2024 FE Exam Prep (Civil, Mechanical, and Other Disciplines - On Sale Today $6.95)

Are you currently searching for FE Exam Prep for the Civil, Mechanical, or Other Disciplines Exam?

How would you like to PASS the FE Exam on your first try?

You've come to the right place!

Our EBook has over 330 practice problems and Step-by-Step solutions that match the current page numbers from the FE Handbook. It's been on the market for 10 years and has sold over 125,000 copies.

It's available on Amazon as well here on our website.

It's on sale today for Only $6.95!   Purchase Here! 

Our Book is a Cult Classic - I say cult classic because it isn't your typical engineering prep book. Within the first few pages, you will be able to tell it's not written by your typical boring test prep company nor has any dumb-downed mainstream advice - such as "get a good night sleep" or "this is your first step to becoming a P.E.!". 

It's straight to the point, down & dirty, and there's no bullsh$t. The advice and strategy are action packed - you can start today!  

You will pass the FE Exam, you just need At Bats.

Let me tell you a short story:

Back in 2002, when I was preparing for the FE Exam, I had trouble finding a good set of solved problems to help me study. Amazon was popular, but it wasn't like it is today.  

There weren't many resources to choose from. I basically just winged it. There definitely wasn't any kind of of prep book which explained strategy or what to expect on exam day. The FE Exam was a mystery.

In order to practice Truss problems, I had to use my statics book from college.  

In order to practice Mechanics of Materials problems, I had to use a $85 book I purchased from Amazon - and that was the only topic that book was good at... :( such a waste too.

In order to practice Engineering Economics, I found a couple of good questions from my senior design class notes. 

In order to practice Dynamics, I had to carry around my dynamics college textbook. 

It was miserable trying to use all these random resources. My engineering professors also proved to be useless. They were so out of touch and incapable of offering any practical or sound advice. I remember this one professor suggested we start reviewing our calculus textbooks to prepare for the Math questions. Really? 

After I managed to pass the FE Exam, and then passed the P.E. Exams in both mechanical and civil engineering disciplines, and after I gained over 20 years of experience in industry, I decided that wanted to give back to the community which helped me so much in my career.  

I wanted to share the knowledge I've accumulated over the years from the school of hard knocks - not from a comfortable college office chair. I wanted to create a one-stop-shop book which could be used to practice every type of question. 

I decided to write the BOOK I wish I had when I was preparing for the FE Exam. 

In addition to making it affordable, I wanted test takers to be able to use just one book in their preparations - as opposed to carrying around many different resources.  I also wanted to give down to earth, practical advice, tips/hints, and also include what I call the "Inner Game".  

Inner Game starts in your mind before you even go out into the world and take action. This is something I learned over years of playing organized sports and which I developed to use for test taking. Using my own advice, I become a Project Management Professional (PMP), passed the National Home Inspector Exam (NHIE), as well several International Code Council Exams (ICCEs).  

The goal was to distill all of the best advice, strategy, tactics, and motivation I learned in my life in order to develop one resource which someone could use to help them pass the FE Exam - a COMPLETE SYSTEM. 

I am happy to say I succeeded. It was a work-in-progress, it started out rough, but over the years, I am happy with the way the book turned out. We constantly update it with the exam changes each year. 

Everyday, we receive many emails with positive feedback and many "thank you's" from students who pass the FE Exam. It's overwhelming and I am grateful I am able to help. 

The book is currently updated for the 2023 Civil, Mechanical, and Other Disciplines Exams, it provides over 330 practice problems and step-by-step solutions to help you prepare for and pass the FE Exam.

It provides a complete system of specific test taking strategies, tips, hints, and is separated into 5 practice exams. It’s an action-packed, no-nonsense approach, and is the only FE Prep book in which the solutions and equations reference the current version of the FE Handbook. 

It’s a “must-have” for working engineers who have been out of the classroom or any recent graduate who wants to get this exam out of the way as quickly as possible without spending a ton of money.

