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I passed all three in one administration with about 3 months of effective studying which included about 250-300 hours for the 8 hr exam, 150 hours for the seismic including a review course and about 50 hours for survey. Initially, when I picked up the books, I was spending evenings trying to get...

As soon as it becomes a law, someone will sue you.

Great points! Thank you for the input!

I'm thinking of registering for either vertical or lateral component of the SE exam. I'm more inclined to take the vertical first. Your thoughts, especially who have taken or passed the SE, would be really appreciated.

I am an out of state candidate and I was approved by the Illinois Structural Engineering Board to take the SE exam. Now, how do I register for the October 2016 exam itself when the registration opens on May 20th? It seems that there is an additional step involved: filling out the online...

My strategy was Structural - 1 month; Civil (Geotech, Construction, WRE, Transportation) - 1 month along with a review course; Structural - 1 month; Practice Tests - 1 week.

How about a minivan with falcon wings?

I can say for Civil with Structural afternoon: I don't rely on CERM's structural portion for afternoon section much. If there's a code based problem, I would look up the code directly. The changes are insignificant for morning portion of the exam. There are some helpful LRFD steel design...

I see one of these on my drive down to NYC every single time!

There's no disagreement then! That's exactly what I said, that 100 during rains (heat + humidity) was worse than 118 dry heat. However, Florida is much much nicer (as in a place). I'm actually working on getting a PE license in FL by year's end by reciprocity.

I agree, the unibody lightweights faux-refined SUVs and their 'AWD's on 4 cylinder inline are nothing but marketing gimmicks. I wonder why the 4 cylinder inline engines are so underpowered in American car market. I once owned a 1L 3 cylinder Japanese hatchback that was zippy to drive. My current...

I can't park a truck in the pitiful parking spots my city has to offer, it's not even permitted by the condo association :(  I have a great offer for an almost new truck once driven by a respected, now deceased, old gentleman for $10k less than it's new price.

Florida is not hot, by comparison to where I lived before. The average summer temperature was 104 and often touched 114-118 during peak summer. Unbelievably, the 118 of dry summer was bearable compared to the 100 during rains that followed summer.

Now this is something I would want to drive! A jeep is a jeep is a jeep!

Very neatly tabbed CERM 14th edition in excellent condition available for immediate sale for $150, priority shipping included. It's really no different from the 15th edition.