Civil PE Exam breadth reference materials and books

All of these references are an absolute must. I recommend bringing all exam references listed below.

1. Civil Engineering Reference Manual, Lindeburg a.k.a the CERM

2. Practice Problems for the Civil Engineering Exam, Lindeburg

3. Principles and Practices of Engineering Civil Sample Questions and Solutions, NCEES

4. Your review course notes. I reccommend PE Pro School. It is the best value for the money.

5. Civil PE Sample Examination, Lindeburg.

This is just the short must have's. I will post another thread on supplemental items.

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What to do the day before your PE Exam?

The first thing is to relax! You have done all that you can by this point. Do not spend any energy that you will need worrying about something you may have missed. You are not going to increase your passing rate by cramming. You'll need the rest for a long day of sitting and test taking.

What you need to do is:

1.Make sure you have your PE Examinee Authorization Letter. (pretty pointless to go if you can't get in!)

2. Make sure all your PE Exam references are tabbed ,sorted, and boxed. Important!!!!

3. Make sure you have your lunch packed. You will want to relax during this much needed break. and not worry about food or lines or correct change etc...

4. Get a good nights rest.

There is no secret to the day before the exam. You just need to relax, stay calm and you will pass the pe exam.

Good luck!

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Why is the repeat takers percent so low on PE Exams?

This is due to the increased number of repeat takers throwing off the comparision.

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Electrical Exam Overview

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Mechanical PE Exam Overview

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Civil Engineering PE Exam Overview

The Civil Engineering Principles and Practises of Engineering Exam is an eight-hour exam with a four-hour breadth section and a four-hour depth section.

The breadth exam is the four-hour morning section that includes questions from Construction, Geotechnical, Structural, Transportation, and Water Resources & Environmental. These questions are generally easier than the afternoon depth portion questions and more broad in nature. You may do a simple beam analysis question but then have to do a groundwater flow question. You main concern here will be units. You will be covering such a braod spectrum it is easy to get ahead of yourself...or behind.

The depth section of the exam is four hours in the afternoon. Here you must choose from one of the five breadth sections from the morning section. The sections are Construction, Geotechnical, Structural, Transportation, and Water Resources & Environmental . All questions will be based on your choice of depth and are tougher and more indepth.

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