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Could you please describe the cheat sheets, what topics etc. Buildings or Bridges?

Meant to say ASCE not ACI.

Thank you for the clarification. I am taking the SE exam. 7-10 is the specification for that. Good to know for future reference. I think 7-16 will become the ACI specification for the October exam. I am curious to know what if Class E or F. I think why it is left out of this is because Site...

Is this 11.4.8 in the 7-10 Third Printing- current specification for the exam? Or is it in 7-16? I cannot find it in 7-10.

You mean ASCE 11.4.6? I do not see 11.4.8 in the version I have. 11.4.6 is for Risk-Targeted Maximum Considered Earthquake (MCEsubR) Response Spectrum. When an MCE,R response spectrum is required, it shall be determined by multiplying the design spectrum by 1.5. We are looking at Design...

Cu is used to calculate T as a refinement of Ta which is approximate. Cu can be anywhere from 1.4 to 1.7. But ASCE says Ta can be used by itself in place of T in the Cs equations. T=Cu x Ta ; 1.4 to 1.7 times Ta. If used Cs involving T will be lower. Even though these are not-less-than...

Yes, what prompted my curiosity was this. They are used in examples in the Seismic Design Manual. I suppose their justification could be, “the SDM is not for the exam only”. I will steer clear.

Is the using and referencing of AISC Design Guides fair game in the SE exam? Some of the equations are not in the Specifications.

Agreed David. Just that some items are broadly specified. For example, two-way slabs can be of different types.

Any thoughts on this? The exam specs contain many i.e. and e.g. after some items, e.g. the following under Vertical - Wood. Beams (i.e., sawn, glued laminated, structural composite/engineered) Connections (e.g., bolted, nailed, screwed) Does it mean under composite/engineered beams it can be...

Thank you psustruct for the information. Much appreciated. I realized later this is a longitudinal case and is solved correctly.

A lot depends on how local jurisdictions have adopted and adapted their own jurisdictions’ codes. I think that is a factor. While it is reasonable to expect IBC 18 to kick in, the numerical soup among other cross referencing codes can make the Oct 2021 specifications hard to predict.

I wish to know whether anyone knows if the solution to problem 105 - Lateral SE Samples 2011 edition is correct or if an erratum was published. For the older sample exams errata are now not available on NCEES website.

I think it has to do with State Boards. Some Boards will only let you take SE after the PE license is given by them. Takes time for Boards to ratify licenses even after one passes the PE or SE exam. Some Boards do it fast administratively, others only at scheduled Board Meetings. Scheduling exam...

Hope I will be done before that. Whiteboard or tablet, unless AI is programmed to grade the handwritten essays, if humans were to grade it still, how would it benefit? I know a fellow who not just threateed to quit if a computer is placed on his desk but followed up on it the day it was. I know...

Yeah, crazy, but look at it this way. Apparently it used to be 4 months. Now even with COVID they will do it in 7 weeks. I don’t see a CBT SE happening even though they are shooting for it in 2025. 

In an earlier post 2 weeks ago, I predicted the SE results will only be released latter part of the third week of this month. May be next time around we can post a dart board for members to try their darts on it and vent their anxiety level!

Soon cannot be today because they said it would not be before the Civil PE closed today. 

Thank you so much for your advice. The supplement is voluminous but I will knaw at it bit by bit. I have time. If you are waiting for any exam results, Good Luck.

Thank you all for shedding light on this. I was not paying attention to the Third Edition requirement for the exam. I have the First Printing. I do not see myself using the Third Edition for heavy design if I pass the exam. Updating manually only what I need for the exam, leaving out commentary...