There are many prep books and courses available – and some are VERY expensive! 

There’s no need to spend that kind of money when you already know everything on the FE Exam, you just need to be coached (we show you how) on what to study in order to weed out all the unnecessary things you learned in school, focus on the only topics that matter, and learn some tips and strategies that will tip the odds in your favor.

The Book is designed specially to teach you how to pass the FE exam. No more wasting time listening to boring out-of-touch professors. This book does not waste time on theory or obscure problems- which will only confuse you more, but instead, only contains practical questions and ones that are most likely to appear on the actual exam based on the percentages which are published by NCEES.

Also included is the EIT FastTrack™ Schedule - developed for those short of time and who have been out of school a long time. Review this section to gain the most knowledge in the shortest amount of time for problems that are most likely to appear on the exam based on the NCEES Format.

Since every question is categorized by topic order, you have the option to choose which practice exams you want to work on or decide which specific category of problem you want to review. You have the option to work similar type problems or in random order. If you are considering studying for the FE exam, this book will teach you how to pass on your first try.
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If you purchased the paperback on Amazon, just email us at EITFastTrack@gmail.com in order to receive a Free EBook.

 

​​​​​​​These questions keep appearing time and time again, learn them and pass the exam!

 

Passing the first time will save you money, time, and the stress of having to study again.  It will also give you confidence and prepare you for the exam.

With a little preparation and concentration, you can master questions and navigate your FE Exam with confidence.

Are you ready to learn how to pass?

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FE Exam Pass Rates (2024)

 

Hello guys, just wanted to talk to you today about the FE Exam Pass Rates. Each year, NCEES publishes its pass rates on their website.  

These are interesting to review as compared to the previous years, but I wouldn't over-think them too much.  

Really, just notice that 2 out of 3 people pass on their first try.  

That's all you should focus on. 

If you're undecided which exam to take, this might help... However, I'm a firm believer that if you study for a good 2 months and work as many practice problems as you can each day and learn the handbook, you'll pass. 

But most importantly, you must have a strong inner-game during the exam. 

As with any exam, it's designed to trip you up and rattle your cage.  Don't let them in your head!

Over the last 10 years that I've been tutoring FE Exam courses, helping students overcome their limiting beliefs is the most challenging aspect of this exam - not so much the technical questions.  

Yes, those can be hard too, but if you learn to develop a strong Inner-Game as I talk about in the Book, you'll feel more confident.  

The only thing you can control is your preparation and your mindset, ignore all the other BS, please let me show you how. 

Join us today!

Let's begin.

Thank you...as always.

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Stop Doing This for the FE EXAM

 

Welcome back to the site! 

I want to talk to you about  5 key stages that you will go through when starting your FE EXAM journey. 

And this is true for any exam, business, or anything you do when you consider a new opportunity.

It's so very critical to understand this cycle of 5 stages if you really want an 

Advantage over the other test takers. 

 

Stage 1 is called “Uniformed Optimism”.

This is in the beginning whenever you start something new - you are so uniformed but you are very excited to start studying. 

You see all your friends and school buddies passing the exam – it’s your turn now! 

Everyone seems to be passing this exam and your boss is pressuring you to pursue getting your PE. 

You are so positive, so you start telling everyone and posting your new goal on social media. 

So, you purchase the books and dive in.

 

But then, quickly....

 

You arrive at Stage 2 called “Informed Pessimism”.

This is when you start to realize, after working a few problems, that this isn’t as EASY as what I originally thought. 

Wow, there’s a lot of information I’m not familiar with....

The FE Handbook has tons of information in it, too much to know in such short amount of time!

Wait, I know people who failed this exam, it doesn't seem that easy now.

 

After this realization hits you like a ton of bricks, you start having some self-doubt.  

Then you go into the next Stage.

 

Stage 3 “The Valley of Despair”.

 

This is the Stage where most people quit.

