Civil engineering All-in-One PE exam guide : breadth and depth / Indranil Goswami.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goswami, Indranil, author.

Series:

All-in-1

All-in-one

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil engineering--Examinations--Study guides.

Civil engineering.

Civil engineers--Certification--United States--Study guides.

Civil engineers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1344 pages) : illustrations, figs., tables.

Edition:

3rd edition.

Other Title:

Civil engineering All-in-One PE exam guide, breath and depth

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., c2015, c2012, c2009.

Contents:

About the author

B. Dedication

C. Preface to the third edition

D. Preface to the second edition

E. Preface to the first edition

F. Units and unit conversions

Angle

Length

Area

Volume

Velocity

Volumetric flow rate

Permeability

Mass

Density

Runoff or precipitation depth

Pressure/stress

Force

Energy

Power

Concentration

Earth parameters

Universal constants

101. Strength of materials

Sign convention for stresses

Centroid of an area by integration

Centroid of a compound area?weighted average

Various section properties

Bending stress

Plastic collapse mechanisms

Combined axial and bending stress

Shear stress due to transverse load

Shear stress due to torsion?circular sections

Shear stress due to torsion?rectangular sections

Shear stress due to torsion?thin-walled sections

Stresses in pressure vessels

Mohr's circle: normal (?) and shear stress (?) combination

Indeterminate problems in strength of materials

Tensile test

Compression test

Split cylinder test

Third-point loading test of a beam (flexure)

102. Statically determinate structures

Vector

Dot product

Cross product

Equivalent force system

Analysis of trusses

Truss member forces?method of joints

Truss member forces?method of sections

Identification of zero-force members

Truss deflection?method of virtual work

Cables under point loads

Cables under uniformly distributed load

Shear force and bending moment

Beam deflection?the elastic curve

Direct integration method

Moment-area method

Conjugate beam method

Unit load method

Beam deflection equations

Influence lines

Shear at midspan of uniformly loaded beams

Influence of a series of concentrated loads

Calculating effect of concentrated and distributed loads

103. Introduction to indeterminate structures

Stability and determinacy

Determinate versus indeterminate structures

The general force method

Force method illustration

Castigliano's method

Castigliano's method applied to trusses

Castigliano's method applied to beams

Displacement methods

Moment-distribution method

The slope-deflection method

Using results from moment-distribution or slope-deflection methods

Fixed-end moments

Approximate methods for building frames

104. Concrete fundamentals

Absolute volume method

Aci provisions

Reinforcement

Strength design approach

Load combinations (asce-7)

Significant changes from aci 318-08 to aci 318-11

105. Reinforced concrete beams

General

Design moments at critical locations

Cracked section characteristics

Aci limits on flexural reinforcement

Spacing guidelines

Flexural capacity of singly reinforced concrete beams

Design problems

Doubly reinforced rectangular section

Singly reinforced t-beams

Design of reinforced concrete beams for shear

Development length of reinforcement

106. Reinforced concrete slabs

One-way reinforced concrete slabs

Minimum slab thickness

Temperature and shrinkage reinforcement

Two-way reinforced concrete slabs

Slabs on grade

Expansive soils

Capacity of anchors in concrete

Tension

107. Reinforced concrete columns

Guidelines on longitudinal reinforcement

Short versus long columns

Axial load capacity of short rc columns

Column interaction diagrams

Long columns

108. Prestressed concrete

Combined stresses

Allowable stresses (pci)

Standard tables from pci design handbook

Prestress losses.

109. Steel tension members

Allowable strength design (asd)

Load and resistance factor design (lrfd)

Analysis and design of tension members

Nominal strength

Net area in tension

Net area for staggered bolt lines

Effective net area

Aisc load tables

Block shear

Pin-connected tension members

110. Steel compression members

Stability of axially loaded columns?euler buckling

Critical buckling stress for steel columns

Braced columns

Effective length for columns in a frame

Column with slender elements

Single-angle compression elements

Built-up compression members

Column base plates

111. Steel beams

General flexure theory

Progressive increase of flexural stresses

Elastic section modulus

Plastic section modulus

Design of steel beams?aisc specifications

Bending coefficient cb

Beam design using zx tables

Beam design using charts

Compactness criteria

Flexural strength of noncompact sections

Design for shear

Floor framing systems

Composite construction

Use of composite beam design tables in aisc steel construction manual

Beam bearing plate design

Design of built-up beams (plate girders)

Flexural strength of built-up beams

Shear strength of built-up beams

Web plate buckling coefficient (kv)

Web shear coefficient (cv)

Tension field action

112. Bolted and welded connections

Snug-tight versus slip-critical connections

Bearing type connections

Slip-critical connections

Bolt group subject to shear and torsion

Capacity of bolted connections?design tables in scm, 14th edition

Bolts subject to shear and tension

Basic weld symbols

Weld specifications

Fillet-welded joints

Fillet weld features

Strength of a fillet weld

Second moments of weld runs

Inspection criteria for welds and bolts

113. Bridge design (aashto lrfd)

Design philosophy?lrfd

Lrfd load combinations

Deflection limits

Minimum depth of superstructure

Multiple presence of live load

Vehicular live load

Pedestrian loads

Dynamic load allowance

Wind on superstructure (w)

Wind on live load (wl)

Design of deck cantilever and railings

Deck design

Bending moment in slab

Concrete design

Distribution of wheel loads to girders

Effective width of flange

Shear connector design

Steps in shear connector design

Deflections

114. Timber design

Shear stress

Modulus of elasticity

Stress modification factors

Design of timber columns

Section properties of beams and joists

Section properties of planks

Section properties of decking

115. Masonry design

Strain compatibility

Modulus of elasticity of masonry

Transformed section

Allowable stresses in masonry

Modulus of rupture

Design coefficients (working stress design)

Design for flexure

Design of masonry lintels

Cracking moment

Design for axial compression

Reinforced masonry walls

116. Design loads on buildings and other structures

Introduction

Risk category

Live loads

Snow loads

Lateral force resisting system (lfrs)

Wind loads

Wind loads on buildings?directional procedure

Seismic loads

Structural systems

Response modification factor (r)

Seismic spectra

Diaphragms

Shear wall system?center of rigidity

201. Phase relationships for soils

Soil as a three-phase system

Fundamental definitions

Shrinkage and swell.

202. Soil sampling and testing

Guidelines for subsurface sampling

Interpretation of boring logs

Soil sampling techniques

Rock quality designation

Unconfined compression strength of rock

Rock mass rating system

Effective stress

Soil consistency

Atterberg limit tests

Standard penetration test

Correlation between n value and bearing capacity

Relative density

Cone penetrometer test (cpt)

Vane shear test

Direct shear test

Unconfined compression test

Compaction

Standard proctor test

Compaction effort

Dynamic compaction techniques

Field monitoring of compaction

Triaxial test fundamentals

Relevance of various types of triaxial tests

Consolidation

Consolidation settlement (primary)

Consolidation rate

Settlement from secondary consolidation

Effect of sample disturbance

California bearing ratio test

Hveem stabilometer test

Shear strength by direct methods

Deformation moduli

Permeability tests

In-place density

203. Soil classification

Sieve sizes

Usda textural classification of soils

Particle size distribution curves

Hydrometer analysis

Unified soil classification system (uscs)

Aashto soil classification

Group index (gi)

Burmister soil classification system

204. Vertical stress increase at depth

Approximate methods

Boussinesq model for stress under uniformly loaded area

Newmark's chart for graphical solution of boussinesq's equation

Stress increase due to a point load

Stress increase due to a line load

Stress increase due to a strip load

Stress increase due to uniformly loaded circular footing

Load on buried pipes

205. Flow through porous media

Groundwater distribution

Darcy's law for seepage

Hydraulic conductivity

Laboratory measurement of hydraulic conductivity

Equivalent hydraulic conductivity (layered soils)

Field measurement of hydraulic conductivity

Flow nets

Calculation of seepage flow from flow nets

Anisotropic soils

Uplift pressure under hydraulic structures

Gravity dams

Aquifers

Karst

Unsteady well hydraulics?theis method

Groundwater dewatering

Wellpoint systems

Dewatering using a circular array of wellpoints

206. Shallow foundations

Shallow foundations

Ultimate bearing capacity

Shape correction factors

Depth correction factors

Load inclination correction factors

Factor of safety for bearing capacity

Local shear failure

Dynamic loads

Allowable bearing pressure in sand based on settlement

Effect of water table on bearing capacity

Coefficient of subgrade reaction

Combined footing

Combined footing?design

Mat foundations

Differential settlement of mats

Compensated foundations

Strap footing?design

Eccentric load on a shallow footing

Shear in footings?one-way and two-way shear

Elastic settlement under shallow foundations

Settlement of granular soils?schmertmann and hartman

207. Deep foundations

Deep foundations

Site conditions

Materials

Pile classification

Point bearing capacity

Side friction capacity

Skin friction coefficient

Capacity of pile groups

Special consideration for steel h-section piles

Pile groups subject to overturning moment

Caissons

Batter piles

Laterally loaded long piles

Pullout resistance

Negative skin friction

Settlement of piles

Elastic settlement of pile groups

Consolidation settlement of pile groups

Pile-driving formula.

