PE Professional Engineer Exam Civil
Breadth With Correct Questions And
Answers 2024
Soil .void .ratio, .e .- .correct .answer.ratio .of .volume .of .voids .to .the .volume .of .solids
soil .water .content, .w .- .correct .answer.ratio .of .the .mass .of .water .to .the .mass .of .solids
soil .density, .rho .(p) .- .correct .answer.ratio .total .mass .over .total .volume
allowable .stress .= .- .correct .answer.material .strength ./ .safety .factor
allowable .strength .design .method
allowable .stress .- .correct .answer.In .allowable .strength .design .method, .actual .calculated
.stress .cannot .exceed....
Abutments .- .correct .answer.structural .components .that .connect .the .bridge .to .the .ground
.at .the .ends .of .the .bridge
Arch .Bridge .- .correct .answer.type .of .bridge .that .relies .on .the .strength .and .rigidity .of .the
.arch. .the .strength .of .an .arch .is .that .the .structural .members .are .always .in .compression
.and .that .it .can .distribute .the .load .throughout .the .arch .to .the .abutments.
Beam .Bridge .- .correct .answer.simplest .type .of .bridge .used .to .span .the .shortest .distance
Bending .- .correct .answer.force .that .causes .a .structure .to .sag .when .placed .in .the .middle
.of .it
brace .- .correct .answer.structural .member .used .to .provide .structural .stability
Cantilevered .bridge .- .correct .answer.type .of .beam .bridge .that .can .span .greater .distances
.than .a .simple .beam .bridge .and .often .includes .trusses .in .the .framework
central .core .- .correct .answer.reinforced .concrete .shaft .at .the .center .of .the .building
, column .- .correct .answer.vertical .structural .member .that .transmits .the .load .from .above .to
.other .structural .elements
compression .- .correct .answer.crushing .force .down .the .axis .of .a .material .that .shortens .the
.material
dynamic .load .- .correct .answer.sudden .impact .on .the .structure
dynamics .- .correct .answer.study .of .forces .that .cause .motion .on .physical .objects
electronic .distance .meter .(EDM) .- .correct .answer.part .of .the .total .station, .emitting
.infrared .light
Equilibrium .- .correct .answer.state .at .which .structures .can .oppose .external .forces .and
.can .transfer .the .load .throughout .the .structure.
floor .joist .- .correct .answer.beam .that .is .designed .to .resist .bending .as .people .walk .across
.a .floor
free .body .diagram .- .correct .answer.simple .drawing .that .includes .three .components: .the
.structural .members .and .joints, .the .supports, .and .the .loads .of .forces .that .are .applied
Geomatics .Engineering .- .correct .answer.type .of .engineering .usually .associated .with .civil
.engineering, .involves .determining .the .location .of .objects .on .the .earth
joint .- .correct .answer.Device .that .connects .two .or .more .structural .members .together
Land .Surveying .- .correct .answer.process .of .taking .and .using .measurements .to
.determine .the .exact .size .and .shape .of .a .piece .of .land
load .- .correct .answer.forces .the .structure .must .withstand
mechanics .- .correct .answer.study .of .forces .and .motion .on .physical .objects
Piers; .Bridges .- .correct .answer.main .vertical .columns .that .transfer .the .load .of .the .bridge
.into .the .ground
shear .- .correct .answer.force .that .acts .in .opposite .directions .across .a .material
Static .Load .- .correct .answer.weight .of .the .structure .itself .(known .as .dead .load) .and
.weight .added .to .the .structure .under .normal .use .(known .as .live .load)
Statics .- .correct .answer.study .that .deals .with .the .analysis .of .loads .on .objects .at .rest .(or .in
.equilibrium)
Breadth With Correct Questions And
Answers 2024
Soil .void .ratio, .e .- .correct .answer.ratio .of .volume .of .voids .to .the .volume .of .solids
soil .water .content, .w .- .correct .answer.ratio .of .the .mass .of .water .to .the .mass .of .solids
soil .density, .rho .(p) .- .correct .answer.ratio .total .mass .over .total .volume
allowable .stress .= .- .correct .answer.material .strength ./ .safety .factor
allowable .strength .design .method
allowable .stress .- .correct .answer.In .allowable .strength .design .method, .actual .calculated
.stress .cannot .exceed....
Abutments .- .correct .answer.structural .components .that .connect .the .bridge .to .the .ground
.at .the .ends .of .the .bridge
Arch .Bridge .- .correct .answer.type .of .bridge .that .relies .on .the .strength .and .rigidity .of .the
.arch. .the .strength .of .an .arch .is .that .the .structural .members .are .always .in .compression
.and .that .it .can .distribute .the .load .throughout .the .arch .to .the .abutments.
Beam .Bridge .- .correct .answer.simplest .type .of .bridge .used .to .span .the .shortest .distance
Bending .- .correct .answer.force .that .causes .a .structure .to .sag .when .placed .in .the .middle
.of .it
brace .- .correct .answer.structural .member .used .to .provide .structural .stability
Cantilevered .bridge .- .correct .answer.type .of .beam .bridge .that .can .span .greater .distances
.than .a .simple .beam .bridge .and .often .includes .trusses .in .the .framework
central .core .- .correct .answer.reinforced .concrete .shaft .at .the .center .of .the .building
, column .- .correct .answer.vertical .structural .member .that .transmits .the .load .from .above .to
.other .structural .elements
compression .- .correct .answer.crushing .force .down .the .axis .of .a .material .that .shortens .the
.material
dynamic .load .- .correct .answer.sudden .impact .on .the .structure
dynamics .- .correct .answer.study .of .forces .that .cause .motion .on .physical .objects
electronic .distance .meter .(EDM) .- .correct .answer.part .of .the .total .station, .emitting
.infrared .light
Equilibrium .- .correct .answer.state .at .which .structures .can .oppose .external .forces .and
.can .transfer .the .load .throughout .the .structure.
floor .joist .- .correct .answer.beam .that .is .designed .to .resist .bending .as .people .walk .across
.a .floor
free .body .diagram .- .correct .answer.simple .drawing .that .includes .three .components: .the
.structural .members .and .joints, .the .supports, .and .the .loads .of .forces .that .are .applied
Geomatics .Engineering .- .correct .answer.type .of .engineering .usually .associated .with .civil
.engineering, .involves .determining .the .location .of .objects .on .the .earth
joint .- .correct .answer.Device .that .connects .two .or .more .structural .members .together
Land .Surveying .- .correct .answer.process .of .taking .and .using .measurements .to
.determine .the .exact .size .and .shape .of .a .piece .of .land
load .- .correct .answer.forces .the .structure .must .withstand
mechanics .- .correct .answer.study .of .forces .and .motion .on .physical .objects
Piers; .Bridges .- .correct .answer.main .vertical .columns .that .transfer .the .load .of .the .bridge
.into .the .ground
shear .- .correct .answer.force .that .acts .in .opposite .directions .across .a .material
Static .Load .- .correct .answer.weight .of .the .structure .itself .(known .as .dead .load) .and
.weight .added .to .the .structure .under .normal .use .(known .as .live .load)
Statics .- .correct .answer.study .that .deals .with .the .analysis .of .loads .on .objects .at .rest .(or .in
.equilibrium)
