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I don't think having the PE is bad either! I just found out I will be taking my PE exam next Spring. With that being said, I am already looking to attain my general contractor's license. So, I will have taken and passed the PE exam and GC Exam within the next year. That should put me on the...

I started a new job with a different firm and have been buried in work. I have not been back to this forum in awhile, but my goals of becoming a land developer have not changed. Since I am getting closer to taking my PE exam, which is in October, I would like to get a job as a construction...

I haven't heard back from anybody in awhile and am looking for some new feedback. I don't know if engineering is truely for me b/c of being inside and designing all day. I am multi-faceted and am considering a career in development. I am wondering if I should start out by building a few homes...

So, what I am getting is the following...if I want to stay in the Civil Engineering Field and be a designer, then it would be very beneficial for me to get my PE. If I want to go into Devopment / General Contracting (which, in turn is more money), I really don't need a PE. So, am I really...

It's been a little over two years since I graduated from college and I don't know if I can wait another 2+ years to take this exam. I eventually want to be a developer and would probably start out by being a general contractor. I am 24 and believe that if I wait until after I get my PE...

gbam, is that university of alabama?? i believe that i am fine with my schooling. auburn will probably get me 4 years of credit.

I plan on using my work experience during the summers before I received my EIT towards my overall experience. Hopefully, I won't have any problems with this. Who has to "vouch" for the amount of experience that one has...is it your boss? I have looked for information about this here in...

Hey all, Are there certain exceptions to the requirements for taking the PE exam? I read somewhere that you necessarily do not have to have four years of experience. The person in question will have 3.75 years of experience at the time of the exam. Where would this information be found?

Elminer- I have been using Hydrocad and am unsure of some data that I am supposed to enter using the Modified Rational Method. What intensity and storm duration is usually used. I am using a storm duration of 60 minutes. Is this correct? Thanks

The points are not a standard block. They have been inserted from a point group file that we have created from our field work. We have found a way to change the elevations globally of the marker associated with the elevation. However, the text does not change and remains having a Z value...

Does anyone know how to change a group of 2D points to 3D points without editing each one???? Every point in my drawing has an elevation of 0.00. I need the Z value to equal the exising topographical elevation. Does anyone know how to do this??? Thanks.

Hi all. I got my bachelor's in Civil Engineering and now have nearly 3 years of work experience as a Civil Engineer. I have my E-I-T license and I am focused on getting my PE license. After achieving that goal, my inner conscience says I should take my ambitious attitude and move into the...

I have tried to use the Terrain-3D commands that you mentioned and I am not having a problem with the setup. I am having a problem with reading the elevations for the line that I had offset, which is the curb line. Is there a way I can outut certain elevations at certain points for the offset...

I am designing a subdivision and the first thing I am doing is laying out the streets. I am matching the proposed street as close to the existing grade as possible. Next, I am creating offsets for the Edge of Pavement(-0.25'), Back of Curb(-0.08'), and Back of Sidewalk(+0.25')lines. The...

Hey fellas, I would like to know if someone could shed some light on a step by step process for calculating earthwork. I have access to the Autocad Civil Design package and know how to calculate the fill/cut using the program but I am unsure how to take into consideration the stripping of...

I am designing a subdivision. I have an outflow structure at a creek. I need to consider the hydraulic grade line to be sure that ponding is not created at the upstream and low rim elev. structures. Is there a quick and efficient way of doing that? Spreadsheet?

I am designing a subdivision in which I need to consider backflow. Can anyone tell me a quick, efficient way of calculating backflow for my pipe system? Is there a spreadsheet that someone has that would be able to help me out? Thanks