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Free Water Resources and Environmental practice test
12 questions, one from each knowledge area, in 72 minutes. Then your result in each area, a short lesson on the area to fix first and a study plan.
- One question from each of the twelve knowledge areas, from Project Planning to Project Sitework. Every coefficient you need is in the question. Have a calculator ready.
- No account, and nothing about your answers is kept.
- Questions come one at a time on one clock, 6 minutes each, the real exam's pace.
The twelve knowledge areas
| Knowledge area | Questions out of 80 |
|---|---|
| Project Planning | 4 to 6 |
| Soil Mechanics | 3 to 5 |
| Materials | 4 to 6 |
| Analysis and Design | 6 to 9 |
| Hydraulics: Closed Conduit | 7 to 11 |
| Hydraulics: Open Channel | 7 to 11 |
| Hydrology | 8 to 12 |
| Groundwater and Wells | 4 to 6 |
| Surface Water and Groundwater Quality | 5 to 8 |
| Drinking Water Distribution and Treatment | 6 to 9 |
| Wastewater Collection and Treatment | 7 to 11 |
| Project Sitework | 9 to 14 |
The real exam has 80 questions in 8 hours of exam time, with the PE Civil Reference Handbook and the listed design standards on screen.
How we score it
NCEES publishes no passing score, so we do not estimate one. You get your result in each knowledge area and your share right overall.
Independent, original practice for the Water Resources and Environmental depth of the NCEES PE Civil exam. Not affiliated with or endorsed by NCEES. The PE Civil Reference Handbook is published by NCEES.