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Below is the list of topics that were used on the 2001 (and following) Agricultural Engineering PE Exam.

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EXAMINERS FOR ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING EXAMINATION

 

AGRICULTURAL

 

EFFECTIVE 0110 

Approximate Percentage of Examination

  1. Soil and Water 19%
    2.

           A. Hydrology 6%

    1. Principles of hydrology
    2. Open channel hydraulics
    3. Hydrogeology
    4. Principles of surface and subsurface drainage

B. Soil Conservation Systems 5%

    1. Principles of soil physics
    2. Soil mechanics
    3. Sediment transport
    4. Erosion control and slope stabilization

           C. Water Management 8%

    1. Water quality
    2. Evapotranspiration
    3. Principles of nutrient management/loading rates in soils
    4. Principles of irrigation

II. Power and Machinery 17%

           A. Machinery Systems 6%

    1. Agricultural mechanization
    2. Machine/commodity interactions
    3. Machine/soil interactions
    4. Stability analysis

           B. Machine Design 5%

    1. Machine component design
    2. Understand stress/strain relationships
    3. Materials selection
    4. Fatigue analysis

          C. Power and Energy Systems 6%

    1. Internal combustion engines
    2. Electrical circuit analysis
    3. Hydraulic power circuits
    4. Power requirement analysis
    5. Mechanical power transmission

 
  1. Processing/Handling of Biological Products 12%

         A. Unit Operations 8%

    1. Mass transfer between phases
    2. Principles of unit operations
    3. Standards, codes, and regulations
    4. Principles of post harvest storage

         B. Characterization of Biological Products 4%

    1. Fundamental physical chemistry
    2. Particle characterization and dynamics
    3. Bulk solids characterization
    4. Compatibility of biological materials

IV. Structures and Environment 19%

       A. Structural Systems 7%

1. Structural loads and standards

2. Structural analysis

3. Foundation design

4. Provisions of structural materials design specification/codes

5. Standards for post-frame building design

      B. Environmental Systems 7%

    1. Steady state heat and mass balances
    2. Ventilation rate requirements
    3. Ventilation system requirements
    4. Insulation requirements
    5. Moisture control standards for building construction
    6. Air quality standards/requirements in agricultural buildings/confined spaces for humans, animals, plants, and produce
     C. Facilities Planning 5%
    1. Functional and space requirements for agricultural production facilities
    2. Electrical wiring/lighting devices
    3. Construction materials
    4. Requirements for hazardous materials storage facilities

 

  1. Biological Systems 10%

        A. Biological Processes 6%

    1. Principles of organic and biochemistry
    2. Aerobic and Anaerobic Processes
    3. Ergonomics

        B. Environmental and Ecological Systems 4%

    1. Environmental assessment techniques
    2. Awareness of ecological processes

 

VI. Agricultural Engineering Principles 23%

       A. Core Agricultural Engineering Knowledges 13%

    1. Applied fluid mechanics
    2. Psychrometric processes
    3. Heat transfer applications
    4. Structural and Materials Analysis
    5. Mass and energy balances
    6. Water relationships

    B. Equipment Applications 8%

    1. Pump applications
    2. Fan applications
    3. Sensors, instrumentation, and control systems
    

    C. Professional Practice 2%

    1. Engineering practice including knowledge of Canon of Ethics, engineering economics, communication, role of codes, standards and specifications

TOTAL 100%

 

NOTES:

1. The knowledge areas specified under A, B, C, ... etc., are examples of kinds of knowledge, but they are not exclusive or exhaustive categories.

2. This exam contains 80 multiple-choice questions. Examinee works all questions.