NCEES-PE-Civil-Transportation Exam Information and Outline
NCEES PE Civil Engineering: Transportation
NCEES-PE-Civil-Transportation Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
Before you start practicing with our exam simulator, it is essential to understand the official NCEES-PE-Civil-Transportation exam objectives. This course outline serves as your roadmap, breaking down exactly which technical domains and skills will be tested. By reviewing the syllabus, you can identify your strengths and focus your study time on the areas where you need the most improvement.
The information below reflects the latest 2026 course contents as defined by NCEES. We provide this detailed breakdown to help you align your preparation with the actual exam format, ensuring there are no surprises on test day. Use this outline as a checklist to track your progress as you move through our practice question banks.
Below are complete topics detail with latest syllabus and course outline, that will help you good knowledge about exam objectives and topics that you have to prepare. These contents are covered in questions and answers pool of exam.
- Quantity and cost estimating
- Project schedules
- activity identification
- sequencing
- Economic analysis
- present worth
- lifecycle costs
- Traffic Engineering
- Capacity Analysis
- Transportation Planning
- Safety Analysis
- Uninterrupted flow
- level of service [LOS]
- capacity
- Street segment interrupted flow
- level of service [LOS]
- running time
- travel speed
- Intersection capacity
- at grade
- signalized
- roundabout
- interchange
- Traffic analysis
- volume studies
- peak hour factor
- speed studies
- modal split
- trip generation
- traffic impact studies
- Traffic safety analysis
- conflict analysis
- crash rates
- collision diagrams
- Nonmotorized facilities analysis
- pedestrian
- bicycle
- Traffic forecasts and monitoring
- Highway safety analysis
- crash modification factors
- Highway Safety Manual
- Forgiving roadside concepts
- clear zone
- recoverable slopes
- roadside obstacles
- Barrier design
- barrier types
- end treatments
- crash cushions
- Cross-section elements
- lane widths
- shoulders
- bike lane
- sidewalks
- retaining walls
- Non-motorized design considerations
- shared-use paths
- bicycle facilities
- pedestrian facilities
- ADA compliance
- traffic-calming features
- Basic circular curve elements
- middle ordinate
- length
- chord definition
- radius definition
- centerline stationing
- Sight distance considerations
- Superelevation
- rate
- transitions
- method
- components
- Special horizontal curves
- compound/reverse curves
- curve widening
- coordination with vertical geometry
- Vertical alignment
- geometrics
- vertical clearance
- Stopping and passing sight distance
- crest curve
- sag curve
- Intersection Geometry
- Intersection sight distance
- Interchanges
- freeway merge
- entrance and exit design
- horizontal design
- vertical design
- At-grade intersection layout- including roundabouts
- Traffic signal timing
- clearance intervals
- phasing
- pedestrian crossing timing
- railroad preemption
- Traffic signal warrants
- Traffic signal design
- Permanent signs and pavement markings
- Temporary traffic control
- Geotechnical and Pavement
- Sampling- testing- evaluation- and soil stabilization techniques
- soil classifications
- subgrade resilient modulus
- CBR
- R-values
- field tests
- slope stability
- Soil properties
- strength
- permeability
- compressibility
- phase relationships
- Compaction- excavation- embankment- and mass balance
- Traffic characterization parameters- pavement design- and rehabilitation procedures
- flexible
- rigid pavement
- Hydrology- including runoff and water quality mitigation measures
- Hydraulics- including culvert and storm water collection system design
- inlet capacities
- pipe flow
- hydraulic energy dissipation
- peak flow mitigation/detention
- open-channel flow