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I am scheduled to have surgery to (hopefully) restore my hearing in my left ear one week from tomorrow. I have something called otosclerosis that causes the small bones in my ears to not vibrate correctly, so they don't transmit sound (same thing Grissom had on CSI). Anyway, my pre-op...

Well, come November the American public is going to elect either our first black president... or our first female vice president. Frankly, I'm impressed with McCain's pick. Sure, people are going to say that he only picked her because she's female. If that were the case, there are several more...

I'm starting to look around to see what's available job-wise. I've been doing petro-chem here in Houston for the past 2 years. The pay is great, but I'm really not loving the "cookie-cutter" jobs we seem to be doing. A lot of the listings I'm finding are through Aerotek. I am not against going...

Has not been updated... in fact, it still says you can REGISTER for the October 2007 exam!!! :waitwall: :mail-296: I know... I'm gonna burn for this!

Does anyone have any experience with this program? I did okay using it to design pile caps... but now I'm trying to do a mat foundation supported by piles. Seems like a lot of it would be the same... but it's not! I need help!

With less than a week left until the exam, I was feeling ok (not great, but not bad) about the exam. I had planned on using this weekend to finalize my preparations. I had a few things that I needed to print and/or make copies of. We have a printer/copier at home, but it is SLOW! So, I told...

A couple of days ago, I took the morning section of the NCEES practice exam that I had purchased from P-P-I. One of the questions (masonry wall) mentioned an older masonry code, which seemed strange, but no codes were required to answer the question, so I didn't think much about it. Then I got...

So, I'm pregnant. And, believe me, this was NOT planned! In fact, this is the 2nd time I've gotten pregnant while on birth control... yeah, I'm the statistical anomoly. Anyway, I'll be 14 weeks for the October exam. I REALLY hope the morning sickness is gone by then, or I may as well throw in...

So, yesterday I hauled all of my stuff to the office, found a totally empty cubicle and got to work on the morning portion of the Civil PE Sample Exam, by Lindeburg. I also have the NCEES version but have heard that it's easier and didn't want to end up doing well on it and then get lazy...

I am taking the Civil PE this October in TX. After I pass, my company will pay for license in up to 5 states. I am thinking that taking the CA seismic and survey tests in April (assuming I pass PE in October) might be good cuz I'll still be in the study mode at that point, and we don't have...

So, I have finally admitted after wasting 5 weeks of my time on WR problems (WR will be a grand total of 10% of my exam grade) that the Passing Zone from "the other board" is not going to help me pass this exam. At this point I have a pretty good study schedule going, so I don't think I need it...

So, I have this great structures book, "Design of Welded Structures" by Omer Blodgett. It was published in 1966 so code-type stuff is kinda out-dated, but for basic structural stuff, it's great. I use a LOT at work and I'm thinking that I might take it to the exam. BUT, it does not have an...

So, I have this 8000 gallon elevated horizontal tank that is supported on 2 concrete piers. The tank consists of 2 4ft diameter, ~50ft long vessels that are stacked on top of each other. I designed the piers and footings, but now I've been informed that we need to provide secondary containment...

So, I'm taking the "the other board" Passing Zone for Civil Engineering. I know, it sucks... but I need the motivation of a schedule and I can't do a class that meets in person. Recently one of the other students asked a question about using something other than trial and error for a certain...

So, my boss just gave me a CD with ACI 318-02 & PCA Notes on ACI 318-02. So far, I've printed the code itself. Does anyone think I should also print the notes? It's almost 1000 pages (250 sheets of paper if I print half-size, double-sided) and I'm starting to worry about how I'm gonna get...

If anyone is looking to sell their complete set of notes/handouts from a Testmasters Civil PE review course, I'm interested. PM me w/ asking price.

So what if I'm new in the office and very few people know me. So what if I look 19 instead of 30! THAT DOES NOT GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO CALL ME LITTLE GIRL! Yes, I am old enough to have graduated from college. Yes I am an engineer. Leave me the F*** alone! Sorry, just had to vent! :oldman:

So, I started studying in earnest a few days ago and already, my 6yr old daughter is already starting to complain about my study schedule. Basically, what I've been doing is family stuff (dinner, playtime, etc) until 8pm. At 8pm, I start studying and my daughter gets 1/2hr to play computer...

So, I will probably be taking the Civil PE w/ Structural depth in October (that is, assuming that TX decides that my application is adequate). Anyway, I have started collecting the references and study guides that I will need and even started working a few problems. My question is this: Does...