A Dictionary of Civil, Water Resources & Environmental Engineering

If you are taking the PE Civil-Water Resources exam, you need this book! The people that make the test (evil NCEES) know what is in your Lindeburg book, so they aren't going to give you freebie questions directly from that resource. I got a few answers right out of this book for the October 2015 exam, none of those answers were in the Lindeburg nor the Goswami books. This book was only around $50, in the grand scheme of it, you've already invested so much time and paid so much, why not spend just a little bit more? One question is worth $50 to me, IMO. You can be frugal in any other part of your life, but this book is essential for passing that exam. I swear by it.The book is definitely a dictionary format, no sample questions as someone reviewing earlier said. It clearly says dictionary and doesn't try to be anything else. It is well organized in alphabetical order and has so much in it. I spent the last week before the exam just skimming through this book. I learned a bunch of new terms that I had never seen before. It is a nice hardcover, solid sized book. Yes, you're going to be carrying a lot of stuff into your exam, but don't skimp on this.I personally took the Test Masters review class (in Texas, not sure if it is offered elsewhere in the country) and I took their binder and broke it into subjects and made new binders: Water/Wastewater/Hydrology, Geotech, Structures, Hydraulics, Transport/Engineering Econ. From there, I had someone's School of PE notes, and I put them in my binders as well. I took a Geotech textbook from college into the exam that helped me answer at least 3 problems straight from the text. I also had a Hydrology and Environmental book from college that easily got me 8 questions in the afternoon exam. I brought the Goswami and Lindeburg references and maybe got 2 questions of those as well. It all sounds like a lot, and it was annoying to cart around, but taking an 8 hour exam sucks regardless. This book helped with both the morning and the afternoon. Even if the definition you're looking for doesn't give you the answer, it will put you on a better path to finding the answer in one of your other books/notes.Oh, and I just found out that I passed! I got an 86%! I'm glad I NEVER have to do that again.

This dictionary was a good resource while studying for the PE exam (Water Resources and Env pm - Oct 2019), but I did not use it on the exam itself. Obviously, not every single term is in it or it would be the size of the CERM. I have also already used it at work, so I will be keeping it.

I had 2 dictionaries for the P.E. exam before learning of Dr. Friebel's WRE dictionary. Neither had much in the way of water resources or environmental. I purchased a copy here (fast service) after taking a class from Dr. Friebel on the hunch that if he put the same effort into the book I wouldn't be disappointed. A scan across all 3 quickly showed that it is very expansive regarding environmental terms and very different from the typical civil dictionary. I used it for a few practice exams but didn't need it for the April 13 Civil/Transportation exam. Lucky I guess. I do know some people who did use it for the exam and scored a few points they wouldn't have. I rank it between a must have and cheap insurance. You won't find a better WRE dictionary near this cost. Buy it for the exam and when you pass take it to work.

I bought this for the PE Exam in October, thinking it would be a good value if it even helped me get one more question correct than I would normally. Unfortunately, it was nearly useless on the version of the exam that I took. Of course, the exam changes forms with each iteration, so it may be more useful for you than it was for me, especially if you are taking a more environmentally focused exam module. I do wish that the dictionary was tabbed or had colored letter indicators on the side of it to aid in looking up words. In all, it could be easier to use, but likely will suit your purposes for the exam.

As another review stated, the book is for Civil, Water Resources & Environmental engineering. On the recent PE exam this book did not help. There were definitions asked on the test, either I knew the answer already or I could not find the answer in this book. It offered no help for the afternoon portion. I took the geotechnical portion. It does cover a lot of ground and most likely quite useful for some, I will keep it for future reference. The green book was more useful in the morning session where it provided the answer to two questions.

Could use more insustry words, but overall worth having for PE exam

I just took the PE Exam (Civil Construction) in OCT 2014 and of the 9 or 10 definitions for items that I was unclear or wanted a more in-depth definition, I think only one of those items was covered by this book. The remaining were not. Good for general definitions, but far from comprehensive. I passed the exam on the first go, and probably got that one question right because of the book...therefore 3 stars is my rating.

I used this a few times during the test, but I often didn't see what I was looking for. But I think it helped for a few words. If nothing else this serves as a nice sense of security going into the test.