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REVIEW CIVIL PE
The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some. DEAD LOADS AND LIVE LOADS Structural loads are placed into two main categories, dead loads and live loads. Dead loads are loads on a structure due to the structure's own weight.. Live loads are loads on the structure due to objects that are not permanent like people, furniture, and vehicles.. The goal of structural design is to accurately tally up the projected loads in a structure, convert them to stress, and compare BUDGETING A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT Information. Civil Engineering projects (Public Works) cost a lot! The big scale of them is a part of what makes the career fun. You get to deal with big budgets, design huge stuff, watch the dirt move, see it built, and hopefully see it used. I have had the lucky experience of dealing with some semi-large scale projects first hand through my TIMELINE OF A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT In some cases it is a draw between two alternatives and they continue with the design of both. Usually starting with the 30% submittal, and following with every subsequent one, a very formal review process involving third-party engineering professionals takes place. The review process typically lasts a month or two following each majorsubmittal.
AVERAGE END-AREA METHOD Average End-Area Method. The Average End-Area method is a useful tool for estimating quantities in construction. It is an approximate method of calculating volume and is accurate enough for most situations. The general concept is that you calculate the total volume (V) of a material given, the area of two ends (A) and the perpendiculardistance
CONCRETE MIX DESIGN
MATERIAL YOU CAN BRING IN TO THE EXAM Reference materials: The PE , PS, and SE exams are open-book. Candidates may bring printed reference materials as long as they are bound and remain bound during the exam. Loose paper may be bound with ring binders, brads, plastic snap binders, spiral-bound notebooks, and screw posts, but not with staples. Sticky notes and flags arepermitted
EARTHWORK CUT AND FILL CALCULATIONS If you are given a bulk factor of 0.15, use 1.15 in the equation so that the soil becomes 15% larger. The shrink factor will make the in-situ volume smaller, so it will be less than 1. If you are given a shrink factor of 0.20, use 0.80 in the equation so that the soil becomes 20% smaller. This is much easier to remember and can save someSOIL MECHANICS
Effective Stress, is in units of pressure (Pa, , , etc) and is given by this equation: Total stress, , is the total amount of stress due to the soil at the depth you are considering: is the soil density (e.g. 80 lb/ft^3). is the acceleration of gravity (e.g. 32.2 ft/s^2). is the distance of the surface, or beginning of the soil section, to the point you are considering(e.g. 10 ft). HOW TO DRAW SHEAR DIAGRAMS Shear diagrams always begin and end at zero, with all of the forces on the member shown in between.Starting from the left, the first force you come across is the 10 lb downward force at the left end. This is the first point of data, draw a line from zero to negative 10.. Continuing on the next force is 21.67 lb upward at the A support.REVIEW CIVIL PE
The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some. DEAD LOADS AND LIVE LOADS Structural loads are placed into two main categories, dead loads and live loads. Dead loads are loads on a structure due to the structure's own weight.. Live loads are loads on the structure due to objects that are not permanent like people, furniture, and vehicles.. The goal of structural design is to accurately tally up the projected loads in a structure, convert them to stress, and compare BUDGETING A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT Information. Civil Engineering projects (Public Works) cost a lot! The big scale of them is a part of what makes the career fun. You get to deal with big budgets, design huge stuff, watch the dirt move, see it built, and hopefully see it used. I have had the lucky experience of dealing with some semi-large scale projects first hand through my TIMELINE OF A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT In some cases it is a draw between two alternatives and they continue with the design of both. Usually starting with the 30% submittal, and following with every subsequent one, a very formal review process involving third-party engineering professionals takes place. The review process typically lasts a month or two following each majorsubmittal.
AVERAGE END-AREA METHOD Average End-Area Method. The Average End-Area method is a useful tool for estimating quantities in construction. It is an approximate method of calculating volume and is accurate enough for most situations. The general concept is that you calculate the total volume (V) of a material given, the area of two ends (A) and the perpendiculardistance
CONCRETE MIX DESIGN
MATERIAL YOU CAN BRING IN TO THE EXAM Reference materials: The PE , PS, and SE exams are open-book. Candidates may bring printed reference materials as long as they are bound and remain bound during the exam. Loose paper may be bound with ring binders, brads, plastic snap binders, spiral-bound notebooks, and screw posts, but not with staples. Sticky notes and flags arepermitted
EARTHWORK CUT AND FILL CALCULATIONS If you are given a bulk factor of 0.15, use 1.15 in the equation so that the soil becomes 15% larger. The shrink factor will make the in-situ volume smaller, so it will be less than 1. If you are given a shrink factor of 0.20, use 0.80 in the equation so that the soil becomes 20% smaller. This is much easier to remember and can save someSOIL MECHANICS
Effective Stress, is in units of pressure (Pa, , , etc) and is given by this equation: Total stress, , is the total amount of stress due to the soil at the depth you are considering: is the soil density (e.g. 80 lb/ft^3). is the acceleration of gravity (e.g. 32.2 ft/s^2). is the distance of the surface, or beginning of the soil section, to the point you are considering(e.g. 10 ft). HOW TO DRAW SHEAR DIAGRAMS Shear diagrams always begin and end at zero, with all of the forces on the member shown in between.Starting from the left, the first force you come across is the 10 lb downward force at the left end. This is the first point of data, draw a line from zero to negative 10.. Continuing on the next force is 21.67 lb upward at the A support.REVIEW CIVIL PE
The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some. BUDGETING A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT Information. Civil Engineering projects (Public Works) cost a lot! The big scale of them is a part of what makes the career fun. You get to deal with big budgets, design huge stuff, watch the dirt move, see it built, and hopefully see it used. I have had the lucky experience of dealing with some semi-large scale projects first hand through my HOW TO DRAW MOMENT DIAGRAMS Put a dot at the end point ( 8.35 lbft) and draw a straight line to it ( this shear segment is also constant). The area for region 3 is 8.35 lb*ft and the shear is constant resulting in a linear moment. The moment at the end of this segment is 16.35 ft*lb. Region 4 is different from the others, it's a SLOPE STABILITY BASICS The factor of safety is a ratio of how stable the slope is given soil characteristics and geometry of the slope (angle and height etc). The methods of determining the factor of safety for slope stability are somewhat advanced. I think they will definitely appear on the depth exam but likely not on the breadth.VERTICAL CURVES
Vertical Curves are nice! I think they are easier to solve than Horizontal Curves because they are essentially parabola equations (which you should be very used to). This is the formula for vertical curves. is the elevation y at x horizontal distance into the curve HORIZONTAL CURVES DEFINITIONS AND FORMULAS Horizontal Curve Formulas. There are MANY of these formulas thanks to geometry and trigonometry. This is only a small sampling so that you can view and get related to them when you are away from your referencematerials.
