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materials for civil pe exam - geotech depth

materials for civil pe exam - geotech depth

materials for civil pe exam - geotech depth

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i will take PE exam in october and thinking about geotech. can you suggest me books to study from? also on ncees exam format they dont list any code references. so we really dont need any? if we do, then what?

RE: materials for civil pe exam - geotech depth

In our area there are professional engineer groups that have committees that provide advice for the question you have. I'd check there. Sometimes past exams are available as examples of what to expect.

RE: materials for civil pe exam - geotech depth

The most useful book for my 1978 PE exam was Foundation Analysis and Design by Joseph Bowles, his 1968 edition. The book uses Imperial units, not metric. It seemed like most of the geotech problems were like the examples in Bowles' book.

www.PeirceEngineering.com

RE: materials for civil pe exam - geotech depth

When I took it in 1996, "Essentials of Soil Mechanics & Foundations:Basic Geotechnics" 1988 by McCarthy got me through it. However, the exam topics and format have since changed. The emphasis is now on foundations, earthquake geotechnics and retaining structures. I used to teach the review course and will have a review book with DVD/solved problems in the middle of September.(SoilStructure.com)

Easiest thing to do before that is print the exam topics from NCEES and then use Bowles, McCarthy and Coduto books for your review. You must know your references and calculator well before the 10/25 exam date.

RE: materials for civil pe exam - geotech depth

Am wondering if LRFD may now be on the exams? None of the texts mentioned really deal with it.

RE: materials for civil pe exam - geotech depth

Many candidates use "Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam" by Lindeburg as a general reference and study guide. Sample exams are available.

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