PE Civil: Water Resources & Environmental Practice Questions

Practice questions mapped to all 12 knowledge areas on the NCEES PE Civil WRE depth exam. Figure-based questions with worked explanations, code references, and full solution steps.

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Question 1 of 3

A rectangular open channel has a bottom width of 3 m and carries a flow of 12 m³/s at a depth of 2 m. The Froude number for this flow is most nearly:

A 0.32
B 0.45
C 0.64
D 0.90
Question 2 of 3

A 300 mm diameter water main has a Hazen-Williams C-factor of 120. If the flow rate is 0.05 m³/s and the pipe length is 500 m, the head loss due to friction is most nearly:

A 2.1 m
B 3.8 m
C 5.4 m
D 7.2 m
Question 3 of 3

An activated sludge wastewater treatment plant receives an average flow of 15,000 m³/day with influent BOD of 200 mg/L. If the treatment efficiency is 90%, the mass of BOD removed per day is most nearly:

A 1,350 kg/day
B 2,700 kg/day
C 3,000 kg/day
D 4,500 kg/day

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