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Principles and Practice of Engineering

CIVIL BREADTH and CONSTRUCTION DEPTH Exam Specif ications

Effective Beginning w ith the April 2008 Examinations(with design standards updated October 29, 2012)

The civil exam is a breadth and depth examination. This means that examinees work the breadth(AM) exam and one of the five depth (PM) exams.

The five areas covered in the civil exam are construction, geotechnical, structural, transportation,and water resources and environmental. The breadth exam contains questions from all five areas ofcivil engineering. The depth exams focus more closely on a single area of practice in civilengineering.

Examinees work all questions in the morning session and all questions in the afternoon module theyhave chosen. Depth results are combined with breadth results for final score.

The exam is an 8-hour open-book exam. It contains 40 multiple-choice questions in the

4-hour AM session, and 40 multiple-choice questions in the 4-hour PM session.

The exam uses both the International System of Units (SI) and the US Customary System (USCS).

The exam is developed with questions that will require a variety of approaches and methodologies,including design, analysis, and application. Some problems may require knowledge of engineeringeconomics.

The knowledge areas specified as examples of kinds of knowledge are not exclusive or exhaustivecategories.

The specifications for theAM exam and the Construction PM exam are included here. Thedesign standards applicable to the Construction PM exam are shown on the last page.

CIVIL BREADTH Exam Specif ications

Approx imatePercentage of

AM Exam

I. Construction 20%A. Earthwork Construction and Layout

1. Excavation and embankment (cut and fill)2. Borrow pit volumes3. Site layout and control

B. Estimating Quantities and Costs1. Quantity take-off methods

2. Cost estimatingC. Scheduling1. Construction sequencing2. Resource scheduling3. Time-cost trade-off

D. Material Quality Control and Production1. Material testing (e.g., concrete, soil, asphalt)

E. Temporary Structures1. Construction loads


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II. Geotechnical 20%A. Subsurface Exploration and Sampling

1. Soil classification2. Boring log interpretation (e.g., soil profile)

B. Engineering Properties of Soils and Materials1. Permeability2. Pavement design criteria

C. Soil Mechanics Analysis1. Pressure distribution2. Lateral earth pressure3. Consolidation4. Compaction5. Effective and total stresses

D. Earth Structures1. Slope stability2. Slabs-on-grade

E. Shallow Foundations1. Bearing capacity2. Settlement

F. Earth Retaining Structures1. Gravity walls2. Cantilever walls3. Stability analysis4. Braced and anchored excavations

III. Structural 20%A. Loadings

1. Dead loads2. Live loads3. Construction loads

B. Analysis1. Determinate analysis

C. Mechanics of Materials1. Shear diagrams2. Moment diagrams3. Flexure4. Shear5. Tension6. Compression7. Combined stresses8. Deflection

D. Materials1. Concrete (plain, reinforced)2. Structural steel (structural, light gage, reinforcing)

E. Member Design1. Beams2. Slabs3. Footings


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IV. Transportation 20%A. Geometric Design

1. Horizontal curves2. Vertical curves3. Sight distance4. Superelevation5. Vertical and/or horizontal clearances

6. Acceleration and deceleration

V. Water Resources and Environmental 20%A. Hydraulics Closed Conduit

1. Energy and/or continuity equation (e.g., Bernoulli)2. Pressure conduit (e.g., single pipe, force mains)3. Closed pipe flow equations including Hazen-Williams,

Darcy-Weisbach Equation4. Friction and/or minor losses5. Pipe network analysis (e.g., pipeline design, branch networks, loop networks)6. Pump application and analysis

B. Hydraulics Open Channel1. Open-channel flow (e.g., Mannings equation)2. Culvert design3. Spillway capacity4. Energy dissipation (e.g., hydraulic jump, velocity control)5. Stormwater collection (e.g., stormwater inlets, gutter flow, street flow,

storm sewer pipes)6. Flood plains/floodways7. Flow measurement open channel

C. Hydrology1. Storm characterization (e.g., rainfall measurement and distribution)2. Storm frequency3. Hydrographs application4. Rainfall intensity, duration, and frequency (IDF) curves

5. Time of concentration6. Runoff analysis including Rational and SCS methods7. Erosion8. Detention/retention ponds

D.Wastewater Treatment1. Collection systems (e.g., lift stations, sewer networks, infiltration, inflow)

E. Water Treatment1. Hydraulic loading2. Distribution systems


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CIVILCONSTRUCTION DEPTH Exam Specif ications

