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  1. Ambrug20

    Min curb radius Question

    Can somebody explain this problem, please What is the difference between exh. 9-19 and 9-31 Green Book Problem: Have typ. 48' intersection (2 lane (12') each direction). No shoulder or parking lines Simple curb radius (no tapers) WB-50 design vh. Question: Considering multiple...
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    Banner

    Why don't we have a Banner, where we can see newie engineer names rolling? :excl:
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    smiley faces

    What happened to smiley faces / emotional icons? We use to have to big selection of funny and easy access icons. Where are they now? I only can see few available.
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    Critical Lane Volume

    Did anyone have Testmaster's Traffic/Transportation Review Problems. The problem #19 giving me a hard time. This problem is asking to find Desirable Cycle length time for the given intersection. I do have a solution, but can't understand how Sum of Critical Lane Volume was found. I did some...
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    Civil PE Passing Zone

    I failed my second try and thinking to get a little help. Did any one took Civil PE Passing Zone. Did it helped? It bothers me, that it always ends one week after exam is off. Does it means that everyone is loosing a week of study or any other reason to have this 11th week after the exam ends...
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    Clear Zne

    I came a cross the problem (Test Master #27 transportation): see attached file. Why do we have to find percentage of clear zone and why we use 14’/20’ and 14’ (not 16’)/22’. Why don’t we use data from the table? What is that data any way in this case? Did I puzzle enough? :bananapowerslide...
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    Construction management

    I am weak solving CMP problems. I can figure out Critical Path, but if the question is more advance, I am lost. Can somebody fine the easiest way to explain an earliest or latest start date. I also came across the problems such The connection matrix shown represents a road transportation...
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    culculating DDHV

    Maximus808 posted the question in Aug.27, but I missed it. He is the question by Max. “I'm doing a sample problem that gives me the AADT but no value for D or K. It states that the multilane highway is in a low-density suburban area. The solution assumes values for K=0.093 and D=0.60. Do you...
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    0ne more passive earth pressure

    why in the attached problem Ka is found for active earth pressure? Is that a typo again or I didn't understand the task? geo_problem1.doc
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    Passive earth pressure problem

    can somebodt explain where in the last formula the mumber "320" came from. Kp=0.33. Why they put in the formula 320 instead of Kp=0.33 geo_problem.doc
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    peak runoff rate

    i learn that you ask to find Pick Runoff Rate for different type of soil in different ares sizes, need to find weighted C or SN.; after it calculated, need to perform other calculation to find the result. In this particular problem, CN in found for each area separatly. does anyone knows why...
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    Trip Generation

    Does anyone has a table with CODEs for Land use to calculate Trip Generation. I know that ITE (Traffic Engineering Handbook) has formulas and table, but I don’t have this book. I would really appreciate if somebody can scan this table and send me .pdf file to [email protected]
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    Compare Problems

    I have 2 problems from NCEES. They both look almost the same. But the solutions are different. If you use solution from problem 2 on problem 1, you'll get a wrong answer. Does any one can figure out why. Actualy, why don't we use 15' (distance from RR) and 5' (driver distance from front bumper)...
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    Geo problems

    I know it may be too early to start studying for some people and some are anxiously waiting for the result. I wish everyone, who is waiting, best news. But I am on the other side of the moon and trying to make myself ready for October. I am study now. And I do need help with some geotechnical...
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    what does the subscription do

    :tardbang: What is the bigger difference if I am subscribing customer or not. If I pay, would I be able to upload files as I need. I was planning to upload 200 KB .pdf file with a problem from a Sample Examination, but it said, that the file is too big. If I sign in, would I have more space to...
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    Help with solution

    I have been successfully asking questions before about solutions for the problems I am working on, and had excellent answers. I am trying again. I am not very good at this area, but working hard on it and hopefully will make it in October. See attached file and help me to understand this...
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    Construction AM Question

    Problem #11.6 My questions is: Where is 16.3 come from and units lcy –what is this A test strip shows that a steel-wheeler roller, operating at 3mph, can compact a 0.5 ft. layer of material to a proper density in four passes. The width of the drum is 8.0 ft. The roller operates 50 min per...
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