FE Civil: Practice Questions, Units, and Exam Format
Statics, mechanics of materials, structural design, geotechnical, transportation, hydraulics, and construction. See exactly what is on the exam, unit by unit, and practise it with a tutor that adapts to you.
Exam format
| Section | Questions | Time | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| FE Civil | 110 | 5 hr 20 min | 100% |
Units and exam weights
| Unit | Exam weight | Topics covered |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and Statistics | 7.27 to 10.91% | 1.A Analytic geometry, 1.B Single-variable calculus, 1.C Vector operations, 1.D Statistics (e.g., distributions, mean, mode, standard deviation, confidence interval, regression and curve fitting) |
| Ethics and Professional Practice | 3.64 to 5.45% | 2.A Codes of ethics (professional and technical societies), 2.B Professional liability, 2.C Licensure, 2.D Contracts and contract law |
| Engineering Economics | 4.55 to 7.27% | 3.A Time value of money (e.g., equivalence, present worth, equivalent annual worth, future worth, rate of return), 3.B Cost (e.g., fixed, variable, direct and indirect labor, incremental, average, sunk), 3.C Analyses (e.g., break-even, benefit-cost, life cycle, sustainability, renewable energy), 3.D Uncertainty (e.g., expected value and risk) |
| Statics | 7.27 to 10.91% | 4.A Resultants of force systems, 4.B Equivalent force systems, 4.C Equilibrium of rigid bodies, 4.D Frames and trusses, 4.E Centroid of area, 4.F Area moments of inertia |
| Dynamics | 3.64 to 5.45% | 5.A Kinematics (e.g., particles, rigid bodies), 5.B Mass moments of inertia, 5.C Force acceleration (e.g., particles, rigid bodies), 5.D Work, energy, and power (e.g., particles, rigid bodies) |
| Mechanics of Materials | 6.36 to 10% | 6.A Shear and moment diagrams, 6.B Stresses and strains (e.g., diagrams, axial, torsion, bending, shear, thermal), 6.C Deformations (e.g., axial, torsion, bending, thermal), 6.D Combined stresses, principal stresses, and Mohr's circle |
| Materials | 4.55 to 7.27% | 7.A Mix design of concrete and asphalt, 7.B Test methods and specifications of metals, concrete, aggregates, asphalt, and wood, 7.C Physical and mechanical properties of metals, concrete, aggregates, asphalt, and wood |
| Fluid Mechanics | 5.45 to 8.18% | 8.A Flow measurement, 8.B Fluid properties, 8.C Fluid statics, 8.D Energy, impulse, and momentum of fluids |
| Surveying | 5.45 to 8.18% | 9.A Angles, distances, and trigonometry, 9.B Area computations, 9.C Earthwork and volume computations, 9.D Coordinate systems (e.g., state plane, latitude/longitude), 9.E Leveling (e.g., differential, elevations, percent grades) |
| Water Resources and Environmental Engineering | 9.09 to 13.64% | 10.A Basic hydrology (e.g., infiltration, rainfall, runoff, watersheds), 10.B Basic hydraulics (e.g., Manning equation, Bernoulli theorem, open-channel flow), 10.C Pumps, 10.D Water distribution systems, 10.E Flood control (e.g., dams, routing, spillways), 10.F Stormwater (e.g., detention, routing, quality) |
| Structural Engineering | 9.09 to 13.64% | 11.A Analysis of statically determinant beams, columns, trusses, and frames, 11.B Deflection of statically determinant beams, trusses, and frames, 11.C Column analysis (e.g., buckling, boundary conditions), 11.D Structural determinacy and stability analysis of beams, trusses, and frames, 11.E Elementary statically indeterminate structures, 11.F Loads, load combinations, and load paths (e.g., dead, live, lateral, influence lines and moving loads, tributary areas) |
| Geotechnical Engineering | 9.09 to 13.64% | 12.A Index properties and soil classifications, 12.B Phase relations, 12.C Laboratory and field tests, 12.D Effective stress, 12.E Stability of retaining structures (e.g., active/passive/at-rest pressure), 12.F Shear strength |
| Transportation Engineering | 8.18 to 12.73% | 13.A Geometric design (e.g., streets, highways, intersections), 13.B Pavement system design (e.g., thickness, subgrade, drainage, rehabilitation), 13.C Traffic capacity and flow theory, 13.D Traffic control devices, 13.E Transportation planning (e.g., travel forecast modeling, safety, trip generation) |
| Construction Engineering | 7.27 to 10.91% | 14.A Project administration (e.g., documents, management, procurement, project delivery methods), 14.B Construction operations and methods (e.g., safety, equipment, productivity analysis, temporary erosion control), 14.C Project controls (e.g., earned value, scheduling, allocation of resources, activity relationships), 14.D Construction estimating, 14.E Interpretation of engineering drawings |
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