April 2018 SE Exam Results

[ChaosMuppetPE]

Best way to avoid architects is to design bridges.

That's also the best way to avoid being cool...

 

[Glengineer]

When did the inspectors quit doing their job? The used to make contractors tear garbage out that was obviously wrong. In my experience it has been the past 5 years when they have started dumping everything back in the engineer's lap. I usually just hold out my hand and say "I'll fix it for eleventy billion dollars." The problem either goes away or I have drinking money (only way to stay sane in this business).

In the precast world...it seems no matter who screws it up, it comes back to me to fix.  Heaven forbid I actually say it’ll incur a cost though!

 

[Jbreeden]

Don't forget after you come up with a design solution, you get hear about how it is over designed and that they have been doing it another way for years. 

 

[Structural Dude]

 

[Structural Dude]

Check out this sweet image I captured of a train going across this bridge.

 

[MathsWell]

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I'm just glad someone caved and asked this question before I did today.

Surely tomorrow is the day.

 

[MB13]

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This is getting frustrating! 

 

[tomp]

22 years in Engineering, and I have never been so anxious #onthebubble

 

[ChaosMuppetPE]

22 years in Engineering, and I have never been so anxious #onthebubble

Man, you live in Colorado. They have relatively new legal anxiety medication.

 

[Glengineer]

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Check out this sweet image I captured of a train going across this bridge.

So what does AASHTO say about trains?  I barely understood what it said about tandem/trucks!

 

[Structural Dude]

So what does AASHTO say about trains?  I barely understood what it said about tandem/trucks!

Railroad bridges are not covered by AASHTO. They are covered by AREMA. The two manuals are similar as far as topics covered, but still very different. For example the steel design in AREMA is still allowable stress and follows close to the ninth addition of AISC. Taking the SE for me was pretty brutal since I don't design buildings or use AASHTO very often. 

 

[CLA]

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I've been lingering on this board for weeks, also anxiously awaiting results, but I had to jump in on this one. Keshia is much nicer to you! I asked her 2 hours ago and got the scripted 10-12 weeks response. Hahah. I think that means it's up to you to ask tomorrow as well.

 

[Dagny Taggart]

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New rule, Keshia gets a shot every time someone asks. Then we all ask and eventually she will cave

 

[EngUW]

If Ke$hia is a real person and not a robot, then no offense to her, however I don't take what she says to mean anything at all and that it's just easiest for her to stick to the script. Wouldn't surprise me in the least bit for her to give the canned answer on the day that results are released.

Whatever day they are released I expect it wouldn't be until at LEAST 4pm Eastern Time.

 

[Structural Dude]

If Ke$hia is a real person and not a robot, then no offense to her, however I don't take what she says to mean anything at all and that it's just easiest for her to stick to the script. Wouldn't surprise me in the least bit for her to give the canned answer on the day that results are released.

Whatever day they are released I expect it wouldn't be until at LEAST 4pm Eastern Time.

She is listed in their staff directory, but that doesn't mean shes not a robot. I don't believe anything she says and have still been refreshing NCEES to check if results are posted. 

 

[TheStructuralEngineer]

If Ke$hia is a real person and not a robot, then no offense to her, however I don't take what she says to mean anything at all and that it's just easiest for her to stick to the script. Wouldn't surprise me in the least bit for her to give the canned answer on the day that results are released.

Whatever day they are released I expect it wouldn't be until at LEAST 4pm Eastern Time.

Last year was 2:49 PM.

 

[DoctorWho-PE]

Pullin' for you all to get those passes! I'll be in your boat in a few years.

Thinking about jumping to a govt job... no SE requirement.  No joy in job either, but hell, it's just 30 more years.

 

[Structural Dude]

 

[ChaosMuppetPE]

RESULTS ARE OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS WERE RIGHT ABOUT KESHIA LYING!



OK, IT'S A JOKE.

 

[Structural Dude]

RESULTS ARE OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS WERE RIGHT ABOUT KESHIA LYING!

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OK IT'S A JOKE.

That post physically hurt me.