Complete Civil Construction PE Exam Prep

The best PE Civil Construction exam prep course for busy engineers. Master the PE Civil: Construction exam with 560+ animated video lessons, an NCEES-style practice exam, and expert support.

Course content built by Mahdi Bahrampouri, Ph.D. — Civil Engineer and Co-Founder of PEwise. Every video, problem, and explanation in this course was authored by Mahdi.

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Why it works

Visual Learning

Bite-sized animated lessons with 270+ videos designed to make complex concepts easy to understand.

Exam-Like Practice

2 timed NCEES-style practice exams — a 59-question focused review and an 80-question full simulation — designed to ensure you pass the PE Civil Geotechnical Exam and get familiar with the CBT exam interface.

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We solve one question live every week — Thursdays, 6 PM PT. Ask your questions directly to the creator of PEwise.

What Our PE Exam Students Say

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The practice exam was very similar to the NCEES practice PE exam, which I felt was the greatest strength with PEwise. The videos were pretty solid, I think the way it was set up to explain references in the handbook was a good approach. The price of the course was reasonable too which made PEwise more approachable than other programs.
— Dominic B., Passed Geotechnical PE, March 2026
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How PEwise compares

Side-by-side pricing, format, and pass-guarantee terms across the major PE Civil exam prep providers.

ProviderPriceFormatHoursPass guarantee
PEwise$90Animated video, self-paced16+ hrs across 560+ videosYes (free re-enrollment)
PPI Live Online$2,076Live + on-demand70+ hrsYes (homework conditional)
School of PE OnDemand$1,599On-demandNot disclosedYes (4+ month courses)
ASCE OnDemand~$1,200On-demand9 sessionsNo

Competitor pricing as of April 2026; verify on each provider's site before purchase.

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Welcome to PEwise Construction

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Engineering Economics

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Project Cost and Schedule Management

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Aggregates for Concrete

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Mineral admixture

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Chemical Admixtures for Concrete

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Designing and Proportioning Concrete Mixtures

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Material Quality Control and Production

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Earthwork Construction and Layout

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Construction Operations and Methods

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Formwork System and Design

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Scaffolds

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Excavation

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Health and Safety

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Soil Particle Analysis & Fine-Grained Classification

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Advanced Soil Classification: Coarse-Grained, AASHTO & RQD

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Laboratory and Field Compaction

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Slope Stability Analysis

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Groundwater Flow and Seepage

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Lateral Earth Pressure Fundamentals

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Advanced Retaining wall Analysis and design

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Earth Retention—Anchored Walls

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Shallow Foundations: An Introduction to Bearing Capacity

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Soil Deformation and Settlement due to consolidation Part 1

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Soil Deformation and Settlement due to consolidation Part 2

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Settlement Due To Compression

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Deep Foundations (drilled shafts, driven piles, micropiles, etc.)

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Introduction to In-Situ Testing

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Boring Methods & Sampling Techniques

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Standard Penetration Test (SPT)

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Cone Penetration Testing (CPT)

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Pump System Fundamentals

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Flow in Pipe Systems

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Fundamental Principles of Open Channel Flow

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Culvert Hydraulics

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Storm Probability and Runoff Analysis

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Rainfall Analysis, Hydrographs, and Data Collection

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Water Balance & Storm Management

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Groundwater Flow

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Practice Exam

2 NCEES-style practice exams (59-question focused review + 80-question full simulation) with built-in calculator, 14 reference PDFs, timer, break system, and detailed solutions.

NCEES exam blueprint coverage

How each NCEES PE Civil topic area maps to PEwise course modules and practice-exam questions.

