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Hec
tor
Estr
ada,
P.E
., Ph
.D.
Prof
esso
r of
Civ
il En
gine
erin
g
The Fundamentals of
Engineering Exam
Civ
il En
gine
erin
g D
epar
tmen
t
Uni
vers
ity o
f the
Pac
ific
Page
2
Out
line
The
FE E
xam
in p
ersp
ectiv
eEn
gine
erin
g re
gist
ratio
n re
quire
men
tsO
verv
iew
of
FE E
xam
Regi
ster
ing
for
the
FE E
xam
Prep
arat
ion
for
the
FE E
xam
Dis
cipl
ine
spec
ific
or g
ener
al a
fter
noon
exa
m?
Prep
arat
ion
tool
sM
ind
Body
Sum
mar
y
Page
3
Fund
amen
tals
of
Engi
neer
ing
exam
?
Page
4
Engi
neer
ing
Engi
neer
ing
is a
pro
fess
ion
like
med
icin
e, la
w,
etc.
, whi
ch a
spire
s to
hig
h st
anda
rds
of c
ondu
ct,
and
reco
gniz
es it
s re
spon
sibi
lity
to t
he g
ener
al
publ
icTo
pro
tect
the
pub
lic, w
e fo
llow
eng
inee
ring
desi
gn c
odes
and
hav
e en
gine
erin
g re
gist
ratio
nCo
des
used
to
cont
rol t
he c
onst
ruct
ion
of v
ario
us
com
pone
nts
and
syst
ems
A re
gist
er d
esig
ner
is r
equi
red
to a
cqui
re a
leve
l of
com
pete
nce
thro
ugh
Educ
atio
n, E
xam
inat
ions
and
Ex
perie
nce
befo
re s
/he
is a
llow
ed t
o pr
actic
e in
depe
nden
tly
Page
5
His
tory
of
Lice
nsin
g
1907
, firs
t lic
ensi
ng la
w w
as e
nact
ed in
W
yom
ing?
???
1928
, St.
Fra
ncis
dam
col
laps
ed –
over
400
ki
lled.
This
res
ulte
d in
Cal
iforn
ia e
nact
ing
a lic
ensi
ng la
w f
or
civi
l eng
inee
rs in
192
919
31, l
icen
sing
law
am
ende
d to
rec
ogni
ze s
truc
tura
l en
gine
erin
g tit
le19
47 c
hem
ical
, ele
ctric
al,
mec
hani
cal a
nd p
etro
leum
en
gine
erin
g re
cogn
ized
1947
, 50t
h lic
ensi
ng la
w e
nact
ed in
Mon
tana
Page
6
# o
f En
gine
ers
in t
he U
S
Page
7
Labo
r D
epar
tmen
t st
atis
tics
(~1.
6 m
illio
n jo
bs in
eng
inee
ring
in20
08)
183,
200
Engi
neer
s, a
ll ot
her
2,70
0Ag
ricul
tura
l eng
inee
rs
7,10
0M
inin
g an
d ge
olog
ical
eng
inee
rs, i
nclu
ding
min
ing
safe
ty e
ngin
eers
8,50
0M
arin
e en
gine
ers
and
nava
l arc
hite
cts
16,0
00Bi
omed
ical
eng
inee
rs
16,9
00N
ucle
ar e
ngin
eers
21,9
00Pe
trol
eum
eng
inee
rs
24,4
00M
ater
ials
eng
inee
rs
25,7
00H
ealth
and
saf
ety
engi
neer
s, e
xcep
t m
inin
g sa
fety
eng
inee
rs a
nd in
spec
tors
31,7
00Ch
emic
al e
ngin
eers
54,3
00En
viro
nmen
tal e
ngin
eers
71,6
00Ae
rosp
ace
engi
neer
s
74,7
00Co
mpu
ter
hard
war
e en
gine
ers
143,
700
Elec
tron
ics
engi
neer
s, e
xcep
t co
mpu
ter
157,
800
Elec
tric
al e
ngin
eers
214,
800
Indu
stria
l eng
inee
rs
238,
700
Mec
hani
cal e
ngin
eers
278,
400
Civi
l eng
inee
rs
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Page
8
Page
9
Engi
neer
ing
Regi
stra
tion
Requ
irem
ents
Page
10
Lice
nsur
e Pr
oces
s
Succ
essf
ully
com
plet
e th
e de
gree
re
quire
men
ts o
f an
EAC
/ABE
T ac
cred
ited
prog
ram
Take
and
pas
s th
e FE
exa
mTh
en, p
ract
ice
unde
r th
e su
perv
isio
n of
a
regi
ster
ed d
esig
ner
for
seve
ral y
ears
–2
to 4
Fina
lly,q
ualif
y fo
r, t
ake,
& p
ass
the
Prin
cipl
es-a
nd-P
ract
ices
of
Engi
neer
ing
(PE)
exa
m
Page
11
Rece
nt d
evel
opm
ents
in li
cens
ing
vote
s to
incr
ease
am
ount
of
educ
atio
n re
quire
d fo
r en
gine
erin
g lic
ensu
reN
ew M
odel
Law
lang
uage
Lice
nsur
e by
Exa
min
atio
n:Th
e fo
llow
ing
indi
vidu
als
