PE Exam(Structural I) and bridge design

[cedent]

I am currently registered to take the Structural I exam in October. The NCEES outline says bridge related questions are 20% of the test. At my firm, we do not participate in any work related to vehicular bridge design. I do not have any experience in this field and I am not expecting to get a great deal of credit for these questions; but I would like to be able to get the easier questions.

I do not want to purchase the 350$ code if I do not need it.

Do you know of an abbreviated text that covers the basics?

 

[Qshake]

Bridge Engineering by Demetias Tonias - well worth it's price.

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[rholder98]

Perhaps you can borrow the AASHTO. That's what I did. If you don't know anyone with access, check with your local library--they can do an inter-library loan. Also, I recommend the "Structural Engineering Reference Manual" by Alan Williams, published by Professional Publications, Inc. I still use it to this day.

 

[aggman]

cedent,
Having recently taken and passed the SE1 I would recommend the following. Get all the codes and make sure they are the right ones. I do not do any bridge work either. I think I got about 90% of the bridge problems on the exam. They were mostly direct code related questions. Their are many problems on the exam that just ask you code related questions just like the sample NCEES test shows. Don't play the odds trying to get just enough of the problems to pass. You will regret it. Study for the exam like you would study in college, like you mean to get every problem correct and get 100%. I thought the bridge book offered by PPI was also helpful. Good Luck!

 

[cedent]

Thanks all! You were quite helpfull. I will try and see what I can buy and borrow.

Claire

 

[bridgebuster]

Keep in mind, AASHTO has two separate specifications: The Standard Specifications (ASD & LFD) and the LRFD Specifications.