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    Wall Certificate

    is the ceremony worth going? Maybe I'll just sit out this one & wait for it to arrive by US Postal Service
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    How did you do in the AM & PM Transportation Oct 2013 Exam ?

    I felt AM was pretty straightforward. Finished AM w/ few minutes to spare. Felt very tight on time for PM
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    How did you do in the AM & PM Transportation Oct 2013 Exam ?

    Geotechnical got 5-6 problems I had no clue, guessed on it. Passed though
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    Map: October 2013 PE Results Released

    @snobumPE Can you share how you did the map color shading? Thanks.
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    Map: October 2013 PE Results Released

    Just saw Ohio 12/05/13
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    October 2013 Results RELEASED

    damn u trickster OP! :fart:
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    NCEES 2008 Book, Problem 516 Geo Depth, pg. 165

    I just want to add my 2 cents in case for future readers. I'll use A, B, C designation for simplification. Maybe the errata correct it. I don't have access to the errata for this edition. qult = A + B + C, under the term B, the solution left out the depth factor dq For a detailed explanation...
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    NCEES Civil Sample Questions and Solutions (2008), prob 110

    @mac17 Thank you. I'm reviewing for my 10/25/13 PE Exam and this is exactly the problem I stumbled over so thanks for having the foresight to post.
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    NCEES Geotechnical ultimate pullout resistance & Peck earth pressure diagram

    It's more clear now. Thanks for your input.
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    NCEES Geotechnical ultimate pullout resistance & Peck earth pressure diagram

    I clicked post twice when the page didn't load. Don't know how to delete it.
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    USDA soil classification

    Go to page 137 of Geotechnical engineering: principles and practices by Coduto (1999 printing) It has very straightforward explanation of USDA soil classification. To use the chart, you need to know the percentage of sand, silt, and clay in the soil. Plot the three values on the triangle and...
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    NCEES Geotechnical ultimate pullout resistance & Peck earth pressure diagram

    Questions regarding book "PE Civil: Geotechnical Sample Questions and Solutions" (April 2013 2nd printing) Question 528. What is the source for the formula used in the solution, P = 2*L*sigma_v*C_i*tan(phi)? Question 529. Where did the equation sigma_a come from? Please see picture URL for...
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    NCEES Geotechnical ultimate pullout resistance & Peck earth pressure diagram

    Questions regarding book "PE Civil: Geotechnical Sample Questions and Solutions" (April 2013 2nd printing) Question 528. What is the source for the formula used in the solution, P = 2*L*sigma_v*C_i*tan(phi)? Question 529. Where did the equation sigma_a come from? Please see picture URL for...
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    NCEES Geo PM book question 520 - bearing capacity

    D = 2ft because that is the depth of the fill above the footing base. Above that is empty space. Use D = 10ft only if the entire void space is filled with soil.
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    Geotechnical Study Materials

    my geotechnical pm collection CERM Principles of Foundation Engineering 6th (Das B.M.) Foundation Design (Coduto D.P.) Soils and Foundation (Liu C.) Essentials of Soil Mechanics and Foundations (McCarthy, D.F.) NAVFAC DM-7.1 (maybe) NAVFAC DM-7.2 (maybe)
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