 

They simply think that they aren’t smart enough to pass this exam or it’s just not worth the effort.

 

You mean I have to study each and every day and really work at this?  There’s just so much to learn. As a result, they just quit. 

This cycle just keeps repeating over and over again and you never make progress.  

 

In this critical stage of despair, you realize wow there’s so many pieces to this I didn’t even know about. There's so many different variations to these questions that they can ask. I had no idea that the amount of information in the FE Handbook - no one can possible learn all that. 

You think I guess this is why not everyone becomes a PE – they give up at the first sign of despair. Realize that most newbies simply quit at this point. The Crash and Burn is where they go next.

Everything just seems hopeless in this stage.  It sucks. What if I just quit? What will my friends and boss think? 

 

But if you realize that these feelings are normal and most people experience this too, and decide to keep on punching and plowing through- never giving up- you eventually reach the next Stage. 

Remember, you only have to pass one time - it doesn't matter how many times you failed before. Success requires hard work. 

 

Stage 4: Informed Optimism”.

This is when you realize that you are making some progress and wrapped your arms around this opportunity.  

You have some momentum behind you and by being committed to an actual study schedule, you start thinking passing this exam is now more attainable.  

You understand the math now and where you are heading. You know what it will take to get there.

 

 The final Stage (5) is “Achievement”.

 

This is when you actually accomplish what you set out to do.  Now, after you pass the FE Exam, you just need to reset your goal, a new target, for the PE Exam.  

But now you will know about this cycle and that each phase is predicable. Don't let the valley of despair change your goal. 

 

And the KEY to this is that this cycle always comes into play in EVERYTHING you do in life !

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Our goal is to help you become aware of this cycle and help compress the time it takes you to go through it ! 

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Are you ready to start your journey? 

FE Exam Prep Book

Over the last 10 years, we've helped over 20,000 engineers just like you pass the FE Exam. 

Our FE Exam Prep book contains over 330 question and has step by step solutions that reference the current version of the FE Handbook. 

We also show you all the tricks and hints that give you a competitive edge over all the other test takers! 

Please email us: EITFastTrack@gmail.com if you have any questions.

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Best FE Exam Prep (2024)

Thank you to everyone who purchased the book on Amazon as well as the EBook on our website.  Remember, if you prefer both, simply just EMAIL us here on the website after you purchase it on Amazon to receive a FREE EBook to go along with the paperback.  

We work hard and strive to keep the book updated with all format changes from NCEES. 

The new 2024 edition of the FE EXAM "How to Pass on Your First Try!" Book has the most up to date changes to Exam topic areas and types and quantity of questions that can be expected to appear on Exam day.   This data is published by NCEES and is discussed in the book. 

This is what recent Customers have said about the Book:

“The problems were exactly like the actual exam problems on test day” - Rick Richey, Manhattan, NY

“This book is a great way to study for the FE exam! There is no theory, just tons and tons of practice problems and a lot of great tips along the way.” Brad Spills, Cleveland, OH

“I passed the FE exam on my first time using this book. The solutions to every problem reference the page number in the FE Handbook where the equations can be found.” - Alisha Diggs, New Orleans, LA

“Money well spent! Been out of college for 12 years and was able to pass the FE with a breeze using the strategies in this book.” - Chuck Smith, Los Angeles, CA

“I’m not a theory person, so the number of practice problems sold me on this book. A must have for every engineering graduate who is preparing for the FE exam. ” - Zachary Brown, Kiln, MS

“Easy to use! The electronic format is great because you can bring it anywhere with you and not lose valuable study time” - Jennifer Nicholson, Nashville, TN

“The Fast-Tracking section saved me a lot of time. I aced the exam” – Bob Thomas, Derby, KS

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FE Exam Prep Tricks

There's tons of blogs about how to Pass the FE Exam. Let's take a different approach to the same tips and advice by discussing how to Fail the FE Exam! If you can't figure it out, I'm saying the opposite of what you are supposed to do. 

