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    Fixed-fixed hinged beam

    I am getting stuck on this analysis problem. Any help?
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    How is your SE exams (2020 October)

    I also took vertical and lateral and after doing a quick inventory last night of the PM problems I will be surprised if I passed the Lateral as I can already think of so many things that I did wrong, I feel like I totally bombed it. The vertical PM could go either way. I feel like the multiple...
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    STEEL MANUAL - TABLE 3-10

    I am going to disagree with that definition of Lb. From the Spec F2.2 "Lb = length between points that are either braced against lateral displacement of the compression flange or braced against twist of the cross section."
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    The Most Important Exam Strategy

    I received my exam authorization the other day. Luckily it is very close to my house this time, and I am pretty happy about that. I have been planning everything out, when I need to leave, where I am going to park, what am I going to have for lunch, etc. This brought up a good question, what is...
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    CALTRANS bridge design practice

    Thanks, I just sent you an email!
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    CALTRANS bridge design practice

    I have been spending this Friday night combing through the interwebs for the CALTRANS bridge design practice, specifically Chapter 3 as referenced on the skewed wind bridge problems in Connors bridge book. Does anyone have a link for this or could email me this? Or does this simply not exist on...
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    Qualifying Experience

    Does anyone else have the experience of working exclusively in 1 material (for example at a steel fabricator or a precast concrete plant) and needing to show competence in 3 out of the 4 main building materials? This is currently my situation, I am just wondering how everyone else handled it. I...
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    AISC 360-16, Table 6-2 = Easy Mode

    Yes, a thing of beauty and a joy to use. If I fail the SE and they change codes then being able to use this table will be the lone ray of happiness.
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    Average Age to take FE/PE/SE

    Anyone else sign up for the SE exam yesterday as it was the first day to register? I think that I should probably do practice exams with a mask on to get used to it since that is probably going to be the situation.
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    Average Age to take FE/PE/SE

    It is my impression that this is when someone takes the exam as the label on the axis says "Year Exam Taken". This is for both first time takers and repeat customers per the note at the upper right of the graphic.
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    Average Age to take FE/PE/SE

    Just saw this graphic in the NCEES 2019 squared report and I thought that it was interesting. Over the last 4-5 years people are waiting slightly longer to take the FE exam and are taking the PE exam slightly earlier than before. Any ideas on why this is? For the PE exam possibly states relaxing...
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    Free Basics of Bridge Design Seminar

    FYI there is a Free Basics of Bridge design seminar spread out about 1-1.5 hours a day for 4 days. Link below. I thought it might be a good way to learn bridge topics for the SE exam. http://aisc.org/bridge-workshop
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    How is depth graded/scored?

    I posted this email correspondence on a previous thread but thought it might be useful to you here. This is a reply from a helpful employee from NCEES following an inquiry I sent similar to yours. "As you know, NCEES does not release numeric exam scores; component results are reported as...
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    Code coefficients and tables

    One other thing that came to mind today on this was AISC Appendix 7 material - effective length method and first order analysis method. By the way Titleistguy, you have been bragging about David Panella's book so much that I bought it! I am excited for it.
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    Code coefficients and tables

    So I am anticipating that "Code coefficients and tables" under the heading of "Load Distribution and Analysis Methods" is going to make up somewhere between 0/40 and 1/40 of the AM portion of the Vertical exam. I have started studying "Load Distribution and Analysis Methods" because it is the...
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    Code coefficients and tables

    Totally agree with you on reading all of the codes, RP. Like every single line AND commentary of every single code. I have found that my time was better spent reading through all of ASCE7 + commentary than it was by doing several dozen practice problems focused on the same subject. I disagree...
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    Code coefficients and tables

    It seems like most tables in the Steel Manual would not help with "Load Distribution and Analysis Methods" with maybe the exception of the beam formula tables.
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    Code coefficients and tables

    In the NCEES Exam specifications for the Vertical AM exam it has listed "code coefficients and tables" under the Load Distribution and Analysis Methods. What sort of things do you think would fall into this topic? The only thing I can really think of is the ACI simplified analysis procedures for...
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    October 2019 Test Results

    I called the BPELSG office and asked for the Evaluator that was in charge of my last name group. I explained to her the situation at which point she said "Oh crap, I hope that wasn't my fault, it might have been my fault". She was super nice and got it taken care of quickly and my license posted...
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    October 2019 Test Results

    I believe they do send out an email that has your license number (whether it is a PDF I don't know). The number will post first on the California DCA lookup where you are able to lookup licensed professionals by their name. My number still hasn't posted on DCA. Anybody else have that problem?
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