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Ron, hokie66, and msquared48 - Thank you for your comments. It's nice to know there are structural engineers out there with the same ethical obligation that I have. No, I did not accept the project. As Ron had mentioned, I can not control the decisions of the client. I can however, control...

Thank you abusementpark for this thread. I too have asked the same questions you've asked regarding ethical responsibilities as structural engineers. Is it ethical professionally, to be involved in a project where you are told by the owner to design a structure where you know he will not hire...

Thank you everyone for your comments. I will certainly make sure that I will be covered under his umbrella policy before I get involved in any project with him. There are definitely gray areas working contract for a company than as a staff engineer. I just wanted to make sure I protect...

As an EIT working as a contract employee under the PE supervision, what degree of responsiblity does the EIT have if there is a lawsuit. It is my understanding that whoever stamp the drawings is 100% responsible if something bad happens. Is this correct?

I agree witn dcarr82775. Avoid designing houses if all possible, especially custom houses. Too many details and very low fees. There is never a rule of thumb. Each house is different and have its own challenges.

Thank you AlienMonkey for your reply. I am in AZ, we are allowed to bring looseleaf here. I may get the book eventually, I hope I can pass without it in April. Too bad for me that I live in a state where passing SE I is not enough to be a PE, I must suffer through the SE II. All of you living...

Thank you everyone for your replies. I am hoping the free downloads at AISC is sufficient to handle the seismic steel design. I've looked at the AISC Seismic Design Manual again and it does include the ANSI/SISC 341-05 and the ANSI/AISC 358-05 (What is this?). Like ARLORD said, it also has...

Thank you Qshake, masonry building would be my preference. Thank you JAE. You just saved me a boat load of money. It looks like I will be busy this week.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I am trying to decide if it's necessary to purchase the AISC Seismic Design Manual or NOT. It is quite expensive and I am not working at the moment. Does anyone know if I will absolutely need it for the STRUCTURAL II exam? I have all the other reference books, I just...

I am also studying for the PE exam, Str II. The examples in the NCEES Structural II had some errors as well. To answer your questions, the reason As is 0.31/2 is because the given wall reinforcing are #5 at 24" oc. I hope this helps. FSAZ

I am new to this forum and have been reading everyone's thoughts regarding the new SE2 exam starting 2011. Like most of you, I too have passed the SE1 exam about 8 years ago and gave up on the SE2 exam due to the constant changes in the codes. I've decided to take the Civil PE exam instead and...