4 Saturdays (March 7, 14, 21; April 4), 9AM – 4PM Location: 120 La Kretz Hall Instructors: Fadi Kamand, Ph.D., P.E. fkamand@yahoo.com Fariborz Tehrani, Ph.D., P.E., PMP ftehrani@ucla.edu Mike Bagheri, P.E., PTOE mbagheri@hotmail.com
Course Topics:
• Structural and Geotechnical (Instructor: Fariborz Tehrani)
o January 13, 2009 Statics/Mechanics of Materials/Loadings/Structural Analysis o January 20, 2009 Structural Analysis/Timber Design o January 27, 2009 Timber Design/Concrete Design o February 3, 2009 Concrete Design/Masonry Design o February 10, 2009 Steel Design/Composite Design o February 17, 2009 Soil Mechanics o February 24, 2009 Foundation Engineering
• Water Resources and Environmental (Instructor: Fadi Kamand)
o March 7, 2009 Pressure Flow/Pumps; Open Channel Flow/Hydrology o March 21, 2009 Groundwater/Well Fields/Water Supply Water Quality/Water Treatment o April 4, 2009 Wastewater Treatment Hazardous Waste/Toxicity/Engineering Economics
• Transportation (Instructor: Mike Bagheri)
o March 14, 2009 Transportation (all areas)
Assigned Books:
• Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam, 11th Edition
Michael R. Lindeburg, P.E. Professional Publications, Inc. ISBN: 978-159126-129-2
• Practice Problems for the Civil Engineering PE Exam, 11th Edition
Michael R. Lindeburg, P.E. Professional Publications, Inc. ISBN: 978-159126-130-8 Additional References:
• PE Civil Sample Questions and Solutions Book
National Council of Examiners for Engineering & Surveying (NCEES) ISBN-13: 978-1-932613-31-5
• Civil Engineering Sample Examination, Second Edition
Michael R. Lindeburg, P.E. Professional Publications, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-59126-135-3
• Civil Engineering: PE License Review, 17th Edition
Kaplan AEC Education
• Civil Engineering: PE Problems & Solutions, 17th Edition
Kaplan AEC Education
• Timber Design for the Civil and Structural PE Exams, 6th Edition Jai B. Kim, P.E. and Robert H. Kim, P.E. Professional Publications, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-888577-86-0
The key steps are:1) Calculate mass of dry soil and water initially2) Calculate mass of additional water needed per unit mass of dry soil3) Apply to total mass of dry soil for the dayThe answer is d