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  1. Illbay

    ACI 440.2R-17 Is A Bit of a Mess

    I actually did some FRP strengthening of concrete back in the day BEFORE 440.2 was available, when you had to use data and procedures provided by the system manufacturers. On one job, in fact, we actually enlisted the aid of Antonio Nanni, then at Missouri-Rolla, who is now the ACI President...
  2. Illbay

    Mag Particle Testing Requirement for Group 150 Structural Bolts

    FWIW, yes, I do mean 80 inches. Or even a little longer. No, don't want threaded rods. For one thing it's hard to get threaded rod at this strength outside of the high-strength bolting standard. For another, I want a headed bolt for the reasons I mentioned earlier, if you'll go back and reread...
  3. Illbay

    Mag Particle Testing Requirement for Group 150 Structural Bolts

    I'm attempting to source very long (> 80 inches) structural bolts with weathering properties. I want headed bolts for ease of assembly and to avoid interferences. In speaking with a manufacturer's representative, ASTM A490 Type 3 bolts could theoretically be speciied but since these have to be...
  4. Illbay

    NCEES Structural PE (SE) Examination - Refresher/Review Course Recommendations?

    Viewing the NCEES informational video, seems they’ve spent the last decade working the kinks out. The “PE Structural Exam” is the last NCEES test to move to CBT, meaning they’ve spent many man-years developing the CBT format including coordination with other testing authorities like the MCAT and...
  5. Illbay

    NCEES Structural PE (SE) Examination - Refresher/Review Course Recommendations?

    Actually we know quite a bit more than that. See the YouTube link above. It explains things in detail. For instance rather than saying “it’s longer,” you can say “more time is given.” And allowing you to take each section separately definitely takes any sting out of the time element. "No one...
  6. Illbay

    NCEES Structural PE (SE) Examination - Refresher/Review Course Recommendations?

    Take a look at the YouTube video I linked above. The first twenty minutes is sufficient. The presenter talks about the history of the exam and how much it has changed. If you watch further into the presentation, where the new CBT format is discussed, he makes it seem like the new CBT is going...
  7. Illbay

    NCEES Structural PE (SE) Examination - Refresher/Review Course Recommendations?

    This webinar should clarify some things about the upcoming CBT for the "PE Structural Exam" which is the official designation of NCEES for the exam we are discussing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRqPYkrRv9c "No one is completely useless. He can always serve as a bad example." --My Dad ca. 1975
  8. Illbay

    NCEES Structural PE (SE) Examination - Refresher/Review Course Recommendations?

    Do I not understand correctly that the present-day version of the test (at least until the CBT comes on November 1) is far more difficult? "No one is completely useless. He can always serve as a bad example." --My Dad ca. 1975
  9. Illbay

    NCEES Structural PE (SE) Examination - Refresher/Review Course Recommendations?

    Indeed, but a central criterion is taking and passing the exam. "No one is completely useless. He can always serve as a bad example." --My Dad ca. 1975
  10. Illbay

    NCEES Structural PE (SE) Examination - Refresher/Review Course Recommendations?

    I have not kept up with this but at one time at least NCEES had what they called a “Model Law Certification” which was basically taking and passing the test even if no jurisdiction in which you are currently licensed has an S.E. law. If this still exists I’d think this would be your ticket...
  11. Illbay

    NCEES Structural PE (SE) Examination - Refresher/Review Course Recommendations?

    As I mentioned earlier, my careful attention to taking Professional Development courses that really go in-depth on specific topics - and this has been my habit - has really opened my eyes as to my own level of understanding of structural engineering. Honestly, while I consider that a few months'...
  12. Illbay

    NCEES Structural PE (SE) Examination - Refresher/Review Course Recommendations?

    By the way, I want to repeat an earlier query in this thread: Does anyone have any experience with the SE Review Course sponsored by NCSEA? http://www.ncsea.com/education/sereview/ "No one is completely useless. He can always serve as a bad example." --My Dad ca. 1975
  13. Illbay

    NCEES Structural PE (SE) Examination - Refresher/Review Course Recommendations?

    In practical terms relating to state laws, this is what's known in the NCSEA terminology as a "Partial Practice Act", meaning that there are certain critical structures the design of which should be left to a structural engineer with demonstrated ability. However, there are states - and NCSEA is...
  14. Illbay

    NCEES Structural PE (SE) Examination - Refresher/Review Course Recommendations?

    This is the argument that NSPE makes in its opposition to SE licensing laws: "The PE exam is a sufficient barrier to entry, to ensure the safety of the public." I didn't realize that AUS was much less stringent in its requirements for qualification to practice engineering. I know that most of...
  15. Illbay

    NCEES Structural PE (SE) Examination - Refresher/Review Course Recommendations?

    To those who mention “Dr. Z,” surely you don’t mean Ron Ziemian. I’ve taken several online seminars with him and I cannot imagine him ever being haughty or contemptuous. Otherwise, has anyone got an opinion on the SE Exam review series presented by NCSEA? "No one is completely useless. He can...
  16. Illbay

    NCEES Structural PE (SE) Examination - Refresher/Review Course Recommendations?

    I've been looking over a few of the packages for structural engineering examination (SE) review courses, and it's difficult to determine which of them to spend money on. I'd like some recommendations for people who've attended such courses. "No one is completely useless. He can always serve as...
  17. Illbay

    ACI 318-19 - 25.4.3 "Development of standard hooks in tension" - Defintions of Terms

    dauwerda, that was not my question. I am fully aware of the written definitions you have copied here - and if you noticed, I described them as "word salad." Let me try again, perhaps I'll be more clear this time. I would like to see diagrammatic examples of these definitions, to help illustrate...
  18. Illbay

    ACI 318-19 - 25.4.3 "Development of standard hooks in tension" - Defintions of Terms

    The definitions of some terms in this section, provisions for "Development of standard hooks in tension," seem unusually complicated. Usually, ACI does a fair job of including accompanying illustrations or diagrams to help understand how physical parameters are defined, but in this case it seems...
  19. Illbay

    Are closed stirrups required for all beams?

    No. "No one is completely useless. He can always serve as a bad example." --My Dad ca. 1975
  20. Illbay

    AISC Design Guide 4 - Extended End-Plate Moment Connection Design - Beam Web Capacity Calculation

    Performing this design calculation, I was struck by the strange "murkiness" of the requirements for shear capacity of the beam web. The pertinent explanatory paragraph of the Design Guide 4 (Second Edition, published March 2015) is as follows: "Only the web to end plate weld between the...

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