PE Civil Water Resources & Environmental Practice Problems (Print or eTextbook)

Available in Print or eTextbook

Updated for the April 2027 Exam Specifications and Design Standards

Maximize your exam readiness and reinforce key concepts with over 200 targeted practice problems.

The PE Civil Water Resources & Environmental Practice Problems book is the ideal companion book for additional, rigorous practice to go along with your review. This book contains over 200 unique, exam-like questions matched to the chapters in PPI’s corresponding review manual. Whether you choose to study with the companion review book and solve practice problems side-by-side, or use this book independently to comprehensively review all topics, you will find everything you need to build exam-day confidence.

We've designed these problems to accurately reflect the NCEES exam specifications, ensuring every major topic and subtopic is covered. Our full, step-by-step solutions show you the most efficient problem-solving methods and require you to navigate the equations and tables from the official NCEES PE Civil Handbook and other closed-book design standards.

  • Comprehensive Practice: Over 200 exam-like questions that thoroughly cover all topics and subtopics you will face on exam day, ensuring no gaps in your knowledge.
  • Pair with the Review Manual: Questions are matched to the chapters in the corresponding review manual. Study side-by-side for immediate concept reinforcement, or use it as a standalone comprehensive review tool.
  • Detailed Solutions: Our full, step-by-step solutions guide you through the most efficient problem-solving methods, with references to the NCEES Handbook and closed-book design standards.
  • Targeted Preparation: By organizing by exam topic, you can confidently identify your strengths and weaknesses and focus your study time where it matters most.
  • HCM 2022 and MUTCD 2023: This book is updated to HCM 2022 and MUTCD 2023 so that you have the latest design standards on the exam as of April 2027.

Taking the exam before April 2027? Ask for a free content map from Customer Service - it will show you how to update the practice so that you are using the pre-April design standards.

Topics covered:

  • Project planning
  • Soil Mechanics
  • Materials
  • Analysis and Design
  • Hydraulics - Closed Conduit
  • Hydraulics - Open Channel
  • Hydrology
  • Groundwater and Wells
  • Surface Water and Groundwater Quality
  • Drinking Water Distribution and Treatment
  • Wastewater Collection and Treatment
  • Project Sitework

Design Standards Referenced:

  • CFR TITLE 29 Part 1926, Safety and Health Regulations for Construction
  • EM 1110-2-1902, USACE Engineering and Design: Slope Stability
  • FHWA HIF-12-026, Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts
  • FHWA NHI-06-086 HEC No. 14, Hydraulic Design of Energy Dissipators for Culverts and Channels
  • TSS Wastewater Facilities 2014, Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities
  • TSS Water Works 2022, Recommended Standards for Water Works
  • UFC 3-220-05: Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC): Dewatering and Groundwater Control

eTextbook Benefits:

  • One year of access
  • Ability to download the entire eTextbook to multiple devices, so you can study even without internet access
  • An auto sync feature across all your devices for a seamless experience on or offline
  • Unique study tools such as highlighting in six different colors to tailor your study experience
  • Features like read aloud for complete hands-free review
PE Civil Water Resources & Environmental Practice Problems
$150.00
PUB YEAR
2026
FORMAT
Paperback or eTextbook
PID# 892157

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Our exam practice questions are exam-like, which means they reference the appropriate NCEES Handbook, they are a similar length to the real exam, and they use multiple-choice questions like the exam. Some questions may be a little easier or a little harder than the actual exam, but they are all designed to bring you success on exam day.
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