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I don't know what specialized field of MEP you may work in, but every field has its overlaps. The state has already decided you are qualified to take the Electrical engineering PE exam based off of your experience. If you know electronics or computer better take those, you will still be an EE...

^^^If they only tested how good you were at doing your job, then 99% of people would pass! That is not the point! By that rationale, if you were to switch jobs/industries, you should loose your PE license because you have not proven you are competent outside of your specific field! For the...

Well, sadly since I'm in California I'll still have to take the 2.5 hour Seismic and 2.5 hour Survey exams after I pass the 8 hour.... however, yes, my coworkers joke that my card should say "P.E.^3." Haha. Another said I need to get a 3-in-1 rubber stamp with dials on it to select the...

I too disagree on this. Perhaps I have just been fortunate to not get stuck in a specialized hole. My work has allowed me to do things that are really across the board... I work for an EPC that does pretty much everything. I've sort of become a jack of all trades, master of none. When I did...

I have the construction depth sample exam from 2011 and have a question regarding sample problem #532. I've looked this over and over and the solution doesn't make sense to me. The question is what is the load applied on floor #7 immediately after the step in question. They give some load...

Thank you for that. I think this will help me for the enviormental portion (which is not what I do). What other topics besides water resources do you plan to upload?

Actually here in California we do not requre an SE for structural plans always. A Civil is enough for most cases. It depends on the jursidiction. The excpetions where you definately need an SE title are DSA (they oversee K-12 schools and community colleges) and OSHPD (they oversee hospital...

What state are you in? That is important. I ran into a similar issue in Califonia when I applied for Mechanical and now again that I'm applying for Civil. In California you need 6 years of qualifying experience total if you have an EIT/FE. They award 4 years for an ABET accredited bachelor's...

The solution makes sense to me. If you look at a single brick, yes it has 1/4" of mortar all around (top, bottom, left, & right). However, given that there are bricks adjacent to it (top, bottom, left& right), you split the (motar) gap with each of these. So, for example if you have...

Yes, you can bring them.

Go to the exam summary page "April 2012 Exam Registration Details" on the exam you have signed up for you will see several hyperlinks towards the end (eg. special accomodations, study materials, california summary, cancel registration). Click on the one that says "California Summary" (replace...

Agreed, most EE programs do not have an emphasis on power, especially if your university is a "research institution" where they focus on on the high tech stuff. I was a ME major so when doing the EE PE, I bought the following textbook...

In CA, I am told you used to be able to "grandfather" in for the non-restricted practices when they were being introduced (e.g. Corrosion, Metallurgical, ect). You had to prove decades of experience.I think this was an effort to have those gain popularity, but they never really did... Lot's of...

Most state boards do their own evaluation and NCEES just administers the exam. What state are you located in or trying to obtain licensure in?

Thank you very much! I was able to do it. :)

I already submitted my application to the CA board before the December 5th deadline. Now I am registereding on to the NCEES site for Civil - Construction Exam. Since I am in CA I will also do the seismic & surveying exams. The following are my (relevant) choices on the drop down tab...

Agreed... The only complex part are complex numbers ;) ... But fortunately the calculator will handle those!

I got a 2k bonus the first time. The second time I got a kick to the groin. :beat: I fear what will happen the 3rd time. :hang:

I have CERM 12. Look at equation 41.68: S =YD - c .... therefore c = 100ft - 10 ft = 90 ft. Read you calculator manual or just google it for your calculator as to how to enter hyperbolic cosine. I have both the casio and hp that are allowed for the test and both are capable of doing it, but...

In CA, those salaries are realistic even without a degree or PE. Then again the cost of living plays a factor. Like someone above me said, structural is very different in the west (due to Seismic design requirements preliminarily). However, you can make huge bucks doing that (well into the 6...