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Errata below will be corrected in FE Reference Handbook, 9.3. The exam will be
administered using the updated version of the handbook.
ETHICS
p. 3, col. 2, Model Rules, Section 240.15, Rules of Professional Conduct
The rules have been updated and may be downloaded for your personal use from the online FE Reference Handbook.
SAFETY
pp. 6-9, GHS (new section)
A new section on OSHA requirements for labeling chemicals has been inserted. The five new pages may be downloaded for
your personal use from the online FE Reference Handbook.
MATHEMATICS
p. 21, col 1, Parallelogram
The figure should be shown as follows:

p. 35, col 2, PROPAGATION OF ERROR (new section)

The new section should read as follows:
Measurement Error
x = xtrue + xbias + xre, where
x = measured value for dimension
xtrue = true value for dimension
xbias = bias or systematic error in measuring dimension
xre = random error in measuring dimension
1 n
1 n
n = c N m / xi = c N m / _ xtrue + xbias ii , where
i=1

i=1

= population or arithmetic mean

N = number of observations of measured values for population
vpopulation = vre =

c 1 R _ xi - n i2 m , where
N

= standard deviation of uncertainty

Linear Combinations
vcx = c vx , where
c = constant
vc1x1 +...c nx n = c12 v12 + ...c n2 v 2x n , where
n = number of observations of measured values for sample

n Mean

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Measurement Uncertainties
2

c 2x m v 2x1 + c 2x m v 2x2 + f + c 2x m v 2xn

2u

vu =

2u

u _ x1, x2, ... xn i = f _ x1, x2, ... xn i

2u

where
f(x1, x2, ... xn) = the functional relationship between the desired state u and the measured or available states xi
x = standard deviation of the state xi
i
u = computed standard deviation of u with multiple states xi
When the state variable x1 is to be transformed to u = f(x1) the following relation holds:
du
vu . dx vx1
Criteria for 1Rejection

02 > 2 2 , PROBABILITY
n 1 or
ENGINEERING
AND STATISTICS
2
2
p. 39, Table
0 <C 1 2 , n 1
The rejection criteria in column 3, line 3, should read as follows:

02 < 2 1 , n 1
p. 41, TEST
STATISTICS
02 > 2 should
, n 1
The equations
read as follows:
X - no
Zvar =
F0 > vF 2 , n1 1, n2 1
F0 < Fn1 2 , n1 1, n2 1
X-n
tvar =F0 >sFo, n2 1, n1 1
n

p. 50, col
(new paragraph)
F01,> Faradays
F , n1 1, n2 Equation
1
Faradays equation should read as follows:
Q M
m = c F ma z k , where
m = mass (grams) of substance liberated at electrode
Q = total electric charge passed through electrolyte (coulomb or amperesecond)
F = 96,485 coulombs/mol
M = molar mass of the substance (g/mol)
z = valence number
STATICS
p. 68, col 2, Particle Curvilinear Motion
The n, t, b coordinates should read as follows:
n, t, b Coordinates
v=s

at = v =

v2
an =

dv
dt
=

[1 + (dy/dx)2[3/2
d 2y
dx2

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p. 68, col 2, Relative Motion

The section should read as follows:
rA = rB + rA/B

vA = vB + vA/B

aA = aB + aA/B

Translating Axes x-y

The equations that relate the absolute and relative position, velocity, and acceleration vectors of two particles A and B, in plane
motion may be written as
y
Y

rA/B

rB

rA

rA = rB + rA/B
vA = vB + rA/B = vB +vA/B
aA = aB + rA/B + ( rA/B) = aB + aA/B
where and are the absolute angular velocity and absolute angular acceleration of the relative position vector rA/B,
respectively.
p. 69, col 1, Rotating Axis
The figure should be shown as follows:
A

rA/B

rA
rB

B
X

rA = rB + rA/B
vA = vB + X rA/B + vA/B
:

aA = aB + X rA/B + X (X rA/B) + 2X vA/B + aA/B

where and are, respectively, the total angular velocity and acceleration of the relative position vector rA/B.

