PE Construction Practice Exams

Two full-length 80-question simulated exams for PE Civil: Construction

About the Practice Exams

The PE Construction practice exams are designed to closely simulate the actual PE Civil Construction exam. Both full-length exams cover all major Construction exam topics and include the question types you will encounter on the real exam.

Questions

2 × 80

Two full exams, NCEES-style formats

Duration

8 Hours

Timed exam

TI-36X Pro Calculator
6 Reference PDFs
Timed Sessions
Break System
Question Flagging
Detailed Solutions

Practice Exam 1

Questions

80

5 Question Types

Duration

8 Hours

Timed exam

All 5 NCEES Question Formats:

Multiple ChoiceSelect All That ApplyFill in the BlankDrag and DropPoint and Click

A full-length 80-question simulation covering the complete PE Civil Construction blueprint across all 11 topic areas — from earthwork, scheduling, and estimating to temporary structures and safety. It blends conceptual and calculation problems at a realistic mix of difficulty levels, in every NCEES question format including point-and-click, and is built around the same bundled references you'll navigate on exam day. Each question includes a detailed step-by-step solution with the governing reference.

Practice Exam 2

NEW
Questions

80

4 Question Types

Duration

8 Hours

Timed exam

NCEES Question Formats:

Multiple ChoiceSelect All That ApplyFill in the BlankDrag and Drop

A second full-length 80-question simulation with all-new questions — a mix of conceptual and calculation problems drawn from all the exam references, so you get comfortable navigating every resource while you practice. Every question comes with a step-by-step solution and its reference.

Welcome to Your PE Construction Practice Exams!

Both practice exams cover major PE Construction exam topic areas and feature the NCEES-style question formats you will encounter on the real exam.

Reference Materials

These 6 Construction reference documents are built into the exam interface and open beside every question:

  • AISC 360-22 — Specification for Structural Steel Buildings
  • AISC 303-22 — Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges
  • AISC Companion to the Steel Construction Manual, Volume 2 — Design Tables, v16.0
  • MUTCD Part 6 — Temporary Traffic Control
  • 29 CFR 1903 — Inspections, Citations, and Penalties
  • 29 CFR 1926 — Safety and Health Regulations for Construction

Licensing restrictions prevent us from distributing these directly, so you upload your own PDFs:

  • NCEES PE Civil Reference Handbook — upload your own PDF; free from MyNCEES.
  • ASCE/SEI 37-14 — 2014. Upload your own PDF, or available from ASCE.
  • ACI SP-4 — 8th edition, 2014. Upload your own PDF, or available from ACI.

Uploaded files open in the same reference panel as the built-in documents, so you sit the exam with everything in one place. Your files stay in your browser and are never sent to PEwise.

Calculator Policy

For calculations, you have two options:

  • Use your own approved calculator — The NCEES-approved calculators for 2026 include:
    • Casio: All fx-115 and fx-991 models
    • Hewlett Packard: HP 33s and HP 35s models only
    • Texas Instruments: All TI-30X and TI-36X models
  • Use the built-in calculator available in the exam interface

Exam Format

This is a timed 8-hour practice exam with 80 questions. It closely mirrors the PE Civil Construction exam format.

PE Construction Practice Exam FAQ

It is an 80-question, full-length simulation that mirrors the real 8-hour computer-based PE Civil: Construction exam, with an optional scheduled break. Questions span all of the NCEES Construction topic areas and use all five NCEES formats.
All five NCEES formats: multiple choice, select-all-that-apply (all-or-nothing scoring), fill-in-the-blank, drag-and-drop, and point-and-click on a figure. Select-all and the interactive types are graded exactly as on the real exam.
The simulator includes a built-in TI-36X Pro calculator and the bundled NCEES design standards as searchable PDFs — ACI 347R, ACI SP-4, the AISC Steel Construction Manual, ASCE 37, PCA EB001, MUTCD Part 6, and 29 CFR 1903/1926. You upload your own copy of the NCEES PE Civil Reference Handbook (we cannot redistribute it). Your progress is saved in the browser.

Studying a different discipline, or want to try the simulator first? See all Civil PE practice exams — including a free 10-question PE practice exam sample.

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Get 90 days of access to 39 modules, 566 published lesson topics, 124 quiz questions, and two full-length 80-question Construction practice exams for $149.