The Most Asked Bearing Capacity Question for the FE & PE Exam 🤔

Should you use Ultimate or Net Bearing Capacity to find the Allowable Bearing Capacity? 🤔 This is hands down one of the most asked questions from civil engineers preparing for the Civil FE or PE Exam, and one that always comes up inside our FE and PE review courses. Reference manuals and textbooks mention that you should do one thing, while the NCEES handbooks send you in a completely different direction. And then as a test-taker who truly wants to get over this hump once and for all, you’re like, “What the heck should I do?” Well, worry no more! In this Quick Tip Video, I break down the basics of bearing capacity and share a little-known trick that puts an end to this ultimate vs. net bearing capacity — once and for all. 😉 Let’s get those bearing capacity questions correct and pass those beastly exams! 🚀 VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction 01:30 Bearing Capacity of Soil 03:29 Ultimate Bearing Capacity 04:54 Finding the Ultimate Bearing Capacity 07:05 Net Bearing Capacity 08:47 Allowable Bearing Capacity 09:57 Finding the Allowable Bearing Capacity 12:07 Quick Concepts Recap 12:41 FREE FE Resource for You 13:50 FREE PE Resource for You 14:36 Conclusion 📄 RESOURCES MENTIONED: The 5 Best FE Resources Guide - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/f... The Civil PE Startup Guide - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/p... Practice: The Key to Passing Your Exam -    • The MOST EFFECTIVE Study Strategy to PASS ...   The Civil Engineering Academy Podcast -    • The Civil Engineering Academy Podcast   📚 OUR EXAM PREP RESOURCES: Civil FE Review Course - https://civilfereviewcourse.com Civil PE Review Course - https://civilpereviewcourse.com Civil PE Depth Review Courses - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/c... Floodplain Manager Review Course - https://floodplainreviewcourse.com Our FE Practice Exams - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/f... Our PE Breadth Practice Exams - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/b... Our PE Depth Practice Exams - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/d... Our Main Site - https://civilengineeringacademy.com 📱 CONNECT WITH US: Free Newsletter - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/j... Free Facebook Community - https://ceacommunity.com Instagram -   / theceacademy   LinkedIn -   / civil-engineering-academy   Contact Us - [email protected] If you enjoy these videos, let us know in the comments which topics you'd like us to cover next. It can be about exam prep, technical topics in the exams specifications, licensure, etc. Just let us know below! 👇