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It's a tricky topic. ANSI SSFI SC 100 (deals with scaffolding components) uses the word "Qualified Engineer". The sentence defining it, is quite similar to state law regulating engineering. ------------------------------ Tino Bretschneider Ph.D., P.E., S.E., M.ASCE Senior Engineer Elmwood Park ...

Hello For Competitors accessable conduits are a boottleneck. Fiber access and competition are the callenge in 2 ways: getting access and getting it cheap. ------------------------------ Tino Bretschneider Ph.D., P.E., S.E., M.ASCE Senior Engineer Elmwood Park IL ------------------------ ...

Hello I don't think "pass-rates" are an issue at the PE. In approximate numbers: 2/3 make it the first attempt and from the remaining 1/3 40%in the 2nd attempt. So 80%pass. If we now split it in Home and Foreign graduates, the home rate is even larger. For the SE exam instead, this is a quite ...

Hello Taking the PE Exam earlier (before the experience period) has to my opinion the following effects: a) the Exam falls more often out of the "having small Babys" phase b) for the Morning Portion is much less learning needed (this is so close to the FE exam and/or University education) c) ...

I like to defend NCEES. There are 50 Boards out there. And NCEES has to follow (nearly) the maximum requirements to keep the system widely accepted. For this they do a very good job, evenso some processes are now quite tedious. So I like to encourage everyone who finds out that a particular board ...