Seismic Design Review for the California Civil Professional Engineers Examination
Modified: January 1, 2023
Seismic Design Review Webinars
Seismic Design Review Webinars will be available in either live web seminars or an on-demand webinar format to prepare for the 2022 California Civil Seismic Principles (CSP) Examination. Presented by Steven T. Hiner, MS, SE, the webinars communicate the same materials and offer a similar learning experience to the SDR Live Seminars without the stress of long commutes or the distractions of a classroom environment.
The SDR Live Webinars
The Winter 2024 SDR Live Webinar lecture material will be presented over five weeks of Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm PST, and the example problems and Q&A will be presented over five weeks on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm PST.
The SDR On-Demand Webinars
The 2020 SDR On-Demand Webinars were created from the 2020 Live Webinars offered in late January through February 2020. Those recordings were edited into multiple videos that coincide with the four SDR Live Seminar lectures. A total of four lectures may be purchased individually (approximately 8 hours of content per lecture) or as one package (approximately 32 hours of content for ALL lectures) at a 15% discount.
First Time Exam Candidates
It is strongly recommended that first time candidates of the California Civil PE Special Seismic Principles Examination purchase all four lectures of the SDR On-Demand Webinars.
The SDR Workbook is NOT included with the price of the Live Webinars or On-Demand Webinars
To participate in either the Live or On-Demand webinars, you will need to obtain a copy of the Seismic Design Review Workbook, which can be ordered on the SDR Workbook page.
More questions? Check the SDR FAQs page for the answers.
2024 SDR Live Webinar Schedule and Registration
The Winter 2024 SDR Live Webinars WILL be offered in January and February 2024 to prepare examinees for the 2024-Q1 or later testing quarters on the 2022 CBC.
SDR On-Demand Webinar Library Access
The 2020 SDR On-Demand Webinars are available NOW to prepare for ALL 2023 testing quarters (i.e., Q1, Q2, Q3 or Q4) of the California Civil PE Special Seismic Principles Examination.
The Winter 2024 SDR Live Webinars will be recorded and edited to become the 2024 SDR On-Demand Webinars which will be available shortly after the conclusion of the Winter 2024 SDR Live Webinars.
Returning SDR On-Demand Library Users
Use the following link to access your remaining time on previously purchased on-demand content (you will need the login and password you obtained at the time of your original purchase).
“ After two attempts on my own I decided to take Hiner's class. This class was instrumental to me passing the exam on my third attempt. Hiner has done an exceptional job summarizing the content and the subjects needed to pass the exam. I found his manual to be the most thorough, conclusive and clearly articulated. His class is extremely well structured and geared toward helping people at all stages get through this exam ... he works very hard to make sure that you have the best chances of passing possible.”
Jonathon L., PE
Half Moon Bay, CA
“ The On-Demand course was invaluable and did a wonderful job explaining the more difficult concepts (particularly diaphragms) that reading text/example problems in the SDR Workbook just couldn't convey.”
Andrew C., PE
San Francisco, CA
“ I passed the Seismic exam on my first attempt thanks to your great online course and accompanying workbook. I felt the material prepared me for all of the exam topics extremely well. I was familiar with all of the subjects in the questions on the exam. The only difficult part was the pace of the actual exam. Thank you for a great course!”
Danielle G., PE
San Jose, CA