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p. 69, col 1, Plane Circular Motion

The figure should be shown as follows:
y
e
r

er
s
x

The vector quantities are defined as follows:

r = rer
v = r~ei
a = _- r~2 i er + raei, where

r = the radius of the circle

i = the angle between the x and er axes

Arc length, tangential velocity, and tangential acceleration are defined as follows:
s = ri
vi = r~
ai = ra
The normal acceleration is defined as follows:
ar =- r~2 (towards the center of the circle)
p. 70, col 2, Work
This section should read as follows:
Work U is defined as
U = F dr
Variable force

U F = F cos ds

Constant force

U F = Fc cos s

Weeight

UW = W y

Spring

1 2 1 2
Us = k s 2 k s 1
2
2

where s1 and s2 are two different positions of the applied force end of the spring with s
2 >
1.
s
Couple moment U M = M

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DYNAMICS
p. 74, col 1, Free Vibration
The figure should be shown as follows:
Position of Undeformed
Length of Spring

st

Position of Static
Equilibrium

x
k

p. 77, col 1, Principle Stresses

The figure should be shown as follows:
y

xy

y
x

xy

Shear strain
r = reduction in
90 angle

p. 77, col 2, Hookes Law

A new paragraph has been added to the end of the section and should read as follows:
When there is a temperature change from an initial temperature Ti to a final temperature Tf there are also thermally-induced
normal strains. In this case, x, y, and z require modification. Thus,
1
fx = E 8vx - v _v y + vz iB + a _Tf - Ti i
and similarly for y and z, where = coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE).
p. 78, col 1, For Hollow, Thin-Walled Shafts
The definition of Am should read as follows:
Am = the area of a solid shaft of radius equal to the mean radius of the hollow shaft

2 =

max =

M0 L
6EI

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3
4
wL
Handbook,
vmax = 5wL
v=
( x 2 L x 2 + L3)
24EI ISBN: 978-1-932613-67-4
384EI
24EI

v max

max

1 =

3wL 3
128EI

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v

x = L/2

5wL4
768EI

2
MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
4
wL 3
x
2 = 7Deflections
p. 81, Simply Supported Beam Slopes
and
vmax = 0.006563 wL
384EI
EI
1
The last row
L of the chart
L should read as follows:
2

at x = 0.4598L

w0
x
1

1 =

7w0 L3
360EI

vmax = 0.00652 w0 L
EI

2 =

w0 L3
45EI

at x = 0.5193L

wx ( 3
16x 24Lx2 + 9L3)
384EI
0 x L/2
wL
v = 384 (8x3 24Lx2
EI
+ 17L2x L3)
L/2 x < L

v=

w0 x
4
2 2
4
360 EIL (3x 10L x + 7L )

p. 82, Cantilevered Beam Slopes and Deflections

The figures should be shown as follows:
Cantilevered Beam Slopes and Deflections
BEAM
v

SLOPE
b

vmax

max =

Pa
2EI
2

DEFLECTION

vmax =

Pa (3L a)
6EI
2

max

ELASTIC CURVE
v=

Pa2 (3x a), for x > a

6EI

v=

Px2 (x + 3a), for x a

6EI

Adapted from Crandall, S.H. and N.C. Dahl, An Introduction to Mechanics of Solids, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1959.

v
w
x
vmax
L

wL4
8EI

max

wL 3
6EI

vmax

max

M0 L
EI

2
vmax = M0 L
2EI

v=

wx2 2
(x 4L x + 6 L2)
24EI

v=

M 0x2
2EI

max
max

vmax
M0

L
v

w
x
vmax
L
2

L
2

max

wL 3
=
48EI

vmax

max

w0
x

vmax
L

7wL4
384EI

max

w0 L 3
24EI

vmax

w0 L 4
30EI

max

Adapted from Hibbeler, R.C., Mechanics of Materials, 4th ed., Prentice Hall, 2000, p. 801.

wx2
v = 24EI x 2 2L x + 32 L2

v=

wL
(4x L/2)
192EI

x L/2

L/2 x L

w0 x2
v = 120EIL
(10L3 10 L 2 x + 5 Lx2 x 3)

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p. 84, col 1, Ideal Gas Mixtures (last six lines of the section)
The properties should be defined as follows:
Other Properties:
cp = (yi cpi)
cv = (yi cvi)
u = (yiui); h = (yihi); s = (yisi)
ui and hi are evaluated at T
si is evaluated at T and Pi
p. 85, col 2, Steady-Flow Systems
The variables Qo and Wo should be defined as follows:
Qo in = the net rate of heat transfer into the system
Woout = the net rate of work out of the system
THERMODYNAMICS
p. 100, col 1, Manometers
The simple barometer should be shown as follows:

