CELE Steel & Timber Design — Steel Tension MembersFlash Cards
If you only have 15 minutes a day for Steel Tension Members in the lead-up to the CELE, spend them on these flashcards. PRC rewards reviewers who can recall a fact without a cue — that's what flashcards train, and this deck is built around exactly the cues CELE papers usually supply.
Exam context
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) — Board of Civil Engineering runs the Civil Engineer Licensure Examination on May and November 2026. Its Steel & Timber Design section sits under a "Core" weighting, and Steel Tension Members is the 1st chapter in the 5-chapter CELE Steel & Timber Design rotation. The CELE passing mark is 70% weighted average, no sub-test below 50%, and the most recent 2026 paper drew about a meaningful share of questions from Steel & Timber Design.
Steel Tension Members - Flashcards
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Limit States & Design Strength
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FC1
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Net Area Concepts
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FC2
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Shear Lag & Effective Area
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FC3
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Staggered Holes & Net Area
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FC4
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Worked Example – Plate Tension
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FC5
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Hole Sizing & Standards
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FC6
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Slenderness & Serviceability
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FC7
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Worked Example – Angle Member
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FC8
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Comparison – Yield vs. Rupture
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FC9
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Member Sizing – Tie Rod
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FC10
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Failure Paths & Critical Path Selection
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FC11
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Hole Diameter Standards & Safety
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FC12
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Worked Example – Staggered Holes
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FC13
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Design Methodology – ASD vs. LRFD
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FC14
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Block Shear – Secondary Failure Mode
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FC15
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Design Philosophy – Governing Limit State
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FC16
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Shear-Lag Factor Selection
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FC17
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Member Design Problem – Sizing
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FC18
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Connection Types & Shear Lag
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FC19
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Common Mistake – Shear Lag Application
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FC20
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Topic Distribution
Net Area Concepts
3
Design Methodology
1
Shear Lag And Effective Area
3
Standards And Code Compliance
2
Limit States And Design Strength
3
Staggered Holes And Failure Paths
2
Connection Types And Special Topics
2
Worked Examples And Design Problems
4
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