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I got my "Congratulations" letter yesterday (Aug 2nd) and I live in Long Beach. As of yet I am not in the database.

I have not worked a lot with the new code, and there is a lot of reference materials on the old code (sample problems, sample exams, etc.), but I would feel cheated out of valuable study time if they tested us on the 2001 CBC. I have spent (wasted?) a lot of time trying to fumble my way through...

I know there has been a lot of buzz about the upcoming April 08 Seismic Principles exam being based on the 2007 CBC/2006 IBC--this is clearly stated on the California Board of Professiona Engineers' website. But I just got my "Examinee Instructions" (blue pages) along with my admissions notice...

A simple problem. It is just an 18 ft x 5 ft retaining wall with a 9 ft x 2 ft footing. The backfill is 105 pcf, concrete is 155 pcf. They calc the resisting moment thus: Resisting moment=(2)(9)(155)(4.5)+(5)(18)(155)(4.5)+(2)(18)(105)(1) = 79,110 ft-lb I don't have a problem with the...

Can anyone explain how they are calculating the resisting overturning moment in the provided solution (p166)? The distance from the toe to the centroid of the soil above the footing should be 8 feet, but they seem to be using 1 foot. This seems to defy logic.