Tunnel Boring Methods in Gotthard Base Tunnel
A new high speed capacity railway tunnel is nearing completion, with the Gotthard Base Tunnel being the primary vein of the network. The two tunnels are each 35 miles in length, making it the longest railway tunnel in Switzerland. Building the tunnel required excavation of nearly 30 million tonnes of granite. Fun fact – this […]
Top Ten Reasons DTC Is the BEST – #2: The Dr. Tom Method
Dr. Tom Method of successfully preparing for and taking the PE Exam didn’t happen overnight. It was built on the foundation of Dr. Tom’s decades of experience teaching undergraduate mechanical engineering courses. It was born of Dr. Tom’s desire to use that experience to help more mechanical pass the PE Exam and benefit from the […]
CBT PE EXAM TIP – Make the Reference Handbook Your Own
For better or worse, with the new computer-based exam format, the NCEES Reference Handbook will be your only reference during the exam. So becoming as familiar as possible with what is in it and how to find what you need should be top priority. You don’t need to know where everything is, but you should […]
Comparison of Crash Prediction Methods
DTC’s Civil Transportation instructor, Dr. Daniel Findley, recently published a journal article that explores the importance and impacts of providing consistency in the geometric design of a road. Effective road design and accurate safety analyses must be a component of programs focused on reducing and eliminating roadway injuries and deaths. Various methodologies exist to determine the expected […]
Top Ten Reasons DTC Is the BEST – #3: We Know the PE Exam
You’re not going to find anyone out there who knows the Mechanical and Civil PE Exams better than us. Dr. Tom has been preparing mechanical engineers to take the PE Exam for decades, and before that he taught every sophomore and junior year mechanical engineering course many, many times: statics, dynamics, solids, fluids, thermal I […]
FEATURED FREE VIDEOS – NEW Solution Tips for Mechanical NCEES Problems
With the conversion of the Mechanical PE Exam to the CBT format, NCEES released new PE Mechanical Practice Exams. As long as there NCEES has had these practice exams, there have always been problems that have caused confusion for participants in my PE Exam Reviews, and this new one is no exception. It can be […]
Megastructures Binge Watch, Anyone?
If you are looking for something new to stream while you are staying home to flatten the curve, I’d suggest the documentary series “Megastructures” by the National Geographic Channel. Every episode that I have seen is absolutely fascinating. One of my favorites is called “Incredible Islands: Dubai,” and it is about construction of the world’s […]
Top Ten Reasons DTC Is the BEST – #4: Always Improving
Our online PE Exam Review courses have changed a lot from the first courses Dr. Tom offered in 2009. That’s because with every session, we have looked for ways to improve the effectiveness of our courses. Early on we added study plans, challenge problems and assessment quizzes. When the number of participants really started to […]
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – Best Schedule, Study Material and Strategies
“I have been out of college for fifteen years and I knew that without any proper schedule and enough commitment, I would not be successful on the exam. I talked to a friend of mine who is a mechanical engineer and passed the exam recently and he introduced me Dr. Tom’s Classroom. After reviewing other […]
U of I Meeting PPE Challenges with Creativity and Teamwork
Face mask and other PPE challenges are be met with creativity and teamwork by engineers across the country, and the University of Idaho College of Engineering is no exception. The engineering faculty there are working with medical professionals to help meet the huge supply shortfall in PPE. Specifically, faculty are working to finalize a design […]
