Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Exam Geotechnical Problems (SXCGE2), 2nd Edition

Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Exam Geotechnical Problems is your study aid of choice for the Civil PE Exam, providing you with the skills you need to answer each question quickly and efficiently. With an average of only six minutes to solve each problem on the actual exam, speed and accuracy are vita. This beneficial study aid gets you up to speed and prepares you to answer even the most difficult morning and afternoon geotechnical problems in just minutes. The book will teach you the important strategies needed to solve the problems quickly. Six-Minute Solutions is current to the latest exam code specifications. Solving civil PE exam problems also requires a thorough familiarity with relevant codes. 104 pp.

Beat the clock on the civil PE exam:

• 100 challenging multiple-choice problems, similar in format and difficulty to the actual exam
• Two levels of difficulty: 20 morning problems and 80 afternoon problems
• Updated to the latest codes
• 2004 edition of AASHTO
• 2005 edition of ACI 318
• 2005 edition of ACI 530
• 2005 edition of ACI 530.1
• 2005 edition of ASCE 7
• 2005 edition of NDS
• 2006 edition of AISC Steel Construction Manual
• 2006 edition of IBC
• A hint for each problem, to help you get started on the right path
• Step-by-step solutions outlining how to answer problems quickly and correctly
• Explanations of how to avoid common errors

Geotechnical Exam Topics Covered:

• Deep Foundations
• Earthquake Engineering
• Engineering Properties of Soils and Materials
• Earth Retaining Structures
• Earth Structures
• Shallow Foundations; Soils Mechanics Analysis
• Subsurface Exploration and Sampling