For the SE exam this fall, the referenced AASHTO code is the 7th edition. I have access to the 5th edition pdf but not the 7th. Does anyone know of major differences between the two that I should be aware of? Will the 5th edition suffice for the current test? Also, do I need to print all 1500...
I am preparing to take the SE Exam this fall and wanted to hear opinions on the best review course. It looks like, PPI, NCSEA, AISC and school of PE all put on courses. Most are pretty spendy, but the NCSEA course is cheapest (also the shortest). Does anyone have any preference on quality of...
I am verifying reinforcing of an existing roof for an added mech unit. We have 4x14 existing joists at 6ft oc that have lvls added on each side for additional strength. I am trying to verify what % of the load the 4x14 takes and what % the lvls take. I have used the parallel axis theorem up to...
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We have a project that consists of an exterior renovation of the lower 70ft of a 700ft tall building. Our scope is just the cladding on the lower 70 ft. To determine my Kh and/or Kz factor, do I reference the 70 ft for the "height above ground level, z" or do I have to reference the 700ft...
Hi all - I am starting to look into taking the SE exam and was hoping to get some input about the online study courses that are offered. So far I have seen Kaplan, ASCE and School of PE offering courses. Does anyone have a certain course they think is really beneficial?? It looks like School of...
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I saw a project recently that was a single story wood building. On all the top plate corners around the building, the engineer of record had installed horizontal straps to be wrapped around the corner. I hadn't seen this before and wasn't sure why the engineer had called it out. Is...
I have a 20ft tall 8" cmu wall with a 2" eccentric point load on it at the top. I have run the design based on Amrhein's book and have determined that I need (2)-#5 verts right below the bearing plate. My question is - how do I know if I need to specify lateral ties around those (2)-#5 verts...
Hi, I am looking to get a good structural engineering ref book. I looked at the Structural Engineering Handbook-Gaylord and saw that is was last published in '97. There is a newer book called Handbook of Structural Engineering-Chen. I am wondering, did the book by Chen "replace" the one by...
I have a slab on grade that has experienced reinforcement rippling (the slab is higher over the reinforcement than between the reinforcement). Two questions: 1) How does this occur? Air voids below the bars? Bad vibration technique? 2) how can this be prevented? Thanks for any advice!
Rob
