NCEES PS Practice Exam

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• What is the purpose of a construction contract in engineering projects?
• A covenant is best described as:
• Sequential Conveyances refers to deeds in which what rights exist between parcels?
• What is the main purpose of a life-safety analysis?
• Meander lines are used for which purpose?
• For a monument to be considered controlling, which of the following is NOT a requirement?
• When selecting construction materials, which is a primary consideration?
• Which statement best captures the concept of capacity design in seismic resistance?
• In reinforced concrete design, what is the role of reinforcement in bending?
• A Lien is best described as:
• What are Standard Parallels in the US Survey?
• Livery Seisin involves delivering in front of a witness what?
• What does an isogonic map depict?
• When a design defect is discovered after drawing release, what is the engineer's ethical obligation?
• What is the difference between LRFD and ASD in steel design?
• Metes Descriptions describe property boundaries by:
• Which is a method for creating an easement by necessity?
• Which statement best describes static loads?
• A Retracement Survey is primarily used to determine what?
• Which process is defined as the washing up of sand, gravel, and soil to form firm land due to current and waves?
• In reliability-based design, probability distributions are used to model which of the following?
• For a simply supported beam with a center point load P, what is the maximum bending moment?
• A reversionary right is defined as a right that permits an adjacent landowner to gain or regain certain rights of land within a vacated easement.
• Which document conveys a right for a specific use of land without conveying ownership?
• Created boundaries are defined by which survey concept?
• What defines a patent ambiguity?
• Lands that are covered and uncovered by the ebb and flow of the tide are known as which term?
• What term describes the gradual washing away of soil by current or waves?
• What is the relationship between capacity design and ductility?
• What is a latent ambiguity?
• In a water balance, storage represents which of the following?
• The phrase 'to have and to hold' is part of which instrument?
• Which statement best describes the meaning of NPV in capital budgeting?
• The Land Ordinance Act is associated with which milestone?
• Which example illustrates a bounds description of a parcel?
• In geotechnical design, what is the significance of settlement limits?
• In steel connections, what is the difference between a moment connection and a simple shear connection?
• A Bargain and Sale Deed with Covenants is best described as:
• What is a load path in seismic design of frames?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a quality of a good monument?
• In steel connections, what does a simple shear connection primarily resist?
• In timber design, what is a common consideration for fasteners?
• Quit Claim Deed is best described as:
• Warranty Deed includes which promises?
• Which doctrine states that the public has rights in the beds of navigable waters below the high water mark, with states empowered to exercise these rights on the public's behalf?
• Which statement best characterizes wind loading versus gravity loading?
• In structural design, which statement best describes the deflection criterion?
• The phrase 'one-half the contour interval' appears in which standard?
• For tacking to satisfy the statutory period in adverse possession, possession must be what?
• Which term is best defined by lines of equal magnetic declination?
• In the rectangular government survey system, the Base Line runs in which direction relative to the Principal Meridian?
• What is a load factor in LRFD?
• Which statement best describes the serviceability focus in structural design?
• The first public land survey was conducted under the Land Ordinance Act in which year?
• In steel connection types, which statement best describes the difference between a moment connection and a simple shear connection?
• The Torrens title system is used in which areas?
• What are Guide Meridians?
• Littoral landownership concerns land adjacent to which type of water body?
• In finite element method, what is used to represent the field within each element?
• Dedication is the setting aside of private property for public use.
• What is an easement?
• Federal Statutes specify that boundary lines shall be established as what?
• In construction documents, which option describes the primary purpose of a specification?
• Which scenario best illustrates a serviceability concern in a building element?
• In reinforced concrete bending, what is the primary function of reinforcing steel?
• What is a Quadrangle Map?
• Which term describes the gradual withdrawal of water that exposes dry land?
• Standard Parallels are monumented at what interval?
• Which estate provides ownership, possession, and control for someone's lifetime?
• In the finite element method, the field inside an element is approximated using which type of functions?
• Which statement about the critical path is accurate?
