SE Exam Reference material
SE Exam Reference material
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I plan on taking the SE Exam in October and looking for advice on study materials as I will be choosing the buildings modules. PPI has ton of reference materials see list below of just some references available.
I am looking for advice on study/reference materials.
1.Structural Engineering Reference Manual (STRM8)
2.16-Hour Structural Engineering (SE) Practice Exam for Buildings (STBDPX3)
3.Structural Engineering Solved Problems (SEPPM5)
4.Six-Minute Solutions for Structural Engineering (SE) Exam Morning Breadth Problems
5.NCEES Structural Engineering Practice Exam (NCPSE6)
6.CodeMaster - Seismic Design Category (SDIA12)
7.CodeMaster - Allowable Stress Design for Masonry (ASDCM12)
8.CodeMaster - Structural Wood Design ASD/LRFD (SWD12)
9.Seismic Design of Building Structures: (SEIS11)
10.Concrete Design for the Civil PE and Structural SE Exams (CSCO2)
11.Steel Design for the Civil PE and Structural SE Exams, 2nd Edition (CSSL2)
12.Timber Design for the Civil and Structural PE Exams, 7th Edition (CSTB7)
I am looking for advice on study/reference materials.
1.Structural Engineering Reference Manual (STRM8)
2.16-Hour Structural Engineering (SE) Practice Exam for Buildings (STBDPX3)
3.Structural Engineering Solved Problems (SEPPM5)
4.Six-Minute Solutions for Structural Engineering (SE) Exam Morning Breadth Problems
5.NCEES Structural Engineering Practice Exam (NCPSE6)
6.CodeMaster - Seismic Design Category (SDIA12)
7.CodeMaster - Allowable Stress Design for Masonry (ASDCM12)
8.CodeMaster - Structural Wood Design ASD/LRFD (SWD12)
9.Seismic Design of Building Structures: (SEIS11)
10.Concrete Design for the Civil PE and Structural SE Exams (CSCO2)
11.Steel Design for the Civil PE and Structural SE Exams, 2nd Edition (CSSL2)
12.Timber Design for the Civil and Structural PE Exams, 7th Edition (CSTB7)






RE: SE Exam Reference material
Get to know ASCE 7 very well. Spend a lot of time getting to know seismic and wind then spend some more.
I had the STRM and thought it was very helpful. Work through the example problems. Make sure you are understanding things rather than just completing the problem.
Outside of that I found that the NEHRP technical briefs were very helpful. They had a lot of illustrations which worked very well for me.
I went into depth in ACI 318 and illustrated as much as I could of the seismic chapter and I that worked out well for me.
You will obviously need the required codes/standards.
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There are 5 volumes I am guessing your refferencing 3,4, &5 see below?
Volume 1: Code Application Examples
Volume 2: Building Design Examples for Light-Frame, Tilt-up and Masonry
Volume 3: Examples for Concrete Buildings
Volume 4: Examples for Steel-Framed Buildings
Volume 5: Examples for Seismically Isolated Buildings and Buildings with Supplemental Damping
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Also, you'll see this in working through sample exams, but study the fine print of the codes. The SE exam likes to test you on whether or not you read the fine print. Best example is that there was a formula in the Supplement 2 of ASCE 7-05 that controlled a seismic question. At the time I was studying I didn't even know the supplement existed. That's an extreme example, but nonetheless shows what they are known to do.
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