Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Exam Structural Problems Fifth Edition U A Christine A. Subasic, PE Sr Tr Se Se ss oe ee Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Exam Structural Problems Fifth Edition Christine A. Subasic, PE Benefit by Registering This Book with PP? * Get book wpdates and corrections. * Hear dhe latest exarn mows, * Obtain exelusive exam cps and strate = Receive spectal discounts. Register your book at ppltpass.com/register, Report Errors and View Corrections tor This Book PPI is grateful Ln every reader who nolifies ws of a pussible errr, Your feedoncle allows sto inpreve the quality and accuracy of eur pralucls. You can report ‘errala.and view corrections at ppl2pass-comverrata, SIX-MINUTE SOLUTIONS FOR CIVIL PE EXAM STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS Filth Baition, ‘Current pinging ofthis edition: 1 Printing History ‘alien pula suvelee __shunber pate + 2 Minar conection 5 3 Minor eortectiona, 5 3 New adition. Code update. 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SOLUTIONS BREADTH PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS DEPTH PROBLEMS About the Author ‘Chustie A. Subose, PB. ie 2 eoneulking architectural ster” Ueeneed in Sloth Coroling ad. Siginis. Mi Subasie graduated with a bickelor of eachnactorel Sogineering dogrin,siecesces option, with onary nol igh ditnetion, Hom The Porasylvania Skave Univer sty. Fer gore thin 20 yeaes ste bs specified icone and structural desig, standards develonment. pd ccimical writing Ms Subacc os design experience tw both commorciel sad ecsidential construction. Het lags hehude coromarcal business, a well e eovera) trade weocations, a, Subesic ia an oetiee member of ASTM Intra onal an organization committed te the development fof construction industry slurs, (Us, Subasc hme Served on the teotd of dlreetoes for The, Masonry ‘Siciey, and de curently ive on tne Exenutine Canimitton, Design Practlae Committe, and Swat abiiny Commie Mu Salute iy Ue albu of myeuenaee tien and teebalesipbcaloes She has snehored asd revi lagen in the Manny Desire” Guide, yliel y “The Masonty Saclay. and vues! Ast Brsslgator nf the Bf nf Harraemur Ol ere Manor Se les Served 2s a sibject ella eapre for vans Of Lanta snd eusiney iatiral ia PPI pubdieatons, Her sits fn mane tapects uf wusouey have mppeszed ta the Dagesines Maconry “Constouetion, -Maconry, and STRUCTORE, ‘Ma, Shans val neue a hae, ls hee tees boys, At Uber atkool, ad la har chore commit. Preface, Dedication, and Acknowledgments “The Peineipln and Practice of Pnginscing (PE) esses for cll enginoctng, adioinistored by the. Natlonal ‘Couusl of Bsamioers for Fnginesring and Surveying GICEFS), in eteated fron probleme deverapi hy sie ators and profesional sngieworeropreseaung conan: ing. guversnool, aol Tadustey. ho PE twa fe fesighed fo cest'exaimewn understanding ot beth oaseptua) and pracleal ginseng coe. Pro= bes ee past avai are oe wvailale fait NCRES fo any other smitee, Howoree, CEES doer ideatily the pomeral subject ane covered on the en. ‘The Logics covered in this BAA edtion af Sun nite Solace for Grad PA Fem Strturat Problems ide with thase sublece aroas Ratified iy NCEES. for fhe strucuiral epi scton ofthe cil PE exam. Pre lam solutions have heen updated to elle curs ‘00 KGEES sical depth exam design status, ‘The problems presoted in this Book are teptesnlalive of the type of probs you veil onenuater on the PE ‘exam. The preblema are oth soacaplual snd pnd, lad thay ate wrteen to provide varying loves af fic aly. Though yau wan't mecuater problenss the ‘sam exactly ke thao presented here, working these robles