ZERO-FORCE MEMBERS
Zero-Force Members. Zero force members are members in a truss/frame that theoretically have no force in them. Being able to identify these members swiftly will aid you on the PE Exam and in life in general (possibly). There are two rules to look for when identifying zero-force members. Joints with three members where two of the membersare
LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE Lateral Earth Pressure is the horizontal pressure applied by or to soil when it is against standing structures like basements (buildings) and retaining walls. The lateral earth pressure ( () at any depth is a factor (K) of the vertical effective stress () and cohesion (c): The vertical effective stress is solved for from the soil unit weight LRFD LOAD COMBINATIONS LRFD Load Combinations. Structural Breadth. Posted by Conrad. Choose the combination that results in the highest U, use U in your calculations. D = Dead Load, L = Live Load, T = self-straining, H = earth pressure, = roof live load, S = Snow Load, R = rain load, E = earthquake load. In some sample problems I have seen and Q varibales. SEISMIC PRINCIPLES EXAM AND SOME SEISMIC DESIGN Seismic Principles. A few days ago I had an opportunity to sit down with a coworker during lunch and discuss the California Seismic Principles Exam. The general consensus I have received from other people is that this test is HARD. The test is 2.5 hours long and contains 50 questions, leaving you around 3 minutes per question.REVIEW CIVIL PE
The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some. AVERAGE END-AREA METHOD Average End-Area Method. The Average End-Area method is a useful tool for estimating quantities in construction. It is an approximate method of calculating volume and is accurate enough for most situations. The general concept is that you calculate the total volume (V) of a material given, the area of two ends (A) and the perpendiculardistance
DEAD LOADS AND LIVE LOADS Structural loads are placed into two main categories, dead loads and live loads. Dead loads are loads on a structure due to the structure's own weight.. Live loads are loads on the structure due to objects that are not permanent like people, furniture, and vehicles.. The goal of structural design is to accurately tally up the projected loads in a structure, convert them to stress, and compare TIMELINE OF A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT In some cases it is a draw between two alternatives and they continue with the design of both. Usually starting with the 30% submittal, and following with every subsequent one, a very formal review process involving third-party engineering professionals takes place. The review process typically lasts a month or two following each majorsubmittal.
MATERIAL YOU CAN BRING IN TO THE EXAM Reference materials: The PE , PS, and SE exams are open-book. Candidates may bring printed reference materials as long as they are bound and remain bound during the exam. Loose paper may be bound with ring binders, brads, plastic snap binders, spiral-bound notebooks, and screw posts, but not with staples. Sticky notes and flags arepermitted
BUDGETING A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT Information. Civil Engineering projects (Public Works) cost a lot! The big scale of them is a part of what makes the career fun. You get to deal with big budgets, design huge stuff, watch the dirt move, see it built, and hopefully see it used. I have had the lucky experience of dealing with some semi-large scale projects first hand through myCONCRETE MIX DESIGN
SOIL MECHANICS
Effective Stress, is in units of pressure (Pa, , , etc) and is given by this equation: Total stress, , is the total amount of stress due to the soil at the depth you are considering: is the soil density (e.g. 80 lb/ft^3). is the acceleration of gravity (e.g. 32.2 ft/s^2). is the distance of the surface, or beginning of the soil section, to the point you are considering(e.g. 10 ft). HOW TO DRAW SHEAR DIAGRAMS Shear diagrams always begin and end at zero, with all of the forces on the member shown in between.Starting from the left, the first force you come across is the 10 lb downward force at the left end. This is the first point of data, draw a line from zero to negative 10.. Continuing on the next force is 21.67 lb upward at the A support. SEISMIC PRINCIPLES EXAM AND SOME SEISMIC DESIGN Seismic Principles. A few days ago I had an opportunity to sit down with a coworker during lunch and discuss the California Seismic Principles Exam. The general consensus I have received from other people is that this test is HARD. The test is 2.5 hours long and contains 50 questions, leaving you around 3 minutes per question.REVIEW CIVIL PE
The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some. AVERAGE END-AREA METHOD Average End-Area Method. The Average End-Area method is a useful tool for estimating quantities in construction. It is an approximate method of calculating volume and is accurate enough for most situations. The general concept is that you calculate the total volume (V) of a material given, the area of two ends (A) and the perpendiculardistance
DEAD LOADS AND LIVE LOADS Structural loads are placed into two main categories, dead loads and live loads. Dead loads are loads on a structure due to the structure's own weight.. Live loads are loads on the structure due to objects that are not permanent like people, furniture, and vehicles.. The goal of structural design is to accurately tally up the projected loads in a structure, convert them to stress, and compare TIMELINE OF A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT In some cases it is a draw between two alternatives and they continue with the design of both. Usually starting with the 30% submittal, and following with every subsequent one, a very formal review process involving third-party engineering professionals takes place. The review process typically lasts a month or two following each majorsubmittal.
MATERIAL YOU CAN BRING IN TO THE EXAM Reference materials: The PE , PS, and SE exams are open-book. Candidates may bring printed reference materials as long as they are bound and remain bound during the exam. Loose paper may be bound with ring binders, brads, plastic snap binders, spiral-bound notebooks, and screw posts, but not with staples. Sticky notes and flags arepermitted
BUDGETING A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT Information. Civil Engineering projects (Public Works) cost a lot! The big scale of them is a part of what makes the career fun. You get to deal with big budgets, design huge stuff, watch the dirt move, see it built, and hopefully see it used. I have had the lucky experience of dealing with some semi-large scale projects first hand through myCONCRETE MIX DESIGN
SOIL MECHANICS
Effective Stress, is in units of pressure (Pa, , , etc) and is given by this equation: Total stress, , is the total amount of stress due to the soil at the depth you are considering: is the soil density (e.g. 80 lb/ft^3). is the acceleration of gravity (e.g. 32.2 ft/s^2). is the distance of the surface, or beginning of the soil section, to the point you are considering(e.g. 10 ft). HOW TO DRAW SHEAR DIAGRAMS Shear diagrams always begin and end at zero, with all of the forces on the member shown in between.Starting from the left, the first force you come across is the 10 lb downward force at the left end. This is the first point of data, draw a line from zero to negative 10.. Continuing on the next force is 21.67 lb upward at the A support. SEISMIC PRINCIPLES EXAM AND SOME SEISMIC DESIGN Seismic Principles. A few days ago I had an opportunity to sit down with a coworker during lunch and discuss the California Seismic Principles Exam. The general consensus I have received from other people is that this test is HARD. The test is 2.5 hours long and contains 50 questions, leaving you around 3 minutes per question.REVIEW CIVIL PE
The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some. BUDGETING A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT Information. Civil Engineering projects (Public Works) cost a lot! The big scale of them is a part of what makes the career fun. You get to deal with big budgets, design huge stuff, watch the dirt move, see it built, and hopefully see it used. I have had the lucky experience of dealing with some semi-large scale projects first hand through my HOW TO DRAW SHEAR DIAGRAMS Shear diagrams always begin and end at zero, with all of the forces on the member shown in between.Starting from the left, the first force you come across is the 10 lb downward force at the left end. This is the first point of data, draw a line from zero to negative 10.. Continuing on the next force is 21.67 lb upward at the A support. SLOPE STABILITY BASICS The factor of safety is a ratio of how stable the slope is given soil characteristics and geometry of the slope (angle and height etc). The methods of determining the factor of safety for slope stability are somewhat advanced. I think they will definitely appear on the depth exam but likely not on the breadth.ZERO-FORCE MEMBERS
Zero-Force Members. Zero force members are members in a truss/frame that theoretically have no force in them. Being able to identify these members swiftly will aid you on the PE Exam and in life in general (possibly). There are two rules to look for when identifying zero-force members. Joints with three members where two of the membersare
SOIL MECHANICS
Consolidation is a form of settlement where the air and liquids in a soil (the voids) are removed due to pressures acting on the soil. Consolidation can occur over a long period of time and can destroy structures if not address soon enough. The distance of consolidation is determined using this equation: Where: s = settlement. H = layerthickness.
LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE Lateral Earth Pressure is the horizontal pressure applied by or to soil when it is against standing structures like basements (buildings) and retaining walls. The lateral earth pressure ( () at any depth is a factor (K) of the vertical effective stress () and cohesion (c): The vertical effective stress is solved for from the soil unit weightVERTICAL CURVES
Vertical Curves are nice! I think they are easier to solve than Horizontal Curves because they are essentially parabola equations (which you should be very used to). This is the formula for vertical curves. is the elevation y at x horizontal distance into the curve LRFD LOAD COMBINATIONS LRFD Load Combinations. Structural Breadth. Posted by Conrad. Choose the combination that results in the highest U, use U in your calculations. D = Dead Load, L = Live Load, T = self-straining, H = earth pressure, = roof live load, S = Snow Load, R = rain load, E = earthquake load. In some sample problems I have seen and Q varibales. TRENCH EXCAVATION SLOPE Banks and excavations greater than 4 feet MUST be sloped or otherwise retained. If you have the room to slope the amount of slope must not exceed the maximum allowed. To determine the maximum allowable slope for an excavation you need to know the soil type in the area. Remember that ALL of these sloped excavations have a maximum depth of 20REVIEW CIVIL PE
The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some. AVERAGE END-AREA METHOD Average End-Area Method. The Average End-Area method is a useful tool for estimating quantities in construction. It is an approximate method of calculating volume and is accurate enough for most situations. The general concept is that you calculate the total volume (V) of a material given, the area of two ends (A) and the perpendiculardistance
DEAD LOADS AND LIVE LOADS Structural loads are placed into two main categories, dead loads and live loads. Dead loads are loads on a structure due to the structure's own weight.. Live loads are loads on the structure due to objects that are not permanent like people, furniture, and vehicles.. The goal of structural design is to accurately tally up the projected loads in a structure, convert them to stress, and compare TIMELINE OF A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT In some cases it is a draw between two alternatives and they continue with the design of both. Usually starting with the 30% submittal, and following with every subsequent one, a very formal review process involving third-party engineering professionals takes place. The review process typically lasts a month or two following each majorsubmittal.
MATERIAL YOU CAN BRING IN TO THE EXAM Reference materials: The PE , PS, and SE exams are open-book. Candidates may bring printed reference materials as long as they are bound and remain bound during the exam. Loose paper may be bound with ring binders, brads, plastic snap binders, spiral-bound notebooks, and screw posts, but not with staples. Sticky notes and flags arepermitted
BUDGETING A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT Information. Civil Engineering projects (Public Works) cost a lot! The big scale of them is a part of what makes the career fun. You get to deal with big budgets, design huge stuff, watch the dirt move, see it built, and hopefully see it used. I have had the lucky experience of dealing with some semi-large scale projects first hand through myCONCRETE MIX DESIGN
SOIL MECHANICS
Effective Stress, is in units of pressure (Pa, , , etc) and is given by this equation: Total stress, , is the total amount of stress due to the soil at the depth you are considering: is the soil density (e.g. 80 lb/ft^3). is the acceleration of gravity (e.g. 32.2 ft/s^2). is the distance of the surface, or beginning of the soil section, to the point you are considering(e.g. 10 ft). HOW TO DRAW SHEAR DIAGRAMS Shear diagrams always begin and end at zero, with all of the forces on the member shown in between.Starting from the left, the first force you come across is the 10 lb downward force at the left end. This is the first point of data, draw a line from zero to negative 10.. Continuing on the next force is 21.67 lb upward at the A support. SEISMIC PRINCIPLES EXAM AND SOME SEISMIC DESIGN Seismic Principles. A few days ago I had an opportunity to sit down with a coworker during lunch and discuss the California Seismic Principles Exam. The general consensus I have received from other people is that this test is HARD. The test is 2.5 hours long and contains 50 questions, leaving you around 3 minutes per question.REVIEW CIVIL PE
The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some. AVERAGE END-AREA METHOD Average End-Area Method. The Average End-Area method is a useful tool for estimating quantities in construction. It is an approximate method of calculating volume and is accurate enough for most situations. The general concept is that you calculate the total volume (V) of a material given, the area of two ends (A) and the perpendiculardistance
DEAD LOADS AND LIVE LOADS Structural loads are placed into two main categories, dead loads and live loads. Dead loads are loads on a structure due to the structure's own weight.. Live loads are loads on the structure due to objects that are not permanent like people, furniture, and vehicles.. The goal of structural design is to accurately tally up the projected loads in a structure, convert them to stress, and compare TIMELINE OF A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT In some cases it is a draw between two alternatives and they continue with the design of both. Usually starting with the 30% submittal, and following with every subsequent one, a very formal review process involving third-party engineering professionals takes place. The review process typically lasts a month or two following each majorsubmittal.
