Have you heard about the big change happening to the PE Civil exam? The big news is that the year 2021 will be the last year that the PE Civil exam will be open book and paper-based. Since this is a huge change, I have compiled a summary for the important points you need to know about this transition.
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The Best Reference to Learn/Review Wood Design for PE or SE Exam (Only 48 Pages Long!)
Wood is one of 4 main structural materials that you are required to know for the SE exam or the structural depth portion of the PE exam. However, I was surprised to learn recently that some of my co-workers never even took a wood design class in college. For me, I did take a wood design class in college and studied the textbook Design of Wood Structures by Donald Breyer. It was an excellent and comprehensive textbook that pretty much can teach you everything you need to to know about wood design, but it was also over 800 pages long! If you are instead looking for a fast way to learn wood design or just simply refresh your memory of wood design for PE/SE exam, I have a perfect reference for you. It is only 48 pages long but it includes all of the equations, adjustment factors, and design examples that you need to know for the PE/SE exam. Study this reference before the PE/SE exam and you will be golden for wood design! (Note: all NCEES PE exams are now closed-book computer-based, so you can’t bring references into the exam room — use it for preparation.)
Civil PE Exam Review Course for October Exam
I will be teaching the review classes for the structural portion of the Civil PE exam in October for PPI! Classes for the entire course start on July 28th so if you are interested, click here to sign up for the class.
Review Course for Spring 2018 Civil PE Exam
Note: This post announced a 2018 review course and is kept for archive purposes. PPI’s current review courses are linked below.