Transportation Depth Six-Minute Problems for the PE Civil Exam

Targeted Training for Solving PE Civil Transportation Depth Exam Multiple-Choice Problems
Transportation Depth Six-Minute Problems for the PE Civil Exam contains 91 multiple-choice problems that are grouped into 10 chapters.
Each chapter corresponds to a topic on the PE Civil exam transportation depth section. Problems are representative of the exam’s format,
scope of topics, and level of difficulty. Like the PE exam, an average of six minutes is required to solve each problem in this book. Each
problem also includes a hint that provides optional problem-solving guidance. Comprehensive step-by-step solutions for all problems
demonstrate accurate and efficient solving approaches.

Six-Minute Problems will help you to
• familiarize yourself with the exam scope
• connect relevant theory to exam-like problems
• identify accurate problem-solving approaches
• organize the references you will use on exam day

Topics Covered

• Alternatives Analysis
• Horizontal Design
• Signal Design
• Vertical Design
• Drainage
• Intersection Geometry
• Traffic Control Design
• Geotechnical and Pavement
• Roadside and Cross-Section Design
• Traffic Engineering

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)
• Highway Safety Manual (HSM)
• 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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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 PE civil 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.