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CONDUCIVE ENGINEERING REVIEW CENTER

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CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
Applied Mathematics

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING Situation: The implementing rules and regulations of P.D.

Prepared by: Engr. Renz Mark T. Santos 1594 states that no award of contract shall be made to a
Situation 1: Given the following data for a building to be bidder whose bid price is higher than the allowable
constructed: government estimate (AGE) or the approved agency estimate
Nodes Activity Time (weeks) (AAE), whichever is higher, or lower than 70% of the AGE.
1-2 A.Demolition 8 The allowable government estimate (AGE) is defined as one
SI2-3 B. Excavation 14 half the sum of the AAE and the average of all responsive
2-5 C. Underground 6 bids. For the purposes of determining the average of
3-4 D. Foundation 5 responsive bids, bids higher than 120% of the AAE or lower
4-5 E. Dummy 0 than 60% of the AAE shall not be considered.
4-6 F. Construction of 2nd floor 6
4-7 G. Roof framing 6 A certain project has an AAE of P 2 million. The bidders are
5-7 H. Ground floor slab 4 as follows:
I. Mechanical and electrical
Bidder A.......P 2.18 M Bidder E......P 2.65 M
5-8 12
Bidder B.......P 1.23 M Bidder F......P 2.24 M
6-7 J. Exterior walls 12
Bidder C.......P 1.85 M Bidder G......P 1.17 M
7-8 K. Dummy 0
Bidder D.......P 2.34 M Bidder H......P 2.40 M
7-9 L. Interior Partition 10
8-9 M. MEP fixtures 12 7. Which of the following gives the complete list of
9-10 N. Painting and Finishing 8 responsive bids?
A. A, B, C, D, F, H C. A, B, D, F, H
1. Which of the following gives the critical path of the B. A, B, C, D, F, G, H D. A, B, D, E, F, H
project?
A. A-C-I-M-N. C. A-B-D-F-J-K-M-N 8. Which of the following gives the value of the allowable
B. A-B-D-G-L-N. D. A-B-D-G-K-M-N government estimate (AGE), in millions of pesos?
2. which of the following gives the duration of the project in A. 2.04 C. 2.32
weeks? B. 2.14 D. 2.02
A. 65 C. 72
B. 63 D. 59 9. Which of the following gives the bidder to which project
can be awarded?
Situation: The following are the activities for the A. Bidder A C. Bidder B
construction of a residential house, giving the nodes of the B. Bidder C D. Failure to bid
Network Diagram/CPM, time duration and cost (in pesos) for
a normal and an accelerated program. Situation: A project requires 2000 cubic meters of concrete.
The following equipment and labor with their corresponding
costs are known:
Pump rental…………………………………. P500/hr
Pump capacity……………………………… 100 cu.m/day
Pump operating hours……………………… 8hrs./day
1 pump operator…………………………….. P 50.00/hr
2 masons…………………………………….. P 45.00/hr
4 carpenters…………………………………. P 40.00/hr
6 helpers…………………………………….. P 35.00/hr

10. Which of the following most nearly gives the required

number of hours to complete the project?
A. 230 C. 160
B. 610 D. 320
11. Which of the following most nearly gives the total cost of
the project in pesos?
3. Which of the following gives the critical path of the A. 161, 600 C. 158,500
project? B. 172, 300 D. 168,200
A. A-C-D-E-G-K-L. C. A-B-G-K-L 12. Which of the following most nearly gives the unit cost (per
B. A-B-E-I-J-L. D. A-B-F-H-I-J-L cubic meter) of the project in pesos?
A. 108.40 C. 96.30
4. Which of the following gives the shortest possible B. 58.50 D. 80.80
duration of the project using the accelerated program?
A. 33 days. C. 41 days Bank Cubic Meter (BCM)- a cubic meter of material as it
B. 35 days. D. 38 days lies in its natural state (in situ).
Loose Cubic Meter (LCM)- a cubic meter of material after
5. Which of the following activities is the most cost effective being excavated from its natural state and allowed to expand.
in converting to the accelerated program? Compacted Cubic Meter (CCM)- a cubic meter of material
A. Activity H C. Activity B after being placed in a fill and compacted.
B. Activity A D. Activity J
➢ Swell (%) and Shrinkage (%)
6. If the budget for the project is ₽ 103, 700, which of the
following gives the reduction in the number of days to 𝑽𝑳 = 𝑽𝑩 (𝟏 + %𝑺𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍)
complete the project, compared to the normal program? 𝑽𝑪 = 𝑽𝑩 (𝟏 − %𝑺𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒌)
A. 6. B. 3
C. 4 D. 5 ➢ Load Factor (LF) and Shrinkage Factor (SF)
- always less than one
𝑽𝑩 = (𝑳𝑭)(𝑽𝑳 )
𝑽𝑪 = (𝑺𝑭)(𝑽𝑩 )

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CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
Applied Mathematics

