Civil Engineering All-In-One PE Exam Guide: Breadth and Depth, Second Edition - Hardcover

Goswami, Indranil

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071787720 ISBN 13: 9780071787727

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2012

Synopsis

"All-in-One is All You Need."

The most complete, up-to-date civil engineering PE exam guide

Ace the civil engineering PE exam on the first try! Fully revised for compliance with the new PE Civil syllabus, new specifications, and the latest design standards, Civil Engineering PE All-in- One Exam Guide, Second Edition, covers all the material included on the Principles and Practice of Civil Engineering (PE Civil) exam, given by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). Featuring more than 200 pages of new material, this edition includes a new chapter on highway pavement design.

This authoritative volume is presented in the Breadth and Depth format of the actual exam and contains equations, diagrams, exam preparation strategies, and more than 150 end-of-chapter practice questions with solutions. Designed to help you pass the exam with ease, this detailed, comprehensive resource also serves as an essential on-the-job reference.

COVERS ALL EXAM TOPICS, INCLUDING:

• Structural: loadings, analysis, mechanics of materials, materials, member design
• Geotechnical: subsurface exploration and sampling, engineering properties of soils and materials, soil mechanics analysis, earth structures, foundations, retaining structures
• Water resources and environmental: hydraulics, hydrology, water treatment, wastewater treatment
• Transportation: traffic analysis, geometric design, transportation planning, traffic safety
• Construction: earthwork construction and layout, estimating quantities and costs, scheduling, material quality control and production, temporary structures

About this title

About the Author

Indranil Goswami has a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. During the past 14 years, he has taught and conducted research at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Dr. Goswami is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Maryland and he has served as the president of the Baltimore Chapter of the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers. Dr. Goswami taught PE (CIVIL) Review and FE Review courses in Baltimore from 2001 – 2006. In 1998, he was nominated for the Bliss Medal for Academic Excellence by the Society of American Military Engineers and in 2003, received the Educator of the Year Award from the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071787720
• ISBN 13: 9780071787727
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1152