FE - EIT: AM (Engineer in Training Exam)


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The ONLY book with 3 full-length, 4-hour exams, plus 12 comprehensive reviews for the AM portion of the FE(EIT). Step-by-step explanations are presented. Knowledge of the first 90 semester credit hours of a typical engineering program are tested. Thorough reviews are provided for all areas tested on the FE, including the two new sections, Computers and Ethics. For engineering students who are pursuing an 'Engineer-in- Training' certification.







PPI FE Mechanical Practice Problems – Comprehensive Practice for the FE Mechanical Exam


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FE Mechanical Practice Problems offers comprehensive practice for the NCEES FE Mechanical exam. This book features over 460 three-minute, multiple-choice, exam-like practice problems to illustrate the type of problems you will encounter during the exam. It also features clear, complete, and easy-to-follow solutions to deepen your understanding of all knowledge areas covered on the exam. Additionally, there are step-by-step calculations using equations and nomenclature from the NCEES FE Reference Handbook to familiarize you with the only reference you will have on exam day. For best results, purchase this book along with the FE Mechanical Review. Mechanical Engineering Exam Topics Covered Computational Tools Dynamics, Kinematics, and Vibrations Electricity and Magnetism Engineering Economics Ethics and Professional Practice Fluid Mechanics Heat Transfer Material Properties and Processing Mathematics Materials Measurement, Instrumentation, and Controls Mechanical Design and Analysis Mechanics of Materials Probability and Statistics Statics Thermodynamics Key Features: Over 460 three-minute, multiple-choice, exam-like practice problems Clear, complete, and easy-to-follow solutions Step-by-step calculations using equations and nomenclature from the NCEES FE Reference Handbook Binding: Paperback About the Publisher: PPI, A Kaplan Company has been trusted by engineering exam candidates since 1975.




Confessions of a Recovering Engineer


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Discover insider secrets of how America’s transportation system is designed, funded, and built – and how to make it work for your community In Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town, renowned speaker and author of Strong Towns Charles L. Marohn Jr. delivers an accessible and engaging exploration of America’s transportation system, laying bare the reasons why it no longer works as it once did, and how to modernize transportation to better serve local communities. You’ll discover real-world examples of poor design choices and how those choices have dramatic and tragic effects on the lives of the people who use them. You’ll also find case studies and examples of design improvements that have revitalized communities and improved safety. This important book shows you: The values of the transportation professions, how they are applied in the design process, and how those priorities differ from those of the public. How the standard approach to transportation ensures the maximum amount of traffic congestion possible is created each day, and how to fight that congestion on a budget. Bottom-up techniques for spending less and getting higher returns on transportation projects, all while improving quality of life for residents. Perfect for anyone interested in why transportation systems work – and fail to work – the way they do, Confessions of a Recovering Engineer is a fascinating insider’s peek behind the scenes of America’s transportation systems.




The Structural Engineer’s Professional Training Manual


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The Business and Problem-Solving Skills Needed for Success in Your Engineering Career! The Structural Engineer's Professional Training Manual offers a solid foundation in the real-world business and problem-solving skills needed in the engineering workplace. Filled with illustrations and practical “punch-list” summaries, this career-building guide provides an introduction to the practice and business of structural and civil engineering, including lots of detailed advice on developing competence and communicating ideas. Comprehensive and easy-to-understand, The Structural Engineer's Professional Training Manual features: Recommendations for successfully training engineers who are new to the field Methods for bringing together ideas from a variety of sources to find workable solutions to difficult problems Information on the real-world behaviors of building materials Guidance on licensing, liability, regulations, and employment Techniques for responsibly estimating design time and cost Tips on communicating design ideas effectively Strategies for working successfully as part of a team Inside This Skills-Building Engineering Resource • The Dynamics of Training • The World of Professional Engineering • The Business of Structural Engineering • Building Projects • Bridge Projects • Building Your Own Competence • Communicating Your Designs • Engineering Mechanics • Soil Mechanics • Understanding the Behavior of Concrete • Understanding the Behavior of Masonry Construction • Understanding the Behavior of Structural Steel • Understanding the Behavior of Wood Framing




Confederate Engineer


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"John Morris Wampler was a topographical engineer in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States and eventually became chief engineer of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. Based on extensive use of Wampler's unpublished correspondence and journals, the biography follows his experiences before hostilities and then during the war in both major theaters. It also draws on the writings of his wife, Kate, to show how she struggled to hold their family together during the fighting. The combination of both the husband and wife's perspectives on the war makes this treatment unique."--Jacket.




Official Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Study Guide


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The Only Official Google Cloud Study Guide The Official Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Study Guide, provides everything you need to prepare for this important exam and master the skills necessary to land that coveted Google Cloud Engineering certification. Beginning with a pre-book assessment quiz to evaluate what you know before you begin, each chapter features exam objectives and review questions, plus the online learning environment includes additional complete practice tests. Written by Dan Sullivan, a popular and experienced online course author for machine learning, big data, and Cloud topics, Official Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer Study Guide is your ace in the hole for deploying and managing Google Cloud Services. Select the right Google service from the various choices based on the application to be built Compute with Cloud VMs and managing VMs Plan and deploying storage Network and configure access and security Google Cloud Platform is a leading public cloud that provides its users to many of the same software, hardware, and networking infrastructure used to power Google services. Businesses, organizations, and individuals can launch servers in minutes, store petabytes of data, and implement global virtual clouds with the Google Cloud Platform. Certified Associate Cloud Engineers have demonstrated the knowledge and skills needed to deploy and operate infrastructure, services, and networks in the Google Cloud. This exam guide is designed to help you understand the Google Cloud Platform in depth so that you can meet the needs of those operating resources in the Google Cloud.




