Taking PE Exam, AASHTO question
Taking PE Exam, AASHTO question
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I'll be taking my StructI exam in October and have no experience in bridge design, nor does my firm do it. What would you recommend me do? Skip all the AASHTO questions? Shell out $200+ for a manual? Just wondering how critical its going to be. All the PE's here havent taken an exam in awhile and have ancient AASHTO manuals that are probably worthless.






RE: Taking PE Exam, AASHTO question
Many of them are code questions.
You will have to force yourself to do pretty well on other subjects if you opt to abandon bridge.
RE: Taking PE Exam, AASHTO question
good luck, i was in the same spot your in last year. i would hate to get to the exam and realize that you didnt study something that you were 100% sure would be on the exam ahead of time, because it cant be any fun taking it twice.
ted
RE: Taking PE Exam, AASHTO question
By the way, I took and passed the Structural I in April and the AASHTO questions were by far the easiest. Almost all of the AASHTO questions were straight code with no calculations. I had no experience in bridges and I didn't know the AASHTO code at all, but it has the very best index of just about any book, let alone code, that I've ever seen. You can find ANYTHING very quickly in that monster of a code.
RE: Taking PE Exam, AASHTO question
I knew where to get 'em (prestressed concrete questions) because I had read the code.
If you can, try and buy it on eBay, otherwise, well, bite the bullet.
RE: Taking PE Exam, AASHTO question
RE: Taking PE Exam, AASHTO question
You definately need a copy of the AASHTO Specifications . The exam is in October so you have plenty of time to familiarize yourself with the AASHTO basics, but a reference manual/guide will help. I have heard there are refernce manuals that are for the SE exam (they were not available when I took the exam six yrs ago) I think Lindeburg has one. Check out
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Also the NCEES study guide and practice test is a great example of the type of questions that will be asked. I think one question on my exam actually was in the guide (differnt numbers, same solution)
Good luck
RE: Taking PE Exam, AASHTO question
RE: Taking PE Exam, AASHTO question
RE: Taking PE Exam, AASHTO question
RE: Taking PE Exam, AASHTO question
RE: Taking PE Exam, AASHTO question
RE: Taking PE Exam, AASHTO question
AASHTO is now either the Standard Specs or LRFD codes. The 2002 Standard Specs are the 17th and final edition. There will be no more updates to this spec because AASHTO is moving toward LRFD and will only provide updates to this code. The test used to give the questions in either LFD or LRFD whichever method you were most familiar with.
For AASHTO Standard Specs the latest version is the 17th Ed., 2002.
For AASHTO LRFD Specs latest version is the 3rd edition, 2004.
Double check with your board and NCEES to make sure this is what they require.
Good Luck.