NCEES PE Civil Exam — 80 questions · 480 minutes · Passing score: Not published by NCEES. PrepPass also publishes a complete study guide for this exam as a downloadable book (98 pages, 120 practice questions inside, $19.99).
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A simply supported beam of span 8 m carries a uniformly distributed load of 4 kN/m over its full length. What is the vertical reaction at each support?
Why: The total load is w·L = 4 x 8 = 32 kN. By symmetry each support carries half: 32/2 = 16 kN, which also equals w·L/2. Symmetric loading always splits equally between the two supports.
A task has an earned value (EV) of $8,000 and an actual cost (AC) of $10,000. What is the Cost Performance Index (CPI)?
Why: CPI = EV / AC = 8,000 / 10,000 = 0.8. A CPI below 1.0 means the work is over budget (you earned less value than you spent). CPI is a core earned-value metric for project cost control.
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The exam itself
| Questions | 80 questions |
|---|---|
| Time | 480 minutes8 hours of exam time inside a 9-hour appointment that also holds a 2-minute nondisclosure agreement, an 8-minute tutorial and a 50-minute scheduled break. |
| Sections | Structural Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering · Water Resources and Environmental · Transportation Engineering · Construction Engineering and Management · Engineering Materials |
| Passing score | Not published by NCEESNCEES publishes no cut score for the PE Civil exam on this page; results go to the examinee's MyNCEES account. |
| Our bank | 409 questions · updated August 2026Written from NCEES |
| Languages | English |
| Source | NCEESVerified 2026-09-24 |
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Not published by NCEES. NCEES publishes no cut score for the PE Civil exam on this page; results go to the examinee's MyNCEES account.
Yes. PrepPass sells PE Civil — Complete Study Guide (2026), a PDF + EPUB download, $19.99 one-time; the practice on this page stays free without it. See the study guide →