208. Retaining walls

Retaining wall types

Typical damage to retaining walls

Planning

Recommendations for design and construction

Lateral earth pressure

Wall movement necessary to develop lateral pressures

Stability and strength checks

Active earth pressure

Passive earth pressure

Rankine's theory for earth pressure

Suitability number

Steps for evaluating stability of a retaining wall

Retaining wall with key

Horizontal pressure on retaining walls due to surface loads

Mechanically stabilized earth (mse) walls

209. Support of excavation

Types of excavation

Modes of failure

Stabilization

Bottom heave in a cut in clay

Typical plan and elevation of a braced excavation

Equivalent pressure diagrams for braced cuts

Design of sheet pile walls

Ultimate resistance of tiebacks

Secant piles

Tangent pile wall

Osha regulations for excavations

1926 cfr subpart p appendix b?sloping and benching

210. Slope stability

Modes of slope failure

Causes of slope failure

Total versus effective stress analysis

Stability of infinite slopes (no seepage)

Stability of infinite slopes (with seepage)

Stability of finite slopes

Stability of finite slope in clay (taylor)

Slope stabilization methods

Recommended safety factors

Slope protection

211. Seismic topics in geotechnical engineering

Seismic stress waves

Vibration transmission through soils

Liquefaction

Liquefaction mitigation techniques

Bearing capacity under dynamic loading

Cyclic stress ratio

Glossary of earthquake-related terms

212. Earthwork

Area by coordinates

Shrinkage and bulking

Using the mass diagram

Earthwork?borrow pit method (also known as grid method)

301. Basic fluid mechanics

Conservation of mass

Conservation of energy

Conservation of momentum

Energy grade line and hydraulic grade line

Viscosity

Static pressure on submerged surfaces

Dynamic similarity

Laminar versus turbulent flow

302. Closed conduit hydraulics

Darcy-weisbach equation

Hazen-williams equation

Minor losses

Pipe networks

Two-node network

Flow measurement devices

Pumps

Pump affinity laws

Improving pipeline efficiency

System curve

Pump curves

Pumps in series

Pumps in parallel

Cavitation

Cavitation index

Water hammer (surge)

Variation of atmospheric pressure with elevation

303. Open channel hydraulics

Fundamentals

Velocity in open channels

Hydraulic parameters of straight-sided open channels

Hydraulic parameters of circular open channels

Friction loss in open channels

Rectangular open channels

Alternate depths

Effect of variations in the channel floor

Momentum in open channels

Most efficient channel section

Normal depth of flow in circular open channels

Normal depth of flow in channels with straight sides

Critical depth of flow in open channels

Critical depth in circular conduits

Critical depth in straight-sided channels

Occurrence of critical depth in open channels

Open channels having compound cross sections

Flow in gutters and swales

Flow measurement with weirs

Gradually varied flow in open channels

Classification of surface profiles

Hydraulic jump

Conservation of momentum?nonrectangular open channel

Shear stress on channel bed

Flow in culverts

304. Hydrology

Hydrologic balance

Precipitation

Rainfall intensity

Recorded precipitation data

Intensity-duration-frequency curves

Time of concentration

Rainfall distribution by storm type

Hydrograph separation

Unit hydrograph

Nrcs synthetic unit hydrograph

Hydrograph synthesis

Runoff estimation by nrcs curve number

Peak discharge

Rational method for predicting runoff

Modified rational method

Reservoir sizing using the rippl diagram.

