SE Exam Scoring Workshop

[Lukus]

Both of you attempted both at once ?  Baller alert...

 

[jcapozzola]

Yes and for me it was just too much. I just moved and my new employer asked me to take it.  I only have six years of experience all on the east coast so I knew lateral would be a challenge. I saw a lot of things for the first time when it comes to detailing but now I know what I have to study and improve for April. 

 

[geoffsandberg]

I also took both at the same time.. and being in CT there is almost no seismic design, especially not SDC D. Still no results here.. 

 

[Lukus]

Buildings or bridges?

 

[jcapozzola]

Buildings

 

[PunchingShear]

Yes, I have a 18 month old at home and another on the way this spring. So, I figured that I had one shot and I better take it. I felt good about the afternoons but I was pretty worried about the bridge problems on the morning exams. Until reading David Connor's book, I hadn't had any experience with bridges. It paid off though.

 

[geoffsandberg]

I did buildings.. Based on the passing rate it seems bridges exam is rough

 

[jcapozzola]

Yes, I have a 18 month old at home and another on the way this spring. So, I figured that I had one shot and I better take it. I felt good about the afternoons but I was pretty worried about the bridge problems on the morning exams. Until reading David Connor's book, I hadn't had any experience with bridges. It paid off though.

Congrats on passing.  Is this the book by David Connor that you are talking about?

https://www.amazon.com/Bridge-Problems-Structural-Engineering-Exam/dp/1519335717/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1519335717&pd_rd_r=Y2DKKREQJK6ACZ8NT48S&pd_rd_w=NSM5c&pd_rd_wg=ixvzE&psc=1&refRID=Y2DKKREQJK6ACZ8NT48S

 

[PunchingShear]

Yep, that's the book. It was very helpful and, since I took the buildings exam, it was the only studying I did for bridges. If you're thinking about purchasing it, you might want to make sure you're getting the latest version. I believe it was just updated for AASHTO 7th edition.

 

[Lukus]

David's book has been updated for the 7th edition.

 

[jcapozzola]

Thank you both.  I found his website and I can order the most recent one on there.

 

[geomane]

Passed Vertical Bridge.  Done!

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Interesting. I noticed you took the geotech depth and not the structural depth for the PE exam? Just out of curiosity, why did you choose geotech?

 

[Lukus]

Interesting. I noticed you took the geotech depth and not the structural depth for the PE exam? Just out of curiosity, why did you choose geotech?

Well I focused on Structures and Geotech in grad school, so I am competent in both.  And as a Bridge Engineer, I do a lot of foundation design.  Finally, I just wanted a license and Geotech seemed to be the easiest path.  The plan was to get a PE taking Geotech, then focus on the SE.

 

[NMStruc]

Anyone know when NCEES usually posts the statistics for the exams? 

 

[Lukus]

 

[Lukus]

Wow 67% passed VF bridges first time

 

[Lukus]

Let us compare , here is April

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[Lukus]

And here is October again

 

[tj_PE]

so results are out? IDK IF I SHOULD ASK MY COWORKERS OR NOT LOL

 

[tj_PE]

nvm i found it.