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Good luck, I took most of my pre-engineering courses at Green River, too. I liked it. The I transferred to the UW when I was 40 and graduated at 42. Returning to school was difficult for me after over 20 years, my GPA wasn't great either. I did graduate and passed EIT in the last quarter. The PE...

Just wondering, do they allow you to bring your own calculator, or do you have to use one on computer? Also are you allowed to use scratch paper? I am interested to look at the reference manual. The reference manual for the FE not exactly abundant with extra information with anything but the...

Hi, An alternate method you might use is as follows: Q = VA and V1A1 = V2A2   and A = D^2(PI)/4    D1=2" and D2 =1.5" 4.2 fps (2^2)(PI)/4 =V2 ((1.5^2)(PI)/4      now you cancel (PI)/4 or multiply each side by 4/(PI) 4.2(4) =  V2(1.5^2) V2 = 16.8 cfs / (1.5 ft)^2      V2 = 7.467 fps or...

Possibly  Vt is used in hauling because trucks are limited to a certain weight for legal weight on highways. Even offroad trucks are limited by weight,  the amount of cubic yards they can haul per trip can vary as the the total weight per cubic yard varies. This is sometimes the case when you...

I was told a long time ago to put hard boiled egg in a milk bottle, they reach I and grab it, and since they won't let go of it they can't get paw out. I never tried, maybe it will work. Or you can put sugar cubes by a big pan of water, they will dip the cubes every in the water and it will...

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Has anybody purchased or tried out the remarkable tablet? I thinking of purchasing one. I hoping somebody had tried one out. https://remarkable.com/

Not my subject, but an acre-ft  is an acre covered with water 12 inches deep, so an acre-in is an acre covered1inch deep. So from the solution 4hr x Q/2 = 200 acre-in  so then Q = 100 acre-in/hr x (43560 SF/1 acre) x (1 hr/3600 seconds) x (1ft/12 in) = 100.833 cfs /in of precip. or 100 cfs/in...

I miss the HP 48G. Mine died about 6 months ago. I liked the reverse polish notation.  I have Panecal free app on my phones, looks like the HP48, but I can't play Tetrus or minesweeper! So I just use the TI-30X IIS I used for the multiple times I took the PE. A friend in community college...

LOL The ones that got the answer 16 must have used their computers Microsoft standard calculator; enter 2+2*4 you get 16. Using the scientific calculator entering 2+2*4 you get the correct answer 10. Using Microsoft scientific calculator entering 2+2*4 you get 10. Scary that someone needs a...

Hi, Would suggest Principles of Foundation Engineering by Das. I think I have the fourth edition, I got it  used for $28, I think you can get a used one on line for $40-60. New is pretty expensive, but it was the reason I passed the Geotech. Also a book I like is the Foundation Engineering by...

You can probably expect a concept, lookup, or a regular question about the following: Modulus of subgrade reaction, Frost Heave, or  Lacustrine deposits. A couple of questions that through me were questions about testing methods that I didn't have any experience using. A Das book...

Hi, This is becoming interesting problem. I noticed when I studied these take off problems it was always easy make a mistake. I not sure, since I have not seen the original problem, but I think when it says the crew's productivity "Crew productivity is 200ft^2 /LH", it means that the five man...

I think the Bobcat excavator probably can do it, shouldn't take to long 5 or 6 hrs, if the concrete is not reinforced. $12k is pretty high. Just my two cents.