and reviewing dhe soltione ri asreate Your FEnmiaity wth the extn problems fom, conte, atid talusion rsthods. Tit preperation wil help you" ct idatably dung the ena Problema and solutions have boen carefull, poepused tnd ravlewed Un ewsure that they eve appropriate ne ‘dersandnble al (hot they ate eoled cortetie UE you Tn eros or discover an aernatlte, mee efficent ‘ray Lo solve a problem, please bring it to PEs atton- tion so your suggeations dan be iscnmporatd ino fate ‘edlions, You can report etror and lsep up with the ‘changes mado to this book by lnging onto PPTs web- site at ppizpass.com/errata, 2 aul lke bo dedicate this lnk 89 Shona sy Ing band aol bigest supperter, without loth J ell navar hae word all he haute hasosbury La ron this pre. 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Waller, copy sles Robert Hyde, editorial inter aud Towa Resicom, techn! lstratoe, Ladle, {thas Goo) fr sone vee he taloats to pureue 2h, Christine A Sutisis Po Introduction EXAM FORMAT. ‘The Principles and tractico af Engineering (P14) axa iw civil engineering ican eight erm divided! ioe & mening 20d an afternoon seaien, The morning elon ‘ken as the "brcadel” ayaan ay the afternoon ie Fate che “depth exam "Toe orang esion includes 40 problem frm all fire ullenginearng subaseplies[omntractog, gatec ‘Hl atructurst, Eeeneportation, and voter recueas and rokoupvental}, with eck subdiaciphne representing bout 20% of the problews. Ax the "brdet” designe Gon implies, rom sein probs ace general i dpoture and wideranghog [a Sep ‘The afternoon seasion allows Ure exes ¢o elect & ‘Mepet” exan weal fem one the ve aubalsplLee ‘The 40\problema Includes the aferooon seston reguira moto opetislaed lmetdedge than thare 30 he eraing cession All problems ffom both the woeriog and acon oa ‘Hono ace mulips choice. Thay neuen problom este. ‘ent wth al requad dehag oforratin, followed Ey fur logical easier options. aly ave oft four eptions EE cortect Problams are indepemlent, 20 an error made ia ous problem ill aot cary aver to subesquent problems ‘Topica and the oppraximate dutsibatiomf problems on the evi tructual depth exaen aes fll Landings (12.5%) Dead and live loads; eonateution lads; wine loads, ‘arthouels Inada (inhdlng igutacion, sie characler: Taaliog, and poeidesbtie snabss) maving lade; sion | kas edo pats ed contusions Analysis (12.5%) | etna indent rs Mechanics of Materials (12.5%) ‘Shear end momaat digesta Desure; shear; tensions ‘emmpression! combined stresses dekectiony progreei2 ‘las; corinn; busing; ftigue ebermal deformation Materiel (12.5%) | re Consrcte (plain, reinforced, pestreaed, pot-ensin); mriciural sue! (simitural, light” quae reine gg timber; _massary (heel veneer, CMU}, compere ; oo Member Design (25%) ears sla; Footings eolumns; truare; brace fants; oraeetines (nlled welded. embeds chose ns wall, daplorayes (horgontal, verted! feb, esl}: bran walle Design Criteria (12.8%) Inicmatinat Bulling Case (AC), Builds Cue Requireraens for Swetral Concrete (ACU 1a), Bd lng Cade Repuiremenis ont Speciation for Masonry Structures {AC} 530/4Ct 580.1}, PCF Design Hane (Pc; Steal Concirection Mia! (A19C), Seta Pry ‘wions for Sirururat Steal Buaiengs (AIC 34!) atin! Design Speoifaatin for Wa0d Cansimaction (NOS) Seward Specifications far Higaay Hrolges (AASHTO), Afotmuon Destin Leads for Bulle, an! ier Structures (ASCED), Stwsteral Welding Code Sicel (AWS DL}; Sirota! Welding Code—cltenare (aw D1); and Sentral Welding Code drtlinrmay Bice (AWS DED) Other Toples (12.5%) ngincoring prmperter of eile and materske—index roparvce (28, plartety index, itacoeeation haw fe fe ther) Soil mechanics exuleiy—expaosive