Civil Engineering All-In-One PE Exam Guide

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Ace the civil engineering PE exam on the first try!

Civil Engineering PE All-in-One Exam Guide covers all the material included on the Principles and Practice of Civil Engineering (PE-CIVIL) exam, given by the National Council of Examiners in Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). Presented in the Breadth and Depth format of the actual exam, this authoritative volume features equations, diagrams, exam preparation strategies, and practice questions with solutions. Detailed and comprehensive, this book serves as both a complete certification exam guide and an essential on-the-job reference.

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

Date: May 27, 2009
Format: Hardback, 936 pages

Ace the civil engineering PE exam on the first try! Civil Engineering PE All-in-One Exam Guide covers all the material included on the Principles and Practice of Civil Engineering (PE-CIVIL) exam, given by the National Council of Examiners in Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). Presented in the Breadth and Depth format of the actual exam, this authoritative volume features equations, diagrams, exam preparation strategies, and practice questions with solutions. Detailed and comprehensive, this book serves as both a complete certification exam guide and an essential on-the-job reference. Covers all exam topics, including:Structural: materials, member design, design criteriaGeotechnical: soil mechanics, foundations, excavation, seismic issuesWater resources and environmental: hydraulics, hydrology, water supply and quality, wastewater treatmentTransportation: capacity analysis, planning, freeways, multilane highwaysConstruction: scheduling, estimating, quality control, safety

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Table of contents

Chapter 101. Strength of Materials
Chapter 102. Statically Determinate Structures
Chapter 103. Introduction to Indeterminate Structures
Chapter 104. Concrete Fundamentals
Chapter 105. Reinforced Concrete Beams
Chapter 106. Reinforced Concrete Slabs
Chapter 107. Reinforced Concrete Columns
Chapter 108. Prestressed Concrete
Chapter 109. Steel Tension Members
Chapter 110. Steel Compression Members
Chapter 111. Steel Beams--Design for Flexure
Chapter 112. Bolted and Welded Connections
Chapter 113. Bridge Design (AASHTO LRFD)
Chapter 114. Timber Design
Chapter 115. Masonry Design
Chapter 201. Phase Relationships for Soils
Chapter 202. Soil Sampling and Testing
Chapter 203. Soil Classification
Chapter 204. Vertical Stress Increase at Depth
Chapter 205. Flow through Porous Media
Chapter 206. Shallow Foundations
Chapter 207. Deep Foundations
Chapter 208. Retaining Walls
Chapter 209. Support of Excavation
Chapter 210. Slope Stability
Chapter 211. Seismic Topics in Geotechnical Engineering
Chapter 212. Earthwork
Chapter 301. Basic Fluid Mechanics
Chapter 302. Closed Conduit Hydraulics
Chapter 303. Open Channel Hydraulics
Chapter 304. Hydrology
Chapter 305. Water Supply Quantity and Quality
Chapter 306. Wastewater Treatment
Chapter 401. Capacity Analysis
Chapter 402. Accident Analysis
Chapter 403. Stopping Sight Distance
Chapter 404. Highway Curves
Chapter 405. Superelevation
Chapter 406. Basic Freeway Segments
Chapter 407. Multilane Highways
Chapter 408. Two-Lane Highways
Chapter 409. Signalization Warrants
Chapter 410. Intersections
Chapter 501. Engineering Economics
Chapter 502. Probability and Statistics
Chapter 503. Project Scheduling
Chapter 504. Design Loads during Construction
Chapter 505. Scaffolding
Chapter 507. Excavations
Chapter 508. Erosion Control
Chapter 509. Occupational Safety
Index