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FE Civil Practice Exam

110 original four-choice problems mapped to the current FE Civil knowledge areas, with complete worked solutions.

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Structural, geotechnical, and water resources problems carry the most weight on this form — 35 of the 110 problems — because that is where the real exam concentrates its questions.

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A rectangular open channel must provide a flow cross-sectional area of $8 m^{2}$ . The lining covers the channel bottom and both vertical sides; the water surface is free. The minimum lined perimeter of the cross section is most nearly:

(A)6.0 m
(B)8.0 m
(C)8.5 m
(D)12.0 m

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Answer: (B)

Lining is minimized at the half-square section: $d = 2$ m, $b = 4$ m, giving $P = b + 2 d = 8.0$ m.

With bottom width $b$ and depth $d$ , the constraint $b d = 8$ makes the lined perimeter a function of depth alone.

P = b + 2 d = \frac{8}{d} + 2 d

The optimum lies where the slope of $P (d)$ vanishes.

\frac{d P}{dd} = - \frac{8}{d ^{2}} + 2 = 0

d^{2} = 4, d = 2 m

Then $b = 8/2 = 4$ m, and $16/ d^{3} > 0$ confirms a minimum.

P = 4 + 2 (2) = 8.0 m

FE Reference Handbook — Mathematics: Differential Calculus, Test for a Minimum

Why the other choices appear

(A)Sums one width and one side wall only, $b + d = 4 + 2 = 6.0$ m, omitting the second side.
(C)Assumes a square section with $b = d = 8 = 2.83$ m, giving $P = 3 (2.83) = 8.5$ m.
(D)Counts the free water surface as lined, $2 b + 2 d = 8 + 4 = 12.0$ m.

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Edition: First edition
Form A: 119 pages · Version 1.0.0
Form B: 103 pages · Version 1.0.0
Questions: 110 original problems per form
Coverage: 14 knowledge areas
Question type: Four-choice, single-answer
Format: Print-ready PDF, US Letter

Built against the NCEES FE Civil specifications effective July 2020, current as of July 2026. Official exam format and appointment facts are available from NCEES. This printable form does not reproduce the Pearson VUE interface or interactive alternative item types.

Knowledge-area coverage

Knowledge area	Form A	NCEES range
Mathematics and Statistics	9	8-12
Ethics and Professional Practice	4	4-6
Engineering Economics	5	5-8
Statics	9	8-12
Dynamics	4	4-6
Mechanics of Materials	8	7-11
Materials	6	5-8
Fluid Mechanics	7	6-9
Surveying	6	6-9
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering	11	10-15
Structural Engineering	12	10-15
Geotechnical Engineering	12	10-15
Transportation Engineering	9	9-14
Construction Engineering	8	8-12

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