PE Civil Construction

Everything You Need to Assess, Review, and Practice for the PE Civil Construction Exam

The NCEES PE Civil Construction exam is open book – make sure you have everything you need for exam day success. This comprehensive collection of resources provides EVERYTHING you need to pass the PE Civil Breadth and Construction Depth portions of the exam the first time. The review materials in this bundle are updated to the current exam specs, contain thorough coverage of civil engineering principles and codes, and include numerous practice problems to challenge your knowledge of those concepts. This curated bundle includes CERM, the #1 reference manual in the industry, practice problems, and the most realistic practice exams on the market in both print and digital formats. PPI’s time-tested, detailed instructional design provides you with the most efficient and effective practice available.

About the exam

The NCEES PE Civil Exam is an 8-hour open-book exam. The exam is a breadth and depth examination. You will work the breadth exam in the morning (4-hours, 40 multiple-choice questions) and the Construction depth exam in the afternoon (4-hours, 40 multiple-choice questions).

PE Civil Breadth and Construction Depth exam topics include:

Breadth

• Project Planning
• Means and Methods
• Soil Mechanics
• Structural Mechanics
• Hydraulics and Hydrology
• Geometrics
• Materials
• Site Development

Depth

• Earthwork Construction and Layout
• Estimating Quantities and Costs
• Construction Operations and Methods
• Scheduling
• Material Quality Control and Production
• Temporary Structures
• Health and Safety

Time is of the essence on exam day.  

Michael R. Lindeburg PE’s PE Civil Quick Reference, 16th Edition (CEQR16) is a collection of the most valuable and commonly used equations, figures, and tables from the PE Civil Reference Manual, 16th Edition (CERM16) and will assist you with tabbing your manual for exam day. Maximize your problem-solving efficiency and save time during the exam by having the most useful equations and data at your fingertips. Time-tested, detailed instructional design provides you with the most efficient and effective practice.

The PE Civil Quick Reference (CEQR16) has an extensive index which will quickly direct you to desired equations, figures, and tables. The PE Civil Quick Reference, 16th Edition (CEQR16) is organized as a companion to the PE Civil Reference Manual, 16th Edition (CERM16) — and the two share chapter and section numbers—so you can easily access the related supplemental material.

Build exam day confidence and strengthen time-management skills

Up-to-date to the NCEES exam specifications, this book contains two full 40-problem, multiple-choice exams which are consistent with the Construction Depth portion of the PE Civil exam format. Importantly, the topics within each knowledge area are fairly represented to ensure understanding of what will be seen on the exam, to help test exam day readiness and focus your study time efficiently.

Construction Depth Practice Exams for the Civil PE Exam, 3rd Edition (CECNPX3) will help you:

• Effectively familiarize yourself with the exam scope and format
• Demonstrate accurate and efficient problem-solving approaches
• Successfully connect relevant theory to exam-like problems
• Efficiently navigate through exam-adopted codes and standards
• Confidently solve problems under timed conditions

Exam topics covered include:

• Earthwork Construction and Layout
• Estimating Quantities and Costs
• Construction Operations and Methods
• Scheduling
• Material Quality Control and Production
• Temporary Structures
• Health and Safety

Pair this practice exam book with the Construction Depth Reference Manual and the Six-Minute Solutions for Construction Depth Problems for a comprehensive review, to maximize your problem-solving efficiency, and build exam-day readiness.

About the exam

The NCEES PE Civil Exam is an 8-hour open-book exam. The exam is a breadth and depth examination. You will work the breadth exam in the morning (4-hours, 40 multiple-choice questions) and the Construction depth exam in the afternoon (4-hours, 40 multiple-choice questions).

Exam Topics Covered

• Earthwork Construction and Layout
• Estimating Quantities and Costs
• Construction Operations and Methods
• Scheduling
• Material Quality Control and Production
• Temporary Structures
• Health and Safety

Steel Design for the PE Civil and SE Exams for the PE Exam

Steel Design for the PE Civil and SE Exams, Third Edition (CSSL3) gives you a thorough overview of the concepts and methods you’ll need to solve steel analysis and design problems on the PE Civil Structural and SE exams, plus you get free one year access to the eTextbook. Sharpen your problem-solving skills, and assess your knowledge of how to apply important specifications with 37 exam-like, multiple-choice practice problems. Each problem is accompanied by a detailed, step-by-step solution showing both LRFD and ASD methods.

Prepare to Pass the Civil PE and Structural SE Exams

• Clear explanations of exam-adopted codes and standards
• Detailed examples illustrating a wide range of common situations
• Confidence-building practice problems
• Side-by-side LRFD and ASD solutions
• Thorough index and easy-to-use lists of tables, figures, problems, and nomenclature

Referenced Codes and Standards

• AASHTO LRFD 7^th
• IBC 2015
• ASCE 7-10
• ACI 318-14
• AISC Steel 
• NDS Wood 2015
• OSHA CFR 29 1910
• PCI 2010
• TMS 402/ ACI 530