Traffic PE Exam

The HCM2010 incorporates more than $5 million of funded research that has occurred since publication of the HCM2000. This latest edition will significantly update how engineers and planners assess the traffic and environmental effects of highway projects:  

• It is the first HCM to provide an integrated multimodal approach to the analysis and evaluation of urban streets from the points of view of automobile drivers, transit passengers, bicyclists, and pedestrians;

• It is the first to address the proper application of micro-simulation analysis and the evaluation of those results;

• It is the first to discuss active traffic management in relation to both demand and capacity; and

• It is the first to provide specific tools and generalized service volume tables, to assist planners in quickly sizing future facilities.

The HCM 2010 has been split into four volumes:

Volume 1 - Concepts;

Volume 2 - Uninterrupted Flow;

Volume 3 - Interrupted Flow; and

Volume 4 - Applications Guide (electronic only) 

This four-volume format was developed to provide information at several levels of detail, to help HCM users more easily apply and understand the concepts, methodologies, and potential applications presented in the manual.

New. Maximize your time on exam day by knowing how to use your Casio FX-115 ES Plus Calculator. These 12 easy-to-follow video lessons will provide you with the training, tips, and shortcuts necessary for exam success.

You can follow along with the online lessons anytime and anywhere, and all at your own pace. Each lesson contains step-by-step videos that demonstrate calculator functions most likely to be used on exam day.

You will have unlimited access to the online lessons for 180 days (6 months) after purchase. They are an excellent reference tool throughout your exam preparation, and will give you added confidence when taking your exam.

Lesson Topics

• Base-N Operations
• Basic Operations
• Basic Setup and Modes
• Complex Number Calculations
• Distribution Calculations
• Equation Calculations
• Function Calculations
• Inequality Calculations
• Matrix Operations
• Statistical Operations
• Symbolic Math
• Vector Calculations

Calculator not included. Click here to purchase the Casio FX-115 ES Plus Calculator.

System Requirements

All students: High-speed internet access; not supported on mobile devices

Windows® users: Windows XP®/Vista®/7 or higher, plus either: Internet Explorer® 8 or higher; Mozilla® Firefox® 5 or higher; Google® Chrome™; or Opera 10+

Mac OS® users: Mac OS X v10.4 or higher (Intel®) or Mac OS X v10.4 (PowerPC), plus either: Safari® 4.x or higher; Mozilla Firefox 5 or higher; Google Chrome; or Opera 10+

Linux users: Mozilla Firefox 5 or higher

"Thanks to PPI and Norman Voigt for the Transportation Depth Reference Manual for the Civil PE Exam, a truly great overview of the discipline and exam that helped me pass!" -John Wethington, US Army Corps of Engineers

To pass the Civil PE exam’s transportation depth section, you’ll need to be familiar with the exam topics and how to use relevant equations. The Transportation Depth Reference Manual for the Civil PE Exam provides comprehensive coverage of the exam topics. Detailed tables, figures, and appendices make it possible to solve many exam problems using the Depth Reference Manual alone. Example problems demonstrate how concepts are applied, and end-of-chapter problems provide opportunity for independent practice.

Note: The Transportation depth exam standards have changed; click here for more information, or download a PDF version of the new standards. 

The Civil PE exam’s transportation depth section requires a thorough familiarity with relevant codes. Consequently, the Transportation Depth Reference Manual is updated to the following:

• 1993 edition of AASHTO Guide for Pavement Structures
• 2000 edition of HCM
• 2002 edition of PCA
• 2002 edition of AASHTO Roadside Design Guide
• 2004 edition of the AASHTO Green Book
• 2007 edition of AI Asphalt Handbook
• 2009 edition of MUTCD
• 2009 edition of ITE Traffic Engineering Handbook

Comprehensive Reference and Practice for the Civil PE Exam’s Transportation Depth Section

• Clear, easy-to-understand explanations of transportation engineering concepts
• A complete introduction to the transportation depth section of the Civil PE exam
• 45 solved example problems
• 86 exam-like, end-of-chapter problems with complete solutions
• 242 equations, 90 tables, 88 figures, and 35 appendices
• SI and U.S.  Customary units used throughout
• An easy-to-use index

Topics Covered

• Construction
• Geometric Design
• Pedestrian and Mass Transit Analysis
• Traffic and Capacity Analysis
• Transportation Planning
• Traffic Safety

• Construction
• Geometric Design
• Pedestrian and Mass Transit Analysis
• Traffic and Capacity Analysis
• Transportation Planning
• Traffic Safety

Note: The Transportation depth exam standards are changing starting in April, 2013; click here for more information.