ile Shallow foundstlows—mat and raft foundation: Dewp foundatlons—aadal capacity (single ish! af); lateral cayueity and efleetions (gh) lad chal. vosement: behavior of pil dae le) Saft group Enginceng eoonorice—value engleting tod eonting Materinl quality oootrol and peeduetion —enlding aid ong toting ‘Tempocary structs —tirmwark, faleowork and sa folding, ebering and eeberng, conarta many std ‘arly arongth svalvation braiagr anchorage ‘Worker boalth, sfeee, aod eaviranznent OSHA esque lions; safety toamgunene Foc further Information and tips on how to pepe fat ‘he civil PE ewam,coosale che Gd Brgineereg Re/or wee Mamval of PPTs watale ab pplipac.curi) vit viii ‘THIS BOOK’S ORGANIZATION ‘Sor-Mota Solutions for Cuil PE Exar Structural Prob lems is rgatlzed ite cw sastons. ‘The Fist section, Brrsdch. Problems, presents 20 structural engiacting Devbhkace of tho rye that. woul he especie freing sion of ciel PE exam. The sacand setion, [Benth Problems, grants 80 proms roprecnraive of (ye found on the scucrral depth zosion of che exon "The tie eosin nf te hook ure urther ede Saco opie area, which correlate witht topes given i the BEEES mevcuird dekh sae ypccations HOW To USE THIS 200K In Siz-htinute Soltiane for Coal PE Exam Siructural Problems, ach prablom sntemont. wit es supporting information aud ansver options, is presented i the some Format the probloms orooontered on the BE feram. Hawewee, unite on the exam, cach problem in TNs book iseludes Rit to provide direction in ateng fhe problem. Esch sslutin is prezntod in a step-by- ap eequoner to lelp you fallow the logeal deelnproet ff the cortect probles-<olving approoch and provide fxamples of how wor way won to solve similar prob: Some daring the PR exam. Ia wlition to Ce eaceeet sation, me wll fal a spplunation of Ue faulty ylation leaing to te three Srcmmee answer opclogs. The sroareet soto ee [tended to reprasent common mistales sede to Tenet rable types, ‘These tay fe Sle sat ena sl errors, suet as falling to. square a term sn an ‘equation, Se more aeious aor, sch af usg He wean ‘equation “The solution presented for each problem may represent ‘only ane of several method for ebteining the corert ‘anawer. Alchough moct of ese problacse Dave wnlue solotiene, altrastiva problem-aniing, methods cay produce cliffrene, but ooetholss approprlst, answers. “Ta aptinine your sudy tne wo ubtain the mosionuce ‘Duaft ow ne pease preblems, consider the falls. ing suggestion 1. Complete an overall tev of she problems, ad ‘ecty tha uber La sox ats Hast Frailiar wth “Wark afew of thace prablans to sss: jour general undestandiag of the subjcts sad to Wentls your Huergths and weakness. 2 Locate and organin elvan ecoures matoral, (Soo the Codes snd eferancer tetion of this hook for fuldance} Ae you work prabloms, some of these Fesoureae vill emerge as moro wsdl to yew than ‘tives Thexs are nat you wil want to hase on hon ‘shoo taking the PE carn 9. Work the problems in one subst urea al a tine, starting erith tho subject -urens thal pow have the tose ciiulty with, 4. Wh possble work problems without lis the hints, Aways atlemp: your av zalutions belore king al the tohutions provided Tie beak Ue the solutions to cbecke your work orto provide gut saicein solving he mare dihoue probes ae he lucorrec solutions &9 help ideatify pitfalls aed (© Hevelip strategies to avoid hem, 5. Ue enh subject scans solutions ax a unde ‘undetstanding genera peabessalvlng approashes. Althougl probleie Hdgtice ty hore proseuied ia SexMtute Solem for Graf PE Baum Structural Frotfems wil nat be encountered on the PE exe, the appresch to solving problema sll be the samme