Patm

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p. 100, col 1, Forces on Submerged Surfaces and the Center of Pressure

The figure and the definitions should be shown as follows:
Patm
SIDE VIEW
(y-z PLANE)

h = y sin h y

Fu

LIQUID
dF

dA

Patm z PLANAR VIEW FROM ABOVE

(x-y PLANE)
yC

y
y

yCP

dA
CENTROID (C)
CENTER OF PRESSURE (CP)

y
SUBMERGED PLANE SURFACE

The pressure on a point at a vertical distance h below the surface is:

P = Patm + gh, for h 0
P
Patm
PC
PCP
yC
yC
hC
yCP
hCP

IxC

= pressure
= atmospheric pressure
= pressure at the centroid of area
= pressure at center of pressure
= slant distance from liquid surface to the centroid of area
= hC/sin
= vertical distance from liquid surface to centroid of area
= slant distance from liquid surface to center of pressure
= vertical distance from liquid surface to center of pressure
= angle between liquid surface and edge of submerged surface
= moment of inertia about the centroidal x-axis

If atmospheric pressure acts above the liquid surface and on the non-wetted side of the submerged surface:
yCP = yC + IxC/yCA
yCP = yC + gsin IxC/PCA
Wetted side: FR = (Patm+ gyC sin)A
Patm acting both sides: FR = (gyC sin)A
net

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FLUID MECHANICS
p. 105, col 2, Centrifugal Pump Characteristics
The NPSHA equation and definitions should be shown as follows:
2
Pvapor
P
v inlet
+
NPSHA = Hpa + Hs - / hL - Hvp = tinlet
g
2g - tg

where,
Hpa = the atmospheric pressure head on the surface of the liquid in the sump (ft or m)
Hs = static suction head of liquid. This is height of the surface of the liquid above the centerline of the pump impeller
(ft or m)
hL = total friction losses in the suction line (ft or m)
Hvp = the vapor pressure head of the liquid at the operating temperature (ft or m)
v
= fluid velocity at pump inlet
Pvapor = fluid vapor pressure at pump inlet

= fluid density
g
= gravitational constant
p. 106, col 1, Pump Power Equation
The equation should read as follows:
Wo = Qch/ht = Qtgh/ht
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
p. 142, col 1, Phase Relationships
The equation for saturated unit weight should read as follows:
sat = (Gs + e) w/(1 + e)

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p. 143, top of col 2, Variation of time factor with degree of consolidation (new table)
The new time factor table should read as follows:

U (%)

Tv

U (%)

Tv

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33

0
0.00008
0.0003
0.00071
0.00126
0.00196
0.00283
0.00385
0.00502
0.00636
0.00785
0.0095
0.0113
0.0133
0.0154
0.0177
0.0201
0.0227
0.0254
0.0283
0.0314
0.0346
0.0380
0.0415
0.0452
0.0491
0.0531
0.0572
0.0615
0.0660
0.0707
0.0754
0.0803
0.0855

34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67

0.0907
0.0962
0.102
0.107
0.113
0.119
0.126
0.132
0.138
0.145
0.152
0.159
0.166
0.173
0.181
0.188
0.197
0.204
0.212
0.221
0.230
0.239
0.248
0.257
0.267
0.276
0.286
0.297
0.307
0.318
0.329
0.340
0.352
0.364

68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100

0.377
0.390
0.403
0.417
0.431
0.446
0.461
0.477
0.493
0.511
0.529
0.547
0.567
0.588
0.610
0.633
0.658
0.684
0.712
0.742
0.774
0.809
0.848
0.891
0.938
0.993
1.055
1.129
1.219
1.336
1.500
1.781

Two-way
drainage

Tv

u0

One-way
drainage

U (%)

u0

One-way
drainage

Variation of time factor with degree of consolidation*

u0

cvt
2
H dr

Das, Braja M., Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering, Cengage Learning (formerly Brooks/Cole), 2000, p. 179.