MATERIAL YOU CAN BRING IN TO THE EXAM Reference materials: The PE , PS, and SE exams are open-book. Candidates may bring printed reference materials as long as they are bound and remain bound during the exam. Loose paper may be bound with ring binders, brads, plastic snap binders, spiral-bound notebooks, and screw posts, but not with staples. Sticky notes and flags arepermitted
BUDGETING A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT Information. Civil Engineering projects (Public Works) cost a lot! The big scale of them is a part of what makes the career fun. You get to deal with big budgets, design huge stuff, watch the dirt move, see it built, and hopefully see it used. I have had the lucky experience of dealing with some semi-large scale projects first hand through myCONCRETE MIX DESIGN
SOIL MECHANICS
Effective Stress, is in units of pressure (Pa, , , etc) and is given by this equation: Total stress, , is the total amount of stress due to the soil at the depth you are considering: is the soil density (e.g. 80 lb/ft^3). is the acceleration of gravity (e.g. 32.2 ft/s^2). is the distance of the surface, or beginning of the soil section, to the point you are considering(e.g. 10 ft). HOW TO DRAW SHEAR DIAGRAMS Shear diagrams always begin and end at zero, with all of the forces on the member shown in between.Starting from the left, the first force you come across is the 10 lb downward force at the left end. This is the first point of data, draw a line from zero to negative 10.. Continuing on the next force is 21.67 lb upward at the A support. SEISMIC PRINCIPLES EXAM AND SOME SEISMIC DESIGN Seismic Principles. A few days ago I had an opportunity to sit down with a coworker during lunch and discuss the California Seismic Principles Exam. The general consensus I have received from other people is that this test is HARD. The test is 2.5 hours long and contains 50 questions, leaving you around 3 minutes per question.REVIEW CIVIL PE
The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some. BUDGETING A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT Information. Civil Engineering projects (Public Works) cost a lot! The big scale of them is a part of what makes the career fun. You get to deal with big budgets, design huge stuff, watch the dirt move, see it built, and hopefully see it used. I have had the lucky experience of dealing with some semi-large scale projects first hand through my HOW TO DRAW SHEAR DIAGRAMS Shear diagrams always begin and end at zero, with all of the forces on the member shown in between.Starting from the left, the first force you come across is the 10 lb downward force at the left end. This is the first point of data, draw a line from zero to negative 10.. Continuing on the next force is 21.67 lb upward at the A support. SLOPE STABILITY BASICS The factor of safety is a ratio of how stable the slope is given soil characteristics and geometry of the slope (angle and height etc). The methods of determining the factor of safety for slope stability are somewhat advanced. I think they will definitely appear on the depth exam but likely not on the breadth.ZERO-FORCE MEMBERS
Zero-Force Members. Zero force members are members in a truss/frame that theoretically have no force in them. Being able to identify these members swiftly will aid you on the PE Exam and in life in general (possibly). There are two rules to look for when identifying zero-force members. Joints with three members where two of the membersare
SOIL MECHANICS
Consolidation is a form of settlement where the air and liquids in a soil (the voids) are removed due to pressures acting on the soil. Consolidation can occur over a long period of time and can destroy structures if not address soon enough. The distance of consolidation is determined using this equation: Where: s = settlement. H = layerthickness.
LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE Lateral Earth Pressure is the horizontal pressure applied by or to soil when it is against standing structures like basements (buildings) and retaining walls. The lateral earth pressure ( () at any depth is a factor (K) of the vertical effective stress () and cohesion (c): The vertical effective stress is solved for from the soil unit weightVERTICAL CURVES
Vertical Curves are nice! I think they are easier to solve than Horizontal Curves because they are essentially parabola equations (which you should be very used to). This is the formula for vertical curves. is the elevation y at x horizontal distance into the curve LRFD LOAD COMBINATIONS LRFD Load Combinations. Structural Breadth. Posted by Conrad. Choose the combination that results in the highest U, use U in your calculations. D = Dead Load, L = Live Load, T = self-straining, H = earth pressure, = roof live load, S = Snow Load, R = rain load, E = earthquake load. In some sample problems I have seen and Q varibales. TRENCH EXCAVATION SLOPE Banks and excavations greater than 4 feet MUST be sloped or otherwise retained. If you have the room to slope the amount of slope must not exceed the maximum allowed. To determine the maximum allowable slope for an excavation you need to know the soil type in the area. Remember that ALL of these sloped excavations have a maximum depth of 20REVIEW CIVIL PE
The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some. DEAD LOADS AND LIVE LOADS Structural loads are placed into two main categories, dead loads and live loads. Dead loads are loads on a structure due to the structure's own weight.. Live loads are loads on the structure due to objects that are not permanent like people, furniture, and vehicles.. The goal of structural design is to accurately tally up the projected loads in a structure, convert them to stress, and compare CONSTRUCTION BREADTH Welcome to ReviewCivilPE.com! My name is Conrad Frame and this is my collection of study material for the Civil Engineering PE exam. I am posting it on here to be a resource for everyone. BUDGETING A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT Information. Civil Engineering projects (Public Works) cost a lot! The big scale of them is a part of what makes the career fun. You get to deal with big budgets, design huge stuff, watch the dirt move, see it built, and hopefully see it used. I have had the lucky experience of dealing with some semi-large scale projects first hand through my AVERAGE END-AREA METHOD Average End-Area Method. The Average End-Area method is a useful tool for estimating quantities in construction. It is an approximate method of calculating volume and is accurate enough for most situations. The general concept is that you calculate the total volume (V) of a material given, the area of two ends (A) and the perpendiculardistance
HOW TO DRAW SHEAR DIAGRAMS Shear diagrams always begin and end at zero, with all of the forces on the member shown in between.Starting from the left, the first force you come across is the 10 lb downward force at the left end. This is the first point of data, draw a line from zero to negative 10.. Continuing on the next force is 21.67 lb upward at the A support. MATERIAL YOU CAN BRING IN TO THE EXAM Reference materials: The PE , PS, and SE exams are open-book. Candidates may bring printed reference materials as long as they are bound and remain bound during the exam. Loose paper may be bound with ring binders, brads, plastic snap binders, spiral-bound notebooks, and screw posts, but not with staples. Sticky notes and flags arepermitted
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SOIL MECHANICS
Effective Stress, is in units of pressure (Pa, , , etc) and is given by this equation: Total stress, , is the total amount of stress due to the soil at the depth you are considering: is the soil density (e.g. 80 lb/ft^3). is the acceleration of gravity (e.g. 32.2 ft/s^2). is the distance of the surface, or beginning of the soil section, to the point you are considering(e.g. 10 ft). LATERAL EARTH PRESSUREREVIEW CIVIL PE
