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Not sure if this has been posted or not, but it's an NCEES podcast with information about the transition to the Computer Based SE Exam. https://ncees.org/podcast-jason-gamble/ Biggest takeaway is that the SE Exam will now be a 4-part 20+ hour exam. But once you pass a part, you are done with...

My updated Bridge Problems book for AASHTO 8th Edition is now available. This is the 3rd edition of the book. https://www.amazon.com/dp/179549316X/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&qid=1620408389&refinements=p_27%3ADavid+Connor+SE&s=books&sr=1-4&text=David+Connor+SE Vertical Loads Only: Bridge Problems...

Anyone else out there hearing about a joist shortage? Any new orders for joists, joist girders, metal deck won't be filled until 2022. Hopefully that's just hyperbole due to heavier than normal backlogs, but that's what I'm hearing.

Derek Pham, SE, PE on taking the SE exam in 1 weekend vs. separating the components.... http://www.thestructuralguy.com/?p=383

Per NCEES chat...

Lots of questions about study guides, figured I would repost this one since it may have gotten lost in the mix.   For masonry, I think this is the only book you will need for both vertical and lateral.  2015 Design of Reinforced Masonry Structures by Concrete Masonry Association of California...

According to NCEES website, they are planning to have the SE exam be computer based around 2024.  Not sure if that affects anybody since it's 5 years out, but I just noticed it. No more essay? https://ncees.org/exams/cbt/

Per NCEES Chat Now the code standards for the 2019 SE exam will not change.  I wouldn't call it "official", but it's from the source. 

Hello David, this site is incredibly expensive to run if you would like to discuss advertising please let me know. RG

Just wanted to let everybody know that Bridge Questions for the Structural Engineering (SE) Exam: LATERAL Loads is now available. It should be up on Amazon in the next day or so, but you can buy it now by following the link on my website. www.davidconnorse.com.  There is also a "look inside"...

Hi everyone, Just wanted to let everyone know about a new study guide that I wrote for the SE Exam. It is a book of 40 multiple choice bridge problems and solutions covering vertical loads. Being a "building" engineer I realized that practice bridge questions were hard to come by during my...