subsandtowers
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Hi all,
I wanted to ask all you all a couple questions I have for preparation of the PE Exam - Structural Depth.
1. I am not too worried about the morning section, but I am worried about the afternoon. I wanted to get your opinion on how I should study for the afternoon depth. I have kept my notes and books from school (Geo: foundations, soils, Structural: steel, concrete, and other civil engineering books), but I wanted something that is just as helpful as the CERM is in the morning for the afternoon. What are your opinions on the Structural depth reference manual vs structural engineering reference manual? I have heard that the SDRM is pretty skimpy on details and going through the table of contents it does not look very good. On the other hand the SERM is more geared towards the SE exam. Should I get both of these? Or do you guys (and gals!) recommend something else.
2. I have surveyed the forums for a while now and people have mentioned that getting a hold of the old NCEES practice questions is a very beneficial in passing the exam. Do you know where I can get these? They don't seem to have them anywhere.
BTW, I am taking this exam in April 2015.
Thanks,
subsandtowers
I wanted to ask all you all a couple questions I have for preparation of the PE Exam - Structural Depth.
1. I am not too worried about the morning section, but I am worried about the afternoon. I wanted to get your opinion on how I should study for the afternoon depth. I have kept my notes and books from school (Geo: foundations, soils, Structural: steel, concrete, and other civil engineering books), but I wanted something that is just as helpful as the CERM is in the morning for the afternoon. What are your opinions on the Structural depth reference manual vs structural engineering reference manual? I have heard that the SDRM is pretty skimpy on details and going through the table of contents it does not look very good. On the other hand the SERM is more geared towards the SE exam. Should I get both of these? Or do you guys (and gals!) recommend something else.
2. I have surveyed the forums for a while now and people have mentioned that getting a hold of the old NCEES practice questions is a very beneficial in passing the exam. Do you know where I can get these? They don't seem to have them anywhere.
BTW, I am taking this exam in April 2015.
Thanks,
subsandtowers