The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some. DEAD LOADS AND LIVE LOADS Structural loads are placed into two main categories, dead loads and live loads. Dead loads are loads on a structure due to the structure's own weight.. Live loads are loads on the structure due to objects that are not permanent like people, furniture, and vehicles.. The goal of structural design is to accurately tally up the projected loads in a structure, convert them to stress, and compare CONSTRUCTION BREADTH Welcome to ReviewCivilPE.com! My name is Conrad Frame and this is my collection of study material for the Civil Engineering PE exam. I am posting it on here to be a resource for everyone. BUDGETING A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT Information. Civil Engineering projects (Public Works) cost a lot! The big scale of them is a part of what makes the career fun. You get to deal with big budgets, design huge stuff, watch the dirt move, see it built, and hopefully see it used. I have had the lucky experience of dealing with some semi-large scale projects first hand through my AVERAGE END-AREA METHOD Average End-Area Method. The Average End-Area method is a useful tool for estimating quantities in construction. It is an approximate method of calculating volume and is accurate enough for most situations. The general concept is that you calculate the total volume (V) of a material given, the area of two ends (A) and the perpendiculardistance
HOW TO DRAW SHEAR DIAGRAMS Shear diagrams always begin and end at zero, with all of the forces on the member shown in between.Starting from the left, the first force you come across is the 10 lb downward force at the left end. This is the first point of data, draw a line from zero to negative 10.. Continuing on the next force is 21.67 lb upward at the A support. MATERIAL YOU CAN BRING IN TO THE EXAM Reference materials: The PE , PS, and SE exams are open-book. Candidates may bring printed reference materials as long as they are bound and remain bound during the exam. Loose paper may be bound with ring binders, brads, plastic snap binders, spiral-bound notebooks, and screw posts, but not with staples. Sticky notes and flags arepermitted
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SOIL MECHANICS
Effective Stress, is in units of pressure (Pa, , , etc) and is given by this equation: Total stress, , is the total amount of stress due to the soil at the depth you are considering: is the soil density (e.g. 80 lb/ft^3). is the acceleration of gravity (e.g. 32.2 ft/s^2). is the distance of the surface, or beginning of the soil section, to the point you are considering(e.g. 10 ft). LATERAL EARTH PRESSUREREVIEW CIVIL PE
The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some.INFORMATION
Welcome to ReviewCivilPE.com! My name is Conrad Frame and this is my collection of study material for the Civil Engineering PE exam. I am posting it on here to be a resource for everyone. DEAD LOADS AND LIVE LOADS Structural loads are placed into two main categories, dead loads and live loads. Dead loads are loads on a structure due to the structure's own weight.. Live loads are loads on the structure due to objects that are not permanent like people, furniture, and vehicles.. The goal of structural design is to accurately tally up the projected loads in a structure, convert them to stress, and compare BUDGETING A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT Information. Civil Engineering projects (Public Works) cost a lot! The big scale of them is a part of what makes the career fun. You get to deal with big budgets, design huge stuff, watch the dirt move, see it built, and hopefully see it used. I have had the lucky experience of dealing with some semi-large scale projects first hand through my AVERAGE END-AREA METHOD Average End-Area Method. The Average End-Area method is a useful tool for estimating quantities in construction. It is an approximate method of calculating volume and is accurate enough for most situations. The general concept is that you calculate the total volume (V) of a material given, the area of two ends (A) and the perpendiculardistance
SOIL MECHANICS
Effective Stress, is in units of pressure (Pa, , , etc) and is given by this equation: Total stress, , is the total amount of stress due to the soil at the depth you are considering: is the soil density (e.g. 80 lb/ft^3). is the acceleration of gravity (e.g. 32.2 ft/s^2). is the distance of the surface, or beginning of the soil section, to the point you are considering(e.g. 10 ft). SLOPE STABILITY BASICS The factor of safety is a ratio of how stable the slope is given soil characteristics and geometry of the slope (angle and height etc). The methods of determining the factor of safety for slope stability are somewhat advanced. I think they will definitely appear on the depth exam but likely not on the breadth. HOW TO DRAW MOMENT DIAGRAMS Put a dot at the end point ( 8.35 lbft) and draw a straight line to it ( this shear segment is also constant). The area for region 3 is 8.35 lb*ft and the shear is constant resulting in a linear moment. The moment at the end of this segment is 16.35 ft*lb. Region 4 is different from the others, it's a HORIZONTAL CURVES DEFINITIONS AND FORMULAS Horizontal Curve Formulas. There are MANY of these formulas thanks to geometry and trigonometry. This is only a small sampling so that you can view and get related to them when you are away from your referencematerials.
SOIL MECHANICS
Consolidation is a form of settlement where the air and liquids in a soil (the voids) are removed due to pressures acting on the soil. Consolidation can occur over a long period of time and can destroy structures if not address soon enough. The distance of consolidation is determined using this equation: Where: s = settlement. H = layerthickness.
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The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some. CONSTRUCTION BREADTH Welcome to ReviewCivilPE.com! My name is Conrad Frame and this is my collection of study material for the Civil Engineering PE exam. I am posting it on here to be a resource for everyone. BUDGETING A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT Information. Civil Engineering projects (Public Works) cost a lot! The big scale of them is a part of what makes the career fun. You get to deal with big budgets, design huge stuff, watch the dirt move, see it built, and hopefully see it used. I have had the lucky experience of dealing with some semi-large scale projects first hand through my DEAD LOADS AND LIVE LOADS Structural loads are placed into two main categories, dead loads and live loads. Dead loads are loads on a structure due to the structure's own weight.. Live loads are loads on the structure due to objects that are not permanent like people, furniture, and vehicles.. The goal of structural design is to accurately tally up the projected loads in a structure, convert them to stress, and compare EARTHWORK CUT AND FILL CALCULATIONS If you are given a bulk factor of 0.15, use 1.15 in the equation so that the soil becomes 15% larger. The shrink factor will make the in-situ volume smaller, so it will be less than 1. If you are given a shrink factor of 0.20, use 0.80 in the equation so that the soil becomes 20% smaller. This is much easier to remember and can save some AVERAGE END-AREA METHOD Average End-Area Method. The Average End-Area method is a useful tool for estimating quantities in construction. It is an approximate method of calculating volume and is accurate enough for most situations. The general concept is that you calculate the total volume (V) of a material given, the area of two ends (A) and the perpendiculardistance
HOW TO DRAW SHEAR DIAGRAMS Shear diagrams always begin and end at zero, with all of the forces on the member shown in between.Starting from the left, the first force you come across is the 10 lb downward force at the left end. This is the first point of data, draw a line from zero to negative 10.. Continuing on the next force is 21.67 lb upward at the A support. MATERIAL YOU CAN BRING IN TO THE EXAM Reference materials: The PE , PS, and SE exams are open-book. Candidates may bring printed reference materials as long as they are bound and remain bound during the exam. Loose paper may be bound with ring binders, brads, plastic snap binders, spiral-bound notebooks, and screw posts, but not with staples. Sticky notes and flags arepermitted
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LATERAL EARTH PRESSUREREVIEW CIVIL PE
The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some. CONSTRUCTION BREADTH Welcome to ReviewCivilPE.com! My name is Conrad Frame and this is my collection of study material for the Civil Engineering PE exam. I am posting it on here to be a resource for everyone. BUDGETING A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT Information. Civil Engineering projects (Public Works) cost a lot! The big scale of them is a part of what makes the career fun. You get to deal with big budgets, design huge stuff, watch the dirt move, see it built, and hopefully see it used. I have had the lucky experience of dealing with some semi-large scale projects first hand through my DEAD LOADS AND LIVE LOADS Structural loads are placed into two main categories, dead loads and live loads. Dead loads are loads on a structure due to the structure's own weight.. Live loads are loads on the structure due to objects that are not permanent like people, furniture, and vehicles.. The goal of structural design is to accurately tally up the projected loads in a structure, convert them to stress, and compare EARTHWORK CUT AND FILL CALCULATIONS If you are given a bulk factor of 0.15, use 1.15 in the equation so that the soil becomes 15% larger. The shrink factor will make the in-situ volume smaller, so it will be less than 1. If you are given a shrink factor of 0.20, use 0.80 in the equation so that the soil becomes 20% smaller. This is much easier to remember and can save some AVERAGE END-AREA METHOD Average End-Area Method. The Average End-Area method is a useful tool for estimating quantities in construction. It is an approximate method of calculating volume and is accurate enough for most situations. The general concept is that you calculate the total volume (V) of a material given, the area of two ends (A) and the perpendiculardistance
HOW TO DRAW SHEAR DIAGRAMS Shear diagrams always begin and end at zero, with all of the forces on the member shown in between.Starting from the left, the first force you come across is the 10 lb downward force at the left end. This is the first point of data, draw a line from zero to negative 10.. Continuing on the next force is 21.67 lb upward at the A support. MATERIAL YOU CAN BRING IN TO THE EXAM Reference materials: The PE , PS, and SE exams are open-book. Candidates may bring printed reference materials as long as they are bound and remain bound during the exam. Loose paper may be bound with ring binders, brads, plastic snap binders, spiral-bound notebooks, and screw posts, but not with staples. Sticky notes and flags arepermitted
CONCRETE MIX DESIGN
LATERAL EARTH PRESSUREREVIEW CIVIL PE
The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some.INFORMATION
Welcome to ReviewCivilPE.com! My name is Conrad Frame and this is my collection of study material for the Civil Engineering PE exam. I am posting it on here to be a resource for everyone. DEAD LOADS AND LIVE LOADS Structural loads are placed into two main categories, dead loads and live loads. Dead loads are loads on a structure due to the structure's own weight.. Live loads are loads on the structure due to objects that are not permanent like people, furniture, and vehicles.. The goal of structural design is to accurately tally up the projected loads in a structure, convert them to stress, and compare BUDGETING A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT Information. Civil Engineering projects (Public Works) cost a lot! The big scale of them is a part of what makes the career fun. You get to deal with big budgets, design huge stuff, watch the dirt move, see it built, and hopefully see it used. I have had the lucky experience of dealing with some semi-large scale projects first hand through my AVERAGE END-AREA METHOD Average End-Area Method. The Average End-Area method is a useful tool for estimating quantities in construction. It is an approximate method of calculating volume and is accurate enough for most situations. The general concept is that you calculate the total volume (V) of a material given, the area of two ends (A) and the perpendiculardistance
DECIPHERING WHAT TO STUDY FOR THE PE EXAM The easiest way to stay on course is to constantly refer to the exam specifications on what to study: Civil: Construction (design standards updated January 2012) Civil: Geotechnical. Civil: Structural (design standards updated January 2012) Civil: Transportation. Civil: Water Resources and Environmental. I have also included links to these onSOIL MECHANICS
Effective Stress, is in units of pressure (Pa, , , etc) and is given by this equation: Total stress, , is the total amount of stress due to the soil at the depth you are considering: is the soil density (e.g. 80 lb/ft^3). is the acceleration of gravity (e.g. 32.2 ft/s^2). is the distance of the surface, or beginning of the soil section, to the point you are considering(e.g. 10 ft). HOW TO DRAW MOMENT DIAGRAMS Put a dot at the end point ( 8.35 lbft) and draw a straight line to it ( this shear segment is also constant). The area for region 3 is 8.35 lb*ft and the shear is constant resulting in a linear moment. The moment at the end of this segment is 16.35 ft*lb. Region 4 is different from the others, it's a SLOPE STABILITY BASICS The factor of safety is a ratio of how stable the slope is given soil characteristics and geometry of the slope (angle and height etc). The methods of determining the factor of safety for slope stability are somewhat advanced. I think they will definitely appear on the depth exam but likely not on the breadth.ZERO-FORCE MEMBERS
Zero-Force Members. Zero force members are members in a truss/frame that theoretically have no force in them. Being able to identify these members swiftly will aid you on the PE Exam and in life in general (possibly). There are two rules to look for when identifying zero-force members. Joints with three members where two of the membersare
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The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some. CONSTRUCTION BREADTH Welcome to ReviewCivilPE.com! My name is Conrad Frame and this is my collection of study material for the Civil Engineering PE exam. I am posting it on here to be a resource for everyone. AVERAGE END-AREA METHOD Average End-Area Method. The Average End-Area method is a useful tool for estimating quantities in construction. It is an approximate method of calculating volume and is accurate enough for most situations. The general concept is that you calculate the total volume (V) of a material given, the area of two ends (A) and the perpendiculardistance
MATERIAL YOU CAN BRING IN TO THE EXAM Reference materials: The PE , PS, and SE exams are open-book. Candidates may bring printed reference materials as long as they are bound and remain bound during the exam. Loose paper may be bound with ring binders, brads, plastic snap binders, spiral-bound notebooks, and screw posts, but not with staples. Sticky notes and flags arepermitted
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SLOPE STABILITY BASICS The factor of safety is a ratio of how stable the slope is given soil characteristics and geometry of the slope (angle and height etc). The methods of determining the factor of safety for slope stability are somewhat advanced. I think they will definitely appear on the depth exam but likely not on the breadth. HOW TO DRAW SHEAR DIAGRAMS Shear diagrams always begin and end at zero, with all of the forces on the member shown in between.Starting from the left, the first force you come across is the 10 lb downward force at the left end. This is the first point of data, draw a line from zero to negative 10.. Continuing on the next force is 21.67 lb upward at the A support.SOIL MECHANICS
Effective Stress, is in units of pressure (Pa, , , etc) and is given by this equation: Total stress, , is the total amount of stress due to the soil at the depth you are considering: is the soil density (e.g. 80 lb/ft^3). is the acceleration of gravity (e.g. 32.2 ft/s^2). is the distance of the surface, or beginning of the soil section, to the point you are considering(e.g. 10 ft). LRFD LOAD COMBINATIONS LRFD Load Combinations. Structural Breadth. Posted by Conrad. Choose the combination that results in the highest U, use U in your calculations. D = Dead Load, L = Live Load, T = self-straining, H = earth pressure, = roof live load, S = Snow Load, R = rain load, E = earthquake load. In some sample problems I have seen and Q varibales. LATERAL EARTH PRESSUREREVIEW CIVIL PE
The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some. CONSTRUCTION BREADTH Welcome to ReviewCivilPE.com! My name is Conrad Frame and this is my collection of study material for the Civil Engineering PE exam. I am posting it on here to be a resource for everyone. AVERAGE END-AREA METHOD Average End-Area Method. The Average End-Area method is a useful tool for estimating quantities in construction. It is an approximate method of calculating volume and is accurate enough for most situations. The general concept is that you calculate the total volume (V) of a material given, the area of two ends (A) and the perpendiculardistance
