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APRIL 2023 REVIEW PROGRAM

CIVIL ENGINEERING LICENSURE EXAM

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

Monday, December 19, 2022 Module 16

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 – Given the following data for a building to be constructed: Situation – The activities, duration, and cost under normal and accelerated
conditions for a network diagram is shown in the accompanying table.
Time
Nodes Activity
(Weeks) Normal Accelerated
1-2 a Demolition and clearing 8 Node Activity
Days Costs Days Costs
2-3 b Excavation 14 Clearing and
0-1 A 5 1,000 3 1,600
2-5 c Underground installations 6 Grubbing
Procurement of pipe/
3-4 d Foundation and columns 5 0-2 B 5 3,000 4 4,000
other materials
4-5 e Dummy 0 Roadway and
1-2 C 7 2,000 5 2,500
4-6 f Construction of second floor 6 drainage excavation
Delivery of base
4-7 g Roof framing and roofing 6 0-3 D 3 12,000 2 12,000
course
5-7 h Ground floor slab 4 Excavate, lay pipe
2-3 E 4 1,000 3 1,500
and backfill
5-8 i Mechanical and electrical services 12
Spread and compact
6-7 j Construction of exterior walls 12 3-4 F 5 2,000 3 2,800
base course
7-8 k Dummy 0
7. Which of the following gives the critical path of the network?
7-9 l Construction of interior partitions 10
A. B-C-E-F B. A-C-E-F
8-9 m Mechanical and electrical fixtures 12 C. C-D-E-F D. B-E-F
9-10 n Painting and finishing 8
8. Which of the following is the activity that is most cost efficient in
converting to the accelerated program?
1. Which of the following gives the critical path of the project? A. Activity C B. Activity F
A. a-c-i-m-n B. a-b-d-f-j-k-m-n C. Activity A D. Activity E
C. a-b-d-g-l-n D. a-b-d-g-k-m-n
9. If the maximum budget is Php 22,600.00, which of the following most
2. Which of the following gives the duration of the project, in weeks? nearly gives the reduction in the number of days to complete the project?
A. 65 B. 63 A. 4 B. 7
C. 72 D. 59 C. 5 D. 6

3. Which of the following gives the earliest start of activity m in weeks? 10. If the project is to be accelerated by 4 days, which of the following most
A. 39 B. 45 nearly gives the minimum additional cost of the project?
C. 31 D. 57 A. Php 1,500 B. Php 900
C. Php 1,100 D. Php 1,300
Situation – The activities, duration, and cost under normal and accelerated
conditions for a network diagram is shown in the accompanying table. Situation – The following are the activities for the construction of a
residential house, giving the nodes of the Network Diagram/ CPM, time
Duration (Days) Cost (Pesos) duration and cost (in pesos) for a normal and an accelerated program.
Activity Node
Normal Accelerated Normal Accelerated
A 0-1 5 3 1,000 1,600 Normal Accelerated
Node Activity
B 0-2 5 4 3,000 4,000 Days Costs Days Costs
D 0-3 3 2 12,000 15,000 0-1 A Earthwork 4 6,000 3 6,800
C 1-2 7 5 3,000 3,500 1-2 B Concrete Works 10 22,000 8 24,200
E 2-3 4 3 1,000 1,500 1-3 C Rough-in Works 3 8,000 3 8,000
F 3-4 5 3 1,000 1,800 3-2 D Masonry Works 5 9,600 3 12,000
2-4 E Roofing Works 3 6,000 3 6,500
4. Which of the following gives the critical path of the network?
A. B-C-E-F B. A-C-E-F 2-5 F Interior Carpentry 8 10,000 6 15,000
C. C-D-E-F D. B-E-F 2-6 G Doors and Windows 6 10,000 5 12,000

5. Which of the following most nearly gives the cost of the project if it is to 5-4 H Electrical Works 5 4,000 4 4,900
be accelerated to its minimum duration? 4-7 I Ceiling Works 4 2,400 4 2,400
A. Php 21,000 B. Php 24,100 7-8 J Painting Works 8 4,800 6 7,600
C. Php 22,500 D. Php 23,400
Plumbing Fixtures
6-8 K 5 15,000 4 16,800
6. For a total cost of Php 22,100, which of the following gives the number Installation
of days the job can be accelerated for most economical result? 8-9 L Architectural Finishes 2 2,000 2 2,000
A. 17 days B. 18 days
C. 16 days D. 19 days 11. Which of the following gives the critical path of the network?
A. A-B-E-I-J-L B. A-B-F-H-I-J-L
C. A-B-G-K-L D. A-C-D-E-G-K-L

