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I have a 24' load bearing wall. The only thing bearing on the wall are the truss/roof assembly. Trusses are 24" o.c. and span 20'. The snow load is 55psf. I would like to remove 10' of the wall in order to add an addition. Can someone help me with the necessary steps to determine the beam...

I have the following review/study books for sale. - NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering Civil Samples Questions and Solutions - 2008 edition (This is the book I am selling https://commerce.ncees.org/study_materials/...ProductCode=1J) - $45 - Six-Minute Solutions (Structural) 2nd...

How are these related? Are they always equal is one alway more or less than the other? Thanks.

I was doing an example problem and the problem stated it was an urban highway. One part of the problem was to find the FFS. They gave the % of heavy trucks, 4% upgrade for 1 mile, 6' clearance left, 10' clearance right, 12' lanes and 1.5 interchanges per mile. In the answer they used the...

Can someone please explain the diffence in these items for me? I know the FFS = BFFS - adjustment factors. If a problem gives me the design speed as 60mph is this the FFS, the BFFS or the speed limit? Thanks.

In CERM 10 there are the following formulas: Stopping Distance = Sstopping = vtp + sb Stopping Sight Distance = Sstopping =1.47vtp + sb Example: A car skidded to a stop while travelling 55mph. The driver took 0.9 seconds to react. What was the total stopping distance travelled? I thought...

Do I need to have this book for the transportation pm section? There are a few tables I think I will need but I don't want to have to buy the whole book if I don't need to. If I don't need the whole book what tables/sections should I try and get? Thanks.

Regarding the NCEES Sample Questions & Solution Problems (2008 copyright) problem 513 in the Construction Afternoon question. Can someone explain the solution to me? F1 = 1/2 x 45 x 4^2 = 360 (I know the 45 is at rest pressure but where does the 1/2 and 4^2 come from) F2 = 45 x 4 x 9 =...

I am going through the 6 minute solutions and a few question say to refer to the AISC ASD manual. Does anyone know where I can download this or do I have to buy it? Also, it is necessary to have for the morning structural questions? I am assuming it is as the 6 minute solutions refer to it...

If I am going to take the geotechnical pm exam do you think I need to do the depth questions in the six minute solutions books for the other subjects (trans, struct, etc.)? I will probably do them if I have enough time but if time is an issue should I forgot about the depth questions and focus...

Is pavement design not on the exam anymore? I notice the NCEES specs don't call for it on the transportation am portion. Actually, I don't see it on the pm portion either? Is this covered in the construction part of the exam or is it just not on the exam anymore? Thanks.

A dry sand has a minimum unit weight of 105 lb/ft and a maximum unit weight of 125 lb/ft . The unit weight in place is measured at 121 lb/ft . What is the relative density? The answer is 83% but how do you get this? Thanks.

What is the difference between the individual water resource and environmental books versus the combined water resource/environemental book? I am going to take the transportation test in the afternoon so do you think I need to buy the indivdual water resource and environmental books or would...