Recent content by PowerStroke79_PE

https://discord.gg/YJ4NgvW2 Ive set up a group in discord. Hope everyone can come on.

I always thought you needed A/A/A/A

I couldn't add new people to it for some reason. I used to be able to add by email, and now is states only friends. I'm looking to see if I can set up a group somewhere. I will be taking the SE in October.

This probably means ASCE 7-16 as well.

If anyone is interested, I have made a Facebook Group for posting questions and discussing the SE Exam. If you would like to join please post your email, here or in messages, and I will request anyone who would like to join. I had purchased the AEI Lateral (Buildings) course a year ago, but did...

why does it stay "Expires October 2024" ? Is it cause you have until then to take the Vertical? 

Last May I actually got my license # at 6 am in my email, and results were posted on NCEES around 8, or 8:30, and hours later the board made available results on what is now PELS. I couldn't believe it. I had gone to bed the night before devastated thinking i would have to retake. Beautiful...

Currently signed up for Lateral with AEI, extended over from EET. Quite honestly I don't think there are better instructors than Dr. Ibrahim and Dr. Zayati for structural. I took a lot of classes out there for structural depth (Civil PE) and these guys not only had the best material, they had...

Yes. And the AISC LRFD Second Edition is Silver. Does the 9th edition (Green Book) not have an LRFD companion? 

So, I used AISC Guide 16. It allows the use of pretensioned or snug tight bolts. Guide 4 is a little too much for just windloads and a small building such as the one I"m doing (16ft eave height.) However, AISC Steel Construction Manual 2nd Edition LRFD or ASD 9th Edition have a great section on...

The AISC Guide 4 seems to present examples and design guide based on seismic criteria. It states the first edition was more so for wind loads. Unfortunately, I can't find the first edition. If I understand correctly the approach for this design is based on the Moment Capacity of the beam and not...

Sept 3rd , Last day to sign up for SE exam in TX. Just sayin. 😎

Thanks for the comments! @P-E, thanks for the calm "don't worry about". lol, it helps! @ruggercsc it is good to know I'm not the only one.  I was hoping to have this great experience. Talk good engineering about it with others before releasing and being confident about every call out, section...

How happy, comfortable were you with your first signed and sealed set of plans. I’m about to do mine and just not too happy with all the presentation of my set. 

Well a huge disappointment is Staad Pro and Ram Elements use NDS 2005 Code. I thought about it really hard, and just couldn't let that go. I'm sure I could find a work around, but I really didn't expect that.   Indeed Deflection limits is nice to have. Results and CAD Drafting Exports were a...