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12. Which of the following activities is the most cost effective in converting 405.7.2.4 A strength test shall be the average of the strengths of two cylinders
to the accelerated program? made from the same sample of concrete and tested at 28 days or at test age
A. Activity A B. Activity H designated for determination of f’c.
C. Activity B D. Activity J
20. Which of the following gives the volume of concrete in columns in
13. If the budget for the project is Php 103,700, which of the following gives cubic meter?
the reduction in the number of days to complete the project, compared to A. 58 B. 42
the normal program? C. 22 D. 174
A. 6 B. 3
C. 4 D. 5 21. Which of the following gives the total area of shear wall in square
meter?
14. If the project is to be accelerated by 4 days, which of the following most A. 160 B. 124
nearly gives the minimum additional cost of the project? C. 72 D. 288
A. Php 4,600 B. Php 4,800
C. Php 4,100 D. Php 4,400 22. Which of the following gives the required number of tests per day
according to NSCP?
15. Which of the following gives the shortest possible duration of the project A. 3 B. 2
using the accelerated program, in days? C. 4 D. 1
A. 41 B. 33
C. 35 D. 38 23. If you are preparing a report on PERT CPM network in a construction
job, what time scheduling should you consider in the preparation of the
16. Which of the following gives the most economical cost to accelerate the PERT CPM network diagram?
project to its minimum duration?
A. Php 115,300 B. Php 114,100 I. Pessimistic time
C. Php 118,200 D. Php 112,700 II. Optimistic time
III. Probable time
Situation – The activities, duration, and cost under normal conditions for a
network diagram is shown in the accompanying table. A. I only B. III only
C. II only D. All of the above
Normal
Node Activity 24. Which of the following satisfy the requirements for estimating expected
Days Costs activity times in a PERT network?
0-1 A Clearing and Grubbing 3 1,600
I. Makes use of three estimates
0-2 B Procurement of pipe/ other materials 4 4,000
II. Puts the greatest weight on the most likely time estimate
1-2 C Roadway and drainage excavation 5 2,500 III. Is motivated by the beta distribution
0-3 D Delivery of base course 2 12,000
A. III only B. II only
2-3 E Excavate, lay pipe and backfill 3 1,500 C. I only D. All of the above
3-4 F Spread and compact base course 3 2,800
25. Which of the following is the calculation of the probability that the
critical path will be completed by the time T?
17. Which of the following gives the critical path of the network?
A. B-C-E-F B. A-C-E-F
I. Assumes that the activity times are the statistically independent
C. C-D-E-F D. B-E-F
II. Assumes that the total time of the critical path has approximately
beta distribution
18. Which of the following gives the duration of the project?
III. Requires knowledge of the standard deviation for all activities in
A. 15 B. 12
the network
C. 14 D. 13
A. III only B. I only
19. Which of the following gives the total cost of the project?
C. II only D. All of the above
A. Php 24,400.00 B. Php 23,400.00
C. Php 22,400.00 D. Php 25,400.00

Situation – The NSCP states the provision for the frequency of testing for
concrete. It is required to determine the required number of test sample per
day for the following items:

Column : 1.0 m x 1.0 m x 3.5 m 12 pcs

Beam : 1.0 m x 1.7 m x 6.0 m 17 pcs
Slab : 6.0 m x 6.0 m x 0.2 m 8 pcs
Shear Wall : 6.0 m x 3.0 m x 0.3 m 4 pcs

405.7.2 Frequency of Testing

405.7.2.1 Samples for strength tests of each class of concrete placed each day
shall be taken not less than once a day, or not less than once for every 120
cubic meters of concrete, or not less than once for each 500 square meters of
surface area for slabs or walls.

405.7.2.2 On a given project, if the total volume of concrete is such that the
frequency of testing required by the section above would provide less than five
strength tests for a given class of concrete, tests shall be made from at least
five randomly selected batches or from each batch if fewer than five batches
are used.

405.7.2.3 When total quantity of a given class of concrete is less than 40 cubic
meters, strength tests are not required when evidence of satisfactory strength
is submitted to and approved by the Building Official.

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