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OMG I really am old as dirt, I've been an engineer for 27 years (11/1983) working for both construction companies and engineering firms.

Go to vulcanhammer.net They have what you are looking for. DM 7.1 has been replaced by UFC 3-220-10N, however they are identical. DM 7.1/UFC 3-220-10N is at http://www.vulcanhammer.net/geotechnical/g...l_mechanics.php DM 7.2 is at http://www.vulcanhammer.net/geotechnical/foundations.php

I think I can help you as I passed my EIT in Michigan and took the PE exam in New Jersey. 1) Do I have to pass the NJ Law Examinations first prior to taking the PE? No. When you get our admission package for the PE exam they will send you the NJ Law Exam. You complete the exam and mail it...

I was hiking over Baldy Mountain with a 70 lb pack at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron NM. What a sight

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I know someone who took the EIT and PE exams back to back in Delaware so I assume they will accept experience prior to passing the EIT.

A man walks into a tatoo shop and asks for a tatoo of a $100 bill on his manhood. The tatoo artist said he will do it only if the man tells him why he is want the tatoo. The man said I have 3 reasons The first is I like to play with my money, the sencod is I like to see my money grow and the...

Sorry, forgot to post the link http://www.slideruleera.net/miscellaneous.html

I don't know if this is what you are looking for. In our company library we have a copy of the 1926 American Bridge Company Engineering Standards. They don't specifically call them S-beams, it looks like the engineering properties are for Carnegie & Illinois beams. Anyway here is the info...

Starkman I looked at the NCEES specs for the construction depth module and it is easy to see why it is hard to figure out what to study. I would think the exam would have a trench shoring question. This type of question could combine geotech info, surcharge loads and timber design. With all...

Well I'll try and get the list of good references started for the construction depth module. A really good reference text for equipment selection, production and cost is "Construction Planning, Equipment and Methods" by R.L. Peurifoy; ISBN-13: 9780072964202. I got the 2nd edition of this book...

Well I'll try and get the list of good references started for the construction depth module. A really good reference text for equipment selection, production and cost is "Construction Planning, Equipment and Methods" by R.L. Peurifoy; ISBN-13: 9780072964202. I got the 2nd edition of this book...

When I lived in the upper peninsula of Michigan we would have the same thing happen during the first one or two snows. There would be a few minor accidents but then everyone would remember the snow is going to be here until March and I have to drive a little slower and I can't stop on a dime...

After almost 30 years of using an HP calculator with RPN, I can't use anything else. My daughter laughs at me because I can't use her TI-83 when I helping her with her physics or pre-calc homework. I'm so happy that HP has come out with a new traditional style calculator. My first intro to HP...