APRIL 2024 CE BOARD EXAM TOPICS

APPLIED MATHEMATICS, SURVEYING, AND PRINCIPLES OF

TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAY ENGINEERING,
35 %
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND METHODS AND COSH

ALGEBRA, APPLIED MATH AND NUMERICAL EQUATIONS

Basic Algebra

Clock, Efficiency and Work Problems

Advance Math ( Vector and Matrix )

Matrix and Ratio and Proportion

Arithmetic/Geometric Series

ENGINEERING DATA ANALYSIS AND PROB STAT

Word Problems

Rate and Chances

Permutation/Combination

Probability and Statistics

Sampling and Probability Distribution

Estimation, Hypothesis Testing,

Normal and Exponential Distribution

Statistics Applications

TRIGONOMETRY

Trigonometric Functions

Trigonometric Applications to Triangle

Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Inscribed/Circumscribed

Spherical Trigonometry

Real Life Applications

PLANE, SPHERICAL AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY

2D Figures
Triangles
Quadrilaterals
Polygons

3D Figures
Pyramid
Cube
Rectangular Prism
Trapezoidal Container
Cylinder

Circles

Conic Sections
Circle
Ellipse
Parabola
Hyperbola

Polar Coordinates

Solid Mensuration

DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS

Functions, Continuity and Limits

Derivative, Slope and Rate of Change

Chain and Power Rule

Implicit Differentiation

Higher Order Derivatives

Polynomical Curves

Derivative of Trigonometric Functions

Derivative of Inverse
Trigonometric Functions

Derivative of Logarithmic Functions

Partial Differentiation

Maxima/Minima

Related Rates

Optimization

INTEGRAL CALCULUS
Antiderivative
A. Antiderivative
B. Simple Power Formula
C. Simple Trigo Formula
D. Logarithmic Function
E. Exponential Function
F. Inverse Trig Function
G. Hyperbolic (sinh and cosh)
H. General Power Formula
I. Definite Integral

Integration Techniques
A. Antiderivative
B. Simple Power Formula
C. Simple Trigo Formula
D. Logarithmic Function
E. Exponential Function

Arc Length

Double and Triple Integral

Solids of Revolution

Centroids/Moment of Inertia
and Applications

PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS

Work, Energy and Power

Impulse and Momentum

Kinematics

Dynamics

Rotation

Elasticity, Oscilations

Fluids, Heat Transfer and Waves

ENGINEERING ECONOMICS

Interest and Annuity

Depreciation

Present Economy Study

Time Value Relations

Selection Among Alternatives:
Present, Annual and Future
Worth, Internal and External Rate
of Return Method

Inflation

ROI

Stocks/Bonds

ELEMENTARY SURVEYING

Measurements

Probable Value and Theory of Errors

and Mistakes

Tape Correction

Leveling

Tacheometry

Curvature and Refraction

Transverse Surveying

Compass Surveying

Theodolite

Errors in Transit Works

Triangulation Method

Spherical Excess

Area of Closed Traverse

Missing Data

Subdivision

Straightening of Irregular Boundaries

Areas of Irregular Boundaries

Plane Table

Topographic Survey

HIGHER SURVEYING
Stadia Surveying

Hydrographic Surveying

Three Point Problem

Astronomical Observations

Longitude & Time

Mine Surveying

Photogrammetry & Scaling

Volume & Area Approximation Methods

ROUTE SURVEYING

Simple Curves

Compound Curves

Reverse Curves

Spiral Transition Curves

Horizontal Sight Distance

Symmetrical Parabolic Curve

Unsymmetrical Parabolic Curve

Reverse Vertical Parabolic Curve

Earthworks

Borrow – Pit Method

Mass – Haul Diagram

TRANSPORTATIONS & HIGHWAY ENGINEERING

Traffic Capacity

Minimum Radius of Curvature for

Horizontal Curves

Fundamental of Traffic Flow (Braking

Distance, Stopping Distance)

Tractive Force, Rolling Resistance,

Aerodynamic Resistance and Grade
Resistance

Space Mean Speed, Time Means

Speed and Free Mean Speed
Peak Hour Factor

Capacity of Roads/ Time Headway

Jam Density, Free Flow Speed and

Space Mean Speed

Highway Safety and Accident Analysis

(Average Daily Traffic)