The Body Engineer


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THE #1 NO BS NATURAL BODYBUILDING BOOK WITH WORKOUT VIDEOS INCLUDED If you want to build muscle, lose fat, and look great as quickly as possible without the use of steroids, good genetics, or wasting ridiculous amounts of time in the gym and money on supplements...then this book is for YOU. Here's the deal: Do you ever find yourself confused, not believing, or just unmotivated? It's okay, it's not your fault. The market for fitness information is over-saturated with BS information. The truth is, building muscle and burning fat isn't nearly as complicated as the fitness industry wants you to believe. You don't need to spend hundreds of dollars per month on the worthless workout supplements that steroid-fueled bodybuilders "swear by." You don't need to constantly change up your weightlifting exercises to build muscle mass. Muscle building is much simpler than that. You don't need to spend a couple of hours every day doing tons of weight training sets, supersets, drop sets, etc. You don't need to grind out hours of boring cardio to shed ugly belly fat and get a six-pack. You probably don't have to do ANY cardio, actually. Those are just a few of the harmful myths that keep guys like you from ever achieving the ripped, muscular, strong, and healthy body you deserve. And in this book you're going to learn something most people will never know that stop them from getting to the next level... The key to muscle building nutrition and training methods that make putting on 10 to 15 lbs. of chiseled mass with a breeze...and it only takes a few months. 90 days in fact. You know the old saying of knowledge is power? It's true. This book reveals... The biggest muscle building mistakes that keep doers small, weak, and frustrated. How to lose fat and build muscle while eating the worlds most nutrient dense foods that get you feeling like a new YOU. An all-in-one bodybuilding routine that will give you a big, full chest...a wide, tapered back...bulging arms...and thick, powerful legs...in just 3 to 6 hours of exercise per week...doing weight training workouts that you actually wake up and look forward to. A no-BS guide to bodybuilding supplements that will save you from wasting THOUSANDS of dollars each year on bunk science and marketing hype. (This book will pay for itself tenfold. How to master your mind and to develop the self-discipline and motivation you need to engineer the body of your dreams. If you like bodybuilding motivation, this guide is for you! What to eat before and after your workouts to build muscle fast. Your Pre & Post workout meal make bodybuilding diet plans maximally effective. Imagine...in just 90 days from now...having a head turning physique and being constantly asked how the heck you're doing it... Imagine enjoying the added benefits of high energy levels, no aches and pains, more libido, clear thinking, and knowing that you're working towards a better YOU everyday... The bottom line is you CAN achieve that "Hollywood" body without having your whole life revolve around it. It's easy! There are just some things you need to know.. SPECIAL BONUS FOR READERS! With this fitness book you'll also get workout videos that guide you though every single workout, a detailed grocery list with the most nutrient dense foods that you can buy, workout plans, workout result sheets, supplement and nutrition guides to maximize a better YOU in the shortest amount of time! Scroll up, click the "Buy" button now, and begin your journey to feeling better, looking better, getting back in shape, and a much better YOU!




Asbog Exam Secrets Study Guide: Asbog Test Review for the National Association of State Boards of Geology Examination


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ASBOG Exam Secrets helps you ace the National Association of State Boards of Geology Examination, without weeks and months of endless studying. Our comprehensive ASBOG Exam Secrets study guide is written by our exam experts, who painstakingly researched every topic and concept that you need to know to ace your test. Our original research reveals specific weaknesses that you can exploit to increase your exam score more than you've ever imagined. ASBOG Exam Secrets includes: The 5 Secret Keys to ASBOG Exam Success: Time is Your Greatest Enemy, Guessing is Not Guesswork, Practice Smarter, Not Harder, Prepare, Don't Procrastinate, Test Yourself; A comprehensive General Strategy review including: Make Predictions, Answer the Question, Benchmark, Valid Information, Avoid Fact Traps, Milk the Question, The Trap of Familiarity, Eliminate Answers, Tough Questions, Brainstorm, Read Carefully, Face Value, Prefixes, Hedge Phrases, Switchback Words, New Information, Time Management, Contextual Clues, Don't Panic, Pace Yourself, Answer Selection, Check Your Work, Beware of Directly Quoted Answers, Slang, Extreme Statements, Answer Choice Families; Comprehensive sections including: Field Methods/Geophysics/Modeling, Types of Faults, Law of Initial Horizontality, Radiometric Methods, Rule of V's, Geomorphic Characteristics of a Fault, Orogenic Events, Field Investigations, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Snell's Law, Spontaneous Potential (SP), Gamma Radiation, Side-Looking Airborne Radar (SLAR), Hydrogeology/Environmental Geochemistry, Porosity and Permeability, Containment of Water in Underground Structures, Hydrogeological Investigation, Hydrologic Budget Equation, Ground-water Inventory Equation, Bernoulli Equation, Aquifers, Porosity, Values of Specific Yield, Storativity or Storage coefficient, Transmissivity, Bailer Test, The Theis Equation and Method, Dupuit Equation, Ground Water Studies, and much more...