April 2020 PE Exams Cancelled
NCEES has wisely decided to cancel the April 2020 PE Exams as part of our country’s collective effort slow the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). NCEES has the latest information and more details on their website at: https://ncees.org/covid-19/. In response to this cancellation, DTC is extending course access for participants in all our April 2020 […]
Brooklyn Bridge – Still Standing Despite Everything
Designing and building the Brooklyn Bridge was anything but easy. The death of the lead engineer (and near-death of a second), foundation challenges, a mysterious illness, and the challenge of designing the tallest structures in the western hemisphere. The project was over budget and behind schedule, but over 100 years later, it’s still standing. Check […]
Top Ten Reasons DTC Is the BEST – #9: Online Training Expertise
Not all online courses are created equal. What sets DTC apart is the effectiveness of our courses, which is a direct result of our collective expertise in and focus on teaching via an online platform. Dr. Tom’s Classroom was started with one goal in mind, to create the best online PE Exam Review possible. It […]
Exploratory Tunnel Saves Time and Money on Brenner Base Tunnel
It’s a railway tunnel connecting Austria to Italy, said to be the longest in the world. I found the exploratory tunnel to be very interesting. Having been party to a handful of tunnel projects, we are often focused on keeping the tunnel as small as possible and as short as possible, due to cost of construction […]
Top Ten Reasons DTC Is the Best – #10: More Free Videos
As part of our 10 Extraordinary Years celebration, we are counting down the Top Ten reasons that DTC is the best, starting with #10 – More Free Videos. From the beginning, Dr. Tom wanted to offer free videos because, as he says, “I just love to see the light bulb go on when a student […]
PE EXAM PREP TIP – Put in the Hours
There’s whole lot to learn and retain to succeed on the PE exam! Concepts you need to relearn, problem-solving skills you need to develop, references you must be familiar with. All this takes time. Start too early and your familiarity with the material will fade over time. Start too late, and the information won’t sink […]
Should You Pull In or Back In?
DTC’s Civil Transportation instructor, Dr. Daniel Findley, PE, recently published a journal article that examines the safest way to park. The analysis from this study implies that the pull-in/back-out parking maneuver is more likely to result in a collision and therefore, is associated with a higher crash risk. Further analysis of North Carolina’s parking related fatal and […]
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – Gave Me a Lot of Self-confidence.
“The most difficult part of preparing for the Civil PE Exam was knowing the precise scope of the morning exam subjects and identifying important concepts. In that respect, the extent of each subject presented in the Dr. Tom’s class, important conceptual explanations, examples that clearly understand the concepts, and especially the various challenges gave me […]
River Surfing Catching New Waves
Growing up on the NC coast, I always enjoyed going out to the beach and watching the surfers catching waves – I even tried taking a few lessons myself a couple of years ago, so much fun! But I never realized that folks were surfing on rivers as well as in the ocean. It looks […]
NEW Videos – Dr. Tom on the Computer Based Mechanical PE Exam Experience
Facing the new computer-based exam experience is understandably a bit daunting. This exam format presents you with new challenges that changes everything about how you prepare for the exam. I want to help you understand the biggest challenges that you face with this exam and give you my thoughts on the best ways to meet […]
