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APRIL 2023 REVIEW PROGRAM

CIVIL ENGINEERING LICENSURE EXAM

APPLIED MATH, SURVEYING, TRANSPORTATION & HIGHWAY ENG’G, CONSTRUCTION MGT.

Friday, December 16, 2022 Module 15

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of
your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only. NOTE: WHENEVER YOU CAN ENCOUNTER A
CARET (^) SIGN, IT MEANS EXPONENTIATION.

Situation – The labor and material cost for a riprapping work is as follows: Situation – A project requires 2000 cubic meters of concrete. The following
equipment and labor with their corresponding costs are known:
Labor: Pump rental Php 500.00/hr
1 Foreman @ Php 50.00 per hour Pump capacity 100 m3/day
1 Skilled Worker @ Php 40.00 per hour
5 Unskilled Workers @ Php 35.00 per hour Pump operating hours 8 hrs/day
1 Pump operator Php 50.00/hr
Materials (For every 1 cu. m volume): 2 Masons Php 45.00/hr
Portland Cement = 3 bags @ Php 150.00 per bag
4 Carpenters Php 40.00/hr
Sand = 0.25 cu.m @ Php 300.00 per cu. m
Boulder = 1 cu. m @ Php 250.00 per cu. m 6 Helpers Php 35.00/hr

The accomplishment of the above laborers is 0.45 cubic meter per hour. 7. Which of the following most nearly gives the required number of hours
Profit, overhead, and miscellaneous expenses is 30% of the labor and material to complete the project?
cost. Value added tax (VAT) is 10% of the labor cost. A. 80 B. 320
C. 160 D. 20
1. Which of the following gives the labor cost per cubic meter?
A. Php 265.00 B. Php 589.00 8. Which of the following most nearly gives the total cost of the project, in
C. Php 678.00 D. Php 521.00 pesos?
A. 168,200 B. 172,300
2. Which of the following gives the cost of materials per cubic meter? C. 158,500 D. 161,600
A. Php 565.00 B. Php 865.00
C. Php 775.00 D. Php 655.00 9. Which of the following most nearly gives the unit cost (per cubic meter)
of the project, in pesos?
3. Which of the following gives the total cost of riprapping per cubic A. 96.30 B. 108.40
meter? C. 58.50 D. 80.80
A. Php 1,832.00 B. Php 1,754.00
C. Php 1,982.00 D. Php 1,635.00 Situation – For a given project, it is estimated that 150 kg of steel can be
installed in one hour using the following equipment and labor.
Situation – For a given project, it is estimated that 4 m of 610 mm diameter 1 bar bender Php 50.00/hr
reinforced concrete pipe can be installed in one hour using the following
1 bar cutter Php 80.00/hr
equipment and labor:
1 foreman Php 50.00/hr
Rate per Hour 8 skilled workers Php 40.00/hr
1 backhoe Php 800.00 8 unskilled workers Php 35.00/hr
1 plate compactor Php 120.00
Reinforcement steel costs Php 15.00/kg for every 1 kg of reinforcement, 0.02
1 foreman Php 50.00
kg of tie wire is required where 1 kg of tie wire cost Php 26.00. Value-added
2 skilled laborers Php 40.00 tax (VAT) is 10% of material cost. Profit, contingency, and miscellaneous
10 unskilled laborers Php 35.00 cost is 40% of labor and material costs.

The pipe cost Php 570.00 per meter. For every meter of pipe, the following 10. Which of the following most nearly gives the cost of labor and
materials are required: equipment per kilogram?
0.07 bag of Portland cement @ Php 130.00 per bag A. P 4.30 B. P 6.30
0.15 cu.m of sand @ Php 300.00 per cu.m C. P 7.90 D. P 5.20
Value added tax is 10% of the cost of equipment and labor. Profit, overhead,
contingency, miscellaneous, and insurance is 30% of the cost of equipment, 11. Which of the following most nearly gives the cost of materials per
labor and materials. kilogram?
A. P 14.11 B. P 10.47
4. Which of the following most nearly gives the cost of labor and C. P 18.21 D. P 15.52
equipment per meter, in pesos?
A. 587 B. 428 12. Which of the following most nearly gives the unit cost of the project per
C. 350 D. 295 kilogram?
A. P 30.56 B. P 38.65
5. Which of the following most nearly gives the cost of materials per C. P 20.14 D. P 25.47
meter, in pesos?
A. 915 B. 863 Situation – A concrete mix has the following composition:
C. 534 D. 624 Cement 34 bags, 40 kg/bag
Gs = 3.15
6. Which of the following most nearly gives the unit price for installing the
pipe per meter, in pesos? Fine Aggregate 3000 kg (dry basis)
A. 1,230 B. 1,510 Gs = 2.67
C. 1,650 D. 1,300 1.15% Moisture absorption

