PE Civil: Structural: Practice Questions, Units, and Exam Format
Loads and structural analysis, then component design and detailing in steel, concrete, timber, and masonry. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE Civil: Structural | 80 | 8 hr | 100% |
Units and exam weights
| Unit | Exam weight | Topics covered |
|---|---|---|
| Analysis of Structures–Loads and Load Applications | 15 to 22.5% | 1.A Dead loads, 1.B Live loads, 1.C Construction loads, 1.D Wind loads, 1.E Seismic loads, 1.F Moving loads (e.g., vehicular, cranes) |
| Analysis of Structures–Forces and Load Effects | 21.25 to 32.5% | 2.A Diagrams (e.g., shear and moment), 2.B Axial (e.g., tension and compression), 2.C Shear, 2.D Flexure, 2.E Combined stresses, 2.F Deflection |
| Temporary Structures and Other Topics | 6.25 to 10% | 3.A Special inspections, 3.B Submittals, 3.C Formwork, falsework, scaffolding, shoring and reshoring, bracing, and anchorage, 3.D Impact of construction on adjacent facilities, 3.E Safety (e.g., construction, roadside, work zone) |
| Design and Details of Structures–Materials and Material Properties | 12.5 to 18.75% | 4.A Soil classification and soil properties (e.g., strength, permeability, compressibility, phase relationships ), 4.B Concrete (e.g., unreinforced, reinforced, cast-in-place, precast, pre-tensioned, post-tensioned), 4.C Steel (e.g., structural, cold-formed), 4.D Timber, 4.E Masonry (e.g., brick veneer, CMU), 4.F Material test methods and specification conformance (e.g., concrete, steel, masonry, timber, other construction materials) |
| Design and Details of Structures–Component Design and Detailing | 32.5 to 48.75% | 5.A Horizontal members (e.g., beams, slabs, diaphragms , struts), 5.B Vertical members (e.g., columns, bearing walls, shear walls), 5.C Systems (e.g., trusses, braces, frames, composite construction), 5.D Connections (e.g., bolted, welded, bearing, embedded, anchored, post-installed anchors), 5.E Shallow foundations (e.g., footings, combined footings, slabs, mats), 5.F Deep foundations (e.g., piers, piles, caissons, drilled shafts) |
How Kalyta teaches PE Civil: Structural
Practice that adapts to you, an explanation for every answer, and a full rehearsal before the real thing. You spend your time on the units that move your score instead of the ones you have already got.
- Adaptive practice. Questions are picked around your current level, so you are always working just past what you can already do.
- Every answer explained. See why the right answer is right and why each other choice is wrong, with figures and step by step reasoning.
- An AI tutor you can steer. Ask why something works, ask for another example, or tell it to slow down and teach the idea from the start.
- Full exam rehearsals. Sit the real format under real timing and see exactly how many questions you got right, unit by unit, so test day feels like something you have already done.
- Progress you can see. Watch your readiness climb unit by unit, and know what is solid before you walk in.
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