(Third edition of this book is available at Amazon). Civil Professional Engineer (PE) Examination has recently included a new module known as Construction module . This module will be offered starting from April 2008. Professional Engineer (PE) exam is held every six months and thousands of engineers sit for the exam in all 52 states. This new module is less mathematical in nature compared to other existing modules such as Structural, Geotechnical and Water Resources. This book is dedicated to the students who concentrate on the construction stream. This book will be valuable to students who are planning to sit for other modules such as Geotechnical, Water Resources and Structural since 20% of questions in the morning session comes from the construction industry. The book covers all aspects of the exam and contains many exam type examples and solutions. The theory is presented in a very simple manner. Many engineers who sit for the Civil professional engineer exam have completed school many years ago and very much out of touch with theory. The book includes large amount of illustrations, worked design examples and have explained the subject matter in a manner that could be understood with very little pre-knowledge. The book will be of value to practicing construction engineers as well as undergraduate and graduate students in construction.

Civil (PE) Professional Engineer Exam, Construction Module (First edition)

Test Preparation

Ruwan Rajapakse

4th Edition also available

Professional

This book is aimed at students who are studying for the Civil PE Geotechnical module Depth Exam. You will get 40 multiple choice questions in the afternoon session and 4 hours to answer them. You have 6 minutes per question. Some questions, you can complete in less than 6 minutes. Some other questions may take more than 6 minutes. This book covers all the subject matter with a plethora of illustrative examples. Subject matter: 1.0 Subsurface Exploration and Sampling 1.1 Drilling and sampling procedures 1.2 Correlations between SPT and friction angle ( ) 1.3 Soil classification 1.4 General rock characterization (e.g., RQD, description, joints and fractures) 1.5 Boring log interpretation (e.g., soil profile) 1.6 In situ testing 1.7 Total stress and effective stress (Additional chapter added by the author) 1.8 Overconsolidation ratio (Additional chapter added by the author) 2.0 Engineering Properties of Soils and Materials 2.1 Index properties 2.2 Phase relationships 2.3 Permeability 2.4 Geosynthetics 2.5 Pavement design criteria 2.6 Shear strength properties 2.7 Frost susceptibility 3.0 Soil Mechanics Analysis 3.1 Pressure distribution 3.2 Lateral earth pressure 3.3 Consolidation 3.4 Compaction 3.5 Expansive soils 3.6 Effective and total stresses 4.0 Earthquake Engineering 4.1 Liquefaction 4.2 Pseudo-static analysis 4.3 Seismic site characterization 5.0 Earth Structures 5.1 Slope stability 5.2 Earth dams 5.3 Techniques and suitability of ground modification 6.0 Shallow Foundations 6.1 Bearing capacity 6.2 Settlement of Shallow Foundations 6.3 Mat and raft foundations 6.4 Foundation reinforcement design 7.0 Earth Retaining Structures 7.1 Gravity walls 7.2 Cantilever walls 7.3 Mechanically stabilized earth walls 7.4 Soil and rock anchors 8.0 Deep Foundations 8.1 Axial capacity (single pile/drilled shaft) 8.2 Lateral capacity and deflections (single pile/drilled shaft) 8.3 Settlement 8.4 Behavior of pile and/or drilled shaft group 8.5 Pile load test 8.6 Pile installation 8.7 Pile dynamics (e.g., wave equation, PDA test) Other Topics 9.0 Groundwater and well fields: 9.1 Well logging and subsurface properties 9.2 Aquifers (e.g., characterization) 9.3 Groundwater flow including Darcy s Law and seepage analysis 9.4 Groundwater control including drainage and construction dewatering 10.0 Temporary structures 10.1 Construction loads 10.2 Formwork 10.3 Falsework and scaffolding 10.4 Shoring and re-shoring 10.5 Concrete maturity and early strength evaluation 10.6 Bracing 10.7 Anchorage 10.8 Cofferdams (systems for temporary excavation support) 11.0 Worker health, safety, and environment 11.1 OSHA regulations 11.2 Safety management

Civil PE Professional Engineer Exam Geotechninal Module

New third edition of the best selling book Civil PE Construction module is a vast improvement from the second edition. The book is designed to be used with the practice problem book. New third edition contains many more new examples with step by step worked solutions with illustrations. New chapters on shoring and reshoring of multistory buildings, construction equipment productivity, loading on formwork, welding (various welds and symbols), construction grade stake markings, horizontal curves and vertical curves in highway construction, surveying, and machine horse power computation has been added. Chapters on quantity takeoff, estimating, mass haul diagrams, dynamics and statics have been improved and new examples with step by step worked solutions have been added.

