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Yes, you are right. It'll have just one component. Sorry for my ambiguous statement earlier. However, since o.45 kips/ft acts on a section that is inclined, we'll need to consider the total force along the incline, which would be (0.45 kips/ft)/(cos39.5)*20 ft

Could you please post the wording specifically? A simple way to look at it is that if the wall is being pushed then it is active and if the wall pushes the soil, it is passive.

The solution is summing moments about point B. Consider the forces: reactions at A and B, forces of 1 kip at two places, and components of 0.45 kip/ft. Therefore, moment about point B will have reaction component at A, 1 kip force component at A, 1 kip force component on the incline, and two...

I took my PE exam for the first time in April 2009 (and passed!) with geotechnical in the afternoon. The one problem I faced during my preparation for the PE was the unavailability of anyone who could answer my doubts all the time. I have, therefore, decided to start a blog with an intent to...

chess5329, I'll be more than happy to help you. I would advise you to follow CERM for PE exam and in case of confusions, you can visit http://peexamprep.blogspot.com. I just started this blog to help anyone who is preparing for the PE exam (geotechnical). You can post your questions there and...

I think six minute solutions give you a good practice of what is to come. In my opinion, you should solve six minute solutions before taking the test. In retrospect, I can say that I found some problems in the actual exam to be of same level as that of problems in six minute solutions. Having...

To my surprise, I received another certificate (8.5 x 11) with a seal on it from the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs.

The certificate came in a 6 x 9 envelope (folded in two parts: certificate and wallet card).

Received my certificate in mail today (with a wallet card)...

Viscosity depends on temperature. If you know the temperature, you can google viscosity of water.

There are a maximum of three questions related to earthquake engineering in the PE exam. In my opinion, you can do without them as long as you are pretty confident with the other topics. Also, the earthquake related questions are not really that tough so you would be able to solve them with a...

CERM 11th Edition and Practice Exam Six Minutes Solutions - Geotech Advanced Soil Mechanics - Das Foundation Analysis and Design - Bowles Principles of Foundations Engineering - Das

I sent everyone (references) a thank you email as soon as I got my results.

Remember, it is just an exam. Don't give it anymore importance than it deserves. Try to start afresh, look at the diagnostics, and improve upon the weakest links. Also, keep strengthening your strong points as well. I am sure you'll pass next time. SE I is a very difficult exam, so don't worry...

This was my first attempt. I had started my preparations during the third week of February and studied 1.5 - 2 hrs everyday on an average till 23rd April (3-4 hrs on weekends). I was very confident about the PM (geotechnical) but very skeptical about the AM exam. However, I found the AM exam to...