Fundamentals of
Engineering (FE): CIVIL ENGINEERING
I. Mathematics 15%
A. Analytic
geometry
B. Integral
calculus
C. Matrix
operations
D. Roots of
equations
E. Vector analysis
F. Differential
equations
G. Differential
calculus
II. Engineering
Probability and Statistics 7%
A. Measures of
central tendencies and dispersions (e.g., mean, mode, standard deviation)
B. Probability
distributions (e.g., discrete, continuous, normal, binomial)
C. Conditional
probabilities
D. Estimation
(e.g., point, confidence intervals) for a single mean
E. Regression and
curve fitting
F. Expected value
(weighted average) in decision-making
G. Hypothesis
testing
III. Chemistry 9%
A. Nomenclature
B. Oxidation and
reduction
C. Periodic table
D. States of matter
E. Acids and bases
F. Equations (e.g.,
stoichiometry)
G. Equilibrium
H. Metals and
nonmetals
IV. Computers 7%
A. Terminology
(e.g., memory types, CPU, baud rates, Internet)
B. Spreadsheets
(e.g., addresses, interpretation, “what if,” copying formulas)
C. Structured programming
(e.g., assignment statements, loops and branches, function calls)
V. Ethics and Business
Practices 7%
A. Code of ethics
(professional and technical societies)
B. Agreements and
contracts
C. Ethical versus
legal
D. Professional
liability
E. Public
protection issues (e.g., licensing boards)
VI. Engineering Economics
8%
A. Discounted cash
flow (e.g., equivalence, PW, equivalent annual FW, rate of return)
B. Cost (e.g.,
incremental, average, sunk, estimating)
C. Analyses (e.g.,
breakeven, benefit-cost)
D. Uncertainty
(e.g., expected value and risk)
VII. Engineering Mechanics
(Statics and Dynamics) 10%
A. Statics
1. Resultants of
force systems
2. Concurrent force
systems
3. Equilibrium of
rigid bodies
4. Frames and
trusses
5. Centroid of area
6. Area moments of
inertia
7. Friction
B. Dynamics
1. Linear motion
(e.g., force, mass, acceleration, momentum)
2. Angular motion
(e.g., torque, inertia, acceleration, momentum)
3. Mass moments of
inertia
4. Impulse and
momentum applied to: a. particles
b. rigid bodies
5. Work, energy,
and power as applied to:
a. particles
b. rigid bodies
6. Friction
VIII. Strength of
Materials 7%
A. Shear and moment
diagrams B. Stress types (e.g., normal, shear, bending, torsion) C. Stress
strain caused by:
1. axial loads
2. bending loads
3. torsion
4. shear
D. Deformations
(e.g., axial, bending, torsion) E. Combined stresses F. Columns G.
Indeterminant analysis H. Plastic versus elastic deformation 3
IX. Material Properties 7%
A. Properties
1. chemical
2. electrical
3. mechanical
4. physical B.
Corrosion mechanisms and control
C. Materials
1. engineered
materials
2. ferrous metals
3. nonferrous
metals
X. Fluid Mechanics 7%
A. Flow measurement
B. Fluid properties
C. Fluid statics
D. Energy, impulse,
and momentum equations
E. Pipe and other
internal flow
XI. Electricity and
Magnetism 9%
A. Charge, energy,
current, voltage, power
B. Work done in
moving a charge in an electric field (relationship between voltage and work)
C. Force between
charges
D. Current and
voltage laws (Kirchhoff, Ohm)
E. Equivalent
circuits (series, parallel)
F. Capacitance and
inductance
G. Reactance and
impedance, susceptance and admittance
H. AC circuits
I. Basic complex
algebra
XII. Thermodynamics 7%
A. Thermodynamic
laws (e.g., 1st Law, 2nd Law)
B. Energy, heat,
and work
C. Availability and
reversibility
D. Cycles
E. Ideal gases
F. Mixture of gases
G. Phase changes
H. Heat transfer
I. Properties of:
1. enthalpy
2. entropy
I. Surveying 11%
A. Angles,
distances, and trigonometry
B. Area
computations
C. Closure
D. Coordinate
systems (e.g., GPS, state plane)
E. Curves (vertical
and horizontal)
F. Earthwork and
volume computations
G. Leveling (e.g.,
differential, elevations, percent grades)
II. Hydraulics and
Hydrologic Systems 12%
A. Basic hydrology
(e.g., infiltration, rainfall, runoff, detention, flood flows, watersheds)
B. Basic hydraulics
(e.g., Manning equation, Bernoulli theorem, open-channel flow, pipe flow)
C. Pumping systems
(water and wastewater)
D. Municipal water
distribution systems
E. Reservoirs
(e.g., dams, routing, spillways)
F. Groundwater
(e.g., flow, wells, drawdown)
G. Sewer collection
systems (storm and sanitary)
III. Soil Mechanics and
Foundations 15%
A. Index properties
and soil classifications
B. Phase relations
(air-water-solid)
C. Laboratory and
field tests
D. Effective stress
(buoyancy)
E. Retaining walls
(e.g., active pressure/passive pressure)
F. Shear strength
G. Bearing capacity
(cohesive and noncohesive)
H. Foundation types
(e.g., spread footings, piles, wall footings, mats)
I. Consolidation
and differential settlement
J. Seepage
K. Slope stability
(e.g., fills, embankments, cuts, dams)
L. Soil
stabilization (e.g., chemical additives, geosynthetics)
IV. Environmental
Engineering 12%
A. Water quality
(ground and surface)
B. Air quality
C. Solid/hazardous
waste
D. Sanitary sewer
system loads
E. Basic tests
(e.g., water, wastewater, air)
F. Environmental
regulations
G. Water treatment
and wastewater treatment (e.g., primary, secondary, tertiary)
V. Transportation 12%
A. Streets and
highways
1. geometric design
2. pavement design
3. intersection
design
B. Traffic analysis
and control
1. safety
2. capacity
3. traffic flow
4. traffic control
devices
VI. Structural Analysis
10%
A. Force analysis
of statically determinant beams, trusses and frames
B. Deflection
analysis of statically determinant beams, trusses and frames
C. Stability
analysis of beams, trusses and frames
D. Column analysis
(e.g., buckling, boundary conditions)
E. Loads and load
paths (e.g., dead, live, moving)
F. Elementary
statically indeterminate structures
VII. Structural Design 10%
A. Codes (e.g.,
AISC, ACI, NDS, AISI) B. Design procedures for steel components (e.g., beams,
columns, beam-columns, tension members, connections) C. Design procedures for
concrete components (e.g., beams, slabs, columns, walls, footings)
VIII. Construction
Management 10%
A. Procurement
methods (e.g., design-build, design-bid-build, qualifications based)
B. Allocation of
resources (e.g., labor, equipment, materials, money, time)
C.
Contracts/contract law
D. Project
scheduling (e.g., CPM, PERT)
E. Engineering
economics
F. Project
management (e.g., owner/contractor/client relations, safety)
G. Construction
estimating
IX. Materials 8%
A. Concrete mix design B. Asphalt mix design C. Test
methods (e.g., steel, concrete, aggregates, asphalt) D. Properties of
aggregates E. Engineering properties of metals
