
FE Civil Review and Practice Workbook
Solved Example Problems, Step-by-Step Solutions, and Full Exams for the Computer Based FE ExamBy Thabo YildizhanLength14h 3m
About this audiobook
Stop losing points to the clock. Start solving the way the computer-based FE Civil exam actually asks.
You do not fail this exam because the civil engineering is hard. You fail it because you cannot find the right equation in the allotted minutes. This workbook rebuilds each knowledge area around the way the computer-based exam actually asks: a short concept recap, then solved problems in the exam's own item formats, with every step shown and every handbook lookup named. You cover mathematics, ethics, economics, statics, dynamics, materials, fluids, hydrology, surveying, treatment, structural analysis and design, geotechnical, transportation and construction, then sit two full-length timed exams and mark them against complete solutions. You finish knowing your pace per question and where your remaining gaps are.
Each chapter opens with a focused review of the formulas, tables, and concepts you must recognize on sight. Then you work through solved example problems that mirror the exam's multiple-choice and alternative item types. Every solution walks through the reasoning, the equation selection, the handbook reference, and the arithmetic, so you learn not just what to compute but how to find it fast. The two full-length practice exams simulate the computer-based experience, and the complete answer keys let you score yourself and diagnose weak areas. By the end, you will have a repeatable method for pacing, lookup, and verification that turns knowledge into passing points.
What you will learn:
• Navigate the FE Reference Handbook quickly and confidently under time pressure
• Apply mathematics, probability, and statistics to exam-style problems
• Handle ethics and professional practice questions correctly
• Solve engineering economics problems with clear cash-flow steps
• Work statics and dynamics problems from free-body diagram to final answer
• Analyze mechanics and properties of materials, including stress and strain
• Solve fluid mechanics, hydraulics, and hydrologic systems problems
• Perform surveying, water, and wastewater treatment calculations
• Complete structural analysis and design, geotechnical, transportation, and construction items
• Build pacing strategies and self-score with two full-length timed exams
This workbook is for final-year civil engineering students and working engineers preparing for licensure. If you need a structured, practice-heavy path to the computer-based FE Civil exam, this is your guide.
Audiobook details
GenreTechnology, Education and Learning
Length14 hrs 3 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 27, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1FE Civil Review and Practice Workbook
2Foreword
3Preface
4About This Book
5Important Safety Notice
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6Chapter 1: Exam Format, Handbook Navigation and Pacing
71.1 The Computer-Based Exam Interface and Item Types
81.2 Searching the Supplied Reference Handbook Under Time Pressure
91.3 Calculator Rules, Units and Significant Figures
101.4 Time Allocation and the Study Calendar
111.5 Exam-Day Logistics, Reference Discipline and Scoring Mindset
12Chapter 2: Mathematics, Probability and Statistics
132.1 Algebra, Analytic Geometry and Trigonometry
142.2 Matrices, Vectors and Determinants
152.3 Differential and Integral Calculus
162.4 Differential Equations and Series
172.5 Probability and Statistics
182.6 Regression, Curve Fitting and Numerical Methods
19Chapter 3: Ethics and Professional Practice
203.1 Licensure, Statutes and the Engineer’s Duty to the Public
213.2 Conflicts of Interest and Confidentiality
223.3 Ethical Decision Frameworks and Case Reasoning
233.4 Professional Liability, Contracts and Sustainable Practice
24Chapter 4: Engineering Economics
254.1 Time Value of Money and Interest Factors
264.2 Present Worth, Annual Worth and Rate of Return
274.3 Benefit-Cost Analysis, Depreciation and Taxes
284.4 Replacement, Break-Even and Life-Cycle Comparison
29Chapter 5: Statics
305.1 Force Systems, Resultants and Equilibrium
315.2 Trusses, Frames and Machines
325.3 Friction
335.4 Centroids and Moments of Inertia
34Chapter 6: Dynamics
356.1 Kinematics of Particles
366.2 Kinematics of Rigid Bodies
376.3 Newton’s Second Law and Equations of Motion
386.4 Work-Energy and Impulse-Momentum Methods
39Chapter 7: Mechanics and Properties of Materials
407.1 Stress, Strain and Material Behavior
417.2 Axial Load, Torsion and Thermal Effects
427.3 Beam Bending, Shear and Deflection
437.4 Combined Loading, Stress Transformation and Failure Criteria
447.5 Columns, Concrete and Steel Material Behavior
45Chapter 8: Fluid Mechanics
468.1 Fluid Properties and Statics
478.2 Forces on Submerged Surfaces and Buoyancy
488.3 Continuity, Energy and Momentum
498.4 Pipe Flow, Friction Loss and Pump Selection
50Chapter 9: Hydraulics and Hydrologic Systems