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Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam Fourteenth Edition
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- ISBN-101591264537
- ISBN-13978-1591264538
- EditionFourteenth
- PublisherPPI, A Kaplan Company
- Publication dateJuly 1, 2014
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions8.5 x 2.25 x 11 inches
- Print length1584 pages
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- Publisher : PPI, A Kaplan Company; Fourteenth edition (July 1, 2014)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 1584 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1591264537
- ISBN-13 : 978-1591264538
- Item Weight : 7.05 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.5 x 2.25 x 11 inches
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Michael R. Lindeburg, PE, is one of the best-known authors of engineering textbooks and references. His books and courses have influenced millions of engineers around the world. Since 1975, he has authored over 40 engineering reference and exam preparation books. He has spent thousands of hours teaching engineering to students and practicing engineers. He holds bachelor of science and master of science degrees in industrial engineering from Stanford University.
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I passed the exam. This book is definitely all you need if your budget is constrained and can only afford one book. Just tab it well and know where all the major sections pertaining to your afternoon section are located and you'll do alright.
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As many others I've bought the book to study for the Civil PE exam. Keep in mind that the publisher (PPI) sells this product for a smaller price and often has 15-25% off sales especially 4-5 months before exam time. I managed to get Amazon to price match PPI who sells it at MSRP price vs the markups seen here or on eBay. Buy here if you have Amazon Prime and need it real quick.
I think the material covered in the book is adequate for reference purposes as intended and probably good enough for the NCEES exam (I've yet to take it, 8 weeks to go!). It's definitely a great book to read up on a subject to at least become familiar with the subject and get a clue on what/where to look for a more in depth study on the subject.
Lindeburg does a great job explaining the material and includes a quip here and there along with some common conventions that you probably heard in school such as "a positive moment will make the beam smile" on page 44-8. So it's not just dry technical material.
For the price, I wish it included the tabs for at least the first pages of each subject but of course that's a separate sale item.
HUGE reference, and it has way more information than you would need for any PE exam. I do not recommend using this as a study guide (except for the example problems), just a pure reference like the design standards. Once you narrow down the sections specific to your exam, the material is very useful. Some of the problems were representative of the exam, and others were so complex, they could never be solved in the average 6 minutes per problem (at least not by me). It is good to work those more complex problems for your depth area, so you have a better understanding of the topic. For the exam though, you might have to do two or three steps of those really complex problems.
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