PE Structural Depth reference material
PE Structural Depth reference material
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Hello all,
I am an EIT planning to appear PE exam in April 2017. With all the reference material available I am confused as to which reference books would be ideal to prepare from and which ones to carry for the exam. I have procured NCEES practice book and the CERM. Any help on what to study structural depth portion would be great. Any specific topics I need to focus on? All fellow engineers kindly help.
Thanks for your replies.
I am an EIT planning to appear PE exam in April 2017. With all the reference material available I am confused as to which reference books would be ideal to prepare from and which ones to carry for the exam. I have procured NCEES practice book and the CERM. Any help on what to study structural depth portion would be great. Any specific topics I need to focus on? All fellow engineers kindly help.
Thanks for your replies.






RE: PE Structural Depth reference material
ACI
NDS
ASIC Manual
MJSC
PPI's Structural Engineering Reference Manual
I like to debate structural engineering theory -- a lot. If I challenge you on something, know that I'm doing so because I respect your opinion enough to either change it or adopt it.
RE: PE Structural Depth reference material
NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination Civil Breadth and Structural Depth Exam Specifications
This document comes from the following webpage:
NCEES PE Exam
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RE: PE Structural Depth reference material
Thanks for the reply.
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I have read that guide from NCEES. I was planning on carrying all the codes listed. My query was regarding what references to carry apart from the codes. Is the CERM and the Structural engineering reference manual good enough?
Thanks.
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I taught a PE review course (Structural Depth) a few years ago. From what the students told me, I would say yes.
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Thanks a ton. I guess I will start with that. I will stop by here if I need more advice.
RE: PE Structural Depth reference material
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RE: PE Structural Depth reference material
I did and I was overwhelmed by the number of references out there. So I came here to see if I could narrow some down.
Too much information out there so wanted to refine it.
Thanks.
RE: PE Structural Depth reference material
Professional Engineer (ME, NH, MA) Structural Engineer (IL)
American Concrete Industries
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RE: PE Structural Depth reference material
Of course, any reference is only as good as your familiarity with it (or at least your tabs!).
RE: PE Structural Depth reference material
RE: PE Structural Depth reference material
I have all the codes except the following:
OSHA CFR 29 part 1910 and 1926
PCI
TMS 402/6024 (ACI 530/530.1)
I'm wondering if they were much use to anyone who's taken it?
RE: PE Structural Depth reference material
RE: PE Structural Depth reference material
Opinions vary.
Some people argue that for these codes (maybe some others, up to and sometimes including AASHTO), the relative number of questions on those topics are low. And furthermore, that through some engineering logic, other references (like CERM/SERM), or lucky guessing, they can have a reasonable result without buying or carrying those codes.
Others will argue that some questions are answered simply by a table lookup -- if you have (and can find) the right table in your references. So even if it's only 1 or 2 questions, they're "free" points for the taking.
It usually comes down to risk tolerance and how confident you are in your abilities on the other areas of the test.
RE: PE Structural Depth reference material
RE: PE Structural Depth reference material
For many engineers working with structures who aren't in an SE only state (Illinois, Hawaii) or working entirely on "high importance" structures in states with a separate SE license (mostly West Coast, some others), the PE in Civil/Structural is either the technical credential of choice or a stepping stone towards later sitting for the SE exam.
For the SE exam, absolutely, use the SERM. For the PE, most test takers use the CERM (good for the morning), and some supplement that with the SDRM (a smaller reference that addresses a few technical structural topics not covered in CERM)
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Thus, they will see the same morning as everyone else and will likely need the CERM for that portion.
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American Concrete Industries
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RE: PE Structural Depth reference material