Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Exam Transportation Problems, 5th Ed - Softcover

Voigt PE PLS, Norman R.

9781591264675: Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Exam Transportation Problems, 5th Ed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1591264677 ISBN 13: 9781591264675

Publisher: Professional Publications, Inc., 2014

Targeted Training for Solving Civil PE Transportation Depth Exam Multiple-Choice Problems

Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Transportation Depth Exam Problems contains 91 multiple-choice problems representative of the Civil PE transportation depth exam’s format and level of difficulty. Problems are grouped into 10 chapters, and each chapter corresponds to a transportation depth exam knowledge area.

Six-Minute Solutions includes hints that provide problem-solving guidance when you need it. Each solution describes common errors so you can avoid using incorrect solving approaches. You’ll learn accurate and efficient solving methods by reviewing each problem’s comprehensive, step-by-step solution. Solutions also frequently reference the Civil PE exam’s transportation design standards to help familiarize you with the references you’ll use on exam day.
Topics Covered

� Traffic Engineering
� Horizontal Design
� Vertical Design
� Intersection Geometry
� Roadside and Cross Section Design
� Signal Design
� Traffic Control Design
� Geotechnical and Pavement
� Drainage
� Alternatives Analysis
Referenced Design Standards

� A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (GDHS)
� Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures (PCA)
� Guide for Design of Pavement Structures (GDPS-4-M)
� Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities
� Highway Capacity Manual (HCM)
� Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts (FHWA)
� Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
� Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide: A Manual of Practice (MEPDG)
� Roadside Design Guide (RDG)
� The Asphalt Handbook (MS-4)

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About the Author:

Norman R. Voigt, PE, PLS, is a registered civil engineer and land surveyor in Pennsylvania. Mr. Voigt obtained his bachelor of science and master of science degrees in civil engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. He has worked in both the private and public sectors, performing design, construction, maintenance, inspection services, and interagency project coordination on a variety of highway and transit projects. He has served as the principal coordinator for the civil PE intensive review course at Penn State Beaver, including organizing the course curriculum and teaching the transportation portion for more than 35 years. He has served as adjunct faculty at the University of Pittsburgh and The Pennsylvania State University. He has presented papers on various transportation subjects and on the role of adjunct faculty in undergraduate education, and has authored and edited several books on transportation engineering topics.

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Transportation Depth Exam Problems is organized into ten chapters. Each chapter contains problems that correspond to the format and scope that would be expected in the afternoon transportation depth section of the civil PE exam.

Most of the problems are quantitative, requiring calculations to arrive at a correct solution. A few are nonquantitative. As on the exam, some of this book’s problems will require a little more time to solve than others. On average, you should expect to spend about six minutes solving each problem.

Each problem includes a hint to provide direction in solving the problem. The solutions are presented in a step-by-step sequence to help you follow the logical development of the correct solution and to provide examples of how you may want to approach your solutions as you take the PE exam.

In addition to the correct solution, you will find an explanation of the faulty solutions leading to the three incorrect answer options. The incorrect options are intended to represent common mistakes specific to different problem types. These may be simple mathematical errors, such as failing to square a term in an equation, or more serious errors, such as using the wrong equation.

Though you won’t encounter problems on the exam exactly like those presented in this book, reviewing these problems and solutions will increase your familiarity with the exam’s format, content, and solution methods. This preparation will help you considerably during the exam.

Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Transportation Depth Exam Problems includes some problems related directly to geotechnical and water resources engineering. You’ll find additional problems from these subdisciplines, which are included in the transportation exam, in Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Exam Geotechnical Problems and Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Exam Water Resources and Environmental Problems.

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