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It's heavy duty, and you'll think it's way overkill for the exam when it's all said and done. However, it will prepare you for almost anything that's thrown at you. I can't tell you what I had on the exam, but I know of at least 2 or 3 problems that were out of left field that I was able to...

The punching shear would be the same for a circular cross-section above the slab. I would neglect the diagonal directional force for punching shear since there isn't any code-prescribed way of addressing it. I believe it also doesn't control, but I could be wrong.

We have RISA 3D+Foundation here at the office. I've been thinking I could set up a template, but I'm against using analysis programs that I can easily do in a half-page of hand calcs. I believe this is possible. The question is multi-faceted because the bearing equation changes after you have...

ipswitch, I'm only checking the bearing capacity. I'm not checking the internal shear (flexural or two-way).

My boss asked me to check a vessel/hopper footing for shear and overturning at a 45 degree angle to the square footing. I tried to derive this, but it involves integration. Anyone have a quickie formula that I can use? Thanks. btw~I hate to use RISA Foundation for something so little like...

It seems like minutia until exam day. Chapter 4 has some good practice problems for interpreting section 8.3 of the ACI. Chapter 4 and chapter 6 are fundamental ACI 318 building blocks. I assume you've gone through all of these problems?

That's my understanding. There's also the support of the girders' influence on the edges that would reduce the contribution of DL, which might shrink this down.

6x16x12/1728x150pcf/3=33psf FWIW, I don't get 30.

What's the benefit of getting the IBC 2009 SEAOC manuals over the 2006 manuals? The IBC 2006 is based off of the ASCE 7 and AISC 341 is the same. The only benefit I could see is the concrete/masonry design. However, most of the ACI chapter 21 was reorganized but had almost entirely the same...

Haven't you heard? Jesus was a bigot!

I wouldn't call the CEO a hater - they just believe what the Bible says is true. That's the misinformation that exists out there - people who have never read the Bible read an article, media articles for yahoo and the like that spin information to grab readers, and then you have people posting...

I think it is good for the profession, but I don't think it will help salaries. I believe engineers are not paid properly because of the lack of regulation on projects completed by incompetent engineers that short change the industry.

I just passed the 16-hour SE Exam and I don't plan to sell any of them because it directly relates to my work. I think structural engineers have a different set of burdens than other civils. (Sigh) I'm sure it's tough for a "water guy" to take a special seismic exam on something that doesn't...

If you take the lateral, you'll get more out of the masonry stuff. Better to take both, but if I had to pick one of the two, it would definitely be the lateral.

If you take the kaplan course, you can get them all.

ipswitch, Amrhein's is superior in regards to having a complete building problem and designing the masonry building from start to finish. Sue Frey's info is superior in regards to isolated scenarios (multiple choice problem) involving out of plane or shearwalls. She goes through every...

Well, no one has responded. However, if anyone comes across this kind of project and is informed of the risks associated with such work, the following link is also recommended. The ACI 546 uses a step-by-step industry recommended approach to resolve the problem with critical path processes and...

Laura, check your messages...

Has anyone used this specification? We have a huge project where the owner has neglected repairing some concrete pilasters to the point where you can see the cross-ties/stirrups. We are not new to concrete design, just new to the repair of it. We haven't yet purchased the ACI 546, but I...

I won't pull a "Lebron". :) j/k I like King James... sort of.