#NCEES topic areaQuestionsPEwise coverage
1Soil Mechanics6–9
  • GEO Lateral Earth Pressure Fundamentals
  • GEO Soil Deformation and Settlement due to consolidation Part 1
  • GEO Settlement Due To Compression
  • GEO Shallow Foundations: An Introduction to Bearing Capacity
  • GEO Slope Stability Analysis
  • GEO Groundwater Flow and Seepage (effective and total stresses)
2Site Layout and Development5–8
  • CON Earthwork Construction and Layout (layout, control, curves)
  • GEO Boring Methods & Sampling Techniques (site investigations)
3Material Properties5–8
  • CON Aggregates for Concrete
  • CON Mineral admixture
  • CON Chemical Admixtures for Concrete
  • CON Designing and Proportioning Concrete Mixtures
  • GEO Soil Particle Analysis & Fine-Grained Classification (soil/rock)
4Estimating Quantities and Costs6–9
  • CON Engineering Economics
  • CON Project Cost and Schedule Management (take-off, cost estimating, earned value)
5Project Planning and Scheduling7–11
  • CON Project Cost and Schedule Management (CPM, resource leveling, time–cost)
6Material, Production, and Execution Quality Control7–11
  • CON Material Quality Control and Production
  • GEO Laboratory and Field Compaction (compaction)
7Structural Mechanics7–11
  • CON Formwork System and Design (loads, members, structural systems)
  • GEO Advanced Retaining wall Analysis and design (retaining walls)

Steel, wood, and structural-analysis sub-topics (statics, beams/columns, trusses, slabs) are reinforced through the 80-question practice exam with worked solutions and AISC references.

8Hydraulics and Hydrology4–6
  • WRE Fundamental Principles of Open Channel Flow
  • WRE Culvert Hydraulics
  • WRE Storm Probability and Runoff Analysis
  • WRE Rainfall Analysis, Hydrographs, and Data Collection
  • WRE Water Balance & Storm Management (detention/retention)
  • WRE Flow in Pipe Systems (storm sewer)
9Construction Operations and Methods9–14
  • CON Construction Operations and Methods (cranes, rigging, equipment, piles)
  • CON Earthwork Construction and Layout (excavation & embankment)
  • GEO Deep Foundations (drilled shafts, driven piles, micropiles, etc.)
  • WRE Pump System Fundamentals (dewatering & pumping)
10Design for Support of Construction Loads10–15
  • CON Formwork System and Design (formwork, shoring, reshoring)
  • CON Scaffolds (falsework & scaffolding)
  • CON Excavation (support of excavation)
  • GEO Earth Retention—Anchored Walls (braced/anchored excavation support)
11Health and Safety4–6
  • CON Health and Safety (OSHA safety management)
  • CON Scaffolds (29 CFR 1926 Subpart L)
  • CON Excavation (29 CFR 1926 Subpart P)

Each practice-exam question includes a worked solution and a reference citation to the NCEES exam-day design standards, so you can practice by NCEES blueprint and target specific topic areas.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — the PE Construction course is mapped to every NCEES PE Civil Construction specification area: soil mechanics, site layout and development, material properties, estimating quantities and costs, project planning and scheduling, material/production/execution quality control, structural mechanics, hydraulics and hydrology, construction operations and methods, design for support of construction loads (formwork, falsework, shoring, excavation support), and health and safety. It includes animated video lessons across all topic areas plus dedicated geotechnical and water-resources modules for the soil-mechanics and hydraulics questions that appear on the Construction exam.
Established providers like PPI and School of PE offer PE Civil Construction prep in the $1,500–$2,000 range with long live or on-demand lecture series. PEwise takes a different approach: hundreds of short animated videos optimized for working engineers, at $90 for 3 months, covering the same NCEES specifications. PEwise's pass guarantee gives you a free 3-month re-enrollment if you don't pass, with no homework conditions.
Yes. The course includes a full 80-question, NCEES-style practice exam covering all five question formats used on the computer-based test — multiple choice, select-all-that-apply, fill-in-the-blank, drag-and-drop, and point-and-click — with a built-in calculator, the bundled reference standards (ACI, AISC, PCA, ASCE, MUTCD, and 29 CFR 1926), and detailed worked solutions.
Each module is tied to the authoritative reference it draws from, matching the standards supplied in the NCEES exam: the NCEES PE Civil Reference Handbook, ACI 347R (formwork), ACI SP-4, the AISC Steel Construction Manual, ASCE 37, PCA EB001 (Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures), MUTCD Part 6, and OSHA 29 CFR 1926 (including Subparts L and P). The current NCEES specification cycle runs April 2024 through April 2027.

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