All five of the Civil Engineering PE Exams (Construction, Geotechnical, Structural, Transportation, and Water Resources and Environmental) have identical morning session topics. The first topic, Construction, accounts for 20% of the morning session or 8 questions.
There are 5 subcategories in the Civil Engineering PE - Construction section:
- Earthwork Construction and Layout
- Estimating Quantities and Costs
- Scheduling
- Material Quality Control and Production
- Temporary Structures
The following links and information pertaining to Civil Engineering PE - Construction are provided to help in your preparation. It is worth your time and effort to become familiar with the material and determine what information could be configured into questions.
For more information and resources about Civil Engineering PE – Construction, go to EngineeringDesignResources.com. You will find resources to help you prepare for the Civil Engineering PE Exams as well as information for each of the Civil Engineering PE Depth Exams - Construction, Geotechnical, Structural, Transportation, and Water Resources and Environmental.
The following topics, according to the NCEES.org website, could be on the exam:
Construction Earthwork Construction and Layout:
- Excavation and Embankment (cut and fill) - http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Civil_Engineer_s_Excavation_and_Emba.html?id=0Ts2AQAAIAAJ
- Borrow Pit Volumes - http://www.learncivilengineering.com/wp-content/themes/thesis/images/construction-engineering/Borrow-Pit-Volumes.pdf
- Site Layout and Control - http://www.learncivilengineering.com/wp-content/themes/thesis/images/construction-engineering/Site-Layout-and-Control-moved.pdf
Estimating Quantities and Costs:
- Quantity Take-Off Methods
- Cost Estimating
Scheduling:
- Construction Sequencing
- Resource Scheduling
- Time-Cost Trade-Off
Material Quality Control and Production:
- Material Testing (e.g., concrete, soil, asphalt)
Temporary Structures:
In this post, I’ve included links to several online resources where you can find information to include in your Test-Day Resource Library©. In addition to reviewing these resources, it would be time well spent to consider using practice tests and sample problems.
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