How to Use FERM3 to Prepare for the FE Civil Discipline-Specific Exam The following table lists all 18 knowledge areas (KAs) of the FE Civil Discipli ne-Specific Exam and for each identifies related content in the FE Review Manual (FERM3), Civil Discipline-Specific Review (DSCE3), and other products developed by PPI and found on www.ppi2pass.com and www.feprep.com.
Materials for Review and Practice
Subjects to Review (approximate number of problems on exam) percent of exam
General Exam Overview
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KA: mathematics (7–11 problems) 7% analytic geometry; calculus; roots of equations; vector analysis
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KA: probability and statistics (4–6 problems) 4% measures of central tendencies and dispersions (e.g., mean, mode, standard deviation); estimation for a single mean (e.g., point, confidence intervals); hypothesis testing; regression and curve fitting; expected value (weighted average) i n decision making
KA: computational tools (4–6 problems) 4% spreadsheet computations; structured programming (e.g., ifthen, loops, macros)
KA: ethics and professional practice (4–6 problems) 4% code of ethics (professional and technical societies); professional liability; licensure; sustainability and sustainable design; professional skills (e.g., public policy, management, and business); contracts and contract law
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FERM3 Introduction and How to Use This Book for the CBT Exam FE Civil Assessment 1 FERM3 Chap. 1–5, 7–9 and Diagnostic Exam for Math FE Civil Flashcard Math KA FE Civil Quiz Bank Math KA FERM3 Chap. 6 FE Civil Flashcard Probability and Statistics KA FE Civil Quiz Bank Probability and Statistics KA
FERM3 Chap. 48 FE Civil Flashcard Computational Tools KA FE Civil Quiz Bank Computational Tools KA FERM3 Front Matter section titled “Engineering Registration in the United States”, Chap. 54, and Diagnostic Exam for Ethics FE Civil Flashcard Ethics and Professional Practice KA FE Civil Quiz Bank Ethics and Professional Practice KA
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KA: engineering economics (4–6 problems) 4% discounted cash flow (e.g., equivalence, PW, equivalent annual worth, FW, rate of return); cost (e.g., incremental, average, sunk, estimating); analyses (e.g., breakeven, benefit-cost, life cycle); uncertainty (e.g., expected value and risk)
KA: statics (7–11 problems) 7% resultants of force systems; equivalent force systems; equilibrium of rigid bodies; frames and trusses; centroid of area; area moments of inertia static friction
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KA: dynamics (4–6 problems) 4% kinematics (e.g., particles and ri gid bodies); mass moments of inertia; force acceleration (e.g., particles and rigid bodies); impulse momentum (e.g., particles and rigid bodies); work, energy, and power (e.g., particles and ri gid bodies)
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KA: mechanics of materials (7–11 problems) 7% shear and moment diagrams; stresses and strains (e.g., axial, torsion, bending, shear, thermal); deformations (e.g., axial, torsion, bending, thermal); combined stresses; principal stresses; Mohr’s circle; column analysis (e.g., buckling, boundary conditions); composite sections; elastic and plastic deformations; stress-strain diagrams
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KA: materials (4–6 problems) 4% mix design (e.g., concrete and asphalt); test methods and specifications (e.g., steel, concrete, aggregates, asphalt, wood); physical and mechanical properties of concrete, ferrous and nonferrous metals, masonry, wood, engineered materials (e.g., FRP, laminated lumber, wood/plastic composites), and asphalt
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FERM3 Chap. 51–53 and Diagnostic Exam for Engineering Economics FE Civil Flashcard Engineering Economics KA FE Civil Quiz Bank Engineering Economics KA FERM3 Chap. 10–13 and Diagnostic Exam for Statics DSCE3* o PP 39–43 o E1 44–45 o E2 43–44 FE Civil Flashcard Statics KA FE Civil Quiz Bank Statics KA FERM3 Chap. 14–17 and Diagnostic Exam for Dynamics DSCE3 o PP 43 o E1 41 o E2 35-36, 43 FE Civil Flashcard Dynamics KA FE Civil Quiz Bank Dynamics KA FERM3 Chap. 18–21 and Diagnostic Exam for Mechanics of Materials DSCE3 o PP 43, 45, 59–61 o E1 40–41, 58–59 o E2 43, 45–46, 59–60 FE Civil Flashcard Mechanics of Materials KA FE Civil Quiz Bank Mechanics of Materials KA FERM3 Chap. 40–42 and Diagnostic Exam for Materials Science/Structure of Matter DSCE3 o PP 59–61 o E1 58–59 o E2 59–60 FE Civil Flashcard Materials KA FE Civil Quiz Bank Materials KA
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KA: fluid mechanics (4–6 problems) 4% flow measurement; fluid properties; fluid statics; energy, impulse, and momentum equations
