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For Sale: 1. CERM Edition 11 ($169.95 new) - $125, good shape, tabbed and written in, but still very good shape 2. Civil Eng. Solved Problems, Lindberg, Ed. 11 ($59.95 new) - $25, front cover is a bit torn (my cat likes book covers), but I'd still consider it fair to good shape. 3...

NCEES PE Civil Engineering Sample Questions and Solutions (Retail $68.95), your price = $40 Civil Engineering Solved Problems, Lindeburg (Retail $56.95), your price = $35 Six Minute Solutions - Geotech, your price = $30 PM me if you're interested. Thanks!

For Sale: Fundamentals of Geotechncial Engineering DVD review set (3 DVD's): $125, like new Please PM me if you're interested. Thanks.

I'm looking at a SSD analysis for a highway-rail at grade crossing, with a 70 degree skew. Can anyone direct me to a reference telling me how to adjust SSD for skew? I can't find anything in the Green Book, although it says it must be done. Any thoughts are appreciated!

I took my exam in the basement of the Elks Lodge, and it was a less than ideal location. It was a pain in the butt to lug my books down two flights of stairs, the lighting was horrible, a majority of the plastic table tops were cracked, and the noise from the kitchen prep. for the evenings...

When can you use the relationship e = w*SG? I got the wrong answer for this problem trying to use it?

Question Two cars are moving at 60 mph in the same direction and in the same lane. The cars are separated by one car length (20 ft) for each 10 mph. The coefficient of friction (skidding) between the tires and the roadway is 0.6. The reaction time is assumed to be 0.5 sec. If the lead car hits...

I have zero idea how the change in vertical pressure at A was calculated....anyone care to enlighten me? I would sincerely, sincerely appreciate your help!

I'm curious what everyone is doing in these last few days to get prepared. I'm planning on taking the two Fridays before the exam off of work, and doing two practice exams. I'd like to know what other suggestions you might have to be best prepared. I would of course love suggestions for...

Why can't Rankine theory be used here? It is a clayey material. In the next problem #85, Rankine theory is used(clayey sand)...I am confused. Couple of general questions, when given a clayey sand material, as in #85, the solution uses the equations for sand. I'm not sure how to determine if...

I'm curious if anyone has received their 'ticket' to the big event yet. NCEES website said we should get an email 3-4 weeks before the exam...so we're getting close!

Problem 6: Transportation A one-mile section of highway is to be constructed through a national forest. The highway will have a 24 ft paved surface, with 6 ft gravel shoulders. There is 66 ft of right-of-way, and a decrease in grade of 132 ft. If the runoff is 17 ft3/sec with a velocity of 8...

In the solution, for change in vertical pressure, where does (15-3)*Gamma water come from? Thanks.

I've been doing mostly CERM problems, and I plan to work some sample exams closer to the actual exam, but I'm wondering if as a supplement the exam cafe is worth it? I'd appreciate your thoughts.

I don't understand the superposition method, can anyone explain how the came up with the influence factors? thanks.

I'm just not sure how to approach earthwork problems. In the solution, I understand finding the Density required at 95%, and then the weight of the solids in the fill...from there, I'm lost. Could anyone give me the logic behind this solution, or logic to approaching earthwork borrow/fill...

Congrats to those of you no longer in need of the CERM, 11th edition! If you'd like to sell a copy, please post and we can get in contact, thanks in advance!