Coarse Aggregate 6000 kg (dry basis)

Gs = 2.64
2% moisture absorption

Water 600 liters

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13. Which of the following most nearly gives the volume occupied by fine Situation – A bill of quantities is to be prepared for the square isolated
aggregate, in cubic meter? reinforced concrete column and footing shown in the figure. The swell factor
A. 2.27 B. 1.12 for the backfill is 120%. Unit weight of steel is 7860 kg/m3. Minimum
C. 1.57 D. 1.86 concrete cover for reinforcement is 100 mm.

14. Which of the following most nearly gives the volume occupied by water,
in cubic meter?
A. 0.60 B. 0.48
C. 0.58 D. 0.45

15. Which of the following most nearly gives the volume of concrete yield,
in cubic meter?
A. 4.68 B. 4.27
C. 5.21 D. 4.93

Situation – A building contractor is faced with a problem of possibly paying

liquidated damages of P 20,000 per day for the delay in the completion of his
work. Given the following information:

1. Number of days left on contract time is 30 days

2. The working force at present is:
40 skilled workers with daily wage of P 400 each
20 unskilled workers with daily wage of P 320 each
3. The daily wage is based on an 8-hour day’s work
4. If he maintains the present workforce, he will finish the work in 50
days.
5. Overtime rate is 25% more than the regular rate.

16. If he allows the present working force to work overtime for two hours a
day, in how many days will he finish the work?
A. 35 B. 40 22. Which of the following most nearly gives the quantity of excavation, in
C. 45 D. 38 cubic meters?
A. 0.218 B. 0.342
17. How much will he save (in pesos) if he allows the present working force C. 0.465 D. 0.570
to work overtime for two hours a day?
A. 144,000 B. 258,000 23. Which of the following most nearly gives the quantity of concrete, in
C. 187,000 D. 354,000 cubic meters?
A. 0.568 B. 0.372
18. If the contractor put additional men (maintaining the ratio of 2 skilled to C. 0.200 D. 0.415
1 unskilled), how many skilled workers will he add to finish the work on
time without working overtime? 24. Which of the following most nearly gives the quantity of formwork, in
A. 30 B. 36 square meters?
C. 24 D. 28 A. 3.02 B. 2.56
C. 4.15 D. 5.80
Situation – A bill of quantity is to be prepared for a guardhouse 3.6 m in
height with one door opening only and a height of 2.1 m as shown in the 25. Which of the following most nearly gives the quantity of gravel bed, in
figure. Assume density of steel equal to 7860 kg/m3. CHB is 200 mm x 400 cubic meters?
mm and 150 mm thick. A. 0.014 B. 0.028
C. 0.045 D. 0.036

26. Which of the following most nearly gives the quantity of backfill, in
cubic meters?
A. 0.471 B. 0.238
C. 0.367 D. 0.524

27. Which of the following most nearly gives the unit weight of the 16 mm
diameter reinforcing bar, in kg/m?
A. 2.57 B. 0.96
C. 3.24 D. 1.58