MATERIAL YOU CAN BRING IN TO THE EXAM Reference materials: The PE , PS, and SE exams are open-book. Candidates may bring printed reference materials as long as they are bound and remain bound during the exam. Loose paper may be bound with ring binders, brads, plastic snap binders, spiral-bound notebooks, and screw posts, but not with staples. Sticky notes and flags arepermitted
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SLOPE STABILITY BASICS The factor of safety is a ratio of how stable the slope is given soil characteristics and geometry of the slope (angle and height etc). The methods of determining the factor of safety for slope stability are somewhat advanced. I think they will definitely appear on the depth exam but likely not on the breadth. HOW TO DRAW SHEAR DIAGRAMS Shear diagrams always begin and end at zero, with all of the forces on the member shown in between.Starting from the left, the first force you come across is the 10 lb downward force at the left end. This is the first point of data, draw a line from zero to negative 10.. Continuing on the next force is 21.67 lb upward at the A support.SOIL MECHANICS
Effective Stress, is in units of pressure (Pa, , , etc) and is given by this equation: Total stress, , is the total amount of stress due to the soil at the depth you are considering: is the soil density (e.g. 80 lb/ft^3). is the acceleration of gravity (e.g. 32.2 ft/s^2). is the distance of the surface, or beginning of the soil section, to the point you are considering(e.g. 10 ft). LRFD LOAD COMBINATIONS LRFD Load Combinations. Structural Breadth. Posted by Conrad. Choose the combination that results in the highest U, use U in your calculations. D = Dead Load, L = Live Load, T = self-straining, H = earth pressure, = roof live load, S = Snow Load, R = rain load, E = earthquake load. In some sample problems I have seen and Q varibales. LATERAL EARTH PRESSUREREVIEW CIVIL PE
The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some. DECIPHERING WHAT TO STUDY FOR THE PE EXAM The easiest way to stay on course is to constantly refer to the exam specifications on what to study: Civil: Construction (design standards updated January 2012) Civil: Geotechnical. Civil: Structural (design standards updated January 2012) Civil: Transportation. Civil: Water Resources and Environmental. I have also included links to these on BUDGETING A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT Information. Civil Engineering projects (Public Works) cost a lot! The big scale of them is a part of what makes the career fun. You get to deal with big budgets, design huge stuff, watch the dirt move, see it built, and hopefully see it used. I have had the lucky experience of dealing with some semi-large scale projects first hand through my BREADTH | REVIEWCIVILPE Civil: Geotechnical. Civil: Structural (design standards updated January 2012) Civil: Transportation. Civil: Water Resources and Environmental. These specifications are the best indicator of the subject matter that will be on the test, follow the topics listed here closer than anything any book tells you. DEAD LOADS AND LIVE LOADS Structural loads are placed into two main categories, dead loads and live loads. Dead loads are loads on a structure due to the structure's own weight.. Live loads are loads on the structure due to objects that are not permanent like people, furniture, and vehicles.. The goal of structural design is to accurately tally up the projected loads in a structure, convert them to stress, and compareSOIL MECHANICS
Effective Stress, is in units of pressure (Pa, , , etc) and is given by this equation: Total stress, , is the total amount of stress due to the soil at the depth you are considering: is the soil density (e.g. 80 lb/ft^3). is the acceleration of gravity (e.g. 32.2 ft/s^2). is the distance of the surface, or beginning of the soil section, to the point you are considering(e.g. 10 ft).ZERO-FORCE MEMBERS
Zero-Force Members. Zero force members are members in a truss/frame that theoretically have no force in them. Being able to identify these members swiftly will aid you on the PE Exam and in life in general (possibly). There are two rules to look for when identifying zero-force members. Joints with three members where two of the membersare
TRENCH EXCAVATION SLOPE Banks and excavations greater than 4 feet MUST be sloped or otherwise retained. If you have the room to slope the amount of slope must not exceed the maximum allowed. To determine the maximum allowable slope for an excavation you need to know the soil type in the area. Remember that ALL of these sloped excavations have a maximum depth of 20 LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE Lateral Earth Pressure is the horizontal pressure applied by or to soil when it is against standing structures like basements (buildings) and retaining walls. The lateral earth pressure ( () at any depth is a factor (K) of the vertical effective stress () and cohesion (c): The vertical effective stress is solved for from the soil unit weightMETHOD OF JOINTS
Method of Joints. Structural Breadth. Posted by Conrad. When analyzing a joint you will solve for the forces in all of the members connected to it. Lets start with H, draw the two unknown forces and in tension (away from H). You already know the downward force is . is the only member with a vertical component so you can solve for it. * Skip to navigation * Skip to main content * Skip to primary sidebar * Skip to secondary sidebar* Skip to footer
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The Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Michael Lindeburg (CERM) is the most often recommended review book for the PE exam. Nearly everyone that passes has a copy. The content of the CERM is unsurpassed. It contains content for both the breadth and depth options of all of the topics covered on the PE exam, and then some. There are some example problems mingled in the sections but this is primarily a reference, not a source of solvedexamples.
In addition to covering the topics themselves there is a glossary of general engineering terms near the end which helped me on a few of the"gimme" problems.
The CERM Extremely usable. It is easy to find what you are looking for through a combination of the contents in the front, the index in the back, and the shaded regions on the side of the book that separateeach major section.
The _only_ downside to the CERM is its size and content. I passed the exam, using the CERM, and probably read/used 10% of its content (I did have several other resources also). You must only study the sections that are pertinent to your exam choice! As a friend put it to me bluntly when I was asking his advice on the test: "Buy the CERM" . It WILL be of help to you both while studying and during the test. My recommendation is you read the majority of your depth sections and skim the breadth sections to become familiar with them. Be wary of over-reading this reference! It is somewhat expensive _however_ this is entirely offset by it's usefulness. And it is even more offset by the fact that after passing you can resell it for close to what you paid or keep it as a great reference at the office. In short: Purchase the CERMPosted in Reviews
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A DICTIONARY OF CIVIL, WATER RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGREVIEW
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A Dictionary of Civil, Water Resources & Environmental Engineeringwas released in
January 2013 and I recommend all PE exam takers get it! There WILL be around 5 questions on your exam that are absolute freebies, as long as you understand the jargon they are using. It is next to impossible to prepare for every engineering word they could potentially throw at you, so you NEED to bring some dictionaryresources.
I wish I had brought an engineering dictionary with me to the exam, but did not think to and did not know that any existed. A Dictionary of Civil, Water Resources & Environmental Engineering is a perfect fit for most people taking the test. The title infers that it covers general civil, with some emphasis on water and environmental. This is mostly true, and probably for the better as water and environmental tend to have more conceptual problems that are easy to solve as long as you can understand the jargon that they use. It will without a doubt be helpful in the morning session, and will likely provide some insight in your depthsession as well.
