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AM: 30/40, PM: U/A/A/IR Can't believe that stupid steel problem got me.

I basically re-phrased my question lol

This is what I was able to get out of NCEES chat. The answer to my second question was "no there is not" Makes me think its very likely this week.

Yep, same thing. I stated my assumptions and went with a solution I thought would make sense.

More than one problem had mistakes. But I already found out my mistake on the concrete problem, which to me appears deadly. Here's to hoping they find issues with the problem itself and not my solution lol

I agree that the am was different and eccentric. I did find it a little odd that there wasn’t enough diversity in the questions for the different materials. Hard to elaborate further without mentioning examples.

Kinda in the same boat, I had 26/40 the last time. I did have a few gotcha moments on this one though. So hopefully, my feeling is not misguided.

Lateral

Did anyone feel like the AM session was easier than expected? I found it relatively easy, with the exception of a couple of problems.

I understood the question and solved it as required but ended up misreading the data that was given, so I compared my solution to something incorrect/misinterpreted. Kicking myself now lol

Yes, that was on the comcrete question. it was actually for part D.

Unfortunately, Section 6.10.8.1.2 is an infinite loop of cross-references and parameters. One of the reasons i spent so much time on the problem was that i was going back and forth among those sections to no avail. It could be that I was simply overlooking an assumption in the problem that would...

Exactly my thought process. However, with so many adjustment factors involved, I wanted to throw the question out there to try and confirm. From what I remember M/S didn't land me close to any of the numbers or was just in the middle of two answers, can't exactly recall. Edit: Or I think I may...

Thanks! I have looked at that section, that's the loading/structural analysis part of it. That load/moment was given in the exam problem. The actual thickness/member requirement is not covered in 4.6.2.7

So in the lateral exam, I came across a question where steel beam span was given along with lateral wind loads (I believe wind loads applied to the steel beam in the minor axis direction). The question ended up asking for the required flange thickness. I got fixated on the problem and ended up...