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If I was to run around claiming to be emperor just because some moistened bink lobbed a scimitar at me, why they'd put me away!

Do you speak from experience? How does this "make the wife" thing work?

First summer job at 16 was working on litter patrol for my local DPW for a kingly $4.15 an hour a.k.a min wage at the time. I think it was through a state grant or something, four 6-hour days a week; we'd drive around in a sped bus picking up trash at all the local parks, playgrounds, ball...

There is no chemistry on the a.m. portion. They tend to go quite light on the Water/Wastewater Treatment questions as well. If one does appear, most likely it'll be either - a simple qualitative/definition question, or - a hydraulics problem framed in the context of some...

Sorry my response wasn't directed more at the live course you've considering - I've haven't taken this or any of their review courses myself - so in retrospect take my earlier comments more as "things to bear in mind when doing it the PPI way." If the course looks like it'll serve your studying...

I took and passed the PE (WR&E depth) in Oct 2012 using the CERM as my primary reference for both the a.m. & p.m. While it served my purposes well enough, I would not recommend the PPI's other materials. My general criticisms are: - They cover way too broad of a base of topics (too...

Congrats and good luck with the studying! I'd say that just getting your application approved is half the battle, however the engineer in me says it's closer to 1/3.

There isn't really such a thing as "total flow." Flow is a rate, it can either be instantaneous (Q at a given moment) or an average (total volume discharged V over period of time T). It really is a bloody mess of problem though - the question itself and the info given are valid enough, however...

Does anyone on the board here have this "Green Assoc." credential, and if so, could you explain the rationale for obtaining it? Is is correct to presume that the title carries little (if any) weight relative to the AP credentials, and that it is essentially resume/proposal fodder for persons in...

To use the table start with your calculated value of Q/Qfull and find it on the horizontal/bottom axis, draw a vertical line up until you hit the appropriate discharge (Q) curve,* then draw a horizontal line left to get d/D. * Unless the problem states otherwise, assume that the Manning "n" is...

I had the same thought process as you on this, though having worked all the 2008 & 2011 practice problems (and taken/passed the exam), I can state that it's highly unlikely you'd be asked to "design" a slab or footing. It's just too involved, and the a.m. questions are more geared towards...

1. No indeterminate analysis in the AM portion. You should know how to draw/interpret moment & shear diagrams though, determine moments of inertia for cross sections, and be familiar with the equations for calculating M, V, and deflection for various determinate beam configurations - see Ch...

This is a weakness of the Lindeburg practice problems... when the NCEES test makers are looking to see your knowledge of friction loss & energy balance, they're definitely not going to put you through the comical rigamarole of looking up & calculating viscosity, specific/relative...

Absolutely, this type of problem (and many from this 6-min solutions book, so I've heard) is off the charts compared to the type and level of difficulty you'll actually see on the exam. The groundwater problems in the 2011 and 2008 ncees practice exams are much more representative. If you have...

I'd recommend taking one of ESRI's 3-day "Introduction to GIS" training courses if they are offered near you. If you're looking for a cheaper DIY approach, this book is a good entry to the world of ArcGIS. FWIW I have no affiliation with (or particular love for) ESRI, just another engineer who...

If you're taking the Civil/Geotechnical exam, you should only be looking at the specs/syllabus for this exam. What's covered in the PM depth sections for other disciplines (e.g., Transportation, Water/Environmental) is completely irrelevant. The Civil AM/breath specifications are the same for...

Given the circumstances you describe I would suggest just going with the current 13th edition. I got by just fine with the 12th edition when I took the exam last October even though the 13th was (and still is) the current edition. If I recall the 13th came out right about a month after I had...

I know it's a "tough love" answer, but the Manning Equation is-what-it-is, and the equations I referenced are as simplified a it's going to get. You should be fluent enough with your algebra to solve for any of the variables. From my experience having a good calculator (and knowing how to use...

S28, what exactly was the equation that the NCEES referenced to "instantly" solve the problem? For starters, you should at a minimum know the Manning equations for velocity and flow rate in U.S. units (eq. 19.12 and 19.13, 12th ed. CERM): v = (1.49/n) * R2/3 * S1/2 Q = (1.49/n) * A * R2/3 *...

This is wise advice. While I can't speak for other disciplines, I took (and passed) the morning breadth + WR/Env afternoon and only read/studied about half the chapters in the CERM, as the other half consisted material that I knew wasn't going to be on the exam. Having taken the exam and...