Ran Chen, EA, CFP®

Engineering Exam Prep

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Engineering Exam Prep is a free, daily podcast by OpenExamPrep covering the most in-demand engineering licensure exams — including FE Fundamentals of Engineering, FE Surveying, and the full PE catalog (Civil, Civil Geotechnical, Civil Construction, Civil Transportation, Civil Water Resources & Environmental, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Architectural, Agricultural & Biological, Control Systems, and more). Each 5-minute episode breaks down one exam topic with worked-style examples, NCEES Reference Handbook callouts, common exam traps, unit-conversion gotchas, and memory tricks to help you...

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Ran Chen, EA, CFP®

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Education

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5 lis 2026

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FE Civil Exam Prep 83, Earned Value — PV, EV, AC, CPI, SPI 19.07.2026 3:56

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to differentiate between Planned Value (PV), Earned Value...

FE Civil Exam Prep 82, Project Scheduling — CPM, Forward and Backward Pass 18.07.2026 4:19

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The Critical Path is the longest duration path in a project ne...

FE Civil Exam Prep 81, Air Quality — NAAQS Pollutants and Plume Dispersion 17.07.2026 3:26

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The six NAAQS criteria pollutants are Ozone (O₃), Particulate...

FE Civil Exam Prep 80, BOD, COD, DO Sag, Streeter-Phelps 16.07.2026 3:30

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The key difference between BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) and...

FE Civil Exam Prep 79, Wastewater Treatment — Activated Sludge F/M Ratio 15.07.2026 4:00

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The F/M ratio is the daily mass of incoming BOD (food) divided...

FE Civil Exam Prep 78, Drinking Water Treatment — Train of Processes 14.07.2026 3:47

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The correct sequence of the five main steps in a conventional...

FE Civil Exam Prep 77, Signal Timing and Pavement Design 13.07.2026 3:55

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to apply Webster's optimal cycle length formula, C₀ = (1.5...

FE Civil Exam Prep 76, Highway Capacity — LOS, PHF, PCEs 12.07.2026 3:55

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How Level of Service (LOS) A through F provides a qualitative...

FE Civil Exam Prep 75, Traffic Flow — Speed-Density-Flow and Greenshields 11.07.2026 3:36

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The fundamental relationship of traffic flow is q = u·k, where...

FE Civil Exam Prep 74, Earthwork — Mass Diagrams and Shrinkage 10.07.2026 3:57

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - A mass diagram plots cumulative earthwork, where rising slopes...

FE Civil Exam Prep 73, Vertical Curves — Crest vs Sag, K-Value 09.07.2026 3:50

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to correctly apply the K-Value formula (L = K*A) to determ...

FE Civil Exam Prep 72, Horizontal Curves — Degree of Curve, Stationing 08.07.2026 4:05

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The difference between the arc and chord definitions for Degre...

FE Civil Exam Prep 71, Geometric Design — Sight Distance, Superelevation 07.07.2026 4:28

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to apply the Stopping Sight Distance (SSD) formula from th...

FE Civil Exam Prep 70, Lateral Earth Pressure, Bearing Capacity, Slope Stability 06.07.2026 3:58

FE Civil Exam Prep 69, Shear Strength — Mohr-Coulomb and Triaxial 05.07.2026 3:00

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to apply the Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion for different...

FE Civil Exam Prep 68, Consolidation — Cc, Cv, Time Rate 04.07.2026 3:42

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to calculate the total primary consolidation settlement us...

FE Civil Exam Prep 67, Effective Stress Principle 03.07.2026 3:28

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The fundamental effective stress equation is: Effective Stress...

FE Civil Exam Prep 66, Permeability and Darcy's Law 02.07.2026 3:06

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to apply Darcy's Law (q=kiA) to calculate the volumetric f...

FE Civil Exam Prep 65, Soil Compaction — Proctor Test, Optimum Moisture 01.07.2026 4:24

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - To differentiate Standard (ASTM D698) and Modified (ASTM D1557...

FE Civil Exam Prep 64, Phase Diagrams — Void Ratio, Saturation, Unit Weights 30.06.2026 3:30

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The three-phase soil diagram (solids, water, air) is the found...

FE Civil Exam Prep 63, Soil Classification — USCS and Atterberg Limits 29.06.2026 3:51

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The critical first step in soil classification is determining...

FE Civil Exam Prep 62, Slabs and Development Length 28.06.2026 3:16

FE Civil Exam Prep 61, Reinforced Concrete Columns — Tied vs Spiral, Interaction 27.06.2026 3:58

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The key difference between tied and spiral columns and why spi...

FE Civil Exam Prep 60, Reinforced Concrete Beams — Whitney Stress Block 26.06.2026 4:23

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to apply the Whitney Stress Block to find the moment capac...

FE Civil Exam Prep 59, Steel Connections — Bolts (Bearing vs Slip-Critical) and Welds 25.06.2026 3:57

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The fundamental difference in load transfer between bearing-ty...