One of the most fundamental concepts in all of mechanics is the free-body diagram (FBD) and learning how to draw the FBD correctly can be a fairly challenging. Drawing the correct FBD is a crucial first step when analyzing an FE Exam Statics problem. Watch the video below to learn how to draw the correct…
Are you forgetting what you learned a few days ago or last week? How can you ensure that you are on a path to passing the FE Exam without forgetting the material? Several weeks ago, I was asked this question by a fellow engineer/student preparing for his FE exam. “How do I not forget what…
As you prepare for your FE or PE exam, are you finding it difficult to focus? Get easily distracted? Or possibly you don’t feel like you are absorbing the material you are trying to learn? All leading to low study performance. So what are the primary factors leading to this drift of low performance? The…
1. Make space for the FE Exam Many of us are either working full time in the engineering sector or study engineering full time at university. On top of that, we may have family and other personal responsibilities. Adding the FE Exam on top of this busy schedule is the number one reason why students…
Just like how there are ethical guidelines used by practitioners of medicine, science, finance, real-estate and law, an engineering professional is expected to obey these “ethical codes” in their respective practices. Modern codes for the practice of engineering place paramount priority on obligations to the public. There are several codes of ethics for engineers, in…
The FE Exam will have a total “seated time” of 6 hours long (exactly: 5 hours and 55 minutes). This consists of: reading and signing a nondisclosure agreement (2 minutes) tutorial covering how to use the on-screen exam features such as flagging and skipping questions (8 minutes) the actual exam time (5 hours and 20…
For the FE exam or PE exam, before solving concrete mix design questions, we must understand the concept of how a mix design is largely dependent on the mass and volume of the aggregate particles. These aggerates with the binder must be proportioned in a way that will achieve desired concrete properties. So how do…
When we look at a beam carrying loads transverse to its axis will experienceshearing forces, denoted by V. In the analysis of beams, it is typical to calculate the variation in shearing force across the entire length of the beam by drawing the shear force diagram. With the shearing force known, we can calculate…
For the FE exam, visualizing different inflow and outflow parameters that contribute to the change in storage of a small watershed, lake, river, stream or any other water body is the most important step we need to understand before applying a water budget analysis. The goal of this post is to help us look visualize…
For the Civil FE exam, under knowledge area number 12. Geotechnical Engineering, the NCEES FE exam specifications tell us we have to understand how to analyze the stability of retaining structures – E. Stability of retaining structures (e.g., active/passive/at-rest pressure). Before we can do this, we must have a complete understanding of how the pressure…
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