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Bumping an old thread but wanted to make sure I'm looking at this correctly. I agree with Porter's calcs, but wanted to add to it. There really does not seem to be a reason to calc Vc. The question is asking what the required stress should be, so them giving f'c just adds fluff to the...

Thanks for clarifying. I see now that ACI 8.9.1 and 8.9.3 specify exactly what you're saying.

Quick question on clear span - why do you use 10 ft (beam spacing) instead of 9 ft (beam spacing - 1/2 beam width each side)?

I've mostly just gone through the SERM and have lately been cranking through as many practice problem as I can. A lot of them I have referenced code-related stuff, but I have definitely gone to numerous SERM example problems to reference when trying to solve one of the practice problems, so I...

I am taking the SE in October as well and am also considering doing this. I figure anything I can do to get to a particular type of problem in my notes quicker would be a good thing. My thought is to run through the example problems in the SERM and create an index for them

This is exactly what my coworker (who just passed the april exam) did regarding AASHTO questions. Said it worked well for him too

Glad to hear it works! How useful did you find the SEAOC Volume 2 and 3? Also, I just hopped over to your blog and look forward to reading. I'll post some feedback for you when I do

I am taking the SE for the first time in October. Just started studying this week and my first goal is to work my way through the SERM and then work through SEAOC Volume 1. I had intentions of starting in February/March but just now getting started. After working through those two books, I'm...