Civil PE Professional Engineer exam Construction module,Third Edition

Fourth Edition Available at Amazon

Four Sample Eaxams for The Civil PE Exam covers all five modules. Water Resources, Transportation, Geotechnical, Structural and Construction. Many students who have the knowledge of these subjects sometimes fail due to lack of practice. This book will give the student much needed practice. The book has provided detail solutions to all the problems. All solutions are provided with many illustrations and photographs. Each exam has 40 questions as in the real PE exam. The problems are similar to the problems found in the exam. Table of Contents for the first sample exam; SAMPLE EXAM 1 WATER RESOURCES: Problem 1.1): Finding the wetted perimeter of a trapezoidal channel Problem 1.2) Use of Manning formula Problem 1.3) Finding the Froude Number of a Channel: Problem 1.4) Finding the Critical Depth of a Rectangular Channel: Problem 1.5) Hydraulic Jump in Rectangular Channels: Problem 1.6): Use of energy equation in pipe flow Problem 1.7): Pressure head conversion in pipe flow Problem 1.8): Net precipitation and runoff problem Problem 1.9): Use of rational formula in a drainage basin Problem 1.10): Finding the maximum flow of hydrograph mila

Four Sample Exams for the Civil PE Exam (NOT THE LATEST EDITION, SEARCH FOR SECOND EDITION)

This is the fourth edition of the widely used book for the Civil PE Construction module. The book covers all the subject matter required for the exam. Also it has many sample problems and solutions. Subject matter of the book; A.0 Site Work: A.1 Permanent and Temporary Site Work: A.2 Site Clearing: A.3 Demolition of Existing Structures and Utilities: A.4 Mass Grading: A.5 Fine Grading: A.6 Temporary Drainage: A.7 Erosion and Sediment Control: A.8 Surveying: A.9 Sheet piles: A.10 Soil Stabilization: A.11 Site Work - Permanent Construction; A.12 Permanent Drainage: A.13 Construction of Utilities (Water Pipes, Sewer Pipes, Electrical Conduits): A.14 Landscaping B.0 Concrete Construction 26 B.1 Cement, fine aggregates and coarse aggregates: B.2 Pozzalans: A.2.1 Fly Ash: A.2.2 Blast Furnace Slag: A.2.3 Silica Fume: B.3 Concrete Admixtures: B.4 Concrete Slump Test: B.5 Concrete Cylinders: B.6 Splitting Tensile Strength Test B.7 Mixing, Transportation and Placement of Concrete: (ACI 304R) B.7.1 Concrete Plants B.7.2 Storage of Material: B.7.3 Cement Silos: B.7.4 Concrete Mixing: B.7.5 Concrete Placement: B.8 Concrete Vibration (Concrete Consolidation) ACI 309: B.9 Concrete Finishing: B.10 Concrete Grinding: B.11 Concrete Scarifiers: B.12 Tolerances: B.13 Cold Weather and Hot Weather Concreting: B.13.1 Cold Weather Concreting: B.13.2 Hot Weather Concreting (ACI 305): B.14 Concrete Elements: B.15 Concrete Accessories: B.16 Concrete Formwork: B.17 Shoring and Reshoring: B.18 Masonry Wall Bracing: B.19 Typical Rebar Details: B.20 Construction Joints in Slabs: B.21 Concrete Practice Problems C.0 Steel Construction: 71 C.1 Steel Construction Process: C.1.1 Design Drawings and Shop Drawings: C.1.2 Erection Drawings: C.1.3 Steel Erection Process: D.0 Construction Equipment 76 D.1 Mobile Cranes: D.2 Tower Cranes: D.3 Crane Selection, Erection and Stability: D.4 Dozers: D.5 Scrapers: D.6 Loaders: D.7 Excavators D.8 Draglines D.9 Graders D.10 Compaction Equipment: D.11 Machine Power: D.12 Grade 1.0 Earthwork Construction and Layout (10%) 104 (Approximately 4 Questions) 1.1 Excavation and Embankment (Cut and Fill): 1.2 Borrow Pit Volumes: 1.3 Soil Phase Relationships: 1.3.1 Borrow Pit Problems: 1.3.2 Site Layout and Control: 1.3.3 Highway Curves (Horizontal and Vertical Curves): 1.3.4 Trench Excavations: 1.3.5 Construction Stakes and Markings: 1.4 Earthwork Mass Diagrams: 1.5 Hauling: 2.0 Estimating Quantities and Costs (17.5%) 159 (Approximately 7 Questions) 2.1 Quantity Takeoff: 2.2 Cost Estimating: 2.2.1 Equipment Depreciation: 2.3 Engineering Analysis: 2.4 Earned Value Management: 3.0 Construction Operations and Methods: (15%) 215 (Approximately 6 Questions) 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Lifting and Rigging: 3.3 Dewatering and Pumping: 3.4 Equipment Production: 3.5 Productivity Analysis and Improvement: 3.6 Temporary Erosion Control: 4.0 Scheduling (17.5%) 224 (Approximately 7 Questions) 4.1 Construction Sequencing: 4.2 Activity on Node Networks and CPM Network Analysis: 4.3 Activity on Arrow Networks; 4.4 Resource Leveling: 4.5 Time - Cost Tradeoff: 4.6 Integration of CAD and Schedule: 5.0 Material Quality Control and Production (10%) 250 (Approximately 4 Questions) 5.1 Material Testing: 5.2 Welding: 5.3 Quality Control Process: 5.4 Concrete Mix Design: 6.0 Temporary Structures: (12.5%) 274 (Approximately 5 Questions) 6.1 Construction Loads: 6.2 Formwork: 6.3 Falsework and Scaffolding 6.4 Shoring 6.5 Concrete Maturity and Early Strength Evaluation: 6.6 Bracing 6.7 Anchorage: 6.8 Cofferdams: 7.0 Worker H

