CE BOARD EXAM TOPICS

MATHEMATICS, SURVEYING, AND TRANSPORTATION

Algebra

Miscellaneous Math

Arithmetic/Geometric Series

Word Problems

Permutation/Combination

Probability and Statistics

Probability Distribution

Trigonometry

Trigonometric Functions

Inscribed/Circumscribed

Spherical Trigonometry

Geometry

2D

3D

Circles

Conic Sections

Polar Coordinates

Differential Calculus

Derivative

Maxima/Minima

Related Rates

Optimization

Integral Calculus

Antiderivative

Arc Length
Solids of Revolution

Centroids/Moment of Inertia

Economics

Interest and Annuity

Depreciation

Inflation

ROI

Stocks/Bonds

Surveying

Measurement

Probable Value

Tape Correction

Leveling

Curvature and Refraction

Stadia

DMD/DPD

Traverse

Compass/Transit Rule

Earthworks

Transportation

Horizontal Curve

Vertical Curve

Accident Analysis

Pavement Design

Sight Distance

Railroad Engineering

Ports and Harbor

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING AND HYDRAULICS

Geotechnical

Soil Properties

Atterberg Limits

Flow of Water through Soil

Stress

Settlement

Consolidation

Shear Strength

Lateral Earth Pressure

Flow Nets

Boussinesq

Bearing Capacity

Pile Foundation

Hydraulics

Water Properties

Hydrostatic Pressure

Buoyancy

Stability of Floating Bodies

Dams

Thin-Walled Vessels

Moving Vessel

Rotating Vessel

Energy Equation

Head Loss

3 Reservoir Problem

Pipes in Series/Parallel
Orifice Flow

Weirs

Open Channels

Critical Flow

Non-Uniform Flow

Hydrodynamics
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION

Mechanics

Statics (2D)

Statics (3D)

Cables and Trusses

Friction

Kinematics

Kinetics

Strength of Materials

Stress and Strain

Thin-Walled Vessel

Torsion

Helical Spring

Flexural Fiber Stress

Transverse Shear Stress

Composite Beams

Mohr’s Circle

Theory of Structures

Stability

DIM

AMM

Conjugate Beam

Superposition

Virtual Work: Beams

Virtual Work: Trusses

3 Moment Equation

Fixed-End Moments
Influence Line: Beams

Influence Line: Truss

Steel

Introduction

Bending Stress

Compressive Stress

Steel Columns

Purlins

Bolts

Welds

Concrete

Singly-Reinforced

Doubly-Reinforced

T-Beams

Shear

Slabs

Columns

Columns w/ Bending

Footings

Moments in Footings

Pile Footings

Miscellaneous

Pre-stressed Concrete

Seismic

Construction