California Civil: Seismic

The California Civil: Seismic Principles exam is open book – make sure you have everything you need.

Give yourself the best opportunity to pass the California Civil: Seismic Principles exam with PPI’s California Civil Seismic Principles Complete Exam Bundle. This comprehensive collection of resources provides EVERYTHING you need to pass the PE California Civil: Seismic Principles exam the first time. The review materials in this bundle are updated to the current exam specs, contains thorough coverage of seismic engineering principles and codes, as well as numerous practice problems to challenge your knowledge of those concepts. The California Civil: Seismic Principles exam is a difficult exam to pass, with an average pass rate of 44%. This curated bundle includes the #1 reference manual in the industry, practice problems and the most realistic practice exam on the market. 

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Comprehensive Practice in Seismic Design Concepts, Methods, and Standards

California Civil Seismic Principles Solved Problems, Twelfth Edition (SDSP12) provides comprehensivepractice for both the California Civil Seismic Principles exam and the NCEES Structural Engineering (SE) exam. 360 multiple-choice problems cover all exam subjects, including basic seismology, applications of codes and standards, and design details. The variety of problem types, topics, and complexities is representative of the actual exam. Problems in both qualitative and quantitative formats are included, and solutions use the same codes and standards that will be needed on exam day. Step-by-step procedures are used to solve numerical problems, and detailed explanations are given for qualitative problems.

With California Civil Seismic Principles Solved Problems, Twelfth Edition (SDSP12), you will

• review seismic principles and common terminology
• navigate through the codes and standards
• apply seismic concepts to common designs
• solve problems quickly and confidently

Topics Covered

• Codes and Regulatory Provisions
• Diaphragm Theory
• Details of Structures
• Seismology Principles

Referenced Codes and Standards

• ACI 318 American Concrete Institute: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, 2011
• ACI 530 / 530.1; TMS 402/602 American Concrete Institute: Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures, 2011
• AISC 341 American Institute of Steel Construction: Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings, 2010
• ASCE/SEI7 American Society of Civil Engineers: Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, 2010
• IBC International Code Council: International Building Code, 2012
• CBC California Building Standards Commission, 2013
• NDS® American Wood Council: National Design Specification® for Wood Construction ASD/LRFD, 2012, including National Design Specification Supplement, 2012
• SDPWD American Wood Council: Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic, 2008

The 2015 IBC SEAOC Structural/Seismic Design Manual provides a step-by-step approach to applying the structural provisions of the 2015 International Building Code® and referenced standards. Volume 2 contains code application examples of light-frame, tilt-up and masonry construction. Diaphragm flexibility, center of mass, collectors and chords, deflection and anchorage are discussed through examples. In and out-of-plane seismic loads are analyzed.

Volume 2 includes sample structures of wood, cold-formed steel, tilt-up concrete and masonry, including:

• Four-Story Wood Light-Frame Hotel
• Cold-formed Steel Light-frame Three-story Apartment on Concrete Podium
• Tilt-up Building with Plan Irregularities
• Tilt-up Wall Building with Openings An excellent reference and study guide for the NCEES Structural Exam. 

This manual is an invaluable resource for civil and structural engineers, architects, academics and students.

This 6-page laminated reference guide provides an easy-to-follow 11-step procedure for seismic design in accordance with the 2015 IBC and ASCE 7-10, with emphasis on the seismic design of a typical one-to-three story building. Illustrations are provided for many of the difficult to understand requirements. Subjects addressed include determination of mapped spectral response accelerations; consideration of exceptions to the seismic code requirements; Seismic Design Category determination; consideration of plan and vertical structural irregularities; determination of seismic base shear, redundancy coefficient and seismic load effects; and compliance with drift control requirements.