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I passed the April exam, first time. I have two kids, 1 and 3 years old, full time job and had absolutely no time to be in a scheduled review class of any kind. I spent a touch over $1000 on books and exam fees, and really didn't want to spend anymore on a course. But, on these boards I...

So, judging from the NCEES exam outline as well as both the 2008 NCEES sample exam and the 2011 NCEES sample exams - we are pretty much guaranteed a question on Dead, Live and Wind loads. However, I do not see any info on this topic in either Goswami or the CERM. The 2008 question asks for...

In the CERM, Table 36.3, For the Meyerhof Factors, there is Nc, Nq and Ny & Nyb Nc - Bearing Capacity due to cohesion Nq - Bearing Capacity due to surcharge Ny - Bearing Capacity due to friction How do you know when to use Ny or Nyb? In the CERM practice problems, question 3c uses Nyb...

Similar to the other thread - I'm wondering if the ITE Traffic Engineering Handbook is required, or just useful. I'm preparing for April 2011, and after much $$$ already have the MUTCD, HCM & AASHTO Geometric Design (Green Book). These are referenced in the CERM, and from that I gather are...