PE Civil: Structural Vocabulary Game
Exam terms with clues and explanations by OpenExamPrep.
About the PE Civil: Structural Vocabulary Game
A free word game for the PE Civil: Structural exam. Each round shows a clue for one of 20 exam terms across 5 topics. Recall the term, spell it out, then read a short explanation. Rounds pick a random term, so you can keep playing as long as you like.
How to Play
- 1Read the clue and type a term with the right number of letters (3 to 6). Abbreviations count: type the letters only.
- 2Press Check Answer or Enter. Each letter changes color to show how close you are.
- 3You have 6 tries. Stuck? Need a hint? asks the AI tutor for a nudge without giving the term away, and Skip moves to a new term.
- 4After the round, read the explanation, ask the AI to explain it, share your result, or press Next.
- ARight letter, right spot
- AIn the term, wrong spot
- ANot in the term
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Topics in the PE Civil: Structural Vocabulary Game
Loads and load applications
Forces and load effects
Temporary structures
Materials and properties
Component design and detailing
Sources for these terms (6)
- FEMA P-2055: Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluation Guidance, Appendix A Glossary · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Snow Loads, National Weather Service Anchorage · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Engineering for Structural Stability in Bridge Construction, FHWA-NHI-15-044, Glossary · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Underwater Bridge Inspection Reference Manual, FHWA-NHI-23-027, Glossary · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Bridge Terminology Visual Glossary, Georgia Department of Transportation · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Bridge Geometry Manual, FHWA-HIF-22-034, Part 1 · Source checked 2026-11-03
About the PE Civil: Structural Exam
The NCEES Civil: Structural PE exam is a year-round computer-based licensure exam for civil engineers whose practice centers on structural analysis and design. The official specification includes 80 questions, using multiple-choice and alternative item types, in a single 9-hour appointment. It emphasizes structural loading, analysis, temporary works, material behavior, and component design/detailing across steel, concrete, timber, masonry, foundations, and retaining systems. The exam is closed book, but NCEES supplies the PE Civil Reference Handbook and the applicable structural standards as searchable electronic references.
Exam sponsor: NCEES (Pearson VUE). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Questions
80 questions
Time Limit
9-hour appointment including 8-hour exam and 50-minute scheduled break
Passing Score
Pass/fail (scaled; NCEES does not publish the cutoff)
Reported exam pass rate: 58% first-time. NCEES Jan 2026 Civil: Structural pass rates: first-time 58%, repeat 37% This describes exam candidates, not OpenExamPrep users or results from using our resources. Exam sponsor website
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the PE Civil: Structural vocabulary game free?
Yes. The game is free to play with no sign-up. Signing in adds AI explanations for any term.
How does the PE Civil: Structural vocabulary game work?
Each round shows a clue for one of 20 PE Civil: Structural terms. Guess the term in six tries: green means the right letter in the right spot, yellow means the letter is in the term but in another spot, and gray means it is not in the term. After the round, read the explanation and play the next term.
Where do the PE Civil: Structural terms come from?
OpenExamPrep researched each term from the NCEES (Pearson VUE) content outline and primary sources, listed under Sources on this page. The game is independent study material, not an official exam resource.
Is this the separate NCEES PE Structural exam formerly called the SE exam?
No. Despite the legacy pe-structural route slug, this page covers the 80-question PE Civil: Structural discipline exam. The separately named PE Structural exam has Vertical and Lateral components with separate breadth and depth sections; its format and blueprint are different.
What is the PE Civil Structural exam format?
NCEES delivers Civil: Structural as an 80-question computer-based PE exam administered year-round at Pearson VUE test centers. The 9-hour appointment includes an 8-hour exam and a 50-minute scheduled break. Questions include multiple-choice and alternative item types, and NCEES supplies the searchable electronic references used during the exam.