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 […]
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 […]
PE EXAM TIP – Work on Your Problem Recognition
One of the most important skills you need to be successful on the PE Exam is “problem recognition.” When you see a problem on the exam, you want to identify it immediately as belonging to a certain class of problems, maybe even a specific problem you’ve seen before: “This is a Statics equilibrium problem.” or […]
NC State Engineers Students Creating Protective Shield Face Masks
Concerned about the safety medical workers, graduate students at North Carolina State University’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering machine shop are now creating protective shields for medical personnel working with Covid-19 patients in hospitals and clinics. These specialized masks have positive pressure systems to create a seal around the doctor’s face and prevent any aerosols from […]
Self-sanitizing Face Mask Project Receives NSF RAPID Grant
National Science Foundation (NSF) has called for immediate proposals that have potential to address the spread of COVID-19. Last week, Northwestern University’s Jiaxing Huang received a rapid response research (RAPID) grant from NSF to develop a new self-sanitizing medical face mask that deactivates viruses on contact. The Northwestern project is the first physical sciences and […]
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – Study Anytime, Anywhere
“I’m 10 years out of school with 3 kids under 3 and a full time job in project management. I liked the flexibility of video on demand. Most of my studying was done late at night. DTC also gave me a plan, helped me prioritize the key areas of study, not get bogged down into […]
