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FE Civil Exam Prep: Free Diagnostic, Practice Questions & Lessons

Everything below follows the public NCEES FE Civil exam specification — 16 topics, weighted the way the exam weights them.

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110questions

6-hrappointment

CBT at Pearson VUE

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The 16 FE Civil topics, by exam weight

IMathematics7%Topic study guide›IIProbability and Statistics4%Topic study guide›IIIComputational Tools3%Topic study guide›IVEthics and Professional Practice4%Topic study guide›VEngineering Economics6%Topic study guide›VIStatics7%Topic study guide›VIIDynamics5%Topic study guide›VIIIMechanics of Materials7%Topic study guide›IXMaterials4%Topic study guide›XFluid Mechanics6%Topic study guide›XISurveying6%Topic study guide›XIIWater Resources and Environmental9%Topic study guide›XIIIStructural Engineering9%Topic study guide›XIVGeotechnical Engineering9%Topic study guide›XVTransportation Engineering8%Topic study guide›XVIConstruction Engineering6%Topic study guide›

Approximate weights from the public NCEES exam specification outline.

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StaticsMedium

A simply supported beam spans 8 m and carries a uniformly distributed load of 12 kN/m over its entire length. The maximum bending moment (kN·m) is most nearly:

A48 kN·m

B72 kN·m

C96 kN·m

D192 kN·m

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FE Civil lessons

7 min

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Fluid Mechanics

Pipe Flow & Friction Losses

9 min

Mechanics of Materials

Shear and Moment Diagrams

8 min

Geotechnical Engineering

Effective Stress, Explained

6 min

Transportation Engineering

Horizontal Curve Geometry

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How hard is the FE Civil exam?

It's broad rather than deep: 110 questions across 16 topics in a 6-hour appointment. Most people fail on coverage, not difficulty — a diagnostic tells you which topics actually need your hours.

Which FE Civil topics should I study first?

Start with high-weight topics where your readiness is lowest. Water Resources and Environmental, Structural, and Geotechnical each carry about 9% of the exam — a weak spot there costs more than one in Computational Tools at 3%.

Where do your FE Civil questions come from?

Every question is original — written from the public NCEES exam specifications and verified through a multi-step review pipeline before it ships. We never reuse or paraphrase questions from any other source.

How long should I study for FE Civil?

Typical plans run 6–10 weeks at 8–12 hours per week, depending on how far you are from your coursework. Take the free diagnostic first and build the schedule on data instead of a guess.