Crash Reduction Factor

Traffic Queue

Sight Distance
Braking Distance
Stopping Sight Distance
Horizontal Road Surface

Vertical (Summit) Parabolic Curves

Vertical (Sag) Parabolic Curves

Unsymmetrical Parabolic Curves

Spiral Transition Curves

Passing Sight Distance

Sight Distance for Vertical Summit

Curves

Stopping Sight Distance for Vertical

Summit Curves

Passing Sight Distance for Vertical

Summit Curves

Headlight Stopping Sight Distance for

Vertical Sag Curves

Stopping Sight Distance for Vertical

Sag Curves

Sight Distance for Horizontal Curves

Cross Sectional Area of Crossworks

Volume of Earthworks
End Area Method
Prismoidal Method

Finished Grade of Roadway

Limits of Free haul, Economic Haul and
Overhaul Volume

Mass Diagram

PORTS AND HARBORS

Harbors

Wave, Wind and Tides

Shallow Water Waves

Deep Water Waves

Significant Wave Height

Saint Verant and Flamant Theory

(Distance from Still Water and Center
of Rotation of the Wave

Long Waves

Relation between Deep and Shallow

Water Wavelength

Length of Fetch

Residual Water Level

Seismic Force Acting on Marine

Structures

Angular Frequency of the Wave

Mooring and Bollards

Marine Structures

Navigation Channels

Wind Pressure and Wind Forces

Maximum Width of Channels and

Waterways

Length of Width of Pier and Slip

Elements of Standard Ships in Relation

to its Depth of Floatation

Forms of Litoral Drift

Motions of Ships Caused by the Sea

Water Waves
Principal Dimension of Vessels

Dead Weight Tonnage, Gross Tonnage

and Displacement Tonnage

Design Water Depth

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL AND TESTING, BSD, CE LAWS AND

CONSTRUCTION SAFEFTY AND HEALTH
Apparatus and Equipments

Standard Testing and Procedures

ASTM and ACI Codes for Testing

Curing Testing

Testing of Bars and Field Test

Codes and Regulation:

National Building Code of the
Philippines
Architectural Code
National Structural Code of the
Philippines
Fire Code
National Plumbing Code
Sanitation Code of the Philippines

Technical Documentation:
Building Assymblies:
Building Service Systems:

Civil Engineering Code of Ethics

Contracts and Specifications

Construction Project Managements

Planning and Schedule (PERT/CPM)

R.A. 544, R.A. 9184, P.D. 9184, CIAP

Document 102 and P.D. 1096

Extract from the New Civil Code Seminars and CPD Points

COSH Standards

Hazard, Risk and Disaster

Safety Equipment and Practioners

R.A. 11058, STO-OSH (COSH and BOSH)

QUANTITY SURVEYING AND ESTIMATES

Cost Estimating, Bidding, Condition

and Contracts

Detailed Quantity Surveying

A. Concrete

B. Masonry

C. Steel

D. Mechanical, Electrical, Sanitary

and Plumbing

E. Earthworks

Unit Cost Derivation

Labor, Material, Equipment and
Subcontractor and Summary of
Total Labor Cost

Equipments Operation,
Efficiency Calculations

APRIL 2024 CE BOARD EXAM TOPICS

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING AND HYDRAULICS 30%
GEOTECHNICAL / SOIL MECHANICS AND
GROUND ENGINEERING
Soil Properties

Soil Test and Indices

Atterberg Limits

Flow of Water through Soil

Soil Classiification

Permeability

Stress in Soils

Soil Settlement
Consolidation

Shear Strength of Soils

Lateral Earth Pressure

Flow Nets

Boussinesq

Soil Bearing Capacity

Braced Excavation

Pile Foundation

HYDRAULICS

Water Properties

Hydrostatic Pressure

Buoyancy

Stability of Floating Bodies

and Hydrodynamics

Viscous Flow and Fluid Resistance

Relative Equilibrium of Fluids

Dams

Thin-Walled Vessels

Moving Vessel

Rotating Vessel
Energy Equation

Head Loss

3 Reservoir Problem

Pipes in Series/Parallel

Orifice Flow

Weirs

Open Channels

Critical Flow

Non-Uniform Flow

Hydrodynamics

GROUND, FLUIDS AND FOUNDATION

Soil Properties and Classification

Fluid Flow through Soil Mass

Soil Strength and Tests

Stresses in Soil Mass

Bearing Capacity

Compaction

Consolidation and Settlement

Soil Improvement

Lateral Earth Pressures

Slope Stability

Water Supply Soil Properties

Reservoir and Foundation Settlement

 APRIL 2024 CE BOARD EXAM TOPICS
PRINCIPLES OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING 35%
AND DESIGN
MECHANICS AND DYNAMICS OF DEFORMABLE BODIES

Statics (2D)
Rectangular Components of Force in
two dimensions
Force System of Two Dimensions

Equillibrium of Coplanar Forces

Analysis of Plane Trusses

Statically Determinate Frames

Statics (3D)

