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It is closed book with electronic references. The NCEES PE Civil Reference Handbook is included in the exam along with the design standards shown on the last page.  \n• Examinees have 9 hours to complete the exam, which contains 80 questions. The 9-hour time includes a tutorial and an optional scheduled break. Examinees work all questions.  \n• The exam uses both the International System of units (SI) and the U.S. Customary System (USCS) .  \n• The exam is developed with questions that will require a variety of approaches and methodologies, including design, analysis, and application.  \n• The examples specified in knowledge areas are not exclusive or exhaustive.  \nNumber of Questions  \n1. Soil Mechanics 6–9  \nA. Lateral earth pressure  \nB. Soil consolidation and settlement  \nC. Effective and total stresses  \nD. Bearing capacity  \nE. Slope stability  \n2. Site Layout and Development 5–8  \nA. Layout and control (e.g., staking, benchmarks, elevations)  \nB. Basic horizontal and vertical curve elements (e.g., middle ordinate, length, chord, radius)  \nC. Site investigations (e.g., adjacent structures and properties, utilities)  \n3. Material Properties 5–8  \nA. Soil, rock and aggregates (e.g., boring log interpretation, classification, strength, permeability, compressibility)  \nB. Concrete (e.g., mix design, admixtures, proportioning)  \nC. Steel (e.g., structural, reinforcement, prestressed)  \nD. Wood (e.g., sawn, engineered)  \n4. Estimating Quantities and Costs 6–9  \nA. Quantity take-off methods  \nB. Cost estimating  \nC. Engineering economic analysis (e.g., cost analysis for resource selection, break-even, net-present value, life-cycle costing)  \nD. Work measurement and productivity (e.g., earned value)  \n5. Project Planning and Scheduling  \nA. Construction sequencing  \nB. Activity time analysis  \nC. Project schedule analysis (e.g., network analysis, critical path method, linear schedules)  \nD. Resource scheduling and leveling  \nE. Time–cost trade-off  \n6. Material, Production, and Execution Quality Control  \nA. Material test methods and specification conformance  \nB. Weld and bolt installation  \nC. Quality control process (QA/QC)  \nD. Concrete placement  \nE. Concrete maturity and early strength evaluation  \nF. Compaction (e.g., soils, asphalt, aggregates)  \n7. Structural Mechanics  \nA. Loads (e.g., dead, live, construction, wind, preloading)  \nB. Statics and stresses (e.g., bending, shear, axial, combined, deflection)  \nC. Structural members (e.g., beams, columns, one-way slabs)  \nD. Structural systems (e.g., foundations, retaining walls, trusses, frames, two-way slabs, slab-on-grade)  \n8. Hydraulics and Hydrology  \nA. Stormwater collection and drainage (e.g., open-channel flow, culvert, storm sewer, watersheds)  \nB. Storm characteristics and runoff analysis (e.g., rational and SCS/NRCS methods, types offlow, flow characteristics, hydrographic application, erosion control, runoff time of concentration, storm frequency, rainfall measurement and distribution)  \nC. Detention/retention ponds  \n9. Construction Operations and Methods  \nA. Lifting and rigging  \nB. Cranes (e.g., stability, outrigger loads, lifting capacity, crane types)  \nC. Dewatering and pumping  \nD. Equipment selection and operations  \nE. Deep foundation installation  \nF. Excavation and embankment (e.g., cut and fill analysis, borrow pit volume, haul distances)  \n10. Design for Support of Construction Loads  \nA. Formwork  \nB. Falsework and scaffolding  \nC. Shoring and reshoring  \nD. Bracing and anchorage  \nE. Support of excavation  \nF. Construction loads on permanent structures (e.g., erection analysis, equipment loading)  \n7–11  \n7–11  \n7–11  \n4–6  \n9–14  \n10–15  \n11. Health and Safety 4–6  \nA. OSHA construction and industry regulations and safety management  \nB. Work zone and public safety including maintena","cbCaij65dY17U3QB","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij65dY17U3QB","pdf",364576,"English","# Exam Overview\n## Format and Rules\n## Time, Questions, and Units\n## Knowledge Area Question Ranges\n# Knowledge Areas\n## Soil Mechanics\n## Site Layout and Development\n## Material Properties\n## Estimating Quantities and Costs\n## Project Planning and Scheduling\n## Material, Production, and Execution Quality Control\n## Structural Mechanics\n## Hydraulics and Hydrology\n## Construction Operations and Methods\n## Design for Support of Construction Loads\n## Health and Safety\n# Supplied Design Standards and Presentation","[{\"question\":\"What exam format and reference materials are provided for the Civil–Construction CBT exam?\",\"answer\":\"The exam is computer-based and closed book with electronic references. 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