Civil PE Exam, Construction Module, Sixth Edition - Softcover

Ruwan Rajapakse, PE, CCM, CCE

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1939493110 ISBN 13: 9781939493118

Publisher: Ruwan Rajapakse, PE, CCM, CCE, 2023

Synopsis

TABLE OF CONTENTS (AS PER NCEES GUIDE) 1.0 Earthwork Construction and Layout (6 Questions) 1.1. Excavation and embankment (e.g., cut and fill) 1.2. Borrow pit volumes 1.3. Site layout and control 1.4. Earthwork mass diagrams and haul distance 1.5. Site and subsurface investigations 2.0. Estimating Quantities and Costs (6 Questions) 2.1. Quantity take-off methods 2.2. Cost Estimating 2.3. Cost analysis for resource selection 2.4. Work measurement and productivity 3.0 Construction Operations and Methods (7 Questions) 3.1. Lifting and rigging 3.2. Crane stability 3.3. Dewatering and pumping 3.4. Equipment operations (e.g., selection, production, economics) 3.5. Deep foundation installation 4.0 Scheduling (5 Questions) 4.1. Construction sequencing 4.2. Activity time analysis 4.3. Critical path method (CPM) network analysis 4.4. Resource scheduling and leveling 4.5. Time-cost trade-off 5.0. Material Quality Control and Production (6 Questions) 5.1. Material properties and testing (e.g., soils, concrete, asphalt) 5.2. Weld and bolt installation 5.3. Quality control process (QA/QC) 5.4. Concrete proportioning and placement 5.5. Concrete maturity and early strength evaluation 6.0. Temporary Structures (7 Questions) 6.1. Construction loads, codes, and standards 6.2. Formwork 6.3. Falsework and scaffolding 6.4. Shoring and reshoring 6.5. Bracing and anchorage for stability 6.6. Temporary support of excavation 7.0. Health and Safety (3 Questions) 7.1. OSHA regulations and hazard identification/abatement 7.2. Safety management and statistics 7.3. Work zone and public safety

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About the Author

Ruwan Rajapakse, PE, CCM, CCE, AVS has been working in NYC as a design engineer and a construction manager for 35 years. He has experience in building construction, structural design, geotechnical design and tunnel design. Author of 1. Civil PE construction module, practice problems 2. Four sample exams for the civil PE exam 3. Geotechnical engineering rules of thumb

Edition details

• Publisher: Ruwan Rajapakse, PE, CCM, CCE
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1939493110
• ISBN 13: 9781939493118
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Ruwan Rajapakse PE CCM CCE AVS
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 285
• Editor: Ruwan Rajapakse PE CCM CCE AVS