Here are the Top 10 Ways to Fail the FE Exam:

1) Don't check the calculator policy on NCEES. You're special and can bring whatever you want. They won't enforce the rules on you. 

2) Don't prepare for the FE Exam. Just wing out! Go out the night before to celebrate your anticipated accomplishment. You saved a lot of study time!

3) Don't review the Free FE Handbook before the exam.  You don't need to because you can just look up the equations during the Exam. Makes sense! 

4) Don't arrive early at the test center.  If there is a wreck or traffic you can just find the back routes. No problem. 

5) Let the test developers inside your head. Then get frustrated because you don't know how to solve the first 3 problems on the exam.  Give up, there's no hope. No one has ever passed before without getting those 3 correct in the history of the exam and you're sure of it.

6) During the FE Exam, look around the room for someone who is also taking it and copy off their screen.

7) Don't take the 25 minute break to relax. Just start the next session to get it over with. 

8) Don't watch the short tutorial at the beginning of the Exam it just wastes valuable party time. You'll figure out how to flag problems and navigate the exam as you go. 

9) Guess C for half the questions.  You figure that you'll guess 25% of the problems correctly and just figure out the rest. 

10) Get all stressed out because you think you aren't smart enough.  

Bonus) Not being comfortable with only getting 4 out of 10 problems wrong!  (Hint: You will still Pass)

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FE Exam Calculator

 

Each year, NCEES designates the types of calculators examinees are allowed to use during the FE Exam. 

This is necessary in order to ensure the integrity of the exam and it also levels the playing field. 

Before we review each approved calculator for 2023, it's very important to purchase one from the approved list and USE IT during your FE Exam preparation. 

Some of our students shared horror stories from their experiences. They might have used they favorite calculator from school or work during their study prep, but then purchased one from the approved list right before the exam. 

However, not being familiar with its functions caused them to fail the FE Exam.   

Sometimes, the functions are totally different and could cause you to waste valuable time during the exam trying to figure it out.  

An example would be Y to the X function (y^x) or the Arc sine or cosine.  

This is why we tell our students to read about the approved calculators -reviews on Amazon- links provided below-and choose and purchase one to use DURING their studying. 

I know, it seems common sense, but sometimes people forgot about how calculators function differently.  

You can have an edge over other FE Exam test takers simply by being familiar with your calculator in advance. 

2023 Approved Calculator List:

The following calculator models are the only ones acceptable for use during the 2023 exams:

• Casio: All fx-115 and fx-991 models (Any Casio calculator must have “fx-115” or “fx-991” in its model name.

      Here is the link to the Casio fx-991 Calculator that we 

      recommend. 

• Hewlett Packard: The HP 33s and HP 35s models, but no others

 

      Here is the Hewlett 35s Calculator that's recommend. 

• Texas Instruments: All TI-30X and TI-36X models (Any Texas Instruments calculator must have “TI-30X” or “TI-36X” in its model name.)

      Here is the TI 35s Calculator that's recommend. 

So, take your time and read each review carefully and choose wisely. 

In the big picture, they're all pretty much the same.  But I personally like the feel of the Casio fx-991.

Don't waste much time, choose one so we can

Get to Work!

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2024 FE Exam Practice Test ! (Can you Pass?)

 

Are you ready for the 2024 FE Exam?  

How would you like over 330 practice problems to help you prepare for the FE Exam in as little as 3 weeks for only $6.95? 

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Let's take a Practice Test !

Are you up to the Challenge of trying to solve 6 FE Exam questions? Let's see how well you do. 

This sample set will let you see how the problems are structured in the BOOK and show you examples with detailed step-by-step solutions that reference page numbers from the FE Handbook. It will give you a honest chance to evaluate the practice exams and try it before you buy it. 

These are basic type FE Exam questions for any discipline - which means, you should know how to work them ! 

