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I've been in your shoes. I'm a bridge guy as well, and the first two attempts at lateral I got three Acceptables in the afternoon and bombed the morning. I felt especially dejected after finding the morning on vertical pretty easy after 3-4 months of prep and passed on my first go. I ended up...

That was how it was prior to the 16hr SE change. 8hr SE1/PE, 8hr SE2, plus the state SE3. Goal with the 16hr SE was to eliminate those SE3 exams in WA and CA. There were years in WA with 0% pass rates for the SE3 too, brutal exams.

I've wondered if this was the path they'd take. My guess is if they go completely multiple choice they would get some objection from WA and CA, who may want to bring their brutal state tests if NCEES compromises too much. Same goes for when people suggest they make the test easier. If the...

I find it impressive just how different everyone's experiences are.  Guess that's a testament to the material on the test, the background of the test taker, and how the individual learns/studies. Personally I found splitting the test up far better than taking in one cycle.  I found as a career...

Sorry it worked out like this.  It took me 3 tries to pass lateral, and I studied a lot for my second try.  After finishing try 2 I walked out super confident, just to find out I did worse than the first try (when I barely studied).  I took EET and almost every class had a DOH! moment where I...

Doctors are required retake boards every 7-10 years depending on the state.  Specialist have to get re certified every 2-3 years.  Not suggesting that's the best path for engineers, but makes sense in a field like medicine that changes drastically (and has huge consequences for being out of...

The old WA state exam had many years with 0% pass rates.  That's one of the tests that this exam was designed to replace.  So 30% is quite an improvement for people in WA.

That may be oversimplifying it a bit.  You may have seen a problem before, but you: A) Don't know how you did on it the first time, so you may get it wrong again (in this case recognizing a problem may be a downside) B) Have likely seen many similar problems if you took practice tests and...

In one of my failed attempts I made a mistake very early on in a basic stiffness calculation.  I noticed it later on but since it was fundamental to the essay question I would have had to redo everything.  So I just added a star at that calc and a note saying I should have done this instead but...

Just my 2 cents, I think the test is pretty reasonable if you are A) A building engineer B) Working frequently in high seismic areas and C) work frequently with at least 3 out of the 4 major materials.  I work primarily in high seismic zones but only work in bridge design (all requiring...

In my experience (and as someone with some ink), tattoos are like all preferences... People that like them can't really communicate why they like them, and people that don't like them will never understand anyway.  Neither side is correct, taste is personal and subjective.  That said, if you're...

Looks like it's a polar moment of inertia calc. So for three bolts your polar moment of inertia for the bolt group is 2 x s^2= 2 x (6^2).  If you had 4 bolts it would be 2 x ((0.5s)^2+(1.5s)^2) and for 5 bolts its 2 x (s^2+(2s)^2), with "s" being the spacing of the bolts.  If the bolts spacing...

Not trolling, just got results (previously passed the vert): Take EET, it's worth it's weight in GOLD!

Sorry, didn't recheck the forum. The original design had a single rod with each floor (and therefore each nut) supporting the weight of 1 floor.  By offsetting the rod connecting the lower floor, the upper floor now supports both the lower and upper floor weight.  So the nut in question (and...

Looks like a case study of the Hyatt Regency Collapse.  Load on the nut doubles with the offset.