FE Water Resources Engineering Review Session 2022

FE Exam Review Session: Water Resources Engineering
Problem sheets are posted below. Take a look at the problems and see if you can solve them ahead of time. See the video for solutions. Feel free to ask questions!

This is a question based review with questions that will cover topics that address each topic in the NCEES FE Civil exam specification.
These topics include:
A. Basic hydrology (e.g., infiltration, rainfall, runoff, watersheds)
B. Basic hydraulics (e.g., Manning equation, Bernoulli theorem,
open-channel flow)
C. Pumps
D. Water distribution systems
E. Flood control (e.g., dams, routing, spillways)
F. Stormwater (e.g., detention, routing, quality)
G. Collection systems (e.g., wastewater, stormwater)
H. Groundwater (e.g., flow, wells, drawdown)
I. Water quality (e.g., ground and surface, basic water chemistry)
J. Testing and standards (e.g., water, wastewater, air, noise)
K. Water and wastewater treatment (e.g., biological processes, softening,
drinking water treatment)

[MarkMattsonPE]

There was a hiccup in the stream at about 57:00 where the session dropped the connection for about a minute. I apologize for the drop, but hopefully it doesn't take too much away from the entire session or that particular problem. If you have any questions, please drop a comment below. I hope the session helps in your FE review!

[coffeeman_ran]

A year later coming back to say thank you for ALL the study material to help me pass my FE last week! You're greatly appreciated Mark!

[thomassbahtu]

You bring wide concepts and touch essential topics. Thank you!

[kylelong]

For number 9 you can use the calculators "num solve" function to calculate H quickly. A very useful tool in my opinion

[twigsfloat]

I'm taking the FE exam (Civil) at the end of the month and haven't taken any Water Resources or Environmental Engineering courses. I'm so happy to find these videos you put up. Thank you!

[ludaelhasia]

Hey Mark, Thank you for your amazing lectures! Super beneficial and I can't wait to take My FE on the 11th of June and pass it .

[sanchez]

@1:16:15 another good option is to use the "num-solv" on the TI-36x pro calculator .

[drdoominstien]

I know that this is a lazy way to arrive to the answer for question 6, but I think the question was designed such that math is not necessary. If you want to supply pressure with a pump to a place that is Verticaly above you, your going to have to supply greater pressure than the amount needed at that higher elevation. only one answer fits that so youd be able to immediatly pick that.

[buddy]

Appreciate you Mark! What you do goes underappreciated.

[DatNguyen-wifs]

You're incredible as always Mark. Thanks so much

[rackets]

For question 8, if you have the TI-36X pro (NCEES approved), you can use the num-solv function to solve for H I believe.

[billyswort]

Great series very happy to find this series. Taking the FE in July.

[fioredl]

Hey, Mark! Thanks for sharing the material and putting time and effort on this :) It's very helpful. Quick question: for problem 4, you chose the option C which is 150 m3/sec, but the formula gave you a 105 m3/s flow. Was it a mistake or there is an explanation that I am missing for that? Thank you!!

[MTMT]

Hey Mark, for question 7, I believe that residual pressure and pitot pressure should be two different things. Usually, in the field, we take a separate measurement for residual pressure. It seems like those two terms are used as the same thing in the video which is a little strange, considering the fact that they are two different concepts.

[jossyurael]

Hi Mark! I think you forget the fitting loss. Thank you.

[faceofbear]

I'm here for the Environmental FE review.

[rajivunome]

1:52:24 should it be 12.1 Mg in the denominator ?

[alexarmendariz]

For questions 12 it would have been faster if you were to use D/4 for the hydraulic radius of a circular pipe

[danielperezrigual]

In Q9 L is the length according to the Handbook, while the problem gives you width and it doesn't say it is rectangular. Also Q is 125 cfs as given in the question, why did you use Q as 90 cfs?

[Fatima_]

quick question, in number 6 math you have started with P1 being 0 whereas if we had taken the P1 as "x" which is the required pressure at pump, we would get x/gamma=159' and solved "x" for psi then we could get the same answer. Hp was a very confusing bit for me.