PE Civil Construction Exam Prep Course
Prepare for the PE Civil: Construction exam with video lessons, worked problems, realistic practice, and weekly live 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
Short, focused video lessons across 766 published topics, designed to make complex concepts easier to understand.
Exam-Like Practice
Two active 80-question practice exams in a timed CBT-style interface, plus module quiz questions to practice as you learn.
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We solve one question live every week — Tuesdays, 6 PM PT. Ask your questions directly to the creator of PEwise.
View course content(45 modules · 766 topics)
Welcome to PEwise Construction
Engineering Economics & Cost Analysis
Project Cost and Schedule Management
Aggregates for Concrete
Mineral Admixtures & Supplementary Cementitious Materials
Chemical Admixtures for Concrete
Designing and Proportioning Concrete Mixtures
Material Quality Control and Production
Earthwork Construction and Layout
Construction Operations and Methods
Analysis of Statically Determinate Structures
Supports and idealized structures, equations of equilibrium, tributary loads on one-way and two-way slabs, and truss analysis by the method of joints and sections. Relevant to Construction exam topics 7B and 7D.
Internal forces within structural member
Internal axial force, shear, and bending moment; shear and moment diagrams for beams and frames; and superposition. Relevant to Construction exam topics 7B and 7C.
Steel compression
Column buckling, effective length, slenderness limits, and the AISC compressive-strength procedure for steel columns, with worked examples. Relevant to Construction exam topic 7C.
Steel Beams
Flexural stress, plastic moment, compactness and lateral-torsional buckling, web shear, and deflection checks for steel beams per AISC. Relevant to Construction exam topic 7C.
Concrete Beams Flexure
Flexural strength of reinforced concrete beams: the Whitney stress block, singly and doubly reinforced sections, T-beams, and one-way slab design per ACI 318. Relevant to Construction exam topic 7C.
Concrete Columns
Combined axial load and bending, interaction diagrams, strength-reduction factors, and maximum axial capacity of tied and spiral concrete columns. Relevant to Construction exam topic 7C.
Concrete Footings
Soil pressure under footings, footing sizing, one-way and punching shear, flexural steel, and column-to-footing load transfer for spread footings. Relevant to Construction exam topic 7D.
Formwork Systems & Design
OSHA Scaffolding Safety (29 CFR 1926 Subpart L)
OSHA Excavation Safety (29 CFR 1926 Subpart P)
Construction Health & Safety (OSHA 1926)
Soil Particle Analysis & Fine-Grained Classification
Advanced Soil Classification: Coarse-Grained, AASHTO & RQD
Laboratory and Field Compaction
Slope Stability Analysis
Groundwater Flow and Seepage
Lateral Earth Pressure Fundamentals
Advanced Retaining Wall Analysis and Design
Earth Retention—Anchored Walls
Shallow Foundations: An Introduction to Bearing Capacity
Soil Deformation and Settlement Due to Consolidation Part 1
Soil Deformation and Settlement Due to Consolidation Part 2
Settlement Due to Compression
Deep Foundations (drilled shafts, driven piles, micropiles, etc.)
Introduction to In-Situ Testing
Boring Methods & Sampling Techniques
Standard Penetration Test (SPT)
Cone Penetration Testing (CPT)
Pump System Fundamentals
Flow in Pipe Systems
Fundamental Principles of Open Channel Flow
Culvert Hydraulics
Storm Probability and Runoff Analysis
Rainfall Analysis, Hydrographs, and Data Collection
Water Balance & Storm Management
Groundwater Flow
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PEwise was the biggest surprise of my prep. It provided solid topic-review videos and, more importantly, simulation exams that felt very similar to the actual CBT exam experience — an excellent supplement that I highly recommend.— Verified PEwise student · via Reddit
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What Each Feature Means for You
| Feature | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Short, single-concept lessons | Study in the gaps of a full-time job — every video covers exactly one idea, so nothing demands an open evening. |
| Blueprint-mapped curriculum | Every module maps to an official NCEES knowledge area for this exam — no filler, no gaps you have to discover on exam day. |
| CBT-style practice exams | Practice in a timed environment with searchable references and question flagging, so the real testing format holds no surprises. |
| Weekly PE Power Hour | A live problem-solving session (Tuesdays, 6 PM PT) where you can put your questions directly to the course creator. |
| 90 days of access | Long enough for a full prep cycle without paying for a year you will not use; extensions are available if life intervenes. |
| Free preview | 2 modules are free — Module 1 (Welcome to PEwise Construction) and Module 10 (Construction Operations and Methods) — so you can judge the teaching style with the real course, not a marketing sample. |
Who This Course Is For
Civil engineers registered for the PE Civil: Construction exam who want means and methods, temporary structures, estimating and scheduling, and safety taught visually and mapped to the exam blueprint.
An honest note on fit: PEwise is self-paced. If you know you need scheduled, mandatory-attendance live lectures to stay on track, a live-cohort course may serve you better. If you want efficient, rewatchable lessons that fit around work, this format was built for you.
What Your Construction Enrollment Includes
- 45 modules with 766 published lesson topics
- 47 module quizzes (159 questions) with explained answers
- 2 full-length NCEES-style practice exams (80 + 80 questions) with step-by-step solutions
- CBT-style exam simulator with searchable references and a built-in calculator
- Weekly PE Power Hour live session (Tuesdays, 6 PM PT)
- 90 days of access — extend anytime for $90 (90 more days, your progress is saved)
- 2 modules free before you enroll — Module 1 (Welcome to PEwise Construction) and Module 10 (Construction Operations and Methods)
- Pass Guarantee eligibility, subject to the published policy
Exam blueprint coverage
How this blueprint map is built
Each module is mapped against the official NCEES PE Civil specification for this exam, knowledge area by knowledge area, using the published spec PDF — and re-verified when NCEES issues a new specification. The map below shows which modules serve each specification topic.
The NCEES PE Civil specifications overlap across disciplines; modules such as soil mechanics and hydraulics are included because they map to this exam's official knowledge areas.
NCEES exam blueprint coverage
How each NCEES PE Civil topic area maps to PEwise course modules and practice-exam questions.
| # | NCEES topic area | Questions | PEwise coverage |
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| 1 | Soil Mechanics | 6–9 |
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| 2 | Site Layout and Development | 5–8 |
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| 3 | Material Properties | 5–8 |
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| 4 | Estimating Quantities and Costs | 6–9 |
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| 5 | Project Planning and Scheduling | 7–11 |
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| 6 | Material, Production, and Execution Quality Control | 7–11 |
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| 7 | Structural Mechanics | 7–11 |
Wood members and construction-load combinations are reinforced through the 80-question practice exams with worked solutions. |
| 8 | Hydraulics and Hydrology | 4–6 |
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| 9 | Construction Operations and Methods | 9–14 |
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| 10 | Design for Support of Construction Loads | 10–15 |
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| 11 | Health and Safety | 4–6 |
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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.
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