Civil Structural PE Exam Questions With Correct Answers 2024

Civil Structural PE Exam Questions With
Correct Answers 2024



Finding .the .bending .stress .for .masonry .is .listed .in .- .correct .answer.PE .Reference .Manual
.under .concrete .bending




Cement .mixes .consist .of .- .correct .answer.cement, .sand, .aggregates

To .find .the .ratio .of .sand .in .a .cement .mix .- .correct .answer.weight .of .sand ./ .weight .of
.cement




Equations .for .determinate .truss .- .correct .answer.M+r .= .2j

Equation .for .a .determinate .but .unstable .truss .- .correct .answer.M+r .< .2j

Equation .for .an .indeterminate .truss .- .correct .answer.M+r>2j

The .effective .width .of .a .T .beam .slab .is .located .in .- .correct .answer.ACI .chapter .6

Base .plate .thickness .calculation .is .located .- .correct .answer.AISC .section .14-6

Weld .strength .in .shear .is .found .- .correct .answer.AISC .equation .8-1

Anchor .embedment .into .concrete .is .found .- .correct .answer.ACI .chapter .17

e .for .foundations .= .- .correct .answer.M/P

qmin .for .eccentrically .loaded .footings .is .- .correct .answer.P/A-M/S .where .A .and .S .are .for
.the .projected .area .(no .thickness)




qmax .for .eccentrically .loaded .footings .is .- .correct .answer.P/A+M/S .where .A .and .S .are .for
.the .projected .area .(no .thickness)




Footing .settlement .is .- .correct .answer.F=K*Delta .where .F .= .P/A, .K .= .soil .vertical .modulus

Two .way .shear .for .concrete .is .located .- .correct .answer.ACI .section .22.6

, Punching .shear .= .- .correct .answer.two .way .shear .x .d .x .b

For .piles, .the .side .surface .of .the .pile .adds .to .compaction .starting .at .what .height .- .correct
.answer.2/3L




For .clay, .you .can .find .cohesion .from .the .unconfined .compressive .strength .by .- .correct
.answer.c .= .unconfined .compressive .strength .(q) ./ .2




For .steel, .k .(stiffness) .= .- .correct .answer.EA/L

Stiffness .for .springs .in .a .series .= .- .correct .answer.1/keq .= .1/k1+1/k2

For .consolidation .and .settlement .problems, .Po .is .the .- .correct .answer.EFFECTIVE .stress

Approximate .moments .for .nonprestressed .continuous .beams .and .one .way .slabs .is
.located .in .- .correct .answer.ACI .T6.5.2




the .Modulus .of .rupture .for .masonry .can .be .found .- .correct .answer.TMS .Table .9.1.9.2

For .a .built .of .section, .rx .and .ry .= .- .correct .answer.rx .= .sqrt(Ix/Ag), .ry= .sqrt(Iy/Ag)

For .a .cross .section .to .be .controlled .by .tension, .the .steel .strain .has .to .be .greater .than .-
.correct .answer..005




To .find .the .depth .(c) .at .a .specific .strain .- .correct .answer.x/.003 .= .d/.00207+.003

If .you .know .c, .you .can .find .the .max .amount .of .tension .reinforcement .by .- .correct
.answer.c*beta .= .a, .C .= ..85f'cab, .C=T=Asfy, .solve .for .As




Where .are .dowels .not .used? .- .correct .answer.control .joints, .isolation .joints

Control .joints .are .- .correct .answer.used .to .control .cracking

Isolation .joints .are .- .correct .answer.used .to .separate .elements .that .experience
.differences .in .loading .and .settlement




Dowels .do .exist .at .- .correct .answer.construction, .contraction .and .expansion .joints

Review .the .- .correct .answer.direct .stiffness .method

V/A .or .T .= .VQ/Ib .- .correct .answer.T .= .VQ/Ib

V/A .is .- .correct .answer.the .average .shear .stress

Concrete .modulus .of .elasticity .is .found .- .correct .answer.ACI .Section .19.2.2