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    Mansour Practice Exam 3 Solutions?

    Guys, A few months ago, i ordered the mansour DVDs which came with 2 practice exams that are bound and also a third practice exam # 3. I don't see the answer key in the mateiral he has provided to me that was shipped. I was wondering if anyone has that information? I have emailed him in the...
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    Exam Notice Received?

    The check has been cashed, OF COURSE
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    Exam Notice Received?

    I was wondering if anyone has received the Exam Notice that you take to the exam site. Last couple of times they usually come before this time. Was wondering if anyone has received it- I am in THE OC.
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    Surveying Book

    I was wondering if anyone used the Surveying Solved Problems for the FS and PS Exams, third edition, by Jan Van Sickle to study for the survey part of the CIvil Engineering PE exam. I know that it is for FS and PS exams but was wondering if anyone found it useful in preparation for Engineering...
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    Help Me Pass Survey

    Guys- i was wondering if someone had difficulty passing survey who eventually did pass can shed some light on how they eventually passed.. I unfortunately work in a section where I don't see plans that often, and on the test I have difficulty understanding the figures and then figuring out what...
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    California Dreamin

    I am in the same boat as you. I am done with Seismic and 8 Hr, and this was my 2nd time taking just the survey, and i m guessing i failed, since i am not in the databse.. This time I felt that the exam was harder than the previous time, and even though I can do every single problem in my...
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    California Dreamin

    I am expecting a fail letter- as I am not in the database. I am in OC and did not get anything in the mail today. maybe they are mailing fail letters later?
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    Direction of Segment. Reza Problem 3-20.

    Guys I am doing reza problem no. 20 in chapter 3 of his spring 2011 book.. Basically the problem asks for direction and length of segment BC. No problem with the length.. however in the direction of segment BC, I am not sure how he got North East..Isn't he doing the direction CB in his...
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    Benchmark

    I am stuyding from Reza and a Mansour book and was wondering if someone can help clarify whether a CE can restablish the elevation of a benchmark ? Mansour in the chapter 1 pracice problem # 10 says you can not restablish the elevation of a benchmark Reza in chapter 1 practice problem number...
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    CALIFORNIA - RESULTS April '11

    live here in the OC. got the survey fail letter yesterday.. nothing on seismic still..called the board and they said both seismic and survey results were mailed out the same day, but different envelopes.. so weird...why doesn't the board just post a message on their website clearly. what the...
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    Hiner Problem # 15.

    I was wondering if someone could tell me how you recognize which case is the loading using page 471 of ibc. I am not sure how you are supposed to be reading those figures.. thank you
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    Declination, Magnetic Bearing and True Bearings

    I am really confused for how to convert back and forth in between these three, declination, magnetic bearings and true bearings.. In Reza's book, Chapter 3, problem # 11, gives the formula: True Bearing = Magnetic Bearing minus Declination.. If I look now at the Cuomo book, Example 4.5, it is...
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    Reza Mahallati Workbook for Sale 40$

    I have the Civil Surveying Review Workshop Workbook from Fall 2009 by Reza Mahallati for Sale. I did not take the test earlier, so I bought a new one and realized that not too many changes from the old version..the book contains some pencil marking in the first one or two chapters,...
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    NEED TIPS: What's the gold and what's the s**t

    seismic design review book by Hiner is a must.. I studied 2/3 of the chapters of the book, and completely ran of time altogether to finish the book by Hiner. I got my diagnostic and I got marginally deficient in all but one catogory.. i am told that if I had a marginally deficient in that one...
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    Programmable calculator

    Ofcourse it's not an exam on how well you can program your calculator. It is a test on how fast you can crank that answer, and if a programable calculator gets you an answer faster, i think it's helpful... I have a CAsio fx and i love it..i used that to pass the EIT and also the 8 hr portion of...
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    All-in-One Civil PE Exam Guide by Indranil Goswami

    I agree that it is a great book.. I used it for transportation and i thought the water section to be very well done also...
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    Programmable calculator

    I was wondering what others experience have been with programmable calcualtors. Since the test is so much on time constraint, and they do allow the TI graphing calualtors, which I have. I was wondering if anyone knows of a program which can be used to do some calculations through the program...
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    CALIFORNIA - RESULTS Oct 2010

    people who passed are probably too giddy out celebrating
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    Success Strategy

    Know your depth, inside and out. I passed 2nd time and I must say that there are some questions in the morning that you won't get, accept it, study accordingly. Focus and make sure you get right the ones you do know. Make up for the loss in the morning with the depth questions in the...
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    The PE Exam has been a life lesson and long journey

    congrats- I passed the civil transportation 2nd time too
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