• Which tide pattern features two high tides and two low tides each day?
• What is the primary purpose of redundancy in structural systems?
• Which term defines the sudden and perceptible loss or addition to land by action of water?
• Which of the following describes an appurtenant easement?
• Life estates and easements terminate upon death of the life estate holder.
• Major Subdivision is defined as what?
• Which element of adverse rights refers to possession that is hostile to the true owner's rights?
• Which of the following is a primary mechanism by which seismic retrofit improves performance?
• Which term denotes an estate with no time limit that can continue forever?
• Why is quality control important in construction?
• What is a Deed?
• Which statement best describes extrinsic evidence?
• Historically, which deed conveyed a conveyance free of covenants but may now include covenants?
• Which statement about real property is correct?
• In steel member design, what does the slenderness ratio indicate?
• Takeoff data in cost planning is primarily used to prepare which document?
• In hypothesis testing, what does a Type I error represent?
• Which deed promises to defend the title against claims?
• Prescriptive easements require which of the following as elements?
• In project risk management, what is a risk register?
• The sinking of land, usually the result of natural resource extraction, is called what?
• Which of the following is an example of corporeal property?
• Which process involves a sudden addition to land by water, altering shorelines?
• Which of the following is considered incorporeal property?
• An Informative Term in a deed is used to describe or clarify what?
• For a cantilever beam with uniform load w, what is the maximum moment expression?
• Which statement correctly contrasts easements in gross with appurtenant easements?
• What is the purpose of reinforcement detailing in concrete beams?
• Define ductility in materials.
• Which type of easement is created by a written instrument?
• Which concept describes an estate measured by the life of a person other than the holder?
• The difference between dead load and live load is:
• Parole evidence (oral testimony) can be used for what purpose?
• In the phrase 'to Jones for the life of Brown and then to Smith in fee simple', which estate is created for Jones?
• What is a likely consequence of inadequate shear reinforcement in a concrete beam?
• What is the role of a structural engineer in project documentation?
• What is the standard size of a PLSS township?
• Color of Title refers to:
• A key objective in seismic design is to:
• Under the Torrens Title System, ownership is evidenced by registration with which body?
• Which type of easement runs with the land and is not terminated by the sale of either the servient or dominant tenement?
• What is the critical path in project scheduling?
• Which concept involves delivering a symbolic item of land in the presence of a witness?
• Settlement limits in geotechnical design help ensure differential settlement does what?
• What is the primary purpose of a foundation in a structure?
• The purpose of a load path in structural analysis is to ensure loads travel:
• What is a negative easement?
• A typical objective of performance-based design is to meet specific performance objectives under various hazards.
• Easements by estoppel occur when:
• What is the purpose of a code of ethics in engineering?
• In engineering economics, what does net present value (NPV) represent?
• Which statement best describes an affirmative easement?
• Which statement is true about corporeal property?
• The essential difference between serviceability and ultimate strength is:
• Which of the following is NOT a typical seismic retrofit measure to improve performance?
• Which option is NOT a recognized code for structural material design?
• Closing Corner concept is defined as what?
• Acquiescence in land surveying refers to what?
• A water balance accounts for inflows, outflows, and which additional term?
• What term best describes land adjacent to a large body of water, such as an ocean or large lake?
• Under the US National Map Accuracy Standards for Elevation, what is required for field check elevations?
• Minor Subdivision is permitted provided that it does not involve which of the following?
• If net present value is positive, what does this indicate?
• What is the engineer's primary duty under professional ethics?
• Which statement about personal property is correct?
• Which estate requires a future event to occur for the estate to continue, i.e., there are conditions on the estate?
• Which description best defines a Dependent resurvey?
• Which of the following is described as a non-possessory right that benefits one parcel of land and burdens another?
• Which concept requires delivery of possession to transfer real property?
• What describes the Base Line?
• Which word is typically used as an informative term to a monument call?
• Which factors influence soil bearing capacity?
