KEEPING IT ALL TOGETHER

This CE course equips architects, engineers, and construction professionals with knowledge of fasteners, adhesives, and welds—the essential materials that hold structures together. It emphasizes proper terminology, material compatibility, and the advantages of combining different joining methods for durability and performance.

🕒 2 CE HOURS   

CREDIT DESIGNATION: LU| HSW          

Date of course creation/update: 04/21/2025

Course Approval NO:  517MCARP

Education Pathways, LLC provider #10121561, is approved as an AIA Continuing Education Provider by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. AIA provider approval period: 02/05/2026–02/05/2027. Architects completing this course receive 2 continuing education credits as designated by AIA.

This online reading-based asynchronous distance learning course :

Explores the differences between removable fasteners (nails, screws, bolts) and permanent connections (rivets, adhesives, welds). Participants will examine fastener characteristics, abbreviations, adhesive types, and welding methods. The course emphasizes how to select appropriate joining materials for specific applications, ensuring safety, efficiency, and long‑term reliability. By the end, participants will be prepared to specify, apply, and evaluate fastening systems in construction projects.

 

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Describe differences between adhesives, welds, and fasteners.

  2. Differentiate types of fasteners and their uses.

  3. Identify five characteristics used to describe fasteners.

  4. Explain how nail design determines use.

  5. Answer questions about common fastener abbreviations.

  6. Recognize varieties of adhesives used in construction.

  7. Discuss advantages of combining adhesives and fasteners.

  8. Determine welding methods used to permanently join metals.

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