PE Civil: Structural Practice Questions

Practice questions mapped to all 5 knowledge areas on the NCEES PE Civil Structural depth exam. Figure-based questions with worked explanations referencing ACI 318, AISC, NDS, ASCE 7-16, and AASHTO LRFD.

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Question 1 of 3

A simply supported steel W-shape beam spans 8 m and supports a factored uniform load of 40 kN/m. The required plastic section modulus (Z) assuming Fy = 345 MPa and φb = 0.90 is most nearly:

A 650 cm³
B 820 cm³
C 1,030 cm³
D 1,290 cm³
Question 2 of 3

Per ASCE 7-16, the LRFD load combination that typically governs for a structure subject to dead load (D), live load (L), and wind load (W) is:

A 1.4D
B 1.2D + 1.6L
C 1.2D + 1.0W + L
D 0.9D + 1.0W
Question 3 of 3

A reinforced concrete beam has b = 300 mm, d = 500 mm, f'c = 28 MPa, fy = 420 MPa, and As = 1,500 mm². Using the ACI 318 rectangular stress block, the nominal moment capacity (Mn) is most nearly:

A 225 kN·m
B 275 kN·m
C 310 kN·m
D 370 kN·m

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