SE Exam Study Guide

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SE EXAM STUDY GUIDE

The following is a list of recommended books to help with studying for the SE exam. The list is organized first by Codes and Design Standards, then by books that cover multiple topics, and then alphabetically by specific loading and material topics. Additional suggestions for studying and organizing notes are included at the end of the list.

CODES AND DESIGN STANDARDS

• AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 5th Edition, 2010, Publisher: American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

• IBC International Building Code, 2009 Edition, Publisher: International Code Council (ICC) • ASCE 7-05 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, Publisher: American

Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) • ACI 318-08 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, Publisher: American Concrete

Institute (ACI) • AISC Steel Construction Manual, 13th Edition, Publisher: American Institute of Steel Construction

(AISC) • AISC Seismic Design Manual, 2nd printing (2006) or 3rd printing (2008) , Publisher: AISC • AISI North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members, 2007

Edition, Publisher: American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) • NDS National Design Specification for Wood Construction, ASD/LRFD, 2005 Edition and National

Design Specification Supplement, Design Values for Wood Construction, 2005 Edition, Publisher: American Forest & Paper Association (AFPA)

• NDS Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic with Commentary, 2008 Edition, Publisher: AFPA

• PCI Design Handbook: Precast and Prestressed Concrete, 6th Edition, 2004, Publisher: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)

• TMS 402/602-08 Building Code Requirements and Specifications for Masonry Structures (and related commentaries), 2008, Publisher: The Masonry Society (TMS) and ACI

MULTIPLE TOPICS

• 16-Hour Structural Engineering (SE) Practice Exam for Buildings, July 2012, Author: Joseph S. Schuster, Publisher: Professional Publications, Inc.

• 2009 IBC SEAOC Structural/Seismic Design Manual Volume 1: Code Application Examples, Publisher: SEAOC / ICC

• 2009 IBC SEAOC Structural/Seismic Design Manual Volume 2: Building Design Examples for Light-Frame, Tilt-Up and Masonry, Publisher: SEAOC / ICC

• 2009 IBC SEAOC Structural/Seismic Design Manual Volume 3: Building Design Examples for Steel and Concrete, Publisher: SEAOC / ICC

• Six-Minute Solutions for Structural Engineering (SE) Exam Morning Breadth Problems, Third Edition, 2012, Christine Subasic, Publisher: Professional Publications, Inc.

• Structural Engineering (16-hour) Sample questions and Solutions, Publisher: NCEES • Structural Engineering Reference Manual, 6th Edition, 2011, Author: Alan Williams, Publisher:

Professional Publications, Inc. • Structural Engineering Solved Problems, 5th Edition, 2011, Author: Dale Buckner, Publisher:

Professional Publications, Inc.


In addition, these books were written for the PE Civil exam, but do have structural sample questions:

• PE Civil: Structural Sample Questions and Solutions, Publisher: NCEES • Six-Minute Solutions for the Civil PE Exam Structural Problems, 3rd Edition, 2012 Author:

Christine A. Subasic, Publisher: Professional Publications, Inc. • Structural Depth Reference Manual for the Civil PE Exam, 2nd Edition, 2008, Author: Alan

Williams, , Publisher: Professional Publications, Inc.

ANALYSIS METHODS

• Structural Analysis, 8th Edition, 2011, Author: Hibbeler, Publisher: Prentice Hall • Fundamentals of Structural Analysis, 4th Edition, Authors: Leet, Uang, and Gilbert, Publisher:

McGraw-Hill

BRIDGE DESIGN

• Bridge Engineering, Third Edition, 2012, Authors: Zhao and Tonias, Publisher: McGraw-Hill • Design of Highway Bridges: An LRFD Approach, 2007, Authors: Barker and Puckett, Publisher:

Wiley • Bridge Design Aids, 2008, Publisher: CALTRANS (downloadable .pdfs) • Moments, Shears and Reactions for Continuous Highway Bridges, 1986, Publisher: AISC

CONCRETE


• CRSI Design Handbook, 2012, Author Raymond C. Reese, Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC • Design of Concrete Structures, 2009, Authors: Nilson, Darwin, and Dolan, Publisher: McGraw-Hill • PCA Notes on ACI 318-08 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, 2008, Publisher:

