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Has anyone worked problem 112 from the NCEES practice morning exam and got the correct answer?  They are showing the Force in Column AD due to the 10k load as 12k.  Assuming the reaction is 12k and there is load in the brace I don't understand how the load in Column AD could be 12k.  Are they...

Does anyone have a recommendation on how early to arrive for the exam? The arrival time I received said 7:15 but I'm not sure if that is the latest to arrive or when the doors first open. I remember the FE took a little bit of time to get through the calculator chek and into the room so I'm...

Has anyone worked problem 528 of the most recent (copyright 2011) practice exam? It is asking for the allowable load based on the bending in an angle leg. I understand the bending based on the elastic analysis with Sx, but I' not finding the reference for the plastic analysis. I'm familiar...

I'm looking at an afternoon structural reference package that includes timber, steel, and concrete text books focused towards the exam. If I already have text books on these subjects should I still purchase these or will they just be a repeat of what I already have? Should I just buy the...

I'm planning to take the Civil Structural exam in October. My background is in Architectural Engineering with a lot of structural emphasis. Eventually I would like to take the SE but would like to go with the PE first. Since I did not have much civil background (watershed, hydrolics...