General

Question 1

What is section 1 of the PE Exam?

Answer 1

Project Management

Question 2

What is section 2 of the PE Exam?

Answer 2

Traffic Engineering (Capacity Analysis, Transportation Planning, and Safety Analysis)

Question 3

What is section 3 of the PE Exam?

Answer 3

Roadside and Cross-Section Design

Question 4

What is section 4 of the PE Exam?

Answer 4

Horizontal Design

Question 5

What is section 5 of the PE Exam?

Answer 5

Vertical Design

Question 6

What is section 6 of the PE Exam?

Answer 6

Intersection Geometry

Question 7

What is section 7 of the PE Exam?

Answer 7

Traffic Signals

Question 8

What is section 8 of the PE Exam?

Answer 8

Traffic Control Design

Question 9

What is section 9 of the PE Exam?

Answer 9

Geotechnical and Pavement

Question 10

What is section 10 of the PE Exam?

Answer 10

Drainage

Question 11

What are the sub sections of section 1: Project Management?

Answer 11

A. Quantity and cost estimating
B. Project schedules (e.g., activity identification and sequencing)
C. Economic analysis (e.g., present worth, lifecycle costs)

Question 12

What are the sub sections of section 2: Traffic Engineering

Answer 12

A. Uninterrupted flow (e.g., level of service [LOS], capacity)
B. Street segment interrupted flow (e.g., level of service [LOS], running time, travel speed)
C. Intersection capacity (e.g., at grade, signalized, roundabout, interchange)
D. Traffic analysis (e.g., volume studies, peak hour factor, speed studies, modal split, trip generation, traffic impact studies)
E. Traffic safety analysis (e.g., conflict analysis, crash rates, collision diagrams)
F. Nonmotorized facilities analysis (e.g., pedestrian, bicycle)
G. Traffic forecasts and monitoring
H. Highway safety analysis (e.g., crash modification factors, Highway Safety Manual)

Question 13

What are the sub sections of section 3: Roadside and Cross-Section Design

Answer 13

A. Forgiving roadside concepts (e.g., clear zone, recoverable slopes, roadside obstacles)
B. Barrier design (e.g., barrier types, end treatments, crash cushions)
C. Cross-section elements (e.g., lane widths, shoulders, bike lane, sidewalks, retaining walls)
D. Nonmotorized design considerations (e.g., shared-use paths, bicycle facilities, pedestrian facilities, ADA compliance, traffic-calming features)

Question 14

What are the sub sections of section 4: Horizontal Design

Answer 14

A. Basic circular curve elements (e.g., middle ordinate, length, chord definition, radius definition, centerline stationing)
B. Sight distance considerations
C. Superelevation (e.g., rate, transitions, method, components)
D. Special horizontal curves (e.g., compound/reverse curves, curve widening, coordination with vertical geometry)

Question 15

What are the sub sections of section 5: Vertical Design

Answer 15

A. Vertical alignment (e.g., geometrics, vertical clearance)
B. Stopping and passing sight distance (e.g., crest curve, sag curve)

Question 16

What are the sub sections of section 6: Intersection Geometry

Answer 16

A. Intersection sight distance
B. Interchanges (e.g., freeway merge, entrance and exit design,
horizontal design, vertical design)
C. At-grade intersection layout, including roundabouts

Question 17

What are the sub sections of section 7: Traffic Signals

Answer 17

A. Traffic signal timing (e.g., clearance intervals, phasing, pedestrian crossing timing, railroad preemption)
B. Traffic signal warrants
C. Traffic signal design

Question 18

What are the sub sections of section 8: Traffic Control Design

Answer 18

A. Permanent signs and pavement markings
B. Temporary traffic control

Question 19

What are the sub sections of section 9: Geotechnical and Pavement

Answer 19

A. Sampling, testing, evaluation, and soil stabilization techniques (e.g., soil classifications, subgrade resilient modulus, CBR, R-values, field tests, slope stability)
B. Soil properties (e.g., strength, permeability, compressibility, phase relationships)
C. Compaction, excavation, embankment, and mass balance
D. Traffic characterization parameters, pavement design, and
rehabilitation procedures (e.g., flexible and rigid pavement)

Question 20

What are the sub sections of section 10: Drainage

Answer 20

A. Hydrology, including runoff and water quality mitigation measures
B. Hydraulics, including culvert and stormwater collection system design (e.g., inlet capacities, pipe flow, hydraulic energy dissipation, peak flow mitigation/detention, open-channel flow)