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HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY III 1111 III 33 477 001 b1b 794 www.EngineeringBooksPDF.com • • IV! Sample Examination Michael R Lindeburg, PE Professional Publications, Inc • Belmont, CA • www.EngineeringBooksPDF.com How to Locate Errata and Other Updates for This Book At Professional Puuliciltions, we our besl to bring you error-free books But when errors occur, we "'-ant to make sure that you know about them so they Calise as little confusion as possible A current list of known f'.nata and other updates for litis book is available on the Ill)I website at www.ppi2pass.com.Fromthewebsitehomepage.click 011 "En on thl:' wall'!" 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(3.7 ~) + (5.1 (8.1 mi)2 (6.3 miF -.- (4.2 mi}2 miF -+ ~2 ft+300 ft - au2 ft 'l11e hydraulic radius is -= 3.fi3 In/hr (3 in/hr) 600 ft2 Rw ,.''''' 302 Oft: The answer is (8) = PROFESSIONAL www.EngineeringBooksPDF.com U)fJ It PU8LICATlONS, INC i 160 Th~ CIVIL P SAMPLE EXAMINATION Q_=, lAO) , )""10,002 0.' (600 )(1.09 ft n' (O ~ ll11m~r ~ Check th.a,t the R.eyuoldR discharge is less t.han Re = ",.D v ,I.) !!:.) (4 x 10-~ in) _ - (U;61 x 10-'),It') (12 -In) ( "''') 3600 ft 111' = 1807.~ ft3/ sec ( 0.71 ~_ -''- h, Fur the east flood pli1.in, the area i!l A , ~ (1 ft)(400 Sl~> It) o.oom95 = = 400 ft2 The Reynol& number is k ."i r.h;:lll 1, app!i< 'S The 'wetted perirnctt'r i" J)., ~I :- St.okes' law If a particle of I.he maximum duulletf'J" starts at the wat.er surface, the time rt':qnired to settle out will be + We"", dCaM llO ,1ft+100ft, ds t" = 401 ft 15ft = "'~ It 0,71 - h, The h,vdraulie rad.ius is = 21.1 hr 40U fl2 n.""" (20 hr) The answet" is (0) = 401 ft = 0.99 ft 23t The dcdining-growth method of population project,ion is The discltarl{c is / )2 1.40) ')( ft )'1' vO.lX ft 0.060 (400 O.!¥.) ( Q~u.!t = = 441.3 ft3 IS('!('; P = 100,000" (300,000 100.000)(1 _~(-O.00M1(40)) The tOlal flood flow is QIUl QchOl.onel ft - 3656 sec = 1'" is t,he base yol\.! populati(lI1, P, is the saturation JlOpu.lation, and !:it is the fuhue t.ime period in Yf'MS The futmc population il; ::.: 139 196 + Qw ~ + QuSl + 1807.3 5!:lO[i ft 3/sec ft3 - sec + 441.3 re - sec The current per Cttpita demand is triO gal/capita-day The perct'nt incrubrlnration, which will contain the smaller vohuue 'l of other sllbdnratiollS The an&wer is (D) 234 Statemcuts I and IV are I,rue = 1200fJ0 m S Statement II is false Hydrolytic rcact.ions arc not involved with cationic polymers, lint such reactions are involved w-ith anionic polymers The inflow volume is 1= (aycrage innow l'ate)(sllhduration) = (120LX10 _ 8400lJO U1 1~3)(7d) Stal,~,ment 111 is false The pH is very important in most cOligula.nt reactiolls Sf.atemeut V is false The dete.Jltioll time oj in-lint' stat.ic mixers Vllril 'S witb the Aow through the mixer a The answer is (A) subd.uration average inflow raloe (d) (Mm /d) evapmation/ inflow volume (~'''n3) 60 0.12U 0.150 U.I80 120 0.240 10.600 28.800 180 365 U.5f>O loo.8UO 1.800 657.000 ;)1) 0.840 ,1.500 seepa~e 235 The volume of wat.er treate, along with a detailed inrlex After you pass the PE exam, t!le Reference Manual will continue to serve you as a valuable desk reference throughout your professional career Practice Prablems for Ihe Civil Engineering PE Exom: ACompanion to the Civil Engineering Reference Manual Michn,l R lindeburg, PE More than 400 practice problems in Practice Problems for the Civil Engineering PE Exam conespond to chapters in the Civil Engineering Reference Manual, gi\wg you problem-solving pract.ice in each topic as you study Complete, step-bystep soluHons give you inunedialc fcedback Quick Reference for the Civil Engineering PE Exam Michael R Lind,burg, PE During the exam, it's vital to have fast access to the information yOIl nepd to work problem"> Quick Reference puts all the important formulas at your fingertips, conveniently organized hy subjpct Six-Minute Solutions for Civil PE Exam Problems (Available for Environmental, Geotechnical, Structural, Transportation, and Wafer Resources modules.) 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