10

Hdr

Hdr

Different types of drainage

with u0 constant

*u0 constant with depth.

where time factor is Tv =

2Hdr

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CIVIL ENGINEERING
p. 150, col 2, BEAMSFLEXURE/For All Beams
The design moment strength should read as follows:
Design moment strength: Mn
where: = 0.9 [t 0.005]
= 0.48 + 83t [0.002 t < 0.005]
= 0.65 [t < 0.002]
p. 161, col 2, Dupuits Formula
Dupuits formula should read as follows:
Q=

rK _h22 - h12j
,where
r
ln d r2 n
1

Q = flow rate of water drawn from well (cfs)

K = coefficient of permeability of soil
= hydraulic conductivity (ft/sec)
Confined aquifer:

AQUITARD

TOP OF AQUIFER
PERMEABLE SOIL

r1

h2

h1

r2

BOTTOM OF AQUIFER
IMPERMEABLE

p. 163, col 1, Open-Channel Flow/Froude Number

The Froude number equation should read as follows:
Froude Number = ratio of inertial forces to gravity forces
Fr = V =
gyh

Q2 T
, where
gA3

yh = hydraulic depth = A/T

Supercritical flow: Fr > 1
Subcritical flow: Fr < 1
Critical flow: Fr = 1

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p. 163, col 2, Momentum Depth Diagram (new section)

The new diagram should be shown as follows:
y

yc

M=

Q2
Ah , where
gA + c

hc = vertical distance from liquid surface to centroid of area

Sequent (conjugate) depths: depths with the same momentum
p. 163, col 2, Hydraulic Jump (new section)
The new section should read as follows:
y
y2 = 21 `- 1 + 1 + 8Fr12 j, where
y1 = flow depth at upstream supercritical flow location
y2 = flow depth at downstream subcritical flow location
Fr1 = Froude number at upstream supercritical flow location
p. 164, col 2, Formula for Calculating Rated Capacity at 20 psi from Fire Hydrant (new section)
The new section should be shown as follows:
QR = QF (HR/HF)0.54, where
QR
QF
HR
HF
PS
PR

= rated capacity (gpm) at 20 psi

= total test flow
= PS - 20 psi
= PS - PR
= static pressure
= residual pressure

12

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p. 164, col 2, Fire Hydrant Discharging to Atmosphere (new section)

The new section should be shown as follows:
Q = 29.8 D2Cd P1/2, where
Q
D
P
Cd

= discharge (gpm)
= outlet diameter (in.)
= pressure detected by pitot gage (psi)
= hydrant coefficient based on hydrant outlet geometry

OUTLET SMOOTH
AND WELL-ROUNDED
COEF. 0.90

OUTLET SQUARE
OUTLET SQUARE AND
AND SHARP
PROJECTING INTO BARREL
COEF. 0.80
COEF. 0.70

p. 164, col 2, Fire Sprinkler Discharge (new section)

The new section should be shown as follows: 
Q = KP1/2, where
Q = flow (gpm)
K = measure of the ease of getting water out of the orifice, related to size and shape of the orifice in units of
gpm per (psi)1/2
P = pressure (psi)
Sprinkler K Factors

Orifice Size

Name

K Factor

1/2"
17/32"
5/8"

Standard
Large
Extra large

5.6
8.0
11.2

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p. 165, Traffic Flow Relationships

The traffic flow diagrams should be shown as follows:
Sf
SPEED (mph)

SPEED (mph)

Sf

SO

FLOW (veh/h/ln)

Vm

DO
DENSITY (veh/mi/ln)

FLOW (veh/h/ln)

DO

Vm

LEGEND
Vm
DO
Dj
SO
Sf

Dj

Dj

SO

Sf

DO

SO

Dj

Oversaturated flow
Maximum flow
Optimum density (sometimes called critical density)
Jam density
Optimum speed (often called critical speed)

=
=
=
=
= Theoretical speed selected by the first driver entering
a facility ( i.e., under zero density and zero flow rate
conditions)

DENSITY (veh/mi/ln)

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
p. 187, col 1, Biotower
The recycle ratio should read as follows:
R = recycle ratio = QR/Q0
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
p. 223, top of page
The x-axis on each curve chart should be labeled as follows:

8 10

20

40

8 10

20

40

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