Civil PE Professional Engineer Exam Construction Module, Fifth Edition (Sixth Edition available)
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Civil PE Professional Engineer Exam Construction Module, Fifth Edition (Sixth Edition available)
The Civil PE Construction Module, Fifth Edition is the most widely used book for the construction module of the PE exam. Civil PE Construction Module, now in its fifth edition has been used by thousands of students in the last 10 years. The book contains subject matter covering all the topics. Also it has more than 200 practice problems and solutions. All solutions are provided in step by step manner. Each step of the solution is presented in a very easy to understand manner with references and illustrations. Topics of the Civil PE Construction Module Site work Concrete construction Steel construction Masonry Timber Cost estimating Quantity Takeoffs Equipment production Mass-Haul diagrams Cut and fill Scheduling Material testing Construction quality control Health and safety MUTCD -------------------------------------- Table of Contents A.0 Site Work: 20 A.1 Permanent and Temporary Site Work: 20 A.2 Site Clearing: 21 A.3 Demolition of Existing Structures and Utilities: 23 A.4 Mass Grading: 23 A.5 Fine Grading: 24 A.6 Temporary Drainage: 24 A.7 Erosion and Sediment Control: 25 A.8 Surveying: 26 A.9 Sheet piles: 27 A.10 Soil Stabilization: 28 A.11 Site Work - Permanent Construction; 28 A.12 Permanent Drainage: 28 A.13 Construction of Utilities (Water Pipes, Sewer Pipes, Electrical Conduits): 28 A.14 Landscaping: 29 B.0 Concrete Construction 30 B.1 Cement, fine aggregates and coarse aggregates: 30 Cement Types: 30 B.2.1 Fly Ash: 32 B.3 Concrete Admixtures: 33 Air Entraining Admixtures: 33 Water Reducing Admixtures: 33 Accelerating Admixtures 33 Superplasticizers (Commonly known as Super Ps): 33 Concrete Retarders: 33 B.4 Concrete Slump Test: 33 Slump Test Procedure: 33 B.5 Concrete Cylinders: 34 Procedure to obtain concrete cylinders; 34 B.6 Splitting Tensile Strength Test: 35 B.7 Mixing, Transportation and Placement of Concrete: (ACI 304R) 35 B.7.1 Concrete Plants: 36 B.7.2 Storage of Material: 37 B.7.3 Cement Silos: 37 B.7.4 Concrete Mixing: 37 B.7.5 Concrete Placement: 38 Pumping during Cold Weather: 41 Pumping of lightweight concrete: 41 Lightweight aggregates: 41 Tremie Pipes: 42 Free Fall of Concrete: 42 B.8 Concrete Vibration (Concrete Consolidation) ACI 309: 42 Adverse Conditions due to Inadequate Vibrating; 44 B.9 Concrete Finishing: 45 B.10 Concrete Grinding: 48 B.11 Concrete Scarifiers: 48 B.12 Tolerances: 49 B.13 Cold Weather and Hot Weather Concreting: 50 B.13.1 Cold Weather Concreting: 50 B.13.2 Hot Weather Concreting (ACI 305): 51 B.14 Concrete Elements: 53 B.15 Concrete Accessories: 53 B.15.1 Curing Compounds 53