Transportation Depth Six-minute Problems for the Pe Civil Exam - Softcover

Voigt, Norman R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1591266211 ISBN 13: 9781591266211

Publisher: Professional Pubns Inc, 2018

Synopsis

Targeted Training for Solving PE Civil Transportation Depth Exam Multiple-Choice Problems

Transportation Depth Six-Minute Problems for the PE Civil Exam contains 91 multiple-choice problems that are grouped into 10 chapters that correspond to a topic on the PE Civil exam transportation depth section. Problems are representative of the exam’s format, scope of topics, and level of difficulty.

Like the PE exam, an average of six minutes is required to solve each problem in this book. Each problem also includes a hint for optional problem-solving guidance. Comprehensive step-by-step solutions for all problems demonstrate accurate and efficient solving approaches.

Topics Covered

• Alternatives Analysis    
• Drainage    
• Geotechnical and Pavement    
• Horizontal Design    
• Intersection Geometry    
• Roadside and Cross-Section Design
• Signal Design
• Traffic Control Design
• Traffic Engineering
• Vertical Design

Key Features

• Increase familiarity with the exam problems’ format, content, and solution methods 
• Connect relevant theory to exam-like problems
• Quickly identify accurate problem-solving approaches
• Organize the references you will use on exam day
• Binding: Paperback
• Publisher: PPI, A Kaplan Company

About this title

About the Authors

Norman R. Voigt, PE, PLS, is a registered civil engineer and land surveyor in Pennsylvania. Mr. Voigt obtained his bachelor of science and master of science degrees in civil engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. He has worked in both the private and public sectors, performing design, construction, maintenance, inspection services, and interagency project coordination on a variety of highway and transit projects. He has served as the principal coordinator for the PE civil intensive review course at Penn State Beaver, including organizing the course curriculum and teaching the transportation portion for more than 35 years. He has served as adjunct faculty at the University of Pittsburgh and The Pennsylvania State University. He has presented papers on various transportation subjects and on the role of adjunct faculty in undergraduate education, and has authored and edited several books on transportation engineering topics.

Norman R. Voigt, PE, PLS is registered as both a civil engineer and land surveyor in Pennsylvania. He holds a Bachelor of Science and master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. He has been responsible for design, construction, maintenance, and inspection on a variety of highway, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian projects, having experience from the consultant’s side and as project engineer for the owner. His experience includes site surveys, corridor alignment layout studies and designs, right of way layout and property research, drainage studies and design, utility mapping and coordination, inter-agency coordination, and management of bridge inspection condition reporting. He has served as a team teacher for The Pennsylvania State University Beaver Campus Civil PE review course concentrating on transportation, construction management, and open channel flow. He has authored Transportation Depth Reference Manual for the Civil PE Exam, Transportation Depth Six-Minute Problems for the PE Civil Exam, Flashcards for Civil PE exam preparation, and was an advisor for on-line PE Transportation Exam Review Forum. He has taught Transportation Engineering courses at University of Pittsburgh and continues as a participant on the Senior Design Project Review panel for the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Edition details

• Publisher: Professional Pubns Inc
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591266211
• ISBN 13: 9781591266211
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 98