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Ok thanks. Looks like I did miss writing the actual question. I get how to solve for length AB. I now see how to solve for angle P. However, I'm not sure how do I solve for the angles at A and B using SohCahToa? Where is the right angle that would make SohCahToa applicable?

I'm having some trouble understanding the solution to this problem completely! Can anyone kindly walk me through it? The problem reads For the region shown, The following parameters apply. (y,x) coordinate of A (1675.24, 2546.09) (y,x) coordinate of B (1294.39, 2870.06) azimuth of AP...

Thanks. Looks like I'm not the only one then... :hang:

It is interesting to note that the next problem # 49 is referring the the same horizontal curve. However, on that one they word it slightly differently (more clearly) as follows: The deflection angle of the curve at the point of intersection, I, is 12°00'00". From there one could understand...

Hey guys and gals I'm having trouble distinguishing what a deflection angel is. My understanding is that the deflection angle is supposed to be half the intersection angel: α =I/2. However, in the example below what they are referring to as the deflection angel appears to be I. Why is...

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Hey guys and gals, I'm in California and I work for a EPC firm. I went to a city back check meeting today. The project is mostly electrical and involves building solar support canopies and mounting solar panels on them, ect. My role in this project is I'm doing all of the electrical design...

Yeah, the NCEES rules are quite generous compared to Prometric.... Good to know I won't need one though.

Are you allowed to bring a protractor or ruler? I feel like I may need one for Survey, but just not sure... whether it is needed and/or allowed.

So I just took my Seismic exam today. Not bad question-wise. However, I was pressed for time during the last 10 questions or so. I prepared only with the Hiner book. I took a few other references, but I could have done just fine with Hiner, ASCE7-10, and CBC 2013 or IBC 2012.... The...

So does nominal capacity correspond with ultimately strength of the material?

Hi guys and gals, T minus 10 days for my exam. I'm pretty much done studying. I read the Hiner book twice and have done the problems several times. I grasp everything except LRFD/SD vs ASD. Can someone provide me a layman's way of understanding this as they relate to the IBC? From my...

^^ I concur with Lungshen. I was working old sample exam problems with the new ASCE 7-10 code... I was getting the wrong answer because R values and Cd values have changed.... I then went back and used ASCE7-05 values and go the right answer.... Do keep that in mind... If you want to be...

If you want to be cheap about it, just google the pdf version of CBC or IBC and print the sections you need for free and bind them.

Thanks. Any idea why velocity is in in/sec instead of ft/sec? Seems to me like the units of length for Sa , Sv , and Sd should be consistent.

Hi Jay, Sorry just saw your question directed at me. The only reference I have so far for Survey is what my colleague gave me: He passed it easily the first time with just that so I think I'll be alright. However I'm considering getting the sample exam. For Seismic I have the Hiner...

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So both Sa and Cs are plotted against period (T). The graps look very similar (except for very small period and Cs incorporates R and Ie). I undestand Cs is used to find base shear. However, what is Sa used for at all? I understand it is the "elastic" response coefficient, but I haven't run...

Does anyone have a link to the test center policies? I'm wondering if they have something about loose leaf papers, ect. I want to bring my laminated codemaster "cheat sheets" for Sesimic Design, but don't know if I need to bind them. Thanks.

Can someone help clarify/confirmed how to use the relative rigity tables in the Hiner book? I obviously see there is only one input variable in the equation (H/D). What isn't clear is the top the rows and columns. I suspect that I'm supposed to add the H/D' from the row header and the column...