Civil PE Construction Module, 4th Edition, (Fifth Edition Also Available)

Engineering & Transportation

(Fifth Edition also available)

Engineering

SURVEYING: Problem 1.1) Finding distance between points in a horizontal curve problem Problem 1.2): Find the radius of a horizontal curve when degree of curve is given Problem 1.3) Finding the PI statin in a horizontal curve Problem 1.4) Finding the curve length of a horizontal curve Problem 1.5) Finding the height of a building with total station data Problem 1.6) Finding the total error in a traverse. Problem 1.7) Finding the area of a horizontal curve when intersection angle and radius is given HYDRAULICS AND HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS Problem 1.8) Finding the slope of a rectangular channel using Manning equation. Problem 1.9) Finding the velocity of circular channel using manning equation. Problem 1.10): Laminar flow problem Problem 1.11): Determining the type of flow (Laminar, turbulent etc.) in a pipe. Problem 1.12): Find the head loss of a pipe using Darcy-Weisbach equation. Problem 1.13) Find the pressure in a pipe using Darcy-Weisbach equation. Problem 1.14): Find the design flow of a storm water pipe using rational equation. SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATIONS: Problem 1.15: Find the fine content percentage for the sieve analysis test Problem 1.16: Find the % passing No. 50 sieve in a sieve analysis test Problem 1.17: Find the RQD in rock core Problem 1.18: Find D60 size in a sieve analysis test? Problem 1.19) Find the liquid limit using liquid limit test data Problem 1.20: Find the effective stress at a point Problem 1.21) Find the overconsolidation ratio of a clay layer Problem 1.22: Find the void ration when specific gravity and degree of saturation is given Problem 1.23: Find the pressure at a point under a footing ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING: Problem 1.24) Hardness and softness of water Problem 1.25) What is the pH in drinking water Problem 1.26) Six criteria Problem 1.27) Air quality index of two cities. Find which one is better. Problem 1.28): What is the correct order of processes in a wastewater plant Problem 1.29): What is the retention time of a primary clarifier Problem 1.30): Find the amount of moles in a liquid solution.