• A project costs 1,000,000 today, yields 150,000 per year for 8 years, discount rate 8%. What is the NPV?
• The habendum clause begins with which phrase?
• Which statement best defines incorporeal property?
• Under adverse possession, tacking allows an adverse possessor to?
• The general presumption about rights acquired in an estate extends from the center of the earth to the heavens above. What term describes these rights?
• In the example 'to Jones for the life of Brown and then to Smith in fee simple', who ultimately receives the fee simple interest?
• In priority of calls, which type of call controls if there is a conflict: course or distance.
• Which term describes land on rivers, streams and small lakes?
• In geotechnical engineering, bearing capacity describes:
• In a statically determinate truss, how is a member force typically determined?
• The specification 0.07 ft (or 20 mm) + 50 ppm is part of which standard?
• Under Federal Statutes, the proper boundary lines are determined by surveys returned by which official?
• A diurnal tide is defined as?
• For a simply supported beam with a center point load P, what is the maximum bending moment?
• The term that indicates an estate is not a fee tail (a fee tail estate must be inherited by a specific person) is?
• A section is nominally how many acres?
• FEMA LOMR-F stands for what?
• Which statement best defines a condominium?
• Which description best fits a latent ambiguity, as opposed to a patent ambiguity?
• Which statement about schedule impact is true regarding the critical path?
• In adverse rights, which element is not typically listed among the standard elements?
• Easement Deed conveys which of the following?
• Natural Monuments are generally considered superior to artificial because of certainty of location.
• Which term describes land on large bodies of water such as an ocean or large lake?
• In professional practice, what is a conflict of interest?
• How are the 36 sections of a township read in sequence?
• Which item is explicitly listed as disallowed in a minor subdivision?
• A Retracement Survey is defined as which of the following?
• A tract divided into two or more parcels is known as what?
• Takeoff in construction estimating is defined as?
• What is the Initial Point in the rectangular government survey system?
• A monument by common report is accepted under what condition?
• Which three features must be present for a monument to be considered controlling?
• How does a pile foundation differ from a spread footing?
• What is the allowable accuracy for an ALTA/NSPS Survey?
• Which phenomenon is the sinking of land, often due to extraction activities?
• For a cantilever beam with uniform load w, where is the maximum moment?
• In structural detailing, why are edge distances and spacing important for bolts?
• Easements in gross are best described as:
• How many sections are contained in a PLSS township?
• Estate per Autrie Vie is measured by the life of someone other than the holder. Which term matches this description?
• Which codes provide standardized design rules for concrete, steel, and wood respectively?
• An easement burden attaches to which part of the property?
• In land subdivision, a parent Tract is divided into how many parcels?
• An estate that provides the owner with a complete set of legal rights, limited only by government powers is called?
• An estate that can be inherited or divested by will or other document is called?
• Which document is used to transfer title to real property from one party to another?
• What is a Section?
• Which term refers to the creation of dry land by the gradual withdrawal of water?
• Extrinsic evidence can be used to clarify which type of ambiguities in contracts?
• Which term means there are no limitations on time, and the estate can continue forever?
• Which code would you consult for wood design?
• How does live load influence serviceability?
• Which statement about ductility is most accurate?
• What is the primary function of shear reinforcement in reinforced concrete beams?
• Which type of easement attaches to a person rather than to the land?
• An Independent resurvey is characterized by which action?
• Which survey type explicitly ignores the original survey and sets new monuments?
• An easement must have two tenements: The Dominant (to which the right attaches) and the Servient (upon which the burden attaches).
• Which term describes the broadest form of ownership in land, limited only by government powers?
• What describes the Principal Meridian?
• Re-Surveys are surveys conducted by which agency that reconstruct land boundaries by re-running and re-marking lines from field note records or the plat of a previous official survey?
• In structural analysis, which relation is used to relate bending moment to curvature of a member?
• Which tidal pattern has two successive high tides of different heights each day?
• Quality control factors used to determine QC needs include which of the following?
• Bolt edge distances and spacing influence which aspect of connections?