Free FE Mechanical Exam Prep

Calculus, ODEs, linear algebra, vector analysis, and numerical methods used across mechanical analysis.

Central tendency, dispersion, distributions, expected value, regression, and uncertainty propagation.

Spreadsheet calculations, structured programming basics, and reference handbook navigation.

NCEES Model Rules, public welfare, conflicts of interest, intellectual property, and licensure responsibilities.

Time value of money, present/annual worth, rate of return, depreciation, and benefit-cost analysis.

DC and AC circuits, three-phase power, motors, and basic electromagnetics relevant to mechanical systems.

Equilibrium, free body diagrams, frames and trusses, centroids, moments of inertia, and friction.

Particle and rigid body kinematics, work-energy, impulse-momentum, free and forced vibrations, transmissibility.

Axial, torsional, and bending stress, Mohr's circle, deflections, columns, and fatigue.

Material classes, stress-strain behavior, heat treatment, manufacturing processes, hardness, and corrosion.

Fluid statics, Bernoulli, Reynolds number, pipe flow, control volume momentum, pump head, and NPSH.

First and second laws, Otto/Diesel/Brayton/Rankine cycles, refrigeration COP, and ideal gas processes.

Conduction, convection, radiation, fin efficiency, and heat exchanger sizing (LMTD, ε-NTU).

Sensors and signal conditioning, uncertainty, transfer functions, frequency/time response, feedback control.

Shafts, fasteners, welds, bearings (L10), gears, springs, and pressure vessels for static and fatigue loading.