A 30-Day Plan to Prepare for the
Civil Engineering Construction PE Exam
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Checklist:
- Graduated from an ABET accredited engineering program … check
- Passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam … check
- Worked under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer for at least 4 years … check
- Applied for and received approval from your state’s engineering board to sit for the examination … check
- Registered with NCEES to take the Civil Engineering PE Exam … check
- Studied and prepared diligently for the past two to three months … oops!
Items 1 thru 5 were relatively easy.
You went to college, got your engineering degree, and passed the FE Exam in your senior year.
You then took an engineer-in-training position and put in your 4 years learning to be a practicing engineer.
Your supervisors and co-workers then began encouraging you to pursue professional licensing.
So you filled out the paperwork, contacted to your local board, and got approved for the exam.
You applied to NCEES, paid the fees, and have a reserved spot on exam day.
Then something happened.
Life. Work. Stuff.
No matter how hard you tried; no matter how dedicated you meant to be; you just haven’t been able to prepare.
The exam is in little over a month.
Panic.
But there’s still time if you’re willing to put in the effort and commit to giving it your best effort.
- This plan is aggressive.
- You won’t have much of a life outside of work for the next month but that’s a small price to pay to prepare for the exam.
- You will have to work hard.
If this is your situation and you’re ready to make this happen, let’s get started …
Each day is listed below with specific topic(s) to study.
Each topic will require:
- Research
- Resource gathering
- Problem solving
- Organization into your Test-Prep Resource Library©
Some of the topics are hot-links to:
- useful information (i.e. Research and Resource gathering)
- sample or practice problems (i.e. Problem solving)
I highly encourage you to print what you find (information, examples, charts, sample problems, etc.) and organize into binders for easy retrieval on exam-day.
It’s Civil Engineering Construction PE Crunch Time
PROJECT PLANNING
Day 1
MEANS AND METHODS
Day 2
SOIL MECHANICS
Day 3
Day 4
STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
HYDRAULICS AND HYDROLOGY
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
GEOMETRICS
Day 11
MATERIALS
Day 12
Day 13
SITE DEVELOPMENT
Day 14
Day 15
- Temporary and Permanent Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- Impact of Construction on Adjacent Facilities
- Safety
EARTHWORK CONSTRUCTION AND LAYOUT
Day 16
Day 17
- Site Layout and Control
- Earthwork Mass Diagrams and Haul Distance
- Site and Subsurface Investigations
ESTIMATING QUANTITIES AND COSTS
Day 18
Day 19
CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS AND METHODS
Day 20
Day 21
Day 22
SCHEDULING
Day 23
Day 24
MATERIAL QUALITY CONTROL AND PRODUCTION
Day 25
- Material Properties and Testing
- Weld and Bolt Installation
QUALITY CONTROL PROCESS (QA/QC)
Day 26
TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
Day 27
Day 28
Day 29
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Day 30
- OSHA Regulations and Hazard Identification/Abatement
- Safety Management and Statistics
- Work Zone and Public Safety
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