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    The document provides information about the NCEES Transportation Depth exam, including: - An overview of the 10 topics covered on the exam and the number of questions for each topic. Topics include traffic engineering, horizontal design, vertical design, etc. - A class schedule for the Transportation Depth review course that will follow the topics covered on the exam. - Recommendations to study a minimum of 4 hours on weekdays and 8 hours on weekends in the 6-week review period and to prepare a cheat sheet. - An outline of the exam strategy including scanning problems first and solving easier problems before more difficult ones.

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    Transportation Depth
    Fall 2021
    https://eetusa.com/

    NCEES – Transportation Depth


    I. Traffic Engineering (Capacity Analysis and Transportation Planning) 11 Questions
    • A. Uninterrupted flow (e.g., level of service, capacity)
    • B. Street segment interrupted flow (e.g., level of service, running time, travel speed)
    • C. Intersection capacity (e.g., at grade, signalized, roundabout, interchange)
    • D. Traffic analysis (e.g., volume studies, peak hour factor, speed studies, modal split)
    • E. Trip generation and traffic impact studies
    • F. Accident analysis (e.g., conflict analysis, accident rates, collision diagrams)
    • G. Non-motorized facilities (e.g., pedestrian, bicycle)
    • H. Traffic forecast
    • I. Highway safety analysis (e.g., crash modification factors, Highway Safety Manual)

    https://ncees.org/wp-content/uploads/Civ-Tran-October-2016_combined_with-2020-codes.rev_.pdf

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    NCEES – Transportation Depth


    II. Horizontal Design 4 Questions
    • A. Basic curve elements (e.g., middle ordinate, length, chord, radius)
    • B. Sight distance considerations
    • C. Superelevation (e.g., rate, transitions, method, components)
    • D. Special horizontal curves (e.g., compound/reverse curves, curve widening, coordination with
    vertical geometry)

    III. Vertical Design 4 Questions


    • A. Vertical curve geometry
    • B. Stopping and passing sight distance (e.g., crest curve, sag curve)
    • C. Vertical clearance

    NCEES – Transportation Depth


    IV. Intersection Geometry 4 Questions
    • A. Intersection sight distance
    • B. Interchanges (e.g., freeway merge, entrance and exit design, horizontal design, vertical design)
    • C. At-grade intersection layout, including roundabouts

    V. Roadside and Cross-Section Design 4 Questions


    • A. Forgiving roadside concepts (e.g., clear zone, recoverable slopes, roadside obstacles)
    • B. Barrier design (e.g., barrier types, end treatments, crash cushions)
    • C. Cross-section elements (e.g., lane widths, shoulders, bike lane, sidewalks)
    • D. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) design considerations

    VI. Signal Design 3 Questions


    • A. Signal timing (e.g., clearance intervals, phasing, pedestrian crossing timing, railroad preemption)
    • B. Signal warrants

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    NCEES – Transportation Depth


    VII. Traffic Control Design 3 Questions
    • A. Signs and pavement markings
    • B. Temporary traffic control
    VIII. Geotechnical and Pavement 4 Questions
    • A. Sampling and testing (e.g., subgrade resilient modulus, CBR, R-Values, field tests)
    • B. Soil stabilization techniques, settlement and compaction, excavation, embankment, and mass
    balance
    • C. Design traffic analysis and pavement design procedures (e.g., flexible and rigid pavement)
    • D. Pavement evaluation and maintenance measures (e.g., skid, roughness, rehabilitation treatments)
    IX. Drainage 2 Questions
    • A. Hydrology (e.g., Rational method, hydrographs, SCS/NRCS method), including runoff
    detention/retention/water quality mitigation measures
    • B. Hydraulics, including culvert and stormwater collection system design (e.g., inlet capacities, pipe
    flow, hydraulic energy dissipation), and open-channel flow
    X. Alternatives Analysis 1 Question
    • A. Economic analysis (e.g., present worth, lifecycle costs)

    Civil Breadth - Class schedule Fall 2021

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    Civil Breadth - Class schedule Fall 2021

    Transportation Depth - Class schedule Fall 2021

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    Transportation Depth - Class schedule Fall 2021

    Recommended study time


    • For Breadth
     Average time period needed to cover breadth topics is six weeks
     Follow the EET weekly webinar schedule as a guidance for studying the eight parts as listed per NCEES
     Study a minimum of 3 hours on weekdays and a minimum of eight hours on Saturday and on Sunday
     Prepare own cheat sheet while reviewing

    • For Depth
     Average time period needed to cover depth topics is six weeks
     Follow the EET weekly webinar schedule as a guidance for studying the eight parts as listed per NCEES
     Study a minimum of 4 hours on weekdays and a minimum of eight hours on Saturday and on Sunday
     Prepare own cheat sheet while reviewing

    • Last two weeks before the exam


     Conduct final review of your notes for Breadth and depth
     Organize and tab your binders

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    Problem Solving Sessions


    • There are four problem solving sessions on the schedule.
    For each session, a problem set will be posted on Sunday morning before the session on
    Tuesday covering the topics discussed during the lecture on Saturday.
    Solve the problems before the session on Tuesday
    Solutions will be posted Wednesday morning

    • Simulation Test will be posted on Friday October 8th.

    Strategy during the exam


    Strategy For Breadth:

    • Start by scanning all problems in 2 minutes before starting in on the first problem
    • Find problems in your main area where you have spent lots of time during preparation and are comfortable
    with.
    • Solve easier problems first
    • Solve difficult problems last
    • Avoid trial and error problems, if you do not know where to start
    • Make sure you manage your time efficiently

    Strategy For Depth:

    • Scan all problems in 2 minutes before starting in on the first problem


    • Solve easier problems first
    • Solve difficult problems last
    • Avoid trial and error problems, if you do not know where to start
    • Make sure you manage your time efficiently

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    2018 AASHTO Green Book


    NEW REFERENCE STARTING SPRING 2020

    Important Chapters: 2, 3, 9, and 10

    ERRATA for A Policy on Geometric Design of


    Highways and Streets

    https://downloads.transportation.org/GDHS-7-Errata.pdf

    https://ncees.org/wp-content/uploads/Civ-Tran-October-2016_combined_with-2020-codes.rev_.pdf

    Federal MUTCD
    2009 Federal MUTCD
    Available online – Free

    Important Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 6

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    2016 Highway Capacity Manual

    Volume II: Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14 , 15

    Volume III: Chapters 18, 19, 22 and 24

    AASHTO Roadside Design Guide

    Important Chapters 3, 5 and 8

    Errata : available online. Feb 2012 and July 2015

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    AASHTO - Highway Safety Manual


    Chapters 3 , 10, 11, and 12

    AASHTO –Bicycle facilities

    Chapters 3 and 4

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    Exam Practice books

    Recordings
    Recordings of all live sessions will be posted in the Adobe Connect folder
    immediately the following day after completion of each webinar session
    (September/October 2021).

    To access On-Demand Recordings (Spring 2021) use the link below

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O189xBzv3s-PeyeBwUAK8SVLmC1mzprt/view?usp=sharing

    Good Luck

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