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Two questions for some of you west coast guys who may be detailing concrete structures for seismic requirements: Seismic Development: per ACI 21.7.5 bars should be developed in accordance with Equation 21-6 for a hooked condition and increased by 2.5 or 3.25 for a straight condition. I get...

Without problem-specific details, what did everyone think of the exam? I only took the lateral portion, but personally I thought it was pretty fair. Most of the material was exactly what I expected although there were less bridge questions than my first attempt, and I thought some of the...

I have no experience in designing or detailing wood shear walls so in studying for the exam I want to make sure I'm not overlooking something. I understand finding the shear force per foot and selecting panel thickness and nailing requirements using the IBC tables. I also understand finding...

With the exams being about 3 1/2 months away, who has started studying? Personally, I am gathering my materials and plan to start this weekend. I only have the Lateral portion to go and this will be my 2nd attempt. I did pretty good on my 1st attempt last October (figured I scored ~60%) so I...

After passing the Vertical portion of the exam my 2nd attempt, and getting ready to start my studies for the Lateral, I'd like to get everyone's opinions on review courses they took in preperation for the SE exam. Basically, I have researched and found the main ones to be sponsored by: Kaplan...

When considering an isolated spread or wall footing and trying to find the critical depth (d), is the typical ACI Requirement for beam shear of Phi*Vc > 2*Vu waived for stirrups? The examples I have found don't require the normal factor of 2 before stirrups are required. Obviously the goal...

Anyone in this field and care to share if you enjoy it? I'm looking at a possible career move and want to venture out of the typical structural engineering duties I'm currently doing. The job market appears to be pretty good for this specialty and hopefully I can add S.E. to my resume in...