Transportation Depth Reference Manual for the Civil PE Exam

To pass the Civil PE exam’s transportation depth section, you’ll need to be familiar with the exam topics and how to use relevant equations. The Transportation Depth Reference Manual for the Civil PE Exam provides comprehensive coverage of the exam topics. Detailed tables, figures, and appendices make it possible to solve many exam problems using the Depth Reference Manual alone. Example problems demonstrate how concepts are applied, and end-of-chapter problems provide opportunity for independent practice.  

The Civil PE exam’s transportation depth section requires a thorough familiarity with relevant codes. Consequently, the Transportation Depth Reference Manual is updated to the following:

• 1993 edition of AASHTO Guide for Pavement Structures
• 2000 edition of HCM
• 2002 edition of PCA
• 2002 edition of AASHTO Roadside Design Guide
• 2004 edition of the AASHTO Green Book
• 2007 edition of AI Asphalt Handbook
• 2009 edition of MUTCD
• 2009 edition of ITE Traffic Engineering Handbook

• Clear, easy-to-understand explanations of transportation engineering concepts
• A complete introduction to the transportation depth section of the Civil PE exam
• 43 solved example problems
• 87 exam-like, end-of-chapter problems with complete solutions
• 219 equations, 88 tables, 81 figures, and 27 appendices
• SI and U.S.  Customary units used throughout
• An easy-to-use index

Topics Covered

• Construction
• Geometric Design
• Pedestrian and Mass Transit Analysis
• Traffic and Capacity Analysis
• Transportation Planning
• Traffic Safety