shal
l be
adm
itted
to
an
8-ho
ur w
ritte
n ex
amin
atio
n in
the
prin
cipl
es a
nd
prac
tice
of e
ngin
eerin
g:
“An
engi
neer
inte
rn w
ith a
bac
helo
r's d
egre
e, w
ith a
n ad
ditio
nal 3
0 cr
edits
of
acce
ptab
le u
pper
-leve
l un
derg
radu
ate
or g
radu
ate-
leve
l cou
rsew
ork
…”
Page
12
The
argu
men
t fo
r m
ore
educ
atio
n
Agog
ino,
NAE
Page
13
Ove
rvie
w o
f FE
Page
14
Form
at
Mor
ning
(AM
) pa
rt12
0 qu
estio
ns in
4 h
ours
2
min
utes
per
que
stio
n
Gen
eral
sub
ject
s co
vere
d in
the
low
er d
ivis
ion
cour
ses
Afte
rnoo
n (P
M)
part
60 q
uest
ions
in 4
hou
rs
4 m
inut
es p
er q
uest
ion
Choi
ce o
f a
num
ber
of d
isci
plin
es, c
once
pts
cove
red
in t
he u
pper
div
isio
n co
urse
s
Gen
eral
exa
m s
imila
r to
the
one
in t
he m
orni
ngM
ust
choo
se d
isci
plin
e w
hen
you
regi
ster
for
exa
m!
Page
15
AM p
art
gene
ral s
ubje
cts
8Fl
uid
Mec
hani
cs11
Ele
ctric
ity a
nd M
agne
tism
8Th
erm
odyn
amic
s
8M
ater
ials
Pro
perti
es8
Stre
ngth
of M
ater
ials
13E
ng. M
echa
nics
(Sta
tics
and
Dyn
amic
s)10
Eng
inee
ring
Eco
nom
ics
8E
thic
s an
d B
usin
ess
Pra
ctic
es8
Com
pute
rs11
Che
mis
try8
Eng
inee
ring
Pro
babi
lity
and
Sta
tistic
s19
Mat
hem
atic
s#
of
ques
tions
Subj
ect
Page
16
PM p
art
gene
ral (
Oth
er d
iscp
l)
9Th
erm
odyn
amic
s an
d H
eat T
rans
fer
7E
lect
ricity
and
Mag
netis
m9
Flui
ds7
Eng
inee
ring
of M
ater
ials
8A
pplic
atio
n of
Eng
inee
ring
Mec
hani
cs6
Eng
inee
ring
Eco
nom
ics
3B
iolo
gy5
Eng
inee
ring
Pro
babi
lity
and
Sta
tistic
s6
Adv
ance
d E
ngin
eerin
g M
athe
mat
ics
# o
f qu
estio
nsSu
bjec
t
Page
17
PM p
art
CE d
isci
plin
e sp
ecifi
c
5M
ater
ials
6C
onst
ruct
ion
Man
agem
ent
6S
truct
ural
Des
ign
6S
truct
ural
Ana
lysi
s7
Tran
spor
tatio
n7
Env
ironm
enta
l Eng
inee
ring
9S
oil M
echa
nics
and
Fou
ndat
ions
7H
ydra
ulic
s an
d H
ydro
logi
c S
yste
ms
7S
urve
ying
# o
f qu
estio
nsSu
bjec
t
Page
18
PM p
art
EE d
isci
plin
e sp
ecifi
c
6C
ompu
ter S
yste
ms
7D
igita
l Sys
tem
s9
Ele
ctro
nics
5S
igna
l Pro
cess
ing
5C
omm
unic
atio
ns6
Con
trol S
yste
ms
4E
lect
rom
agne
tics
8P
ower
10C
ircui
ts
# o
f qu
estio
nsSu
bjec
t
Page
19
Scor
ing
Mor
ning
par
t –
1 po
int
each
que
stio
nAf
tern
oon
part
–2
poin
ts e
ach
ques
tion
Raw
sco
re is
240
poi
nts
From
exa
m h
isto
ry, a
pas
sing
sco
re is
NO
T70
% o
f th
e to
tal 2
40 p
oint
s, b
ut y
ou s
houl
d tr
y to
get
a m
inim
um o
f 70
%Ra
w p
assi
ng s
core
(to
tal o
ut o
f 240
pts
)no
rmal
ized
to
70%
Raw
pas
sing
sco
re in
the
pas
t ha
s be
en r
ough
ly
55-6
0%, b
ut m
ay b
e hi
gher
Page
20
Regi
ster
ing
for
the
Exam
Page
21
Visi
t th
e Ca
lifor
nia
Boar
d fo
r Pr
ofes
sion
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Page
22
Exam
Qua
lific
atio
ns
Appl
ican
ts m
ust
have
com
plet
ed:
Thre
e ye
ars
of c
ours
e w
ork
in a
Boa
rd-
appr
oved
eng
inee
ring
curr
icul
um (
any
curr
icul
um a
ppro
ved
by A
BET)
OR
thre
e ye
ars
or m
ore
of e
ngin
eerin
g-re
late
d w
ork
expe
rienc
e an
ywhe
re in
the
wor
ldA
ND
neve
r ha
ve b
een
conv
icte
d of
a c
rime
subs
tant
ially
rel
ated
to
the
prac
tice
of
engi
neer
ing
Page
23
Prep
arin
g fo
r th
e FE
exa
m
Page
24
In t
he P
M, D
isci
plin
e Sp
ecifi
c or
Gen
eral
?
