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"The Essential Guide to Passing the Structural Civil PE Exam was an exceptional resource that greatly aided my exam preparation. The clarity of the material and the thorough explanations made complex concepts much easier to grasp. The book is notably more challenging than the actual exam and includes compound questions that have multiple parts. When broken down, these questions resemble the types you'll encounter on the actual PE exam. Initially, I found these longer and more complex questions to be discouraging, but I eventually realized they helped me understand how different topics fit together and deepened my comprehension of the subject matter. The book also highlighted various tricky ways questions can be phrased and pointed out sections of the codes that are often confused. I want to give a shoutout to the author, who always responded to my emails within 24 hours whenever I had a question. This book helped me pass my exam, and I highly recommend it to anyone preparing for their exam or looking to deepen their knowledge of structural engineering."

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