28. Which of the following most nearly gives the quantity of 16 mm

diameter bars, in meters?
A. 19.9 B. 24.5
C. 32.4 D. 14.7
29. Which of the following most nearly gives the quantity of 16 mm
diameter bars, in kgs?
19. Which of the following most nearly gives the total length of 12 mm bars,
A. 31.4 B. 47.5
in meters?
C. 24.8 D. 18.6
A. 72 B. 65
C. 86 D. 58
30. Which of the following most nearly gives the weight of the 10 mm
diameter reinforcing bar, in kg/m?
20. Which of the following most nearly gives the weight of 12 mm bars, in
A. 0.62 B. 0.75
kg/m?
C. 0.54 D. 0.86
A. 0.89 B. 0.75
C. 0.93 D. 0.63
31. Which of the following most nearly gives the required length of the 10
mm diameter reinforcing bar, in meters?
21. Which of the following most nearly gives the total weight of 12 mm
A. 10 B. 9
bars, in kilograms?
C. 8 D. 7
A. 44 B. 58
C. 77 D. 64
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32. Which of the following most nearly gives the quantity of the 10 mm Coarse aggregate:
diameter reinforcing bar, in kilograms? Specific gravity = 2.68
A. 4.32 B. 4.94 Dry bulk density = 1680 kg/m3
C. 5.55 D. 6.17 Absorption = 0.7%

33. A concrete unit mix contains 136 kg of gravel, 95 kg of sand, 42.5 kg of Concrete:
Portland cement and 22.5 kg of water, plus 5% entrained airs. How Slump = 125 mm
many cements are required to build a low retaining wall, 28.6 m x 1.07 Water = 26 liters per bag of cement
m x 0.305 m? The aggregate is non-porous. Air content = 4%
Specific Gravity Cement content = 6.5 bags/ mix
Material Coarse aggregate = 0.57 bulk
True Bulk
Gravel 2.60 1.76 40. What is the dry weight of the coarse aggregate per cu. m of concrete?
A. 6.39 kN/m3 B. 7.39 kN/m3
Sand 2.65 1.68
C. 8.39 kN/m3 D. 9.39 kN/m3
Cement 3.25 1.50
Hint: True Volume = Mass / True Density 41. What is the absolute volume of the coarse aggregate per cu. m of
A. 75.1-unit mixes B. 71.5-unit mixes concrete?
C. 71.1-unit mixes D. 75.5-unit mixes A. 0.36 m3 B. 0.14 m3
C. 0.28 m3 D. 0.57 m3
Situation – A trial batch for normal weight concrete with an average 28th day
compressive strength of 42 MPA is to be proportioned based on the following: 42. What is the water cement ratio?
Slump = 50 mm to 100 mm A. 0.45 B. 055
Water – cement ratio by weight = 0.41 C. 0.65 D. 0.75
Specific gravity of cement = 3.15
Specific gravity of coarse aggregate = 2.68 43. What is the weight of cement per cu. m of fresh concrete?
Specific gravity of fine aggregate = 2.64 A. 230 kg/m3 B. 260 kg/m3
Water (net mixing) = 200 kg/m3 C. 240 kg/m3 D. 250 kg/m3
Volume of rodded coarse aggregate = 0.64 m3
Unit weight of coarse aggregate = 15.7 kN/m3 44. What is the absolute volume of fine aggregate in one cu. m of fresh
Unit weight of concrete = 23.6 kN/m3 concrete?
A. 0.0817 m3 B. 0.0834 m3
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34. What is the required dry rodded weight (kN) of coarse aggregate? C. 0.0862 m D. 0.0825 m3
A. 8 kN B. 10 kN
C. 9 kN D. 11 kN 45. What is the absolute volume of cement in one cu. m of fresh concrete?
A. 0.0817 m3 B. 0.0834 m3
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35. Find the combined weight (kN) of cement and water. C. 0.0862 m D. 0.0825 m3
A. 6.74 kN B. 6.95 kN
C. 8.12 kN D. 4.66 kN 46. What is the volume of water designed for use in one cu. m of concrete?
A. 0.1260 m3 B. 0.1420 m3
36. How much is the required weight (kN) of dry sand? C. 0.1690m3 D. 0.1880 m3
A. 6.86 kN B. 6.65 kN
C. 5.48 kN D. 8.94 kN 47. What is the weight of sand per cu. m of fresh concrete?
A. 39.75 kg B. 202.35 kg
Situation – The basic data for proportioning trial batches for normal weight C. 46.38 kg D. 150.21 kg
concrete with an average compressive strength of 25 MPa at 28 days are as
follows: 48. What is the unit weight of the concrete mix in kN/m3?
Slump = 75 mm to 100 mm A. 21.14 B. 19.57
Water – cement ratio by weight = 0.48 C. 24.20 D. 22.67
Specific gravity of cement = 3.15
Specific gravity of coarse aggregate = 2.68 49. If the oven-dry weight of the coarse aggregate were 957.6 kg, how much
Specific gravity of fine aggregate = 2.64 water would it need to absorb?
Water (net mixing) = 180 kg/m3 A. 5.95 kg B. 6.70 kg
Entrapped Air = 1% C. 6.35 kg D. 7.10 kg
Concrete unit weight = 23.6 kN/m3
50. Roller compacted concrete is ordered using the following parameters:
37. What is the total solid volume of water, cement, coarse aggregate and Water – cement ratio = 0.63
entrapped air, if the dry unit weight of coarse aggregate is 10.1 kN/m3? Weight of water = 1100 N/m3
A. 0.38 m3 B. 0.12 m3 Specific gravity of Portland cement = 3.15
C. 0.24 m3 D. 0.69 m3 Specific gravity of fly ash = 2.25
Percentage of fly ash in cementitious material = 40% by volume
38. For a 10 m3 of concrete, how much cement (kN) is needed?
A. 57.1 B. 36.8 What is the weight of fly ash per cu. m of roller compacted concrete?
C. 18.4 D. 9.8 A. 499 N/ m3 B. 510 N/ m3
C. 521 N/ m3 D. 506 N/ m3
39. If the combined solid volume of cement, water, coarse aggregate and
entrapped air is 0.55 m3, what weight of dry sand is required? Situation – A 1.0 cu. m design mix was proportioned at 1:2.25:3.25. Water
A. 13.0 B. 25.9 content was specified at 137 kg per cu. m maximum, and cement content is 9
C. 16.4 D. 11.6 bags per cu. m (40 kg per bag of cement). The specific gravity of cement is
3.15 and that of the fine sand is 2.65 and coarse aggregates is 2.68.
Situation – The following is submitted for a proposed concrete mix.
Cement: 51. Which of the following gives the requirement in kg of fine sand per m3?
Specific gravity = 3.15 A. 810 B. 820
Weight of one bag = 40 kg C. 830 D. 800

