School of PE - Civil Engineering PE Exam - Breath and Depth

Chapter 0 Contents......Page 1
Preamble......Page 6
How to use this Refresher Course Study Guide......Page 7
Preface......Page 8
Refresher Course Activity Organization/Administration......Page 9
References......Page 10
Chapter 1 Construction Earthwork......Page 13
Soils - Swell and Shrinkage......Page 14
Relative Compaction......Page 24
The Laboratory Proctor......Page 26
Soil Compaction......Page 28
Excavation & Embankment – Means and Methods......Page 29
Excavation and Embankment – Visual DICTIONARY......Page 32
Earthwork Volume Computations......Page 34
Angle of Repose – Internal Angle of Friction......Page 35
CARTESIAN COORDINATE SYSTEM......Page 36
Calculating Percent Grade......Page 37
OSHA Classification of Soils......Page 38
OSHA Classification of Soils: Subpart P – Excavations Appendix B......Page 39
LAYERED SOILS......Page 40
Average End Area Method......Page 43
Topographical Contour Data - Cut and Fill Volumes......Page 48
Differential Leveling......Page 51
Surveying with Construction Applications......Page 54
Trigonometric Leveling......Page 56
Chapter 2 Estimating Quantities and Costs......Page 58
Cost Estimating......Page 60
Quantity Take-Offs......Page 61
Estimating Takeoff Quantities......Page 64
Estimating Formwork......Page 66
Building Materials – Roof Surface Materials......Page 68
Estimating Brick Masonry......Page 71
Brick Veneer Quantities......Page 73
Computing Geometric Properties......Page 74
Painting Quantities......Page 77
Estimating Labor Costs......Page 78
Equipment Production......Page 79
Labor Productivity......Page 80
Chapter 3  Construction Operations and Methods......Page 82
A Guide to Crane Safety......Page 83
Mechanical Properties of Materials......Page 85
Simple Beam Analysis......Page 88
Design Factor Comparison......Page 89
Wire Rope Stretch......Page 92
Conditions for a Rigid-Body in Equilibrium......Page 95
Crane Selection, erection, and stability......Page 96
Center of Gravity – Class Review......Page 98
Crane Working Range Diagram......Page 99
Tipping Fulcrum......Page 103
Crane Outrigger Stability......Page 108
Equipment Production......Page 109
Daily standard production rate of Equipment......Page 110
Daily standard production rate of a dump truck......Page 111
Productivity Analysis and Improvement......Page 112
Effects of job size on productivity......Page 113
Actual versus Ultimate strength......Page 114
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)......Page 115
Types of soil erosion......Page 117
Common SWPPP Objectives......Page 118
SWPPP Development—Selecting Erosion and Sediment Control BMPs......Page 119
Chapter 4    Project Scheduling......Page 120
Calculating Project Duration......Page 121
Project Sequencing and Scheduling......Page 123
Project Scheduling – Types of Methods......Page 125
Units of Time Convention......Page 126
Lead Lag Relationships......Page 127
Critical Path Network Analysis......Page 128
Arrow Diagramming Method......Page 129
Precedence Definitions for Activity on Arrow (AOA) Network Diagrams......Page 130
Activity Relationships – Precedence Tables......Page 134
Activity Sequencing......Page 136
Leveling......Page 138
Glossary of Scheduling Terms......Page 141
Chapter 5 Material Quality Control and Production......Page 142
Material Specifications......Page 143
Slump Test......Page 145
Aggregate Terms and Definitions......Page 147
Concrete w/c ratio......Page 148
Concrete Mix Design - Proportions......Page 149
Air Entrained Concrete......Page 150
Concrete Strength Testing – Compressive Strength......Page 152
Concrete Strength Testing – Tensile Strength......Page 153
Hot Mix Asphalt - Short Course......Page 155
Typical asphalt concrete pavement structure......Page 157
ASPHALT CEMENT: GRADING SYSTEMS AND PROPERTIES......Page 158
How Asphalt Concrete Pavements Fail......Page 159
FUNCTION OF A FOG SEAL......Page 160
Asphalt Performance......Page 161
Concrete Mix Design – Concrete Essentials......Page 166
CURING DEFINED......Page 167
Concrete Protection for Reinforcement......Page 168
Reinforcement Type......Page 170
ACI – Joints in Concrete Construction......Page 172
Concrete Mix Design - Ratios......Page 174
Concrete Admixtures......Page 175
Chapter 6    Temporary Structures......Page 176
Falsework......Page 177
Formwork......Page 178
Concrete Formwork......Page 179
Load Paths - Defined......Page 181
Load Paths......Page 183
Tributary Area......Page 186
Temporary Loads – Factor of Safety......Page 188
Torque......Page 190
Forces on a Knot......Page 191
Balancing Loads......Page 193
Concentrated Loads Unsymmetrically Placed......Page 195
Objects at Rest......Page 197
Factor of Safety – Concrete WallForms......Page 199
Temporary Bracing......Page 200
Chapter 7  Worker Health, Safety, and Environment......Page 203
OSHA regulations......Page 204
Fall Protection......Page 205
OSHA and the NCEES Exam......Page 206
How to Read the OSHA Standards 29 CFR 1926 – Construction......Page 207
OSHA Subpart P -- Excavations......Page 208
OSHA Subpart L --    Scaffolds......Page 209
OSHA Subpart N -- Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors......Page 210
OSHA Subpart U -- BLASTING and the Use of Explosives......Page 211
Scaffolding......Page 214
Protective Equipment (PPE)......Page 215
Safety management......Page 216
Experience modification Rate......Page 217
School Of PE Construction Problems......Page 220
Preamble......Page 221
1. Earthwork Construction and Layout......Page 222
2. Estimating Quantities and Costs......Page 242
3. Construction Operations and Methods......Page 253
4. Scheduling......Page 259
5. Material Quality Control and Production......Page 267
6. Temporary Structures......Page 272
7. Worker Health, Safety, and Environment......Page 278
Practice Question......Page 281
School Of PE Construction Solutions......Page 308
Preamble......Page 309
1. Earthwork Construction and Layout......Page 310
2. Estimating Quantities and Costs......Page 330
3. Construction Operations and Methods......Page 341
4. Scheduling......Page 347
5. Material Quality Control and Production......Page 355
6. Temporary Structures......Page 360
7. Worker Health, Safety, and Environment......Page 366
Practice Question......Page 369
OSHA......Page 396
School Of PE Geotechnical Notes......Page 618
School Of PE Geotechnical Problems......Page 762
School Of PE Geotechnical Solutions Problems......Page 844
School Of PE Structural Notes......Page 926
School Of PE Structural Problems Solutions......Page 1128
School Of PE Structural Problems......Page 1161
School Of PE Traffic Engineering Notes......Page 1190
School Of PE Traffic Engineering Problem Solutions......Page 1198
School Of PE Traffic Engineering Problems......Page 1205
School Of PE Water Resources Notes......Page 1212
School Of PE Water Resources Problems Solutions......Page 1319
School Of PE Water Resources Problems......Page 1368
School Of PE Structural Depth Notes......Page 1418
School Of PE Structural Depth Problems......Page 1831
School Of PE Structural Depth Problems Solutions 1......Page 1873
School Of PE Structural Depth Problems Solutions 2......Page 1903
School Of PE Structural Depth Problems Solutions......Page 1969
New solutions......Page 2064