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    Horse is to stable

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    Non-traditional ME student frustrated beyond belief.

    Good luck, I took most of my pre-engineering courses at Green River, too. I liked it. The I transferred to the UW when I was 40 and graduated at 42. Returning to school was difficult for me after over 20 years, my GPA wasn't great either. I did graduate and passed EIT in the last quarter. The PE...
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    PE Civil Paper(10/21) or CBT(4/22)?

    Just wondering, do they allow you to bring your own calculator, or do you have to use one on computer? Also are you allowed to use scratch paper? I am interested to look at the reference manual. The reference manual for the FE not exactly abundant with extra information with anything but the...
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    AM Water Resources - Critical Flow Problem

    Hi, An alternate method you might use is as follows: Q = VA and V1A1 = V2A2   and A = D^2(PI)/4    D1=2" and D2 =1.5" 4.2 fps (2^2)(PI)/4 =V2 ((1.5^2)(PI)/4      now you cancel (PI)/4 or multiply each side by 4/(PI) 4.2(4) =  V2(1.5^2) V2 = 16.8 cfs / (1.5 ft)^2      V2 = 7.467 fps or...
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    Burrow Pit problems

    Possibly  Vt is used in hauling because trucks are limited to a certain weight for legal weight on highways. Even offroad trucks are limited by weight,  the amount of cubic yards they can haul per trip can vary as the the total weight per cubic yard varies. This is sometimes the case when you...
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    Raccoons

    I was told a long time ago to put hard boiled egg in a milk bottle, they reach I and grab it, and since they won't let go of it they can't get paw out. I never tried, maybe it will work. Or you can put sugar cubes by a big pan of water, they will dip the cubes every in the water and it will...
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    Question on FE Exam

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    reMarkable Tablet

    Has anybody purchased or tried out the remarkable tablet? I thinking of purchasing one. I hoping somebody had tried one out. https://remarkable.com/
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    NCEES Sample Exam - Errata for WR (question #516)

    Not my subject, but an acre-ft  is an acre covered with water 12 inches deep, so an acre-in is an acre covered1inch deep. So from the solution 4hr x Q/2 = 200 acre-in  so then Q = 100 acre-in/hr x (43560 SF/1 acre) x (1 hr/3600 seconds) x (1ft/12 in) = 100.833 cfs /in of precip. or 100 cfs/in...
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    When will a colored screen scientific calculator come?

    I miss the HP 48G. Mine died about 6 months ago. I liked the reverse polish notation.  I have Panecal free app on my phones, looks like the HP48, but I can't play Tetrus or minesweeper! So I just use the TI-30X IIS I used for the multiple times I took the PE. A friend in community college...
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    funny pic thread

    LOL The ones that got the answer 16 must have used their computers Microsoft standard calculator; enter 2+2*4 you get 16. Using the scientific calculator entering 2+2*4 you get the correct answer 10. Using Microsoft scientific calculator entering 2+2*4 you get 10. Scary that someone needs a...
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    Retaining Wall Book suggestions

    Hi, Would suggest Principles of Foundation Engineering by Das. I think I have the fourth edition, I got it  used for $28, I think you can get a used one on line for $40-60. New is pretty expensive, but it was the reason I passed the Geotech. Also a book I like is the Foundation Engineering by...
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    PE Geotech Depth Difficulty

    You can probably expect a concept, lookup, or a regular question about the following: Modulus of subgrade reaction, Frost Heave, or  Lacustrine deposits. A couple of questions that through me were questions about testing methods that I didn't have any experience using. A Das book...
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    Labor hour cost

    Hi, This is becoming interesting problem. I noticed when I studied these take off problems it was always easy make a mistake. I not sure, since I have not seen the original problem, but I think when it says the crew's productivity "Crew productivity is 200ft^2 /LH", it means that the five man...
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    How Long to Bust Up Some Concrete?

    I think the Bobcat excavator probably can do it, shouldn't take to long 5 or 6 hrs, if the concrete is not reinforced. $12k is pretty high. Just my two cents.
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    The choice of discipline for PE exam

    Hi, I would also suggest you take your PE in Petroleum Engineering. Since you should be able to pass, you have a year of experience. Probably until oil prices climb back up, maybe get and civil engineer or transportation entry level job, and get some experience. Take the civil later. Never...
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    NFL 2015

    Well Green Bay put on a good show tonight. Don't like the Rogers much, but he and Janis made great plays to tie the game in regulation. Carson and Larry put on a better one in OT. I got to root for them, too bad they will lose to the Hawks. Just watched High school basketball game and local...
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    Geotechnical Depth References

    Jmcc06, I would suggest Six Minutes Geotechnical problems. Like JeffCTN I didn't pass the first time, I also wasn't very well prepared. Need to do a lot a problems, I ended up doing about 95 of the six minute problems using Das' foundation engineering and CERM to answer the questions. I also...
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    Civil Breadth Specifications Questions

    Hi  would suggest getting a copy of latest NCEES sample exam and if you can find a 2008 NCEES sample exam which has questions for each afternoon module. I found a lot of the afternoon questions  helpful or similar to morning breath questions. And use the CERM to answer the questions, it is good...
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    NFL 2015

    He might have been worth it if would have completed the pass in Super Bowl, or used his legs and scored. Good for him, he is smart. Now coffee in Seattle will cost $43 a cup. GO HAWKS
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