SE Exam References for 2014

[mike0123m]

I'm planning on sitting the SE exam in April of 2014 but according to the NCEES website, code references for that exam won't be posted until November. I really don't want to have to wait until then to start gathering the codes and with the holidays, it might not be until January by the time I have all of the references and can really buckle down to study. On the other hand, I'm leery about using the codes listed for the 2013 exams to study for an exam in 2014. Any body have any suggestions on what I should do? Do I wait or do I hope that the same references will be used next year?

 

[SLTA]

Call NCEES and ask them. They gave me the list way early.

 

[msquared48]

Well, no harm would be done by starting with the IBC 2012, which the majority of jurisdictions have adopted, and ASCE 7-05. You should already be using them anyway.

You could also take a look at the latest AISC Steel Design Manual, and the AISC Seismic Design Manual, along with the latest AITC for wood, ACI 318 for concrete, and, of course, Amrhein for CMU design. Being familiar with the provisions of these will make it simpler in reviewing and noting any changes in the list.

Have you enrolled in your local chapter of the Structural Engineers' Association? They offer a 10 week review course that really helped me create an outline to build from.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

 

[IsaacStructural]

Logically, if the NCEES is moving on to IBC 2012, they will almost certainly be adopting the codes referenced therein, so it won't be ASCE 7-05, it will be 7-10. It will also be AISC 360-10, and ACI 318-11. For most of these, the changes are fairly minimal. The biggest change will be from ASCE 7-05 to 7-10.

Licensed Structural Engineer and Licensed Professional Engineer (Illinois)

 

[nac521]

Only 11 states have adopted IBC 2012 according to

http://www.iccsafe.org/gr/Documents/stateadoptions.pdf.

 

[MrHershey]

I had e-mailed and asked NCEES and been told that they anticipate the only change to the 2014 exams (so October and April) would involve the AASHTO bridge design specifications going to 6th edition. Everything else is the same.

Usually they lag a code behind for the exam (as do most states). This thread indicates that they updated to 2009 IBC in 2012 and updated to the 2006 IBC in 2008.