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This online PE exam preparation course covers the essential information needed to pass the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam. It is organized into modules focusing on the five major civil engineering disciplines tested on the exam. Students can access video lectures, practice problems, quizzes and exams through an online platform. Active participation in the coursework, including working through video examples, taking quizzes and practice tests, is emphasized as key to improving students' chances of passing the challenging PE exam.

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Module 1

This online PE exam preparation course covers the essential information needed to pass the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam. It is organized into modules focusing on the five major civil engineering disciplines tested on the exam. Students can access video lectures, practice problems, quizzes and exams through an online platform. Active participation in the coursework, including working through video examples, taking quizzes and practice tests, is emphasized as key to improving students' chances of passing the challenging PE exam.

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This presentation will

Welcome to the online


PeReview course

Tell you how the course is


organized
Give you a clear idea of
the PE exam
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Please use the Chat Room for


discussion

How to make the most of this


course

Video-streaming

Web site

Please feel free to post


questions about the problems
Will serve as a challenge for
your fellow students
Someone is likely to have an
answer for you

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How will I improve my


chances of passing?
Participate, participate,participate:
1. Work along with video-stream
demos

1. Work along with 18 videostream demos

Download & print problems with


partial solutions

Annotate your own hard copy

2. Do the Quick Quiz modules


before the sessions

all streams will be recorded

9AM (MST)

3. Take the on-line practice exams.

Duration: varies 60 ~ 120 minutes

Tuesdays & Fridays


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2. Do the Quick Quiz


modules before the sessions

3. Take the on-line (oneshot) practice exams

Modules 8, 11, 14, 16, 18

AM (Breadth) Exam 1

Most are One-line answers

AM (Breadth) Exam 2

Try before the video stream


session (or recording)

AM (Breadth) Exam 3

PM (Depth) Exam 4

Excellent for quick review

PM (Depth) Exam 5

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3. Take the on-line (oneshot) practice exams

Downloads

Cheat Sheets & HCM tables

Mixed

Presentations

120 minutes

Class Examples

Timed

AM & PM Exam: Transportation, Water,


Geotech

Solutions & score available (after)

AM Exam: Environmental, Structures

Tougher than PeReview.net


the real thing

20 Questions

Can I ask questions through the


video - stream?

50 participants

No voice questions

Instant messages operate


throughout all sessions
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Quick Quizzes
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Some FAQ

Will this course help me to


pass the PE?
How does this course
work?
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The PE Content
This section breaks down
the components into topics

PE (AM) and PE (PM)


The civil engineering PE
examination is in two parts:

AM-Breadth one common exam


PM-Depth 5 different
alternatives
All candidates take the breadth
exam in the morning and one of
the five depth exams in the
afternoon.
1.
2.

The PE Exam
Structure
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contains questions from all five


areas of civil engineering:

Environmental
Geotechnical
Structural
Transportation
Water resources

content

The depth (PM) exam

emphasis

Transp Water Geo

Struc

Env

Transp

65%

0%

5%

15%

0%

Water

20%

65%

0%

0%

25%

Geo

15%

15%

65%

20%

10%

Struc

0%

0%

15%

65%

0%

Env

0%

20%

15%

0%

65%

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Transp

Water

Geo

Struc

Env

Transp

65%

0%

5%

15%

0%

Water

20%

65%

0%

0%

25%

Geo

15%

15%

65%

20%

10%

Transportation (65%)

Struc

0%

0%

15%

65%

0%

Water Resources (20%)

Env

0%

20%

15%

0%

5%

Geotechnics (15%)

PM
Exam

Transportation Emphasis
Disciplines

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Transportation Topics Covered

Water Categories

1.

Capacity

7.

Transp.Planning

1.

2.

Alignment

8.

Earthworks

Open Channel Flow


Run off

3.

Design

Parking

2.

9.

Critical Flow

Traffic Flow
Theory

Safety

3.

10 .

Economics

4.

Hydraulic Jump

11.

Materials

Transit

5.

12 .

Energy Loss

5.

Signal Timing
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6.

Froude Number

6.

7.

Pipe flow

4.

Topic: Open Channel Flow


1.

Trapezoidal

2.

Rectangular

3.

Triangular

Geotechnic Categories as interpreted


by the TEL-8 instructors
Soil
Classification

1.

Phase
relationships

2.

Soil Compaction

3.

Lateral Earth
Pressures

4.

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Environmental & Structures

Breadth - enough for a


brief review
Will prepare you for the
AM exam

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5.

6.
7.

8.

Soil
Permeability
Shear Strength
Consolidation
Theory
Stresses
within a soil
mass

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Approved Transportation
Texts

AASHTO A Policy on
Geometric Design of Highways
and Streets, 2001 Edition,

American Association of State Highway &


Transportation Officials, Washington, DC

HCM Highway Capacity Manual


2000 (HCM2000), Transportation
Research Board - National Research
Council, Washington, DC

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Others

What You Need To Know

The Asphalt Handbook (MS-4),


1989 Edition
MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices,
PCA Design and Control of Concrete
Mixtures
ITE Traffic Engineering Handbook

Know what you know


Navigate through the
references
Become familiar
Tabs can help

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Video Stream Method

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Large amount of materials

No other course

No

New medium

Proofs

broadcast or recording

Derivations

theory

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The Schedule
Module
Tuesday
Friday
Tuesday
Friday
Tuesday
Friday
Tuesday
Friday

Day Date
23-Aug
26-Aug
30-Aug
2-Sep
6-Sep
9-Sep
13-Sep
16-Sep

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The Schedule cont.


Topic
Study Guide
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation Review Quiz

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Tuesday
Friday
Tuesday
Friday
Tuesday
Friday
Tuesday
Friday
Tuesday
Friday

20-Sep
23-Sep
27-Sep
30-Sep
4-Oct
7-Oct
11-Oct
14-Oct
18-Oct
21-Oct

Water Engineering
Water Engineering
Water Engineering Review Quiz
Geotechnics
Geotechnics
Geotechnics Review Quiz
Enviro (AM only)
Enviro (AM only) Review Quiz
Structures (AM only)
Structures (AM only) Review Quiz

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So, how to make sure you


pass !!

Download the materials, as they are


mounted
Go through each video stream
presentation, and make your own notes
Prepare for each review quiz
Take all practice exams

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