Approx imatePercentage of

PM Exam

I. Earthwork Construction and Layout 10%A. Excavation and embankment (cut and fill)B. Borrow pit volumesC. Site layout and controlD. Earthwork mass diagrams

II. Estimating Quantities and Costs 17.5%A. Quantity take-off methodsB. Cost estimatingC. Engineering economics

1. Value engineering and costing

III. Construction Operations and Methods 15%A. Lifting and riggingB. Crane selection, erection, and stability

C. Dewatering and pumpingD. Equipment productionE. Productivity analysis and improvementF. Temporary erosion control

IV. Scheduling 17.5%A. Construction sequencingB. CPM network analysisC. Activity time analysisD. Resource schedulingE. Time-cost trade-off

V. Material Quality Control and Production 10%A. Material testing (e.g., concrete, soil, asphalt)B. Welding and bolting testingC. Quality control process (QA/QC)D. Concrete mix design

VI. Temporary Structures 12.5%A. Construction loadsB. FormworkC. Falsework and scaffoldingD. Shoring and reshoringE. Concrete maturity and early strength evaluationF. Bracing

G. AnchorageH. Cofferdams (systems for temporary excavation support)I. Codes and standards [e.g., American Society of Civil Engineers

(ASCE 37), American Concrete Institute (ACI 347), American Forestand Paper Association-NDS, Masonry Wall Bracing Standard]


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VII. Worker Health, Safety, and Environment 7.5%A. OSHA regulationsB. Safety managementC. Safety statistics (e.g., incident rate, EMR)

VIII. Other Topics 10%A. Groundwater and well fields

1. Groundwater control including drainage, construction dewateringB. Subsurface exploration and sampling1. Drilling and sampling procedures

C. Earth retaining structures1. Mechanically stabilized earth wall2. Soil and rock anchors

D. Deep foundations1. Pile load test2. Pile installation

E. Loadings1. Wind loads2. Snow loads3. Load paths

F. Mechanics of materials1. Progressive collapse

G. Materials1. Concrete (prestressed, post-tensioned)2. Timber

H. Traffic safety1. Work zone safety


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Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination

CONSTRUCTION Design Standards

Effective Beginning with the April 2013 Examinations

ABBREVIATION DESIGN STANDARD TITLE

ASCE 37-02 Design Loads on Structures During Construction, 2002, American Societyof Civil Engineers, Reston, VA,www.asce.org.

NDS National Design Specification for Wood Construction, 2005, AmericanForest & Paper Association/American Wood Council, Washington, DC,

www.awc.org.

CMWB Standard Practice for Bracing Masonry Walls During Construction, 2001,Council for Masonry Wall Bracing, Mason Contractors Association of

America, Lombard, IL,www.masoncontractors.org.

AISC Steel Construction Manual, 13th ed., American Institute of SteelConstruction, Inc., Chicago, IL,www.aisc.org.

ACI 318-08 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, 2008, AmericanConcrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI,www.concrete.org.

ACI 347-04 Guide to Formwork for Concrete, 2004, American Concrete Institute,Farmington Hills, MI,www.concrete.org(in ACI SP-4, 7th editionappendix).

ACI SP-4 Formwork for Concrete, 7th ed., 2005, American Concrete Institute,Farmington Hills, MI,www.concrete.org.

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry,29 CFR Part 1926 (US federal version), US Department of Labor,

Washington, DC.

MUTCD-Pt 6 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control DevicesPart 6 Temporary TrafficControl, 2009, US Federal Highway Administration,www.fhwa.dot.gov.

Reference categories for Construction depth module Construction surveying Construction estimating Construction planning and scheduling Construction equipment and methods Construction materials Construction design standards (see above)
http://www.asce.org/http://www.asce.org/http://www.asce.org/http://www.awc.org/http://www.awc.org/http://www.masoncontractors.org/http://www.masoncontractors.org/http://www.masoncontractors.org/http://www.aisc.org/http://www.aisc.org/http://www.aisc.org/http://www.concrete.org/http://www.concrete.org/http://www.concrete.org/http://www.concrete.org/http://www.concrete.org/http://www.concrete.org/http://www.concrete.org/http://www.concrete.org/http://www.concrete.org/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/http://www.concrete.org/http://www.concrete.org/http://www.concrete.org/http://www.aisc.org/http://www.masoncontractors.org/http://www.awc.org/http://www.asce.org/

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