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  1. MaryJ

    Stresses in Beam

    Could someone let me know if I am correct on these statement. My coworker asked me and am not 100% clear on the fact anymore. 1) Max Shear stress occurs at the centroid of a beam section 2) Max compressive stree occurs at the top of a beam 3) Bending stress is maximum at the outer edge of a...
  2. MaryJ

    Practice Problems for the Civil Engineering PE Exam for sale

    I have the following book for the Civil PE Exam available for sale. The book is in excellent condition. The book will be shipped through USPS Priority Mail. If you are interested in buying it, please reply to this post or send me a message. Practice Problems for the Civil Engineering PE Exam...
  3. MaryJ

    Time Space Diagram

    If I have 5 signals with 5 offsets, 5 cycle lengths and 5 sple main street green. I am asked to draw the time space diagram given a platoon speed of 40 fps. two phase is the signal and the blocks lengths are 100 feet apart. How do i approach this problem. How to calcualte the platoon vehicles...
  4. MaryJ

    Vertical Curve

    I though I understand vertical cuves fairly well, but ran into this problem that's I am not getting answers for. Can someone please explain how the offset distance was calculated for part "C' solution. Isn't the offset distance supposed to be the difference between the low point elevation on the...
  5. MaryJ

    Freeway segment (downgrade) composite method

    In Highway Capacity Manual example problem #4, gives an example of a freeway segment with grade in segment one of 3% and length of 3000 ft. Segment two of the said freeway has grade of 5% and length of 2600 ft. They gives other parameters then asked to find the LOS for the upgrade and downgrade...
  6. MaryJ

    Types of asphalt...?

    I have searched the asphalt handbook (very cumbersome book btw) and every other references that I have and I still cannot find it. I understand that there are three types but where can this be found....arrrggghh! Also where would you look to find minimum thicknesses over the different types of...
  7. MaryJ

    ESAL Question--no of axel

    Could someone explain to me where the number of axels vales are coming from. For example the 10000-lb load in the single axel column, where is the 144 value coming from. What was multiplied or divide or whatever to come up with this/these values.
  8. MaryJ

    Well drawdown

    Is it safe to assume that well drawdown problems will not be on the AM exam. NCEES does not list this topic exclusively on the exam outline. What are other test people doing with this topic. I plan to take Transportation depth.
  9. MaryJ

    Footing sizing question

    If in my calculations I come up with the following answers" Ultimate Bearing Capacity= 9877 psf Net Bearing Capacity = 9523psf Maximum applied pressure = 5079psf (psf= pounds per squafe feet) If the problem ask "Is the footing sized correctly". I know my answer should be no, but I don't...
  10. MaryJ

    question to 2nd, 3rd or more time PE examinee...Restudying

    How long after receiving you failing grade did you actually pick urself back off the floor and started studying again for the next test. I failed the 4-10 exam and find it less appealing to pick up the books again. How did you motivate yourself to start studying again. A few more questions...I...
  11. MaryJ

    Volume in Pond

    1.) If given in a problem the followings: Parcel acreage, precipitation and duration and time of concentration, how would one go about finding the amount of water captured at a certain time period. Basically, Im trying to find a formula to find the voulume of water in a pond if I just found...
  12. MaryJ

    Width of a beam section

    Could one of the structural experts help me with this strength of material problem. How can I find the width -b- of a beam section if am given the followings: Stress max= 108 mpa I(moment of Inertia)= 1.0417E-5 Bendind moment (M) = 1125 KN*m (NOTE c = centroid of section given Wouldn't the...
  13. MaryJ

    Safe Design speed Help!

    I just worked a problem and came up with a Radius of 5729.578 and a HSO value of 23.32. The problem basically ask for the safe design speed of a highway, given D=(9 degrees, 30 minutes), lanes are 12 feet wide and a continuous tree hedge is located along the inside of the curve, exactly 29.32...
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