        

Problem Recognition Skills:

The key to passing the FE Exam really comes down to developing problem recognition skills. You'll learn more about this in our BOOK and how to take advantage of it. Also, during the exam, you will learn simply use the search function on the FE Handbook to find the right equation and then solve it. Must problems only require a few steps in order to solve it. Of course, there will be hard problems, but just skip those. Therefore, all you need is a set of solved example problems in each topic area. It’s that simple. 

That is the purpose of this book. Don't worry if you can't solve these problems. You CAN pass this exam - with a little help and encouragement from the book. The first step is just getting started. Many of our customers find us too late and have one - or a few - failed attempts already.  But if you fall into this category, don't worry. It really doesn't matter how many times you failed before.. you only have to be right ONE TIME! You only have to pass this Exam ONE TIME.  

It doesn't matter how many times you win, all that matters is how many times you get knocked down but get back up and try again - because the Law of Averages will tend to go in your favor if you keep trying and never quit. That works in life, passing an exam, working your way up the company ladder, starting an online business, etc. 

Please download the FE Handbook from NCEES.org to use while working these problems. 

 

Problems 1- 6:

  

1) The piston of a hydraulic actuator is 1.5 inches diameter and is subject to a hydraulic line pressure of 1500 psi.  Calculate what the cross-sectional area should be (in²) if the design stress for the piston is 20,000 psi:

(A) .132 square inches

(B) .232 Square inches

(C) .332 Square inches

(D) .432 square inches

 

 (2) A newly designed square semi conductor chip (k = 175 W/m∙K) has a width w = 9 mm on a side and a thickness t = 3 mm. 

The chip is mounted in a substrate such that its side and back surfaces are insulated, while the front surface is exposed to a coolant. 

If 92 W are being dissipated in circuits mounted to the back surface of the chip, what is the steady-state temperature difference between back and front surfaces?

3)  An engineering company purchases a piece of machinery that costs $9,000. It has a 10-year life and salvage value of $200.

 

Find the straight-line depreciation:

 

(A) $8,120 / yr

(B) $840 / yr

(C) $800 /yr

(D) $880 /yr

 

 

4) Calculate the magnitude of the resultant of the 3 forces in the following diagram:

 

                    

(A) 612 lb

(B) 209 lb

(C) 429 lb

(D) 581 lb

 

5) The actual air temperature is 25°C and the wet bulb temperature is 19°C. What is the relative humidity?

 

(A) 58%

(B) 52%

(C) 75%

 

(D) 5%

                                                                        

 

6) At one section of its track, a roller coaster travels in a straight line so that its distance, D, from a point on the line after time, t, is D = 10t⁴ – t³.  Calculate its velocity when time = 3:

 

(A) 1053

(B) 53

(C) 513

(D) 5031

7)  Determine the modulus of elasticity of a composite material if the strain on the material was 0.075 and the following data are known:

 

Composite          Fraction 1:           Fraction 2:        Strength 1:       Strength 2:

     1                        46%                     57%                 39 ksi               29 ksi

8) A test is conducted on a soil sample to determine the hydraulic conductivity of a soil. The sample is a cylindrical container with length 25 cm and circular cross section of diameter 10 cm.

The sample is subjected to a head of 50 cm, and the observed flow rate through the sample is 8 cm3/min. What is the hydraulic conductivity of the soil?

9) A short post constructed from a hollow circular tube of aluminum supports a compressive load. The inner and outer diameters of the tube are d1 = 3.6 in and d2 = 5.0 in, respectively.

Its length is 40 in. The shortening of the post due to the load is measured as 0.044 in. What is the strain on the post?

10) A pitot tube is being used to measure the velocity of water flowing through a pipe. A manometer containing mercury is connected to the pitot tube.

It indicates a height of 100 mm. Determine the velocity of the water. (γHg = 133,400 N/m3 )

Solutions are posted in the very first Blog Post HERE !                 

(Don't cheat !) 

 

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