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The course was reasonable with good questions sets for each topic and simulated exams.  It was worth the price for meeting the 35-hr requirement and general coverage of the test content.  Rita's book is the best reference, I also used Velociteach which has very good videos. Be careful with...

I took the course from Udemy (Resit Gulec) and the instructor went through step by step for filling application, most online courses that provide the 35 hour requirement include very detailed instructions on filling application and test preparation.  good luck.

Yes, you can. You specify the test location with Prometric after the CA Board approves your application and authorizes you to take the test. Prometric test registration is a cinch compared to the test.

For the Survey Exam: Full understanding and appreciation of the board listed topics will make the test taking experience comfortable. Practice solving a wide variety of problems and try to solve for other variables, after completing a problem especially for levelling and curves (once you...

Finally passed Surveying! :40oz:

Count me in....Thanks

I am interested and will be taking the test this Oct...

Be familiar with the complete manual - this will help you in practice as well.

PASSED - geotech....2nd try!!! yay....

Can anyone please provide any references for drain fields, I did not find anything in Geotechnical literature Thanks in advance,

It is the load on the horizontal plane, as follows Total Dead Load = (WDL)L1/L2 where, L1 = Slope length along the slope = 13 L2 = Horizontal length = 12 I found this in Design of wood structures book by Donald Breyer, the structural problems drive geos nuts at times!

50/80 Civil Geotechnical (27 AM, 23 PM)

Got mine by e-mail for LA.

I think AASTHO and USCIS are the only common classifications, I found this from Wikipedia

I am interested in "Geotechnical engineering Calculations and Rules of thumb" if you can part with it for $40 with shipping in United States. Let me know, thanks.