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Design Standards and Codes for the Civil PE and Structural Exams
Designated by NCEES for the April 2008 Examinations.
Structural Design Standards
Per NCEES, solutions to examination problems that reference a standard of
practice are scored based on this list. Solutions based on other editions or standards will not receive credit. All problems are in English units.
AASHTO: LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 3rd edition, 2004, with 2005 and 2006 Interim Revisions, American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials, Washington, DC.
ACI 318: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, 2002,
American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI.
ACI 530 & ACI 530.1-05: Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (and related commentaries),
2005; American Concrete Institute, Detroit, MI; Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA; and The Masonry Society, Boulder, CO.
Note: Examinees will use only the Allowable Stress Design (ASD) method.
AISC/ASD: Manual of Steel Construction, Allowable Stress Design, 13th
edition, American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc., Chicago, IL.
Note: Examination candidates may choose between the AISC/ASD and AISC/LRFD design following the 13th edition only.
Seismic Design Manual, American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc., Chicago, IL.
Note: This manual was released to the public in spring 2007. It includes 341-05 and the 2006 supplement.
NDS: National Design Specification for Wood Construction ASD/LRFD, 2005 edition & National Design Specification Supplement, Design Values for Wood Construction, 2005 edition, American
Forest and Paper Association (formerly National Forest Products Association),
Washington, DC.
PCI: PCI Design Handbook, Sixth Ed., 2004, Precast/Prestressed Concrete
Institute, Chicago, IL.
ASCE 7: Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures,
2002, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY.
IBC: International Building Code, 2006 edition (without supplements), International Code Council, Falls Church, VA. Available here.
For more information on the Structural Design Standards see the NCEES.
Transportation Design Standards
AASHTO: A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 2004
Ed. (5th Ed.), American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials,
Washington, DC. Available here.
AASHTO: Design of Pavement Structures, 1993 Ed. (4th Ed.), American Association
of State Highway & Transportation Officials, Washington, DC., plus 1998 supplement.
AASHTO: Roadside Design Guide, 2002 Ed., American Association of State
Highway & Transportation Officials, Washington, DC.
Note: Including 2006 Chapter 6 Update.
AI: The Asphalt Handbook (MS-4), 1989 Ed., Asphalt Institute, College
Park, MD.
HCM: Highway Capacity Manual, 2000 Ed. (HCM 2000), Transportation Research
Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC. The US Customary version
is required. Available here.
Note: Including all changes adopted through October 1, 2006.
MUTCD: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 2003, US Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC.
PCA: Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures, 2002, 14th Ed., Portland Cement Association, Skokie, IL.
ITE: Traffic Engineering Handbook, 1999, Fifth Ed., Institute of Transportation
Engineers, Washington, DC.
For more information on the Transportation Design Standards see the NCEES.
Construction Design Standards
ASCE 37-02: Design Loads on Structures During Construction, 2002, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA.
NDS: National Design Specification for Wood Construction, 2005, American Forest & Paper Association/American Wood Council, Washington, DC.
CMWB: Standard Practice for Bracing Masonry Walls During Construction, 2001, Council for Masonry Wall Bracing, Mason Contractors Association of America, Lombard, IL.
AISC: Steel Construction Manual, 13th ed. (or 9th edition ASD, or 3rd edition LRFD), American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc., Chicago, IL.
ACI 347-04: Guide to Formwork for Concrete, 2004, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, (in ACI SP-4, 7th edition appendix).
ACI SP-4: Formwork for Concrete, 7th ed., 2005, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI.
OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry, 29 CFR Part 1926, (US federal version), US Department of Labor, Washington, DC.
MUTCD-Pt 6: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices — Part 6 Temporary Traffic Control, 2003, US Federal Highway Administration.
For more information on the Construction Design Standards see the NCEES.
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