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Posted: Sat Jul 31st, 2004 02:50 am |
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Guide for Structural Topics. You can download it here:
http://www.areforum.org/generalstructures.htm
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Posted: Sun Aug 1st, 2004 08:09 pm |
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*APPLAUSE*
this is dope.
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Posted: Sun Aug 1st, 2004 09:10 pm |
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| Absolutely, that's GREAT.
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Posted: Sun Aug 1st, 2004 10:47 pm |
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| This gets a big - ATTABOY!
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Posted: Mon Aug 2nd, 2004 06:42 am |
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| Fantastic! Many thanks to Mr. T.
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Posted: Mon Aug 2nd, 2004 02:32 pm |
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| Woo Hooo!
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Posted: Tue Aug 3rd, 2004 06:41 am |
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| awesome! thank you so much!
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Posted: Wed Aug 11th, 2004 04:02 pm |
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I feel better about this already,
thank you Sir/Madam!
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Posted: Thu Aug 12th, 2004 05:01 am |
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this is wonderful! Thanks!!!
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Posted: Thu Aug 12th, 2004 02:15 pm |
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| Thank you so much.
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Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2004 05:38 pm |
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great post! Thanks 
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Posted: Mon Sep 20th, 2004 06:44 pm |
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I am just starting to dtudy for GF and LS and this information is really useful. However, given this is not a secure document, can anyone tell me if it is correct?
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Posted: Wed Sep 22nd, 2004 05:26 am |
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guest wrote: I am just starting to dtudy for GF and LS and this information is really useful. However, given this is not a secure document, can anyone tell me if it is correct?
The fourth page is password protected, but that ended up being a problem for me: it seems the font that was used to create the file is a little different than the version on my system. The text in the text boxes wraps too much and ends up overlapping other text or cutting off.
Maybe someone who has a system that shows the font correctly can convert it to .pdf or something.
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Posted: Mon Sep 27th, 2004 10:39 pm |
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Ric,
I am sorry that you had a hard time with the Excel version of my Cheat Sheet. Here is the PDF version. I hope that this will be easier to download.
I hope that this ARE nightmare will soon be a thing of the past for all of you. In the meantime, hang in there and good luck to all. david.Attachment: ARE Structures cheat Sheet.pdf (Downloaded 2386 times) Last edited on Mon Sep 27th, 2004 10:41 pm by David Thaddeus
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Posted: Tue Sep 28th, 2004 07:32 pm |
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It looks like it printed out just fine - many thanks!
Ric
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Posted: Fri Oct 1st, 2004 02:29 am |
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OUTSTANDING GUIDE....Where were you when I was studying for this joker LOL
Cheers,
CBIII
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Posted: Wed Feb 2nd, 2005 08:32 pm |
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Great help! Thanks David
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Posted: Fri Mar 18th, 2005 03:13 pm |
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| This is great, Thanks
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Posted: Fri Mar 25th, 2005 11:16 pm |
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Great , I just failed this exam last month, I will take it again in AUGUST, AND will pass it this time, Thanks 
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Posted: Mon Apr 4th, 2005 02:34 am |
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David,
I was looking over the notes in the PDF and was wondering if there is a typo in the moments section.
Isn't a clockwise moment positive and a counter clockwise moment negative?
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Posted: Mon Apr 4th, 2005 02:48 am |
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Either convention of Clockwise or Counter-clockwise as being positive is OK (it depends on one's personal preference). Just remember to keep it consistent within the same problem.
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Posted: Mon Apr 4th, 2005 03:54 am |
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| David mentioned in his seminar that there is a typo (he just noticed it during the course), Clockwise should be positive.
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Posted: Thu Jun 23rd, 2005 09:16 pm |
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Link to D.Thaddeus deflection notes from another post:
http://www.areforum.org/forums/attachment.php?id=465
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Posted: Mon Jan 30th, 2006 03:36 am |
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wow this deflection notes makes everything so much clearer!
i wish the ALS books were written this way!
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Posted: Sat Feb 11th, 2006 01:42 pm |
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David,
any chance you are coming to NYC in the next month or two to do a Structures prep class?
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Posted: Thu Apr 6th, 2006 04:25 am |
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| this is a great help thanks david... i test in two weeks
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Posted: Sat May 20th, 2006 07:44 am |
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| I just downloaded it. Thanks!
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Posted: Fri Sep 22nd, 2006 09:09 am |
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Honestly is daves book(the messy hand written 50 pages) book any good? u know the one from his similar?
I mean good as in any similar stuff show up on the exam
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Posted: Thu Sep 28th, 2006 02:23 am |
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I just took David's seminar in Rochester. A grueling 3 days with 10 days of material packed in. My opinion is the material in his book is useful - BUT his seminar is what really makes the book worth while. He puts things into a practical sense that the book cannot easily relay.
His tips that I found most helpful in preparing for the exams:
30-40% is Materials and Methods - understanding the terms of the trade (economy, construction techniques, etc.) for Concrete, Steel, and wood construction.
Not memorizing specific formulas, but understanding how they work and how if you manipulate one variable, what the results are. Section Modulus, moments and shear, etc. There's some good "cheat sheets" in the FTP site.
Selection of structural systems to serve a specific functions. Some questions ask for "which system best blah blah" which are triggers to know there may be more than one acceptable answer. I think this was the best from the seminar - learning how to slowly and effectively read the questions, pick out buzz words, and not get tricked.
I highly recommend his seminars if its possible.
Best of luck.
CJ
P.S. - I don't know if I really answered. There are several in my office who have taken the exam and hinted that the material in Ballast and ALS is heavy in math and the test was not that way. They tend to relay the same intent that David has in his seminars. - For what it's worth. <><
P.S.S. - Passed both exams.
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Posted: Mon Oct 23rd, 2006 06:05 pm |
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| Cmon, I gotta Know all this?!!!!!! What is everyone WooHOOing about?
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Posted: Thu Jan 11th, 2007 09:24 pm |
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Hi David,
Please send me the contact name of the person conducting the Las Vegas Workshop that is comming up please- my email address is golgolenarges(AT)yahoo.com , I have contacted you before. thanks so much- Goli
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Posted: Wed Sep 26th, 2007 09:51 pm |
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Hi David, do you hold your workshop in Chicago Area? If so, do you have anything planned for anytime soon?
Thanks,
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Posted: Sun Feb 3rd, 2008 06:06 pm |
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In the Trig/Math section of this guid it says Tan C = Run/Rise = Slope. It shoud be Rise/Run = Slope.
Jimmy
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Posted: Fri Feb 22nd, 2008 09:13 pm |
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| I have scheduled my first attempt to General structures on March 28th. So much to do between now and then! Any chance, David, that you are doing a seminar in Anchorage Alaska? We had a structural professor from the lower 48 come here and do a one day boot camp. There were about 40 people in attendence. I imagine it would be worth you time to come to the Great State of Alaska for a 3 day seminar. Thanks for the help on this forum.
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