305. Water supply quantity and quality

Determination of needed fire flow

Drinking water treatment and distribution

National primary drinking water standards (epa)

National secondary drinking water standards (epa)

Dissolved oxygen in water

Saturated dissolved oxygen

Biochemical oxygen demand

Temperature dependence of bod rate constant

Standard bod test

Seeded bod test

Carbonaceous versus nitrogenous oxygen demand

Limitations of the bod test

Chemical oxygen demand

Total organic carbon

Dilution purification of wastewater streams

Streeter-phelps equations

Hardness in water

Hardness removal

Ph and poh

Calculation of ph for weak and strong acids

Equilibrium constant, dissociation, and ph

Alkalinity

Analysis of solids data

Toxicity

306. Water and wastewater treatment

Total maximum daily load (tmdl)

National pollutant discharge elimination system

Municipal separate storm sewer system (ms4)

Water quality?based effluent limits (wqbel)

Wastewater flow rates for various sources

Municipal wastewater treatment

Lift stations

Reactors used for wastewater treatment

Reaction kinetics and reactor hydraulics

Physical unit operations in wastewater treatment

Screening

Mixing and flocculation

Settling of particles

Settling column data?analysis

Grit removal

Primary sedimentation tanks

Absorption versus adsorption

Chemical processes for wastewater treatment

Chemical neutralization

Log inactivation

Biological wastewater treatment

Bacterial biochemistry

Aerobic versus anaerobic biological treatment

Population growth of bacteria

Hydraulic detention time

Indicator organisms

Identification, isolation, and enumeration of bacteria

Activated sludge process

Mass balance for a closed system boundary

Sludge bulking

Completely mixed aerated lagoons

Rotating biological contactors

Trickling filters

Nutrient removal from wastewater streams

Biological nitrification and denitrification

401. Capacity analysis

Transportation planning

Trip generation

Gravity model for trip distribution

Modal split by the logit model

Travel speed

Design traffic volume

Speed-volume-density relationships

Time-mean speed versus space-mean speed

Speed-volume-density models

Shockwave in traffic stream

Queueing theory?m/m/1 queue

Constant acceleration and deceleration

Level of service for transit facilities

Choice to use public transit

Parking facilities

402. Highway safety

Postimpact behavior of vehicles

Design of crash cushions

Accident rates

Accident countermeasures

Clear zone

403. Sight distance

Aashto recommendations

Acceleration and deceleration

Sight distance on vertical curves

Horizontal curves

Decision sight distance

Passing sight distance

404. Highway curves

Elements of surveying

Horizontal curve layout?by deflection angle

Horizontal curve layout?by chord offset

Horizontal curve layout?by tangent offset

Offtracking and pavement widening

Turning roadways at intersections

Compound curves

Vertical curves

Parabolic curve to pass through a given point

Unsymmetrical vertical curves

Spiral curves

405. Superelevation

Forces acting on a turning vehicle

Maximum superelevation rates

Coefficient of side friction

Distribution of e and f over a range of curves

Transition to superelevation

Maximum gradient for superelevation runoff

406. Freeways

Level of service

Default values of parameters

Free-flow speed

Flow rate

Peak-hour factor

Heavy vehicle factor

Driver population factor

Determining level of service

Weaving.

407. Multilane highways

Urban streets

408. Two-lane highways

Classification of two-lane highways

Methodology for class i two-lane highways

Methodology for class ii two-lane highways

Methodology for class iii two-lane highways

409. Signalization warrants

Warrant 1?eight-hour vehicular volume

Warrant 2?four-hour vehicular volume

Warrant 3?peak-hour volume

Warrant 4?pedestrian volume

Warrant 5?school crossing

Warrant 6?coordinated signal system

Warrant 7?crash experience

Warrant 8?roadway network

Warrant 9?signalization of an intersection near a grade crossing

410. Intersections

Sight distance at intersections

Critical gap

Criteria for installing multiway stop control (mutcd)

Geometric characteristics of intersections

Capacity and level of service at signalized intersections

Critical lane volumes at an intersection

Length of storage bay in a dedicated left turn lane

Storage length at unsignalized intersections

Auxiliary lanes

Change and clearance intervals at an intersection

Effective green time

Saturation flow rate

Capacity of a lane group

Optimal signal cycle length?webster's theory

Time-space diagram

Guidelines for pedestrian facilities

Level of service for pedestrians

Effective walkway width

Minimum green time for pedestrians

Highway interchanges

Roundabout design

Provisions of the aashto guide for the planning, design, and operation of pedestrian facilities

Provisions of the aashto policy on geometric design of highways and streets (green book)