Precast Concrete Association (PCA) • PCA EB204 Simplified Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings,4th Edition, Publisher: PCA • Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design, 6th Edition, 2011, Authors: Wight and MacGregor,

Publisher: Prentice Hall • Seismic Detailing of Concrete Buildings, 2007, Author: David Fanella, Author: David A. Fanella,

Publisher: Portland Cement Association

FOUNDATIONS / RETAINING STRUCTURES

• Foundations and Earth Retaining Structures, 1st Edition, 2008, Author: Muni Budhu, Publisher, Wiley

LATERAL FORCES

• Guide to the Design of Diaphragms, Chords, and Collectors: Based on the 2006 IBC and ASCE/SEI 7-05, Authors: Badri K. Prasad, Douglas S. Thompson, Rafael Sabelli, Publisher: NCSEA / ICC

• Guide to the Design of Out-of-Plane Wall Anchorage: Based on the 2006/2009 IBC and ASCE/SEI 7—5, Author: Timothy W. Mays, Publisher: NCSEA / ICC

• Structural Load Determination under 2009 IBC and ASCE / SEI 7-05, Author: David Fanella, Publisher: NCSEA / ICC


LATERAL FORCES / SEISMIC

• Seismic Design of Building Structures, 10th Edition, 2012, Authors: Lindeburg and McMullin, Publisher: Professional Publications, Inc.

• Seismic Design Solved Problems, 6th Edition, 2012, Author: Majid Baradar, Publisher: Professional Publications, Inc.

LATERAL FORCES / WIND

• ATC Design Guide 2: Basic Wind Engineering for Low-Rise Buildings, 2009, Publisher: Applied Technology Council (ATC)

• ATC-60 SEAW Commentary on Wind Code Provisions, Volume 2, 2004, Publisher: ATC / SEAW • Wind Loads: Guide to the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7-10, 2010, Authors: Mehta and

Colbourne, Publisher: ASCE Press

LIGHT GAGE


• Cold-Formed Steel Design, 2010, Authors: Yu and LaBoube, Publisher: Wiley

LOADS / GRAVITY

• Snow Loads: Guide to the Snow Load Provisions of ASCE 7-10, 2010, Author: Michael O’Rourke, Publisher: ASCE Press

MASONRY

• 2009 Design of Reinforced Masonry Structures, 6th Edition, Publisher: Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada (CMACN)


• 2009 Masonry Codes and Specifications Compilation, Publisher The Masonry Society (TMS) • Masonry Designers’ Guide, 6th Edition, Publisher: The Masonry Society (TMS) • The Reinforced Masonry Engineering Handbook, 7th Edition, Publisher: Masonry Institute of

America (MIA)

Examinees with use only the Allowable Stress Design (ASD) method, except strength design may be used for tall slender walls with out-of-plane loads from wind and seismic.

STEEL

• Steel Structures: Design and Behavior, 5th Edition, 2008, Authors: Salmon and Johnson, Publisher: Prentice Hall

• Steel Construction Manual Design Examples, V13.1, Publisher: AISC (downloadable .pdf) • Ductile Design of Steel Structures, 2nd Edition, 2011, Authors: Bruneau, Uang, and Sabelli, 2001,

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

WOOD



• Design of Wood Structures ASD/LRFD, 6th Edition (2006), Authors: Breyer, Fridley, Cobeen, and Pollock, Publisher: McGraw-Hill

• Timber Design for the Civil and Structural PE Exams, 7th Edition, 2009, Authors: Kim, Kim, and Terril, Publisher: Professional Publications, Inc.

• Wood Handbook, Wood as an Engineering Material, 2010, Publisher: Forest Product Lab


OTHER SUGGESTIONS

Create a short cut / design notebook for each material and each type of force or code area. This notebook must be bound (not staples) and no pencil versions are allowed. The following sections are recommended:

• Formula sheet – all formulas you will need listed on one or two pages to avoid flipping through multiple resources. Separate into ASD and LRFD as required.

• Favorite worked example problems

Documents

SE Exam Study Guide