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  1. Jacob_PE

    How much did you spend on your PE license frame?

    Some of the guys at work tell me they dropped over $200 on their nice license frames/matting. How much did you spend? / How much do you intend to spend?
  2. Jacob_PE

    V-notch equation

    The NCEES 2011 sample question #512 is a gimme question because it's 90 degrees, in the CERM it straight up says Q=2.5*H^2.5. If theta is some other value, then without correcting it, the All-in-one is going to cost us this point. The equation should include tan(theta/2), not tan(2*theta). I...
  3. Jacob_PE

    NCEES sample questions - 2011; #111

    I've reread the CERM and All-in-one chapters on retaining walls and am still having issues.  I'm having trouble with the statement: 'The lateral strain required to fully mobilize the soil passive pressure is much greater than that required to fully mobilize the soil active pressure.' According...
  4. Jacob_PE

    After 10-28-11  GAME ON!

    Release dates: Battlefield 3. 10-25-11 Uncharted 3. 11-1-11 Modern Warfare 3. 11-8-11 Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim. 11-11-11 Saints Row 3. 11-15-11 I'm a big gamer, I've spent days of game time in Final Fantasy 11, World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy 13, Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops...
  5. Jacob_PE

    NCEES WR/ENV 2011 sample question 509

    For an open channel flow question where you have a known Q and are solving for an unknown rectangular width, using Manning's you'll have the unknown width in the numerator and denominator of the left side of the equation. I have an HP33s and Casio fx115es and have briefly reviewed their equation...
  6. Jacob_PE

    Water Resources / Enviro - Breadth & Depth Index

    See the attached index spreadsheet; it has AM and PM tabs. If anyone notices errors or if there are pages for the shaded fields that would be appropriate, please post that info on this thread, or simply upload an improved version. We have 2 precious months left until we take this exam, I don't...
  7. Jacob_PE

    Study system summary.

    I'd like to see study habit summaries from those scheduled to take the exam this coming October 28th and from anyone who passed on their first try. Here's mine: On May 1st I began a 6 month schedule I set up on the PPI website, which is based on taking the Water Resources Exam. I'm reading...
  8. Jacob_PE

    Metcalf & Eddy study advice

    I've gone through the CERM chapters on wastewater design and have reviewed its example and practice problems. While working through the NCEES depth problems it was all smooth sailing until wastewater design came up. I'm going to end up running through the CERM materials again but I also now have...
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