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    Qualitative questions in PE

    My experience is that the exam has ~3-4 problems which can be handled through reasoning, ladder logic, or inspection. As I recall most are in the morning with maybe 1 in the afternoon.
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    mechanical PE exam results posting

    Is there anywhere we can find out the statistics of the exams by state? I would like to know how my state did on the exam. Thanks Rich
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    Salary by Discipline

    BSME 2005 EIT 2011 Main supervisor $58K base --- $90-105 with overtime Plant engineer $74 salary + bonus as high as 13K actual payout Plant engineer $55 salary + OT and Bonus --- started 3 months ago....we'll see by year end WV
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    Help designing a heating system for tubes

    How about heat tape? Plug in to heat; monitor the material and disconnect when ready.
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    Sorry for the noob questions

    Don't discount your previous experience. Due to my particular circumstances I have yet to work directly for an engineering group nor a PE. My choices from a maintenance supervisor to plant engineer led to experience indirectly to my choice to take the PE. I agree with VTEnviro. I also spent...
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    Advice needed for a recent graduate

    brass ring? career builder? monster? paper classifieds? Industrial magazine classifieds? I have had moderate success with career builder and monster. I am a little old school and believe in print but also search digital.
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    Job Title "Engineer" without PE?

    WV allows the use of Engineer but you can not use PE without proper credentials as I understand.
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    How many years out of college were you when you got your PE??

    Out of school since 2005. Late student started at 25... Working on it now and hope to pass this October
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    Looking for study partner PE Exam ME in :wv:

    I am in Huntington wv
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    October 2013 Test Takers & Which Afternoon?

    I am in for October. Mechanical design afternoon section. 12th edition MERM.
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    Looking for study partner PE Exam ME in :wv:

    trying again for October...
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    Basic questions while studying merm

    Thanks guys. I was thinking numerically and each term would cancel to 1. By units however the difference is for ib-m and ib-f. weight compared to acceleration. For example... If we have a 3" pipe system and it reduces to 2.75" for a venturi flow device. The overall flow would be reduced by the...
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    Basic questions while studying merm

    I have noticed in the us equations the terms g/gc keeps re occurring. are we to assume differing gravitational acceleration? When reading through fluid measurement devices it appears but the pitot tube would have a significant negative impact on flow. Nearly all have a reduction in area which...
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