I don't think there's a need to study the one-off questions like aluminum and post tensioned. Make sure you study the areas that are going to get 3-5+ questions and guess at the ones you have no exposure to. Worked for me.
You went 23 AM & 19 PM. It's my opinion that the morning session is pretty plug and chug if you have the CERM and watch your units/work. Nail the easy questions in the AM and score at least 30 there and buckle down on your design/use of codes for the afternoon and you've got it in the bag.
I just took and passed the Civil/Structural in April using the 14th edition. I completely feel there is no reason to buy a new edition at 2-3 times the cost. All of the principles haven't changed a bit and any code reference questions you'll be using the actual code for not the CERM. I used the...
I personally feel like scanning through the questions is a waste of precious time. I prefer to try all of the questions skipping only those I know will be a real struggle or guess, that'd be about 5 per session. If it's an easy question you can answer it whether it's question 40 and you went in...
On the contrary I used the CERM almost exclusively for the Breadth section and only used 2 Das books in addition. It just goes to show you how everyone's methods can be completely different but yield good results.
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I used only the CERM for the morning and did not study for it. I only read through and highlighted the geotech section. I believe using the index is all you need when you read the problems properly and keep track of units.
I read through the structural section of the CERM twice...
Hey there, first off let me say you can and will nail this exam in October. My recommendations are as follows:
Morning session: You can easily score 35/40 in the morning without studying and utilizing the CERM. Every question must be ready carefully for to be sure you are fully understanding...