Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Exam Structural Problems

110 Pages·2014·4.24 MB·English

by  Christine A. Subasic

Six-Minute
Solutions

for Civil PE Exam

Structural
Problems

Fifth Edition

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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
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SIX-MINUTE SOLUTIONS FOR CIVIL PE EXAM STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS
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Table of Contents

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
PREFACE, DEDICATION, AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

INTRODUCTION
Ben Fern

“Tals Book's Orgasitation
How to Use Fhis Boole

‘CODES AND REFERENCES
NOMENCLATURE

BREADTH PROBLEMS |

DEFTH PROBLEMS ..

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,

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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)
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‘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