Let me clarify further. Just because the problems are meant to be 6 minute problems doesn't mean they are easy. I felt like the structural analysis portion of the Vertical AM was the toughest part of the entire SE for me. The examiners will make sure that you understand the analysis methods...
If your Hibbeler text covers all of the methods listed on the NCEES specifications then I don't see any reason to upgrade. Besides, Hibbeler is a good book. Just be familiar with the methods listed and remember that the problems they ask in the morning are intended to be solvable within 6...
That is not correct. You cannot add a breadth from one sitting to the depth from another sitting.
I don't think it is helpful to keep introducing these false claims. The rules are easily searchable: http://ncees.org/engineering/se/
Morning and Afternoon are Breadth and Depth, respectively...
Yes,the consensus is if you get one "not acceptable" on the afternoon you will fail. If you get two "needs improvements" you will probably fail. You probably need to get 32 right on the morning as well, maybe 30 if you do well on the afternoon. Search for a post back from late summer/early...
I would think you'd be fine. Especially if you can look at someone's 7th (ignore interims!) and mark up any changes to resistance factors, etc like Bassplayer suggested.
Are you taking buildings or bridge afternoon? If buildings, then I think you'll be fine, like Bassplayer said. Either way I would order David Connor's updated book of bridge problems (DavidConnorSE.com). He will have highlighted some of the pertinent changes to the 7th and updated a few...
The afternoon bridge should be all AASHTO. But yes the morning will be building heavy andyou'll have to know AISC, NDS, ACI, TMS, and AASHTO to pass the morning. You'll also have to know the analysis methods listed in the syllabus.
I took Lateral Bridges first in April and then Vertical in October. I took Lateral first because I do so much seismic at work and because I wanted to tackle the "harder" subject first. In hindsight I think I would have taken Vertical first. Vertical is so broad and you'll be forced to learn...
Hmm.. The CERM has a decent section on structural analysis. I thought the SERM was helpful. I also purchased PPI's Steel Textbook for the SE and Civil PE and I found it helpful for me, a bridge guy, on a few morning building problems.
Keep an eye on the code changes. The only change heading into April 2017 will be AASHTO 7th. However, many on the forum believe more changes are likely for the October 2017 test. If you are considering "On-Demand" review courses, keep any code changes in mind. The switch to AASHTO 7th is...
I used School of PE on demand option, PPI practice exams and NCEES practice exams. I design bridges in a high-seismic state so I supplemented my notes with examples from work and I relied on these heavily in the Lateral Bridge PM. David's book was pretty much all I used for Lateral AM bridge...
Did you say you had David Connor's book? If not then you should definitely get it. I am a bridge guy and that's all that I used on the morning Lateral.