CIVIL ENGINEERING TESTS, 2026
EXAMS QUESTION AND ANSWERS
Transportation engineering quiz - start
In 21 century, what are the critical issues that transportation engineers face - a) mobility
(congestion)
b) safety
c) environmental
d) all of the above
answer D
In terms of fatalities caused by alcohol impairment in Mississippi in 2013, Mississippi's
percent of alcohol impaired deaths are higher than the national average? - a) true
b) false
answer a
which of the following is not a mode of transportation - a) pipeline
b) rail
c) air
d) space
e) none of the above
answer e
which of the following jobs is least performed by Highway Transportation Engineers? -
a) build highway
b) planning city roads
c) control traffic signals
d) dispatching train
answer d
transportation involves movements of the following items except? - a) people
b) animals
c) information
d) goods
answer c
what is the percentage of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) that is contributed by
transportation related activities? - a) ~9%
b) ~50.5%
c)~1.5%
d) none of the above
answer a
, which event below does not require emergency response? - a) 2011 9/11 attacks
b) hurricanes Katrina
c) the oncoming football game between bulldogs v.s. Texas AM
d) Fukushima Nuclear leakage disaster
answer C
which action(s) are performed on modes of transportation by transportation engineers to
provide for the safe, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and environmentally
compatible movement of people and goods? - a) planning
b) design
c) operations
d) management
e) all of them
answer e
where is the Mississippi Department Transportation (MDOT) located? - a) Jacksonville,
Fl
b) Biloxi, Ms
c) Jackson, Ms
d) Starkville, Ms
Transportation consumes how much percent of the total petroleum fuel? - a)~10%
b)~1%
c)~70%
d) none of the above
load path refers to - a) the way loads are applied to the structure
b) the distribution of loads on a structure
c) the distribution of loads in a structure
d) the process by which loads are determined
answer c
which is not a common type of civil engineering structural element? - a) one-way
structure
b) three-way structure
c) cable- stayed
d) two-way structure
answer b
what document provides the design loads for most common civil engineering designs? -
a) ASCE 7
b) all of the above
c) international building code
d) steel construction manual
answer A
EXAMS QUESTION AND ANSWERS
Transportation engineering quiz - start
In 21 century, what are the critical issues that transportation engineers face - a) mobility
(congestion)
b) safety
c) environmental
d) all of the above
answer D
In terms of fatalities caused by alcohol impairment in Mississippi in 2013, Mississippi's
percent of alcohol impaired deaths are higher than the national average? - a) true
b) false
answer a
which of the following is not a mode of transportation - a) pipeline
b) rail
c) air
d) space
e) none of the above
answer e
which of the following jobs is least performed by Highway Transportation Engineers? -
a) build highway
b) planning city roads
c) control traffic signals
d) dispatching train
answer d
transportation involves movements of the following items except? - a) people
b) animals
c) information
d) goods
answer c
what is the percentage of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) that is contributed by
transportation related activities? - a) ~9%
b) ~50.5%
c)~1.5%
d) none of the above
answer a
, which event below does not require emergency response? - a) 2011 9/11 attacks
b) hurricanes Katrina
c) the oncoming football game between bulldogs v.s. Texas AM
d) Fukushima Nuclear leakage disaster
answer C
which action(s) are performed on modes of transportation by transportation engineers to
provide for the safe, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and environmentally
compatible movement of people and goods? - a) planning
b) design
c) operations
d) management
e) all of them
answer e
where is the Mississippi Department Transportation (MDOT) located? - a) Jacksonville,
Fl
b) Biloxi, Ms
c) Jackson, Ms
d) Starkville, Ms
Transportation consumes how much percent of the total petroleum fuel? - a)~10%
b)~1%
c)~70%
d) none of the above
load path refers to - a) the way loads are applied to the structure
b) the distribution of loads on a structure
c) the distribution of loads in a structure
d) the process by which loads are determined
answer c
which is not a common type of civil engineering structural element? - a) one-way
structure
b) three-way structure
c) cable- stayed
d) two-way structure
answer b
what document provides the design loads for most common civil engineering designs? -
a) ASCE 7
b) all of the above
c) international building code
d) steel construction manual
answer A
