Recent content by Jgivens12

I think it may depend on your goals. What is your purpose of getting a MS? Are you already working and you'll be going part-time while working? Are your family/friends close by or is it possible to relocate? I'd imagine if you want to stay in the area near the university, I would think most...

A couple more thoughts. If you do get a masters and you want to work in California, is highly recommend getting it from a school in California or at least one that is well known for earthquake engineering. I'm not sure if UCSD is different but at Cal Poly I learned very little about seismic...

1. A masters degree is not required for structural engineering but it is quickly becoming preferred for engineering firms located in either San Francisco or Los Angeles. I know of several firms that will not interview young engineers without them. (Ie degenkolb engineers and more high level...

I'm hopeful. I did fairly well, but you never know. I think I did great on both AM portions (finished both with about an hour to spare to go back and double-check my answers). The lateral PM felt pretty good, but I agree with jlkells it was fast. I felt like i knew exactly where to go for...

Thanks for your responses steelhead. I appreciate the feedback. 132- good to know. I didn't appreciate this had changed so much between editions. Do you not have to calculate straightening of a j-bolt under the 05 edition? 133- I think I disagree with this. Since the axial demand is applied...

Hi I'm new to the forum and in the middle of studying for the 16 hour structural exam. I just completed the sample exam provided by NCEES and had questions about several of their solutions that I wanted to see what others of you got. See below (sorry for the lengthy post!). I wrote an email to...