PE Civil – Construction Exam Study Guide – In-Depth Review of Topics, Formulas & Practice for 2024 Depth Module

PE Civil – Construction Exam Study Guide – In-Depth Review of Topics, Formulas &
Practice for 2025 Depth Module

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Dead Load - (answer)Any load that is permanent


Live Load - (answer)Any load that is not fixed or
permanent


Shear Stress - (answer)T= (VQ/Ib)


Q (for shear stress) - (answer)Q=A'y'


Moment of inertia - (answer)I= (bh^3)/12


Adhesion - (answer)Friction factor/ cohesion


Torsional constant - (answer)C=sum (1-
0.63(x/y))(x^3y/3)


Axial load - (answer)Pu=øB(Ag)(0.85f'c(1-pg)+pgfy)

, PE Civil – Construction Exam Study Guide – In-Depth Review of Topics, Formulas &
Practice for 2025 Depth Module

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Factored uniform load - (answer)Wu=1.2D+1.6L


Wu=1.4D


whichever is higher


Max load - (answer)Mu=(wL^2)/8


Bending Stress - (answer)Sigma=M/S


S=I/c


Hydrograph - (answer)P(ave)= volume/area
Q(unit)=Q/P(ave)
Q(p)=Q(unit)x runoff
Volume(unit)= AxP (P=1)
volume(hydrograph)=PxVolume(unit)