Civil PE Exam Sample Practice Questions

Water Geotechnical Structural Construction Transportation

Evaluating Factor of Safety Against Heave in Clayey Soil

Rock Classification (RQD)

Potential Failure Modes in Anchored Wall Design for Excavation Support

Minimum Unbonded Length for Excavation Support

Minimum Horizontal Spacing Requirements between Anchors in Support of Excavation Wall

Estimating Soil Dry Density Based on Moisture Content and Unit Weight

Estimating Dry Density from Specific Gravity of Saturated Soil

Bearing Capacity of Strip Footing

Bearing Capacity of Square Footing

Eccentrically Loading Wall Footing - Full Contact

Eccentrically Loaded Wall Footing - Uplift

Lateral Pressure on a Sheet Pile

Failure Zone of a Retaining Wall

OSHA Soil Classification

Soil Classification Criteria

Lateral earth pressure on retaining wall

Classify the given soil according to the Unified Soil Classification System

Frost Depth

Classification of Soil Sample

Shrinkage Limit on a Soil Sample

Eccentrically Loaded Foundation Bearing Pressure

Total Stress at Clay Layer

Rankine vs. Coulomb Pressure

Total Unit Weight of Soil Based on Parameters

Bearing Pressure for an Eccentrically Loaded Foundation

Calculate Stress at Depth Below Soil Surface

Retaining Wall Factor of Safety Against Sliding

Determine the Void Ratio of a Saturated Soil Sample

Effective Stress at Bottom of a Soil Layer

Soil Mechanics: Effective and Total Stresses

Rankine Active Pressure on Cantilever Wall

Gross Bearing Pressure at Column Foundation

Relative Compaction Based on Test Data

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