411. Design of highway pavements

Equivalent single axle load

Flexible pavements

Stress distribution within the pavement thickness

Structural number

Flexible pavement design

Purposes of compaction

Asphalt

Superpave

Aggregates in asphalt mix

Hot-mix asphalt-volumetric relationships

Rigid pavement design

Mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide (aashto) principles

Frost action

501. Engineering economics

Types of cash flow

The year-end accounting convention

Nonannual compounding

Engineering economics factors

Present worth

Principal in a sinking fund

Capitalized cost

Equivalent uniform annual cost

Depreciation

Tax issues

Bonds

Break-even analysis

Benefit-cost analysis

502. Probability and statistics

Probabilistic basis for design

System reliability

Normal distribution

Student's t-distribution

Binomial distribution

Quality control

Lot size and inspection level

Linear regression

503. Project scheduling

Gantt charts

Critical path analysis

Lag information

Time-cost tradeoff

Earned value management (evm)

Project crashing

Resource leveling

Machine production

Production cycle time

Equipment balancing

Pert

504. Design loads during construction

Load combinations

Personnel and vehicle loads (cp)

Material loads

Horizontal construction load (ch)

Form pressure

Personnel and equipment load reduction (asce 37)

Operational class of working surfaces

Importance factor

Lifting and rigging

505. Scaffolding

Definitions

Capacity of scaffold components

Required width of scaffold platforms

Allowable span and overhang specifications for platforms

Criteria for supported scaffolds

Criteria for suspension scaffolds

Access

Ramps and walkways

Clearance between scaffolds and power lines

Fall protection

Protection from falling objects

Specifications for guardrails

Examples of scaffolds.

506. Formwork for concrete

Terminology

Causes of formwork failure

Shoring/reshoring of concrete multistory buildings

Design loads on concrete formwork

Lateral pressure from fresh concrete

Modifications to form pressure

Formwork components

Concrete maturity

Nurse-saul function

Mass concrete

Guidelines for form removal

Labor costs for forming

Falsework

Slipforming

507. Excavations

Site layout and control

Classification of soil and rock deposits

Maximum allowable slopes

Underpinning

508. Erosion control

Storm water discharge permits

Pollution prevention plan

Storm water management

Energy dissipaters

Natural methods of erosion control

Structural methods of erosion control

509. Occupational safety

Osha regulations for construction projects

Rules of construction

Personal protective equipment (ppe)

Emergency response

Toilets

Noise exposure

Light exposure

Signs, signals, and barricades

Bracing of masonry walls

Steel erection

510. Quantity estimating

Quantity estimation for excavations

A. End-of-chapter practice problems

Chapter 101: strength of materials

Chapter 102: statically determinate structures

Chapter 103: introduction to indeterminate structures

Chapter 104: concrete fundamentals

Chapter 105: reinforced concrete beams

Chapter 106: reinforced concrete slabs

Chapter 107: reinforced concrete columns

Chapter 108: prestressed concrete

Chapter 109: steel tension members

Chapter 110: steel compression members

Chapter 111: steel beams

Chapter 112: bolted and welded connections

Chapter 113: bridge design (aashto lrfd)

Chapter 114: timber design

Chapter 115: masonry design

Chapter 201: phase relationships for soils

Chapter 202: soil sampling and testing

Chapter 203: soil classification

Chapter 204: vertical stress increase at depth

Chapter 205: flow through porous media

Chapter 206: shallow foundations

Chapter 207: deep foundations

Chapter 208: retaining walls

Chapter 209: support of excavation

Chapter 210: slope stability

Chapter 211: seismic topics in geotechnical engineering

Chapter 212: earthwork

Chapter 301: basic fluid mechanics

Chapter 302: closed conduit hydraulics

Chapter 303: open channel hydraulics

Chapter 304: hydrology

Chapter 305: water supply quantity and quality

Chapter 306: water and wastewater treatment

Chapter 401: capacity analysis

Chapter 402: highway safety

Chapter 403: sight distance

Chapter 404: highway curves

Chapter 405: superelevation

Chapter 406: freeways

Chapter 407: multilane highways

Chapter 408: two-lane highways

Chapter 409: signalization warrants

Chapter 410: intersections

Chapter 411: design of highway pavements

Chapter 501: engineering economics

Chapter 502: probability and statistics

Chapter 503: project scheduling

Chapter 504: design loads during construction

Chapter 505: scaffolding

Chapter 506: formwork for concrete

Chapter 507: excavations

Chapter 508: erosion control

Chapter 509: occupational safety

B. Solutions to end-of-chapter practice problems

Chapter 104: concrete fundamentals.

Chapter 105: reinforced concrete beams

Chapter 509: occupational safety.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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