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Got my letter yesterday in Kansas City. I passed the CA PE on the first try!!!! Now onto the SE...... Congrats to all new PEs!

Got my letter yesterday in Kansas City that I passed the CA PE on first try! It had been 8 years since I had tested for my first license, so I was definitely sweating it. Now onto the SE....... Congrats to all how passed!

I have an opportunity to design a stainless steel weld. I am not sure if it will be stainless-to-stainless or stainless-to-A36 at this point. To complicate things some, it is SS400 stainless material too (I'm not sure which class of SS400 it is right now either). I am familiar with the...

We are west of Fresno, and the water level is about 190 ft below grade, so moisture shouldn't be too much of an issue.

The full description of the fiberboard is "asphalt impregnated fiberboard", so it is a higher-quality product than a wood-based one.

MA PE - The CBO is requiring that calc for the high seismic load. It does seem unlikely, but from my initial calcs, it would be possible if it is not supported properly. whitley85 - thanks for the info.

I am doing a design of a 500,000 gal tank in CA, and am trying to check the resistance to sliding on it. We will be using a ring beam foundation with 6" of crushed base in the middle of it. The tank manufacturer is providing a 1/2" thick fiberboard that will be placed between the tank and the...