Recent content by Magnus

VA is out, my colleague just found out he passed.

Received the wall certificate today.

Virginia - 2 days (for those that already had taken and passed the VA Rules and Regulations exam that is.)

I went through this review course to launch my PE prep and passed on first attempt. Great resource to brush up with, especially in the topics to which you have had no exposure after graduating. I would give particular praise to the HVAC videos, a subject I really would have struggled in had I...

Shortly after submitting the application package I received an email from the board saying I needed to take and pass the Rules and Regulations test prior to them approving me to sit for the PE. The email had links to the test and the regulations manual. It is an open book test and not very...

Good to know, thanks!

Received my official license. It looks like little more than a paystub. Is this all VirginiaDPOR provides? My colleagues with Texas and New York PE licenses all have nice, framed diploma-style certificates. What I received will look pitiful next to theirs....

I'm not Buick, but passed first attempt so maybe my opinion counts anyway. I used Shigley's 4th edition (old, but relevant) and Machinery's Handbook 24 (likewise) and I referenced both books during the exam. I tabbed most of my references according to the recommendations in this thread and was...

My name has been added to he VA license roster. Pretty quick I must say.

It is indeed, passed Mechanical MD!

Sheesh... How long since you graduated?

What type of work do you do? I encounter the MD topics frequently in my job and found the MD portion of the prep to be the easiest of the three by far.

The guidance I was once given is that if no process/reaction is taking place inside the vessel it is fine to classify as piping (or reservoir if appropriate), and so the stamp is not needed. I never confirmed this interpretation with the Code though...

What's your gut feel, think you passed? I took it for the first time and feel pretty good about my chances of passing. Only 2-3 problems in each session where I ended up guessing at the answer.

I'll be taking the MechSystems test, but I'm sure we'll talk about the common stuff anyway! MERM - Manual and sample problems Shigley's NCEES 2008 sample exam Lindeburg's unit conversions Keenan steam tables Keenan gas tables (have it, but probably won't use it)