Fine aggregate: 52. Which of the following gives the requirement in kg of gravel per m3?
Fineness modulus = 2.65 A. 1150 B. 1160
Specific gravity = 2.48 C. 1170 D. 1180
Absorption = 3%

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53. Which of the following gives the water-cement ratio of the concrete
mix?
A. 12.1 liters/bag of cement B. 13.2 liters/bag of cement
C. 14.1 liters/bag of cement D. 15.2 liters/bag of cement

Situation – A concrete mix has the following composition:

Cement 34 bags, 40 kg/bag
Gs = 3.15

Fine Aggregate 3000 kg (dry basis)

Gs = 2.67
2% Moisture absorption
Coarse Aggregate 6000 kg (dry basis)
Gs = 2.64
1.5% moisture absorption

Water 600 liters

54. Which of the following gives the volume of fine aggregates?

A. 2.27 m3 B. 1.12 m3
C. 1.57 m3 D. 1.86 m3

55. Which of the following gives the volume of concrete yield?

A. 4.28 m3 B. 4.37 m3
C. 5.21 m3 D. 4.93 m3

56. Which of the following gives the volume occupied by water?

A. 0.45 m3 B. 0.54 m3
C. 0.60 m3 D. 0.75 m3

Situation – A concrete mix design is evaluated for use by the DPWH with the
following information about the mix and its ingredients.

Cement Gs = 3.15
Weight = 40 kg/bag

Fine Aggregate Gs = 2.56

Fineness modulus = 2.89
Absorption = 3%

Coarse Aggregate Gs = 2.73

Bulk density = 1760 kg/m3
Absorption = 0.5%

Concrete Properties Slump = 150 mm

Water = 18 liters per bag
Coarse aggregate = 0.42 m3/m3 (bulk)
Air content = 5%
Cement content = 6.1 bags/mix

57. Compute the absolute volume of the coarse aggregate per cu. m of
concrete.
A. 0.27 m3 B. 0.12 m3
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C. 0.57 m D. 0.86 m3

58. Compute the water-cement ratio.

A. 0.40 B. 0.45
C. 0.50 D. 0.55

59. Compute the weight of saturated surface dried sand per cu. m of
concrete.
A. 1229 kg B. 1292 kg
C. 1922 kg D. 2129 kg

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