Choo
se t
he o
ne y
ou a
re m
ost
com
fort
able
with
–
eith
er y
our
disc
iplin
e sp
ecifi
c ex
am o
r th
e ge
nera
l exa
mG
ener
al P
M p
art
Mor
e co
mpl
ex q
uest
ions
tha
n in
the
mor
ning
One
diff
eren
ce b
etw
een
the
AM a
nd P
M p
robl
ems
is t
hat
the
PM
prob
lem
s us
ually
hav
e a
lot
of e
xtra
info
rmat
ion
prov
ided
, whi
chis
NO
T ne
eded
to
solv
e th
e pr
oble
mAd
vant
age
of G
ener
al P
M p
art
is t
hat
you
will
hav
e re
view
ed
the
gene
ral s
ubje
ct f
or t
he A
M p
art
Dis
cipl
ine
Spec
ific
Part
If y
ou h
ave
take
n m
ost
of y
our
uppe
r di
visi
on c
ours
es, t
his
may
be
mor
e ap
prop
riate
, and
in m
any
case
s th
e qu
estio
ns a
re
easi
er t
o so
lve
that
the
Gen
eral
PM
exa
m
Page
25
Min
d –
Stud
ying
Revi
ewA
tten
d al
l the
rev
iew
ses
sion
sBe
fore
eac
h cl
ass
stud
y th
e Li
ndeb
urg
man
ual a
nd s
ampl
e pr
oble
ms.
Wor
k th
e FE
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yle
prob
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s at
the
end
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each
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pter
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26
Use
the
rig
ht t
ools
to
stud
y
Be fa
mili
ar w
ith t
he E
NG
INEE
R-I
N-
TRA
ININ
G a
nd L
AN
D S
UR
VEY
OR
-IN
-TR
AIN
ING
EX
AM
INEE
IN
STR
UC
TIO
NS
befo
re t
est
day
Be fa
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Page
27
Refe
renc
e H
andb
ook
Know
it w
ell
Fam
iliar
with
the
sec
tions
you
kno
w b
est,
st
atic
s, m
ath,
etc
.Be
fam
iliar
with
the
Tab
le o
f Co
nten
tsU
SE T
HE
IND
EX
Page
28
Page
29
Body
Trai
n to
gai
n st
amin
aTe
st w
ill b
egin
at
8:00
amW
ill la
st a
ll da
yPr
actic
e ex
am q
uest
ions
und
er e
xam
con
ditio
ns (
get
up e
arly
so
me
days
and
sol
ve p
robl
ems)
Just
bef
ore
the
test
No
exot
ic m
eals
(or
drin
ks)
the
nigh
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fore
Hea
rty
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tEA
T LU
NCH
TH
E D
AY O
F TH
E EX
AM. B
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h fr
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ome,
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bev
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on't
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ay b
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t or
col
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the
roo
m)
Page
30
Sum
mar
y of
Pre
para
tion
Use
the
ref
eren
ce m
anua
lU
se F
E ap
prov
ed c
alcu
lato
r to
do
ever
ythi
ngAt
tend
rev
iew
ses
sion
sFo
cus
on s
tuff
you
kno
wTa
ke s
ampl
e te
sts
Prac
tice
unde
r te
st e
nviro
nmen
t (t
ime
of d
ay a
nd d
urat
ion)
Org
aniz
e ev
eryt
hing
in a
dvan
ce d
o no
t w
ait
until
the
nig
ht b
efor
eSt
ay n
ear
the
test
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cent
er t
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ight
bef
ore
the
exam
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ake
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ahe
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he p
arki
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loca
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ent
ranc
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It
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n yo
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t th
ere
on t
est
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Asse
mbl
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Exam
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ial f
ood
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rink
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t im
port
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ood
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