PE Transportation Practice Questions - PE Civil Transportation Engineering Exam - PE Transportation Practice Questions

Question 1

A contractor can buy a pump for $48,000 and sell it for $8,000 at the end of the project, or rent it for $3,000 per month. Ignoring operating cost and time value of money, what is the approximate break-even use period?

10 months 13.3 months 16 months 18 months

Correct Answer:

13.3 months

Question 2

In CPM scheduling, which activities have zero total float?

Procurement activities only Critical path activities Activities with the largest budget Activities assigned to the largest crew

Correct Answer:

Critical path activities

Question 3

An activity has ES = 6, EF = 10, LS = 8, and LF = 12. What is its total float?

0 days 2 days 4 days 6 days

Correct Answer:

2 days

Question 4

Why is a linear schedule especially useful for repetitive work such as pipeline installation along a corridor?

It replaces the need for a quantity takeoff It shows crew location and production rate along the project alignment It can only be used when every activity has zero float It automatically levels resources without planner input

Correct Answer:

It shows crew location and production rate along the project alignment

Question 5

An activity has a normal duration of 8 days at a cost of $12,000 and a crash duration of 5 days at a cost of $16,500. What is the crash cost slope?

$$1,000 per day $$1,500 per day $$2,250 per day $$4,500 per day

Correct Answer:

$$1,500 per day

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