PCI Online Academy

Overview

PCI's Online Academy offers a series of continuing education modules tailored for engineering practitioners and students. Each academy features weekly sessions spanning 90 minutes, conducted over four to six weeks, with participants earning continuing education credits upon completion. These sessions are led by professors and industry authorities specializing in precast concrete design, leveraging their extensive expertise to optimize the learning experience. No prior experience in precast concrete is necessary for participants, as the program's technical content is designed to benefit individuals involved in or aspiring to engage with the design of such structures, including licensed engineers, EITs, professors, as well as graduate and undergraduate students.

Online Academy Pricing

Member Type	Price
PCI/CPCI Members	$450
Student	$135
Government	$495
Non-Members	$900

Lateral Loads Pricing

Member Type	Price
PCI/CPCI Members	$675
Student	$200
Government	$745
Non-Members	$1350

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PCI Online Academy: Advanced Prestressed Design August 26 – October 7, 2025 This course is specific to needs of the Precast / Prestressed Concrete industry. This course presents advanced design topics of precast/prestressed components based on information presented in Chapter 5 of the 8th Edition PCI Design Handbook. This course builds on the concepts introduced in the Basic Prestressed Concrete Design series offered by PCI earlier this year. This 6-part online series will present the background and details of provisions for design precast/prestressed components including torsion, dapped end design, ledge design, corbel design, design of compression members, and detailing of beam openings.	8/26/2025 5:00:00 PM
PCI Online Academy: Lateral Loads November 5 – January 14, 2026 This online academy covers wind loading and seismic loading up to SDC F, as well as the diaphragm design requirements outlined in ASCE 7-16. It reviews code requirements for resistance of force and detailing requirements for intended ductility of higher seismic design forces. The impacts of these requirements will be examined for shear walls and moment-resisting frames, along with connection requirements. Diaphragm force determination following ASCE 7-16 will be presented, including simplifying assumptions for diaphragm behavior and required force transfer within the diaphragm. This includes lateral forces that a structure undergoes and the associated free body diagrams of the systems. Additionally, the series offers a review of Lateral Force Resisting System (LFRS) components and their interrelationship to the Building Code and standards with respect to Response Modification Factors, Over Strength Factors, and Deflection Amplification Factors. It also presents a review of lateral forces collection and distribution, highlighting the difference in component-level loading demand compared to the LFRS demand. Attendees will learn how to calculate wind loads and seismic loads on structures, as well as the distribution of these forces to the LFRS.	11/5/2025 5:00:00 PM

PCI Online Academy: Advanced Prestressed Design

August 26 – October 7, 2025

This course is specific to needs of the Precast / Prestressed Concrete industry. This course presents advanced design topics of precast/prestressed components based on information presented in Chapter 5 of the 8th Edition PCI Design Handbook. This course builds on the concepts introduced in the Basic Prestressed Concrete Design series offered by PCI earlier this year. This 6-part online series will present the background and details of provisions for design precast/prestressed components including torsion, dapped end design, ledge design, corbel design, design of compression members, and detailing of beam openings.

PCI Online Academy: Lateral Loads

November 5 – January 14, 2026

This online academy covers wind loading and seismic loading up to SDC F, as well as the diaphragm design requirements outlined in ASCE 7-16. It reviews code requirements for resistance of force and detailing requirements for intended ductility of higher seismic design forces. The impacts of these requirements will be examined for shear walls and moment-resisting frames, along with connection requirements. Diaphragm force determination following ASCE 7-16 will be presented, including simplifying assumptions for diaphragm behavior and required force transfer within the diaphragm. This includes lateral forces that a structure undergoes and the associated free body diagrams of the systems. Additionally, the series offers a review of Lateral Force Resisting System (LFRS) components and their interrelationship to the Building Code and standards with respect to Response Modification Factors, Over Strength Factors, and Deflection Amplification Factors. It also presents a review of lateral forces collection and distribution, highlighting the difference in component-level loading demand compared to the LFRS demand. Attendees will learn how to calculate wind loads and seismic loads on structures, as well as the distribution of these forces to the LFRS.