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Section 1803 - A catch all section. 1806 - Presumptive values “...used in design for supporting soils near the surface...”. i.e. Shallow, Not deep foundations. 1810 - Deep Foundations. 1806 does not apply. 1803.3.1.4. -  “.....shall not be assumed to act simultaneously unless...”. This...

This was my prediction posted on another thread: All things considered, I don’t think the results would be out before the latter part of the third week this year. 

Looks like a sample, from the multi-part question format. A fellow I know who is taking the Civil PE asked me this. He had come up with different answers, why I thought of posting.

I agree they were only asking for the down drag. Some questions are abstract, do not relate to a real world case. Why I extended it. Was not implying that you missed anything. Stopping at 30 ft you still have 63 k down drag sitting on 1.4 sf firm stratum that can take only 11.2 k in bearing. No...

The solutions match the answers given in the old samples book. But, unless there was errata I do not have, 532.  Wouldn’t the drag-down itself cause bearing failure, if skin friction is not mobilized. 63,000 lbs drag/1.4 sf= 45,000 psf  > 5 times allowable bearing pressure. To limit the...

Anyone interested in offering answers to these 2 questions?

Actually, if done remotely, two scorers can score independently with the two scans sent to them separately. That can be a plus in terms of time. Hopefully  my prediction is going to be wrong but who knows. 

My understanding used to be that the scoring workshop was just a workshop on developing the scoring plan and training the scorers for the scorers to score the questions on their own afterwards. Apparently all questions are scored during the workshop itself. So the only way to finish the scoring...

Thank you for the screenshot. I mistook it for a prime. As it was in color print I associated them as one. The fonts also did not help me.

Lest I am considered to have “No Comment”, I give below my last set of comments: 1.        Steel decking in and of itself is not the bracing element unless it is designed and detailed as such. Orientation of the decking i.e. perpendicular or parallel to the girder or beams in a bracing system...

AS PROMISED, HERE ARE THE ANSWERS I JUST RECEIVED. AS I HAVE SAID EARLIER, WHEN THE ANSWERS HAVE BEEN SEEN BY OTHER MEMBERS, I AM FINE WITH IT BEING ARCHIVED OR DELETED IF IT HELPS AVOIDING CONFUSION. I have addressed your questions below in red: From Steel Solutions: A direct brace may be...

REFERENCES....could the typo be corrected?

How critical is citing code equations, tables etc? If the equations are written down correctly, but code equation numbers are not given alongside, would it be a material omission? I can see a section number being important if explaining something but any opinions on equations?

Could the 2008 meltdown be a reason for the FE, PE trends? Lack of motivation from inability for grads to find work easily dampened their taking the FE. As things picked up, they got the experience needed and lost no time and took the PE to consolidate their standing with their employers. Those...

Isn’t the blue line meant to be S.E. instead of PE Structural? I know NCEES categorizes SE exam under PE, but this graphic’s labeling can be also misleadingly construed as PE with Structural in the PM module of the PE Civil exam.

https://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=7946&i=676603&view=articleBrowser&article_id=3785160 https://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=7946&i=656537&view=articleBrowser&article_id=3646852 Just after I sent an email to AISC, I saw...

'flange compressive force Pf goes to infinity when Lb=0'  That doesn't sound right, again I don't know what equation you're referencing but it sounds like Pf would at least be limited by yielding.  Can you give a code reference please.   Pardon my reference to flange compressive force...

The “nayes” have it.  🤗

I see the logic in the replies. My angle was this. The PM problems have many sub-parts. In the aggregate they are also like breadth questions except some topics like AASHTO are not there. One does not have to be going hither and thither for references even on the same material. It is time...

April 2021 - same codes as the October 2020 exam. It is on NCEES website.