Construction Depth

[PE_Guy]

How difficult was construction depth module for April 2013 exam?

 

[reptile_2007]

I would have to say pretty difficult. They test your experience and that's

hard to study for. Its a gift and curse.

 

[PE_Guy]

reptile_2007

What subject areas were hard in your opinion?

 

[reptile_2007]

other topics and cost estimating.

 

[ricochaz]

Other topics did infact cause me some stress last week. It was very difficult.

 

[PE_Guy]

Other Topics questions can't be more than 4 as NCEES specified 10% in the exam specs. What areas were difficult from below?

Other Topics 10%

A. Groundwater and well fields 1. Groundwater control including drainage, construction dewatering

B. Subsurface exploration and sampling 1. Drilling and sampling procedures

C. Earth retaining structures 1. Mechanically stabilized earth wall

2. Soil and rock anchors

D. Deep foundations 1. Pile load test

2. Pile installation

E. Loadings 1. Wind loads

2. Snow loads

3. Load paths

F. Mechanics of materials 1. Progressive collapse

G. Materials 1. Concrete (prestressed, post-tensioned)

2. Timber

H. Traffic safety

1. Work zone safety



　

 

[snickerd3]

that's an approximation of 10%, it could likely swing a few questions in either direction.

 

[S28]

I didn't think it was too bad, although there were a couple of questions I wouldn't have known how to do if I had studied a year before the exam.

I thought most of them were straight forward, although the few that I didn't have a clue on are all I can think about. And now I've started to second guess myself on other problems I thought were really easy, as I'm questioning if I read over the question too quickly and missed something. Yikes.

It's going to be a long 8-10 weeks.

 

[reptile_2007]

S28, you hit the the nail on the head. The only ones i can remember are the ones i didn't feel good about. im done thinking about it. going to enjoy time off from engineering.

 

[yoommee]

Does anyone have some Structural & construction notes/questions/solution?