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That stair design is actually not compliant with FEMA standards. The bottom should have breakaway enclosure, but stairs should have stayed in place. 1) That is now a massive structure being tossed around in the water hitt8ng other houses. 2) If someone was to stay in the house, they'd be trapped...

This also depends on whether the house in in fact in a flood zone and where the finished floor is in relation to the flood zone elevation. In Jersey many houses that weren't destroyed by Sandy, are still being lifted because they are lower than the finished floor elevation. Having a house lower...

Since you just bought watch, it should have instructions.  As long as it isn't a smart watch and is a basic watch with no alarm, thereshouldn't be any beeping.   You can bring food/snacks as long as it stays on floor. They usually encourage you to bring lunch also so you don't have to chase...

The main reason this house survived like it did is most likely due to age of destruction.  Living in Jersey I saw the damage after Hurricane Sandy. With Michael it looked like large areas had no signs of the houses except what appeared to be slab foundations which probably didn't have the proper...

Yes. You can use whatever you want to bring material to the exam. People will have all kinds of items including crates, rolling luggages, backpacks, hand trucks ( mini and full size). If you feel like you have too much, chances are you'll see at least a few people with the same or more stuff...

That seems to be the #1 common complaint with SoPE. From what I've read ( I've only took EET Depth course), SoPE is more of a refresher and assumes you know certain things.  It is not an in-depth review from A-Z of everything you should be familiar with for the exam like other courses are.

Keep in mind that none of these companies know what questions will be on the exam. While the Water Resources problems didn't help txjennah, on the upcoming exam there may be questions that replicate those water resource questions or the same procedure to solve the problem.  

My guess is information about responsibilities also. Boards usually want to see growth and this is 1 way to show growth and increased responsibilities during a period of time. 

You should try to keep your notes short and simple. Afterall, you are not going to have endless amounts of times to thoroughly read all your notes to figure out every problem.  One thing to remember is that you don't need to get every problem correct, and there will be problems you have no clue...

The problem with notes in pencil is that during the exam you can only write in test booklet. If you have notes in pencil, proctor could claim you wrote them while in the exam room.

Based on the sample problems you have worked through, do you find yourself using the same formulas over and over? If you, so may want to create summart sheets that highlight the most common equation(s) from each topic.  This way you can switch between few pages instead of flipping around a full...

Like they say, go big or go home.

Adrienne, the start of study time will really depend on how much time you can dedicate each day/week to the exam. You may want to start doing 1-2 hours a week and then in January go full speed with studying.   If you go with a review class it is most likely going to coincide with the next exam...

It all depends on what they are using the software for and how much they are relying on software. Some engineers use CAD and then just use beam software to calculate loads and size beams. Simple beam designs may also be done with hand calculations.  For single family homes, some analysis...

Also make sure you don't use pencil when making any notes in the book. You are not allowedto write in any references during the exam, so they could consider it a violation if you have pencil notes in their.

There are many bid sites available online by directory and project tracking websites. The biggest may be the blue book. You may also want to check with local print shops that focus on architectural and engineering copies.  Several of the shops in NJ have a private plan room on their website...

Technically you can, but that is usually for people who don't know about accreditation and the importance of accreditation in terms of PE exam. When looking to a new degree, why suffer through futyre credit evaluation when you can avoid it and enroll in ABET accreddited program. 

If you plan on pursuing PE, make sure it is an ABET accredited program.

It's very annoying and unprofessional.  Especially when in a small office and you have to explain to boss why recruiters are contacting you. 

Michael, requirements can be found for each state on the individual board websites. Are you looking to relocate after getting licensed? Your PE will only be valid for that state that issues it. If you go through a state that let's you automatically sit for exam since you have ano EIT license...