Recent content by tymr

You should expect to do mostly calculations with a few look-ups. Just know your references and where to find the eqn's you need. The morning calcs are pretty straight forward. In the afternoon, the trick is to read the entire question and then underline what the question is really asking. I...

The inside cover of your CERM should be all you need. Don't over do it. You'll do just fine.

They were when I took the test, and the NCEES Sample Exam is structured that way too. In the AM, I started with the sections that came the easiest to me while studying - saving structures until the end. By the time I got to structures I was in a groove and that section was easier than I...

Do people actually move to California?

I'm currently 350 miles from my husband and friends, so I bought a bottle of wine. This weekend I'll be celebrating with my hubby....and maybe a coupla friends.

:party-smiley-048: :multiplespotting: Tymr, Montana, Email, 12/16/09, Geotech PM

:party-smiley-048: :party-smiley-048: :multiplespotting: I PASSED!!!! WAAAAHHHHHHOOOOOO!!!!!! Montana, Geotech PM, results sent by email.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Hope your day was a good one.

Several? I can only remember two. I hope that's not a bad sign. I took construction last april and was completely blown away at what was on the test compared to what I studied. This time around, I felt better about the morning but it's my first time with geotech. I'm hoping the morning...

^ I agree. My dad had prostate cancer and by the time they diagnosed the prostate cancer he was already in advanced stage bone cancer. Eighteen months just isn't long enough to say good bye. We have since found out that the type of cancer he had is highly herititary so all of the men in our...

I laughed at the cow also and was glad I had my green book along. I had a when-all-else-fails letter too. Just hope it doesn't result in a fail letter.

I'd take it.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Last day of studying. Haven't decided if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

Effective stress requires a depth of the soil as well as how far beneath the ground surface the water is located. There are many ways to solve for the unit weight of a soil. Best of luck to you.

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