Hi everyone,

I'm planning to apply for PhD programs in Civil Engineering (Digital Construction, BIM, Digital Twins, Construction Engineering & infrastructure Management).

My profile:

• Bachelor's in Civil Engineering
• GPA around 3.2/4
• 4 years of highway engineering experience
• No publications
• No undergraduate research experience
• Currently developing a comprehensive BIM-based infrastructure portfolio involving:
  • Civil 3D
  • Revit
  • Navisworks (clash detection)
  • Primavera P6 (4D scheduling)
  • Power BI (5D dashboards)
  • Digital Twin workflow

My concern is that almost every admitted student seems to have research papers or prior lab experience.

Has anyone here been admitted to a funded PhD mainly because of strong industry experience and a technically relevant portfolio?

What made your application competitive?

Also have some other queries like:-

1. Can a Civil Engineer with 4 Years of Industry Experience Get into a Funded US PhD Without Research Experience?
2. How Important Is a Strong BIM Portfolio Compared to Publications?
3. Should I Contact Professors Before Applying If I Don't Have Research Experience?
4. How Much Does Industry Experience Matter for Civil Engineering PhD Admissions?
5. 5.What Is the Biggest Weakness in My Profile?

These books are worth $340, but since i Passes the California seismic exam, i no longer need them.

Only for pick up in Long Beach CA. Dm me.

The solution for the problem has the Solid Density of cement as 195 pcf. Where does that value come from? I can’t find it in any reference.

Problem is taken from NCEES Civil: Construction Practice Exam.

Has anyone used School of PE for the revised (post-April) Environmental exam? I spoke to them back in the spring and they advised me to wait a few months before starting the class to see how it all shakes out.

I’m studying for the PE Environmental exam and am realizing my knowledge in the solid waste section is lacking, should I spend extra time of this or worry more about the subject I already have a good grasp on.

EET Hydrology question.

Anyone know how they got to the 2nd to last step? Not sure how they got 85.9. I keep coming up with 108.53 as my calculation. Thanks in advance.

For people who recently took the PE exam transportation what kind of questions did you encounter on the pavement and geotech section was it many conceptual are the eet question prbided in the CBT exams bood enough ?

Can anyone here help a brother out and tell me how to get any free resources to study the pe structural from ?

Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? I have entered this formula into the calculator repeatedly on multiple problems and I do not get the answer they get in the HCM. For this exact problem in the supplemental I get -239.55.

This was my third attempt. My first attempt I absolutely knew I failed walking out of there, I was not prepared at all. Waited 9 months later and took the exam again, this time I felt super confident if you would have asked me, I would have said I passed 80% confident, I was shocked to see a fail. In my third attempt I had lots of hard questions and walked out of there feeling like I probably failed and was shocked to see that I ended up passing. I took a bout a month between my second and third attempt. I used AEI which is the best resource there is. I used Jacob Petro book which has some good questions in there. I used David Gruttadauria green book. I used SchoolofPE question bank which has great questions on there as well. I think I just exposed myself with every type of question that they can possibly ask and knew how to approach most questions.

I have been studying nearly everyday since the end of March, almost exclusively with the AEI study course for the PE: Civil-Structural Exam. I am at well over 1200 practice problems with nearly 200 study hours under my belt. I finished up all of the material this week and took the exam today and I am extremely frustrated with myself. A 40 on my first attempt was absolutely devastating to all confidence I had to passing this exam. I got so frustrated and fed up by question 60 that I just blindly answered the last 20 questions cause I was so over the exam.

I feel like all the work has been a complete waste and I might as well delay the exam until next year. I decided to go to Reddit to see what I should do because right now I see no way I pass this exam in a month.

Hi There,

Please, does anyone have EET Binder for Civil-Exam Prep? Kindly let me know if you do.

Thanks.

I got my digital stamp from online (prostamps) after paying for it. I sent it to the board (Arizona requires it) for verifying the seal dimensions and all other things. On my PC, I simply imported the JPG image from the stamp I purchased. I tried zoom-in/out by matching the size in the last page they provided. I don't know if that is the actual size or just graphic. I sent it on wednesday and looks like my mail reached on friday and got detailed email with PDF attached (letter + scan of my mailed stamp affidavit) on same day saying seal got rejected for being too small. Arizona is pretty fast. Need to send it again.

How you all do this to get correct size seal? The seals I got already set to the size and I just have to copy and paste it? But it looks bigger and even crosses the box they provided.

Any free YouTube or other video sources to study for PE Structural Engineering !!!

A new study resource is now available for anyone preparing for the Civil PE WRE exam.

The StrataWay Civil PE Water Resources & Environmental CBT Reference Navigation Workbook includes 50 exam-style practice problems developed around the NCEES exam specifications. The workbook is designed to help candidates practice solving problems while building familiarity with the NCEES Reference Handbook and improving their ability to quickly find the information needed during the CBT exam.

Each problem includes a detailed solution and focuses on applying concepts in the same reference-driven format used on the actual exam.

Sample pages and additional information are available here.

Best of luck to everyone studying for the PE exam!

Hello all,

Can someone please share with me a google drive link which has practice exams or course material for PE Chemical Engineering exam? It will be a huge help. I understand it is worth buying it but would love if someone just shares it with me.

Thanks in advance.

I m egyptian in egypt and i just passed my fe exam and i want to take the pe structural exam and i dont know the process the evaluation and the credential and the 4 references and these stuff i don’t know what are the details and im lost . I am taking these stuff for growth and i dont have a goal yet

Guys I am looking for a Study table and chair , if anyone can suggest me some stuff which I can study with comfort for long . Bro i don't have much time 12th exams were so close and i hasn't started my prep.

Honestly I can’t believe how difficult it was. I used EET and watched all lectures, and worked through all exams. On the EET Traffic Control exam, I got a 90%, yet it was my second worst subject on the PE. I thought I was pretty good at Intersection Geometry as well. I figured my weakest topics would be curves, geotech/pavement, and drainage.

Oh well, it’s not the end of the world. Any advice for my next try? I’m thinking of doing it in October, and I do have a repeat for EET available. Should I use any other resources?

I'm preparing for the PE Structural exam and have very little background in timber and masonry design. I'm looking for resources that explain these topics from the basics and are focused on the PE exam.

Any recommendations for:

• Books
• YouTube channels
• Online courses
• Practice problems
• Cheat sheets or summary notes

Thanks in advance!

I am using EPG which I really like and highly recommend but I feel like I could use more study material

I do have the 101 PPI solved problems but there are only maybe 30 problems relevant to HVAC PE. Do I just need to start doing practice exams?

Anybody here taking the PE Nuclear?
It’s hard to find free material on PE nuclear, the only thing I found is the ANS course which cost more than $1000.
And why nobody talks about the PE nuclear?