CIVIL FE EXAM TOPICS QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS (8-12) - Correct Answers -A. Analytic geometry
B. Single-variable calculus
C. Vector operations
D. Statistics (e.g., distributions, mean, mode, standard deviation, confidence interval,
regression and curve fitting)
DYNAMICS (4-6) - Correct Answers -A. Kinematics (e.g., particles, rigid bodies)
B. Mass moments of inertia
C. Force acceleration (e.g., particles, rigid bodies)
D. Work, energy, and power (e.g., particles, rigid bodies)
MECHANICS OF MATERIALS (7-11) - Correct Answers -A. Shear and moment
diagrams
B. Stresses and strains (e.g., diagrams, axial, torsion, bending, shear, thermal)
C. Deformations (e.g., axial, torsion, bending, thermal)
D. Combined stresses, principal stresses, and Mohr's circle
MATERIALS (5-8) - Correct Answers -A. Mix design of concrete and asphalt
B. Test methods and specifications of metals, concrete, aggregates, asphalt, and wood
C. Physical and mechanical properties of metals, concrete, aggregates, asphalt, and
wood
ETHICS & PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (4-6) - Correct Answers -A. Codes of ethics
(professional and technical societies)
B. Professional liability
C. Licensure
D. Contracts and contract law
ENGINEERING ECONOMICS (5-8) - Correct Answers -A. Time value of money (e.g.,
equivalence, present worth, equivalent annual worth, future worth, rate of return)
B. Cost (e.g., fixed, variable, direct and indirect labor, incremental, average, sunk)
Number of Questions 8-12 4-6 5-8
C. Analyses (e.g., break-even, benefit-cost, life cycle, sustainability, renewable energy)
D. Uncertainty (e.g., expected value and risk)
STATICS (8-12) - Correct Answers -A. Resultants of force systems
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS (8-12) - Correct Answers -A. Analytic geometry
B. Single-variable calculus
C. Vector operations
D. Statistics (e.g., distributions, mean, mode, standard deviation, confidence interval,
regression and curve fitting)
DYNAMICS (4-6) - Correct Answers -A. Kinematics (e.g., particles, rigid bodies)
B. Mass moments of inertia
C. Force acceleration (e.g., particles, rigid bodies)
D. Work, energy, and power (e.g., particles, rigid bodies)
MECHANICS OF MATERIALS (7-11) - Correct Answers -A. Shear and moment
diagrams
B. Stresses and strains (e.g., diagrams, axial, torsion, bending, shear, thermal)
C. Deformations (e.g., axial, torsion, bending, thermal)
D. Combined stresses, principal stresses, and Mohr's circle
MATERIALS (5-8) - Correct Answers -A. Mix design of concrete and asphalt
B. Test methods and specifications of metals, concrete, aggregates, asphalt, and wood
C. Physical and mechanical properties of metals, concrete, aggregates, asphalt, and
wood
ETHICS & PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (4-6) - Correct Answers -A. Codes of ethics
(professional and technical societies)
B. Professional liability
C. Licensure
D. Contracts and contract law
ENGINEERING ECONOMICS (5-8) - Correct Answers -A. Time value of money (e.g.,
equivalence, present worth, equivalent annual worth, future worth, rate of return)
B. Cost (e.g., fixed, variable, direct and indirect labor, incremental, average, sunk)
Number of Questions 8-12 4-6 5-8
C. Analyses (e.g., break-even, benefit-cost, life cycle, sustainability, renewable energy)
D. Uncertainty (e.g., expected value and risk)
STATICS (8-12) - Correct Answers -A. Resultants of force systems
