Studying for SE II exam
Studying for SE II exam
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am trying to decide if it's necessary to purchase the
AISC Seismic Design Manual or NOT. It is quite expensive and I am not working at the moment. Does anyone know
if I will absolutely need it for the STRUCTURAL II exam?
I have all the other reference books, I just don't have this one. I'm hoping I can do without it, that the AISC 13th Edition Manual is sufficient to solve the Steel problem.
Thanks for your help in advance.






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Thank you JAE. You just saved me a boat load of money. It looks like I will be busy this week.
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"Two of the four problems in buildings will have seismic content."
and
"Two of the four problems in bridges will have seismic content."
You can download the two page outline of the exam's content (which includes the quotes given above) directly from NCEES:
http://www.ncees.org/Exams/PE_exam.php
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design. I've looked at the AISC Seismic Design Manual again and it does include the ANSI/SISC 341-05 and the ANSI/AISC 358-05 (What is this?). Like ARLORD said, it also has
examples that are helpful.
Am I taking a gamble here by not purchasing the book? Money is kind of tight right now.
I do not have much experience designing steel structures in high seismic regions.
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The AISC Seismic Manual has a lot of valuable examples in it, not just related to seismic design.
Chances are you will see all building materials on the SEII exam.
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Thank you AlienMonkey for your reply. I am in AZ, we are allowed to bring looseleaf here. I may get the book eventually, I hope I can pass without it in April.
Too bad for me that I live in a state where passing SE I is not enough to be a PE, I must suffer through the SE II. All of you living in States where the licensing is not discipline specific, consider yourself lucky. I know all this suffering will be worth it when I pass and can finally put this nightmare exam to rest.
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you could also download FEMA 451 for free from there website. It has a lot of seismic design examples. Chapters 5 is the steel section. It has examples for different types of LFRS.
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Really, if you are taking the SEII, and want to be a licensed SE you should already have this book on your shelf.