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KA: hydraulics and hydrologic systems (8–12 problems) 8% basic hydrology (e.g., infiltration, rainfall, runoff, detention, flood flows, watersheds); basic hydraulics (e.g., Manning equation, Bernoulli theorem, open-channel flow, pipe flow); pumping systems (water and wastewater); water distribution systems reservoirs (e.g., dams, routing, spillways); groundwater (e.g., flow, wells, drawdown); storm sewer collection systems
KAs: structural analysis (6–9 problems) 6% analysis of forces in statically determinant beams, trusses, and frames; deflection of statically determinant beams, trusses, and frames; structural determinacy and stability analysis of beams, trusses, and frames; loads and load paths (e.g., dead, li ves, lateral, influence lines and moving loads, tributary areas); elementary statically indeterminate structures
KAs: structural design (6–9 problems) 6% design of steel components (e.g., codes and design philosophies, beams, columns, beam-columns, tension members, connections); design of reinforced concrete components (e.g., codes and design philosophies, beams, slabs, columns, walls, footings)
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FERM3 Chap. 22–25 and Diagnostic Exam for Fluid Mechanics DSCE3 o PP 7, 10 o E1 10–11 o E2 13, 29 FE Civil Flashcard Fluid Mechanics KA FE Civil Quiz Bank Fluid Mechanics KA FERM3 Chap. 24 DSCE3 o PP 7–15 o E1 8–15, 17–18 o E2 8–17 FE Civil Flashcard Hydraulics and Hydrologic Systems KA FE Civil Quiz Bank Hydraulics and Hydrologic Systems KA FERM3 Chap. 10, 11, 20, 21 DSCE3 o PP 38–45 o E1 40–45 o E2 41–46 FE Civil Flashcard Structural Analysis KA FE Civil Quiz Bank Structural Analysis KA FERM3 Chap. 10, 11, 20, 21 DSCE3 o PP 46–51 o E1 46–51 o E2 47–52 FE Civil Flashcard Structural Design KA FE Civil Quiz Bank Structural Design KA
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KA: geotechnical engineering (9–14 problems) 9% geology; index properties and soil classifications; phase relations (air-water-solid); laboratory and field tests; effective stress (buoyancy); stability of retaining walls (e.g., active pressure/passive pressure); shear strength; bearing capacity (cohesive and noncohesive); foundation types (e.g., spread footings, deep foundations, wall footings, mats); consolidation and differential settlement; seepage/flow nets; slope stability (e.g., fills, embankments, cuts, dams); soil stabilization (e.g., chemical additives, geosynthetics); drainage systems; erosion control
KA: transportation engineering (8–12 problems) 8% geometric design of streets and highways; geometric design of intersections; pavement system design (e.g., thickness, subgrade, drainage, rehabilitation); traffic safety; traffic capacity; traffic flow theory; traffic control devices; transportation planning (e.g., travel forecast modeling)
KA: environmental engineering (6–9 problems) 6% water quality (ground and surface); basic tests (e.g., water, wastewater, air); environmental regulations; water supply and treatment; wastewater collection and treatment
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KA: construction (4–6 problems) 4% construction documents; procurement methods (e.g., competitive bid, qualifications-based); project delivery methods (e.g., design-bid-build, design build, construction management, multiple prime); construction operations and methods (e.g., lifting, rigging, dewatering and pumping, equipment production, productivity analysis and improvement, temporary erosion control); project scheduling (e.g., CPM, allocation of resources); project management (e.g., owner/contractor/client relations); construction safety; construction estimating
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DSCE3 o PP 16–24 o E1 16, 19–25 o E2 18–28 FE Civil Flashcard Geotechnical Engineering KA FE Civil Quiz Bank Geotechnical Engineering KA
DSCE3 o PP 3–5, 31–37 o E1 33–39, 60 o E2 7, 33–40 FE Civil Flashcard Transportation Engineering KA FE Civil Quiz Bank Transportation Engineering KA DSCE3 o PP 25–30 o E1 26–32 o E2 29–32 FE Civil Flashcard Environmental Engineering KA FE Civil Quiz Bank Environmental Engineering KA DSCE3 o PP 52–58 o E1 52–57 o E2 53–58 FE Civil Flashcard Construction KA FE Civil Quiz Bank Construction KA
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KA: surveying (4–6 problems) 4% angles, distances, and trigonometry; area computations; earthwork and volume computations; closure; coordinate systems (e.g., state plane, latitude/longitude); leveling (e.g., differential, elevations, percent grades)
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DSCE3 o PP 1–6 o E1 1–7, 23 o E2 1–6, 33–34 FE Civil Flashcard Surveying KA FE Civil Quiz Bank Surveying KA
* DSCE3 contains three sections. The table abbreviates these as follows: PP = Practice Problems; E1 = Exam 1; and E2 = Exam 2.
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