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Principles & Practice of Engineering PE Exam
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Principles & Practice of Engineering PE Exam

Civil Structural - Truss and Beam
Created byQi Zhang
Last updated 5/2022
English
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What you'll learn

  • Tips on the PE Civil Structural exam
  • Mechanics of materials – truss analysis and beam analysis
  • Trusses – method of joints, method of section and zero force member
  • Beams – bending and shear diagrams, equations and stresses

Course content

1 section • 5 lectures • 1h 34m total length

  • Introduction0:24
  • 4A Dead and live loads11:03

    Solve static problems in structure mechanics by applying equilibrium equations to find reactions and forces for beams under dead or live loads, including point and distributed loads, with sign conventions.

  • 4B Trusses26:38

    Learn truss analysis using the method of joints and sections, apply sign conventions and reactions, and identify zero-force members through PE exam style problems.

  • 4C Beam bending and shear31:50

    Analyze shear force and bending moment in beam problems, define positive and negative signs, and perform section cuts and reaction calculations. Use area under shear to derive moment diagrams and apply exam tricks.

  • 4D Bending and shear stresses24:18

    Explore bending and shear stresses in beams, locating the neutral axis, computing centroid and moment of inertia, converting composite sections, and applying VQ/It and bending equations to determine maximum loads.

Requirements

  • Know the basics of statics

Description

This is a portion of a full course on the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam that I am currently developing. This portion is free and hopefully, you will find it useful.  The current lectures only cover truss and beam topics including bending and shear forces and stresses. The topics include truss analysis using the method of joints and method of sections, bending and shear diagrams, equilibrium equations and the corresponding stresses.

I share the fundamentals of solving structural problems as well as some tricks to solve multiple choice questions without actually solving the entire problem. The rest of the lectures on the PE exam will be released at a later date if there are a few people who think they are helpful.

I passed the PE Civil Structural exam in 2018 on my first try while I was working as a structural engineer and doing my Ph.D. I would like to share some of my thoughts on important concepts as well as skills for writing exams. I will continue to make more videos if you find these helpful. If you have any suggestions or would be interested in taking the full course on PE Civil structural exam, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who is planning to take the Principles and Practice Engineering PE Civil Structural Exam to become a licensed engineer in the USA.
  • Anyone who wants to do a review on structural engineering fundamentals.
  • Anyone who is learning mechanics of materials and structural analysis.

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