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Per NCEES Chat Now the code standards for the 2019 SE exam will not change.  I wouldn't call it "official", but it's from the source. 

When I was studying for the SE exam 4 years ago, I googled the same thing and came up with nothing.  That's why I wrote the book. 😄 Structural Engineering Reference Manaul does have 1 chapter on bridge design if you are looking for some more information.   Also, the NCEES SE practice exam and...

I hit the over/under date on the head for the April 2018 exam.  I would concur with December 14th.  

If you don't pass, the first thing you should do is buy the IBC Seismic Design Manuals Vols. 2-4.  Maybe go ahead and get the 2015 edition of Volume 1 if you can find it with a "bulk" deal.  But definitely you should have Vols. 2-4, along with Vol. 1.   I don't think the Structural Engineering...

You may want to go ahead and begin studying and acquiring what you can. Especially since you are taking both vertical and lateral at the same time. Since you have the CBC (California) building code, I assume you are in California. So that certainly will help with the lateral exam. I needed 5-6...

Before buying any codes, wait until after the new exam standards are released.  Typically this will occur after the October exam, around the 1st week of November.  My guess is that they will stay with IBC 2015 for another year, so you should be OK with ASCE 7-10, but if they go to IBC 2018 you...

Yes, I only got the Paypal email.  It took about a week to get it. 

Just received the 2015 Design of Reinforced Masonry Structures by the Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada in the mail (see link from deviationz post).  For $28 it is BY FAR the best masonry design book I have seen.  Well worth the money.  I'm surprised they are only charging...

So you need PCI for the PE exam, but not the SE exam.  :dunno:

I checked again just to make sure it wasn't just under vertical morning section or something like that, and it is not.  You don't need the PCI book for the SE exam anymore.  Now, if only they could get rid of AISI/Cold-formed steel....

Best of luck to you TheBigGuy.  Hopefully you can knock out at least one of the components this time around. 

Wow, just missed by a handful of multiple choice questions. Darn! You'll get'em next time. Just for a reference point to those who did not pass, this is somebody with 12 years of experience in California. When I passed I had about 15 years of experience, mostly in the Southeast, but I did quite...

All great information here.  And thanks for the shout out! In regards to the time issue (and this will also help out with your steel studies), I would recommend going through EVERY design aid table in the AISC codes.  Both the Steel Manual and Seismic Design manual. Work out problems showing...

https://www.davidconnorse.com/ The "Buy It Now" buttons will take you to the Amazon page.  Thanks!

My advice, split up the components. Do lateral first since it is easier to study for, in my opinion. 

Congrats!  

I was thinking more about AASHTO being switched over to the 8th edition at the end of this year. 

If you haven't seen my book on AASHTO SE exam questions, please look into it.  I specifically wrote it for us building engineers who have to answer AASHTO questions on this exam. Lots of people have told me it was a great help on the bridge questions.  

Yes, that is brutal. I had noticed over the last couple SE Exam iterations that the pass rates were going up, which I thought was a good thing. I'm not sure if NCEES noticed the trend too and decided to try to get things back to the 30% neighborhood, but those pass rates definitely seem too low. 

To those that passed - congratulations!  You can now move on with your life. To those who did not pass, just remember this is THE MOST DIFFICULT exam that is given by NCEES. Hang in there, you can do it. And if need be, if you can wait until next April to retake that will give you some more...