I took the Geotechnical afternoon component and would have benefited from confirming some of the words that appear in the questions, such as: varve, lacustrine, and piezometric. You may argue that the CERM contains a dictionary in the back. That is true, it does! But the definitions in the CERM are not as straightforward as these, and it can be unwieldy to navigate to the glossary of the CERM in the middle of the test due to its size. The dictionary has a larger number of terms, and has very straight to the point definitions whereas some of the CERM definitions are cryptic. Do yourself a favor and get it!Posted in Reviews
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INCREASED COSTS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING EXAMS 2012(CALIFORNIA)
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The engineering exams have had a recent price-overhaul (especially in California) to cope with all of the budget issues that have spawned due to the mehconomy. Be prepared to pay. Overall, the exam prices have gone up, a lot! Check out the Fee Matrix.
Beginning with the April 2013 exam the total cost for a first-time taker to apply and take the Civil Engineering exams is $807.6! Engineer's that took the exams in 2010 and 2011 paid less than half that. Not all of the exams are this expensive, but all of them havehad increases.
WHY THIS HAPPENED
According to this thread at Engineerboards.com, this is the actual cost of administering the exams. Apparently the state of California was subsidizing them previously (Why on earth were they doing that?). I like that they are no longer subsizing the exams (and I think most people applying for the test can afford it), but I completely disagree with the abrupt change and the lack of information about it beforehand. I think they should have been more open about the actual costs of the exam and had a public plan in place to keep up with the costs instead of the drastic changes. Anyway. It sort of is what it is. Hopefully people pass the firsttime now
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CIVIL ENGINEER: A DAY IN THE LIFEMisc.
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Inspired by this post from a financial analyst,
I wanted to share a day in the life of a Civil Engineer. I waited to do this until I had a bad day (this one is actually just one of the longest, not really bad). I want to contrast it to the financial analyst, their day is extremely long, and frustrating. They make 2x what a Civil Engineer makes right out of college but I'm just not sure that 18 hour days 6 days a week is worth it... most of my days are very peaceful in comparison. 5:59 I hit snooze on my alarm clock 6:09 I wake up and eat a humongous bowl of some Lucky Charms knock-off (I do this a few times a week) 6:35 kiss wife goodbye, grab some frozen burritos for lunch later, grab the laptop for use on the train ride and head out the door. 7:00 on the train, study time, often this is sleep time. 7:55 get in to the office, get a glass of water, check emails, greeteveryone else etc
8:05 start on first task of the day, a continuation of the one from the end of the day yesterday. I am preparing some cross section views in AutoCad at eight different locations at railroad tracks. I am using a template of a rail cross section section from some design standards as a starting point for all of these. We haven't done a formal survey yet so most of my information comes off the track schematics, google earth, and design submittals from other consultants. Two other engineers will go and verify my drawings in the field later so that they are correct and we have more info. It's always good to gather what information you can up front. 8:30 while working on the eight profiles I am also helping a newer engineer next to me prepare project budgets for the 21 rail projects that we are managing. It's the time of the month where we have to update ALL of the budgets with any new information that has trickled in from the other consultants that are doing the designs. The newer guy is ripping through them at a pretty good pace, I just answer his questions as he goes. 11:00 I finish up the track profiles and email them off to the other two guys working on the task. They are in our other office and it is a nice change to collaborate on a project with them. They will review after lunch. Working on schedules with the newer guy for now. 11:20 I get a call from one of the other engineers. He would like me to research Directional boring equipment to bore underneath track at the locations I just did cross sections for. I don't know a thing about directional boring but I accept and start on it. I watch some drilling videos on youtubeto get
an idea of what is involved. 12:00 quick lunch, I microwave a burrito and have a penaut butter and honey sandwich with a ginger ale. I eat outside so I get some sun onmy face.
12:20 back to the research, reading up on some brands and types of directional drills now and their locations of vendors in the area. Turns out Vermeer and Ditch Witch are the two big brands. I give a Ditch Witch salesman a call to find out some specifics about some oftheir machines.
1:15 I have finished up my research. I typed out some constraints on drilling depth and direction as well as how much space a drill will need to reach a certain depth and angle. I voiced some concerns about meeting those space requirements at our crossings. I also looked into the bore diameter, we need to place 4" piping so the drill had better be able to handle that. They all can. I also list out ten or so models that could be likely candidates for us. Given our space requirements I stick to smaller models. 1:45 I assist the newer engineer with project budgets for a little longer and then head in with him to a mid-level engineer's office to discuss the budgets. We have to present the budgets to our client tomorrow, and discuss their status so there will be lots of review before the day is done. 2:39 Just got out of the mid-level engineer's office. It was not THAT much of a fruitful meeting, got held up on the first project estimate we dove into and it didn't really go anywhere. I received a call mid meeting and cancelled it. I called them back after. 2:40 Also missed an email and a call from the engineers I am working with in the other office. They want changes on the profile drawings for tomorrow. I also need to finish schedule and budget work for our clients tomorrow... getting a little strapped for time. Calling themback now.
2:45 Call was good, their deadline was pushed back a day so that leaves time for me to work on project management stuff. The guys in the other office mentioned that the mid-level engineer was freaking out that I was working on the other office's work too much even though I did let everyone know about it beforehand (people get very personnel-needy in offices). 3:00 I commit to work on project management the rest of the day today and then I can resume helping the other office's work tomorrow from 9 am to 2 pm to get them up to speed. Before 9 is when we present our updated schedules and budgets and at 2:00 is a construction kick-off meeting for one of our rail projects. Need to email both of my "managers" to let them know my schedule and keep the peace. 3:09 Emailed the peace offering and checked out an "Excel Trick" the newer guy learned. He combined a formula and custom text into the same cell with some nifty commands. Yay geekout. 3:10 back to schedules and budgets. It can be a huge amount of work to track down updated information through emails, various reports, word of mouth from the project managers, and our own staff. 4:41 still working away on schedules. Preparing an updated summary sheet of schedules and costs for 15 of the projects that are grouped together because they are funded in-part by the same local fundingsource.
6:40 just now wrapping up the budgets and estimates for tomorrow morning. This is the longest I have ever had to stay at work aside from the time we were being interviewed as a company for a new contract with our main client. 7:08 I catch the train home and whip out some study material for thePE Exam.
8:00 I get home, kiss my wife, change, and we immediately head to In-N-Out for a burger and fries 8:35 We try to get our empty propane tank filled at a gas station near In-N-Out but get shot down due to it being dark. He must have thought we would gang up on him or something? 9:00 Back home for the evening. I shower and we watch some old TV shows on Netflix (Frasier and X-Files are awesome) and my wife and Ichat.
10:40 In bed.
This is drastically calm compared to the Financial Analyst's day... For me it would be tough to be in an office being a gopher for as longas them.
Civil Engineering may be boring, but it is very stable, not that taxing, and you still make very decent money out of school, about 40k-65k depending on the area. I guess the problem here is that it is too stable and regular and slightly un-motivating. Anyone have any inspiring words about their days?Posted in Misc.
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