Overview
Main description
Don't Let the Real Test Be Your First Test!
Presented in the Breadth and Depth format of the actual exam, this comprehensive guide is filled with hundreds of realistic practice questions based on the Principles and Practice of Civil Engineering (PE-CIVIL) exam, given by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). Detailed solutions, including equations and diagrams, are provided for every question. Civil Engineering PE Practice Exams offers intensive test preparation and is the perfect companion to Civil Engineering PE All-in-One Exam Guide.
COVERS ALL EXAM TOPICS, INCLUDING:
- Structural: materials, member design, design criteria
- Geotechnical: soil mechanics, foundations, excavation, seismic issues
- Water resources and environmental: hydraulics, hydrology, water supply and quality, wastewater treatment
- Transportation: capacity analysis, planning, freeways, multilane highways
- Construction: scheduling, estimating, quality control, safety
Table of contents
Chapter 1. Breadth Exam No. 1
Chapter 2. Breadth Exam No. 2
Chapter 3. Structural Depth Exam
Chapter 4. Geotechnical Depth Exam
Chapter 5. Water Resources & Environmental Depth Exam
Chapter 6. Transportation Depth Exam
Chapter 7. Construction Depth Exam
Chapter 8. Breadth Exam No. 1 Solutions
Chapter 9. Breadth Exam No. 2 Solutions
Chapter 10. Structural Depth Exam Solutions
Chapter 11. Geotechnical Depth Exam Solutions
Chapter 12. Water Resources & Environmental Depth Exam Solutions
Chapter 13. Transportation Depth Exam Solutions
Chapter 14. Construction Depth Exam Solutions
Author comments
Dr. Indranil Goswami has a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. During the past 20 years he has taught and conducted research at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Dr. Goswami is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Maryland and he has served as president of the Baltimore Chapter of the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers. He taught PE (CIVIL) Review and FE Review courses in Baltimore from 2001 – 2006. In 1998, Dr. Goswami was nominated for the Bliss Medal for Academic Excellence by the Society of American Military Engineers and in 2003, received the Educator of the Year Award from the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers.