. The planned course duration is not a guarantee of accepted credit. Check your jurisdiction before enrolling.
Your completion package includes a numbered certificate, actual-time log, saved calculation workbook and syllabus. It distinguishes planned hours from learner-reported time. View the course outline →
What you take away
Finish with your personalized certificate and the evidence for your CPD / PDH record. Complete the six calculation records, five module checks and the final assessment at 80% or higher to receive your completion package.
The certificate documents course completion; credit acceptance depends on your regulator. Check CPD / PDH eligibility →
Certificate of completion
Professional Engineering
Continuing Education
This certifies that
Your name
has completed the course requirements and assessment for
Practical Beam Analysis
OB-CE-BEAM-101 · Version 1.1
Your issued certificate also shows your assessment result and recorded study time. CPD / PDH acceptance is determined by your regulator.
Learn by producing a calculation
The engineering guides supply the references. This course adds a connected project, independent exercises, feedback and a saved record of your own reasoning.
2.5 kPa floor pressure · 3 m tributary width · 0.5 kN/m self-weight · 20 kN equipment load at x = 3 m.
Turn that brief into a checked set of results. Then transfer the same process to stiffness decisions, a flawed report and an uplift-sensitive overhang.
Choose credible supports, turn pressure into line load and independently close equilibrium.
Derive shear and moment, locate the true maximum and connect stiffness to deflection and stress.
Diagnose an error, test a changed load case and record what is verified—and what is still outside scope.
Analyze or review beam-like members and know basic statics, algebra, units and the meaning of E and I. Suitable for practising engineers, EITs and advanced students.
This is written instruction with figures and calculator labs, not video or individual coaching. It teaches elastic analysis and verification—not a full material-code beam design. Use a desktop or laptop for the labs.
The six-module curriculum
Each module combines an illustrated lesson, worked workshop and calculation record. The 180-minute plan includes the final assessment; optional references and extensions add depth.
Compare five beam systems, select defensible supports, trace load paths and state the boundary of the model.
You produce A five-system comparison and a defensible support-model statement.
Preview this complete lesson →Translate physical loading, establish sign conventions, and close the equilibrium check.
You produce An 8 m floor-beam load take-down, reactions and independent equilibrium check.
Construct and audit diagrams using jumps, slopes, areas, extrema and boundary values.
You produce Piecewise shear/moment equations and the exact peak location for your floor beam.
Connect E, I, span, curvature, boundary conditions, deflected shape and elastic bending stress.
You produce A deflection check, required stiffness and elastic-stress calculation.
Use independent checks to detect unit, support, loading, and interpretation errors.
You produce A discrepancy diagnosis and an actionable accept, revise or reject note.
Review an overhanging beam, identify uplift and hogging at an interior support, and complete the assessment.
You produce An overhang/uplift review, a controlled load change and the final assessment.
Read or print the complete syllabus →Five-model beam-type comparison lab · Worked examples · Independent calculations
Canada & United States
Use the course for relevant technical learning, then retain the evidence required for your professional-development record. Check course format, subject and provider requirements before purchasing for renewal credit.
Ontario — PEO PEAK CPD hours: PEO does not endorse providers or accredit activities. Choose learning relevant to your practice and report only admissible time actually spent. This technical course does not replace PEO’s mandatory Professional Practice Module. PEO PEAK requirements.
British Columbia — CE hours: Engineers and Geoscientists BC recognizes relevant learning, including self-directed study, beyond routine job duties. Activities do not need accreditation, but supporting records must be retained. EGBC continuing education guidance.
United States — engineering PDH / CPC: Acceptance depends on your board, subject, delivery format and provider requirements. Texas accepts qualifying online learning with supporting documentation and does not pre-approve courses. Texas CEP guidance.
New York: Approved sponsorship is required. Optimal Beam is not advertising approved sponsor status; do not purchase this course for New York renewal credit unless the required approval is confirmed. NYSED requirements.
Other jurisdictions: Check your own regulator before purchase, especially provider approval, self-study limits and subject requirements. This is a technical analysis course, not an ethics or jurisdiction-specific law course. No universal Canada/U.S. acceptance is claimed.
Guidance checked October 10, 2026. Retain the syllabus, saved calculation records, completion certificate and your actual-time log.
Standalone course access
For $99 USD, follow the complete 3-hour learning plan and receive your certificate after successful completion. Keep your study-time log, workbook and syllabus for your CPD / PDH records.
No recurring software subscription. No individual grading or guaranteed regulatory credit.
Before you start
Still unsure whether the course fits your learning needs? Contact us.
The course is planned for 3 hours (180 minutes), including the learning activities, five module checks and final assessment. Your completion record distinguishes this planned workload from your actual learner-reported time. Record only the hours permitted by your regulator; purchasing or passing the course does not by itself guarantee 3 accepted hours.
The course provides a planned three-hour technical learning programme, calculation records, an assessment, a certificate and a detailed outline. Report actual admissible time; this course does not replace the PEO Professional Practice Module. PEO does not accredit or endorse individual CPD providers or activities. Each licence holder must determine whether the content is admissible and relevant to their practice under the current PEAK rules.
State requirements differ. The course supplies a completion certificate and supporting record for engineers seeking relevant technical PDH or CPC activity, but Optimal Beam does not claim universal state-board approval. Confirm acceptance with each board where you are licensed.
Successful learners receive a uniquely numbered certificate, public verification page, course code and version, completion date, learning outcomes, instructor information and a printable audit record.
No. It is a code-neutral structural-analysis and calculation-verification course. It does not establish member capacity or compliance with CSA, AISC, ACI, NDS or another material design standard.
No. The calculator is used as a learning laboratory, but the course purchase is separate and the required exercises do not require a recurring software subscription.
It is designed for practising civil, structural and mechanical engineers, EITs and advanced engineering students who analyze or review beam-like members.
Submit six calculation records with your reasoning, complete the five module checks, then answer 20 applied questions covering every module. A score of 80% is required. A new question set is available after additional review.
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