Cables and Trusses

Friction

Rectilinear Kinematics
Vertical and Horizontal

Kinetics

Properties of Section

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

Stress and Strain

Normal Stress
Shear Stress
Bearing Stress

Thin-Walled Vessel under Internal

Pressure

Deformation of Members Under Axial

Loading
Strain Energy
Impact Loading

Multi Axial Stress and Strain

Poisson Ratio
Dilation
Shear Modulus

Shearing Strain

Statically Indeterminate Problems

Thermal Deformation

Torsion of Circular Shafts

Statically Indeterminate Shafts

Torsion of Thin Hollowed Member

Torsion oof Non Circular Solid

Sections

Helical Spring
Springs in Parallel and Series

Shear and Moment of Statically

Determinate Beams

Moving Loads

Flexural Stress

Horizontal Shearing Stress

Shear Flow of Thin - Walled Member

Transformation of Plane Stresses

Mohr’s Circle

Stresses on Inclined Element

Combined Stresses

THEORY OF STRUCTURES

Determinancy and Stability of

Structures

Analysis of Statically Determinate

Frames

Influence Lines: Beams and Trusses

Arches

Cables

Double Integration Method

Area Moment Method

Conjugate Beam Method

Principle of Virtual Work

Beam and Trusses

Three – Moment Equation

Superposition for Restrained Beams

Three Moment Equation

Fixed-End Moments

Moment Distribution Method

Slope Deflection Method

Macalinao Method

STRUCTURAL STEEL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

Introduction Properties of Steel

Design Loadings and Load

Combinations (LRFD & ASD)

Load Combinations using (LRFD &

ASD)

Basic Load Combinations Wind and

Seismic

Design of Flexural Members

General Provisions, Design and
Examples

Design for Steel Beam for Shear

General Provisions 1st & 2nd Method

Design for Compressive Members

Flexural Buckling and Torsion of
Members without slender elements

Design of Tension Members

Net Area, Effective Net Area
Pin Connected Members

Multi Axial Bending

Purlins

Design of Bolted Connections

High Strength Bolts

Tension and Shear Strength of Bolts

and Threaded Parts
Combined Tension and Shear in Slip
Critical Connections

Combined Tensions and Shear in Slip

Critical Connections

Bearing Strength of Bolt Holes

Strength off Elements in Tension
Strength of Elements in Shear
Block Shear Strength

Design of Welded Connections

Minimum Fillet Welds
Effective Area
General Provisions

REINFORCE CONCRETE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

Introduction of Reinforced Concrete

Design Parameters and Tables

Strength Reduction Factors and Beta

Factors

Singly-Reinforced and Doubly-

Reinforced Beams

Doubly-Reinforced T- Beams

T-Beams

Shear and Tensions of Beams

Bond Development Length, Hooks,

and Splicing of Reinforcement

Slabs One Way and Two Way

 ACI Moment Coefficient Method of
Slab Analysis

Axially Loaded Columns

Eccentrically Loaded Columns

Short Columns w/ Axial Loaded and

Bending

Footings

Moments in Footings

Pile Footings

Alternate Design Method

(NSCP 2001) comparison to (NSCP
2010/2015)

Miscellaneous

Pre-stressed Concrete

Seismic Earthquake

Wind Loads of Framed Structure

Construction Methods
Mix and Proportion

Construction Methods (CMPM)

PERT

CPM (Critical Path Method)

REFERENCES CODES & ADDITIONAL REVIEW BOOKS

AMSTEC
60 days
Engineering Mathematics 1

Engineering Mathematics 2

Engineering Surveying (Art of Civil

Engineering) by Engr, Juncel Bayogo
(MEGAREVIEW)

Transportation Ports and Harbor

Construction Estimates

National Building Codes of the

Philippines

Construction Occupational and Health

REO REVIEW CENTER MSTE

RI REVIEW MATERIALS

KIPPAP EDUCATION

HGE
30 Days
Geotechnical Engineering by Besa

Hydraulics Engineering by Besa

Geotechnical Engineering by Engr.

Johnro Docog (MEGAREVIEW)

Hydraulics Engineering by Engr.

Johnro Docog (MEGAREVIEW)

REO REVIEW CENTER MSTE

RI REVIEW MATERIALS

KIPPAP EDUCATION

PSAD
90 days
National Structural Code of the
Philippines 2001 and 2015

Foundation Engineering

Structural Steel ASCI Code

National Building Code of the

Philippines (Latest Version 2023
Edition)

Strength of Materials by
(MEGAREVIEWERS)

Engineering Mechanics and Theory of

Structures by (MEGAREVIEWERS)

Structural Steel Design by Engr. Jeffry

P. Cimagal

Fundamentals of Reinforced Concrete

Design of DIT Giillesania

REO REVIEW CENTER PSAD

RI REVIEW MATERIALS

APRIL 2024 CE BOARD EXAM PASSING

CE BOARD TOTAL No. OF TO PASS YOU
EXAM WEIGHT ITEMS NEED TO SCORE
SUBJECTS
MINIMA MAXIMA
50% 75%
APPLIED
MATHEMATICS, 35% 75 38 56
SURVEYING, AND
PRINCIPLES OF
TRANSPORTATION
AND HIGHWAY
ENGINEERING,
CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT AND
METHODS AND
COSH
 GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING 30% 50 25 38
AND HYDRAULICS

PRINCIPLES
OF 35% 75 38 56
STRUCTURAL
ENGINEERING
AND DESIGN

TOTAL 100 % 200

200 50% 75%