Three Sample Exams for the Civil FE Exam

Ruwan Rajapakse, PE, CCM, CCE, AVS

Three sample exams reflecting the actual Civil PE Construction Exam is provided. Student can study the real aubject matter in a leiaurely manner. 1.0 Earthwork Construction and Layout (6 Questions) 1.1. Excavation and embankment (e.g., cut and fill) 1.2. Borrow pit volumes 1.3. Site layout and control 1.4. Earthwork mass diagrams and haul distance 1.5. Site and subsurface investigations 2.0. Estimating Quantities and Costs (6 Questions) 2.1. Quantity take-off methods 2.2. Cost estimating 2.3. Cost analysis for resource selection 2.4. Work measurement and productivity 3.0 Construction Operations and Methods (7 Questions) 3.1. Lifting and rigging 3.2. Crane stability 3.3. Dewatering and pumping 3.4. Equipment operations (e.g., selection, production, economics) 3.5. Deep foundation installation 4.0 Scheduling (5 Questions) 4.1. Construction sequencing 4.2. Activity time analysis 4.3. Critical path method (CPM) network analysis 4.4. Resource scheduling and leveling 4.5. Time-cost trade-off 5.0. Material Quality Control and Production (6 Questions) 5.1. Material properties and testing (e.g., soils, concrete, asphalt) 5.2. Weld and bolt installation 5.3. Quality control process (QA/QC) 5.4. Concrete proportioning and placement 5.5. Concrete maturity and early strength evaluation 6.0. Temporary Structures (7 Questions) 6.1. Construction loads, codes, and standards 6.2. Formwork 6.3. Falsework and scaffolding 6.4. Shoring and reshoring 6.5. Bracing and anchorage for stability 6.6. Temporary support of excavation 7.0. Health and Safety (3 Questions) 7.1. OSHA regulations and hazard identification/abatement 7.2. Safety management and statistics 7.3. Work zone and public safety

Three Sample Exams for Civil PE Construction Module, New Syllabus

This book is designed as a supplement to author's "Civil PE Morning Breadth Exam Handbook". Learning theory alone is not enough to pass the Civil PE exam. Practicing problems is extremely important. This book is designed to provide the student to practice problems. There are four sample exams with step by step solutions provided. Four sample exams covers all five modules. (Water Resources, Transportation, Structural, Geotechnical, Construction); * Illustrations and photographs * All problems are similar to the real PE exam The sample problems are prepared to match the topics given by NCEES.

Four Sample Exams for the Civil PE Exam, Second Edition (NEW BOOK AVAILABLE - Three sample exams for the Civil PE Exam New syllabus Vol 1 of 2)

PE CCM CCE

Second Edition

Ruwan Rajapakse, PE, CCM, CCE

Some students believe that the morning PE exam is easy. But it is not. Unlike the depth section, there is more subject matter to study. This book covers all the subject matter in the morning session. Civil PE Morning Breadth Exam book is to be used Author's "Four Sample Exams for the Civil PE Exam" book. I believe that these two books are enogh to pass the morning exam. Table of Contents I.0 PROJECT PLANNING - 4 QUESTIONS 10 1.1 QUANTITY TAKE-OFF METHODS: 10 1.1.1 FORMWORK AND CONCRETE 10 1.1.2 MASONRY QUANTITY TAKEOFF 12 QUANTITY TAKEOFF FOR MASONRY WORK IS CONSIDERED. 12 1.1.3 QUANTITY TAKEOFF (STEEL) 14 1.1.4 QUANTITY TAKEOFF - REINFORCEMENT BARS (REBARS) 17 1.2 COST ESTIMATING 19 1.3 PROJECT SCHEDULE 22 1.3.1 ACTIVITY IDENTIFICATION AND SEQUENCING 22 1.3.2 ACTIVITY ON NODE NETWORKS AND CPM NETWORK ANALYSIS 22 1.3.3 FLOATS: 39 1.3.4 ACTIVITY ON ARROW NETWORKS; 41 1.3.5 RESOURCE LEVELING 43 1.3.6 TIME - COST TRADEOFF: 46 2.0 MEANS AND METHODS - 3 QUESTIONS 47 2.1 SITE WORK: 50 2.1.1 PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY SITE WORK: 50 2.1.2 SITE CLEARING 52 2.1.3 DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES AND UTILITIES 53 2.1.4 TEMPORARY DRAINAGE 54 2.1.6 SHEET PILES: 55 2.1.7 SOIL STABILIZATION: 56 2.1.8 SITE WORK - PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION; 56 2.1.9 PERMANENT DRAINAGE: 57 2.1.10 CONSTRUCTION OF UTILITIES (WATER PIPES, SEWER PIPES, AND ELECTRICAL CONDUITS) 57 2.1.11 LANDSCAPING: 57 2.1.12 EARTHWORK CONSTRUCTION AND LAYOUT: 58 MIXING, TRANSPORTATION AND PLACEMENT OF CONCRETE: (ACI 304R) 61 CONCRETE VIBRATION (CONCRETE CONSOLIDATION) ACI 309: 66 ADVERSE CONDITIONS DUE TO INADEQUATE VIBRATING; 66 CONCRETE FINISHING: 67 CONCRETE ELEMENTS: 71 CONCRETE ACCESSORIES: 71 Curing Compounds 71 Bonding Admixture (Bonding Agent): 72

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