Water-cement ratio…………………………… 0.48

13. Find the swell of a soil that weighs 1661 kg/m in its Water content….……………………………… 180kg/cu.m
natural state and 1186 kg/m3 after excavation. Entrapped air………………………………….. 1%
A. 30% C. 20% Fine aggregates.………………………………. 33% of total vol
B. 50% D. 40% of aggregates
Specific gravity of materials:
14. Find the shrinkage of a soil that weighs 1661 kg/m in its Cement………………………………………..... 3.15
natural state and 2077 kg/m after compaction. Fine aggregates..........………………………… 2.68
A. 20% C. 30% Coarse aggregates…………………………….. 2.64
B. 40% D. 50% Unit of wt. of concrete…………………………..23.4 kN/m3

15. A soil weighs 1261 kg/LCM, 1665 kg/BCM and 2100 22. Calculate the required weight (kg) of cement and water
kg/CCM. What equivalent BCM contained in 600,000 LCM of per cubic meter of concrete.
this soil? A. 632 B. 555
C. 530 D. 587
16. Find the base width and height of a triangular spoil bank 23. Calculate required the weight (kg) of fine aggregates per
containing 76.5 BCM if the pile length is 9.14 m, the soil's cubic meter of concrete.
angle of repose is 37°, and its swell is 25%. A. 611 B. 745
C. 562 D. 452
Production on Heavy Equipments 24. Calculate the required weight (kg) of coarse aggregates
Production is commonly measured as volume per unit time per cubic meter of concrete.
(LCM/hr) A. 904 B. 1490
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 = 𝑪 𝒙 𝑺 𝒙 𝑽 𝒙 𝑩 𝒙 𝑬 C. 1222 D. 1124
Where:
Situation: A concrete mix has the following composition.
C- cycles/hr S- Swing depth factor Cement 34 bags, 40kg/bag, Gs=3.15
V-heaped bucket volume B- Bucket fill factor Fine Aggregate 3000kg (dry basis), Gs=2.67
E- efficiency 1.15% moisture absorption
𝑻𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 = 𝑹𝑹 + 𝑮𝑹 Coarse Aggregate 6000kg (dry basis), Gs=2.64
𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 = 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒙 𝑾𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 2.0% moisture absorption
𝒌𝒈
𝑹𝑹𝑭 ( ) = 𝟐𝟎 + 𝟔 ∗ (𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒎. ) Water 600 liters
𝒕
20. Which of the following most nearly gives the volume
𝒍𝒃𝒔
𝑹𝑹𝑭 ( ) = 𝟒𝟎 + 𝟑𝟎 ∗ (𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒏. ) occupied by fine aggregate?
𝒕 A. 1.12 cu.m B. 1.86 cu.m
𝒌𝒈 𝒍𝒃𝒔
𝑮𝑹𝑭( ) = 𝟏𝟎 𝒙 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆(%) 𝑮𝑹𝑭( ) = 𝟐𝟎 𝒙 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆(%) C. 2.27 cu.m D. 1.57 cu.m
𝒕 𝒕 21. Which of the following most nearly gives the volume
𝒌𝒈 𝒍𝒃𝒔
𝑻𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 ( , ) occupied by water?
𝒕 𝒕
𝑬𝒇𝒇. 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 = A. 0.48 cu.m C. 0.54 cu.m
𝒌𝒈 𝒍𝒃𝒔
𝟏𝟎 𝒇𝒐𝒓 , 𝟐𝟎 𝒇𝒐𝒓 B. 0.60 cu.m D. 0.58 cu.m
𝒕 𝒕
17. Estimate the production in loose cubic meter per hour for 22. Which of the following most nearly gives the volume of
medium-weight clamshell excavating loose earth. Heaped concrete yield?
bucket capacity is 0.75 m3. A. 4.68 cu.m C. 5.21 cu.m
The soil is common earth with a bucket fill factor of 0.95. B. 4.37 cu.m D. 4.93 cu.m
Estimated cycle time is 40 s. Job efficiency is estimated at 50
min/h. Situation: Bill of guantity is to be prepared for a
guardhouse 3.6 m in height with one door opening only and
18. Find the expected production in loose cubic meter (LCM) a height of 2.1 m as shown. Assume density of steel equal to
per hour of a small hydraulic excavator. Heaped bucket 7860 kg/m3. CHB is 200 mm x 400 mm and 150 mm thick.
capacity is 0.57 m. The material is sand and gravel with a
bucket fill factor of 0.95. Job efficiency is 50 min/h. Average
depth of cut is 4.3 m. Maximum depth of cut is 6.1 m and
average swing is 90.

Situation:
A wheel tractor-scraper weighing 91 t is being operated on a
haul road with a tire penetration of 5 cm. The scraper is
ascending a slope of 5%.
19. What is the total resistance?
20. What is the effective grade?

21. 24.1 km of gravel road require reshaping and leveling.

You estimate that six passes of a motor grader will be
required. Based on operator skill, machine characteristics,
and job conditions, you estimate two passes at 6.4 km/h, two
passes at 8.0 km/h, and two passes at 9.7 km/h. If job
efficiency is 0.80, how many grader hours will be reguired 29. Which of the following most nearly gives the total length
for this job? of 12 mm bars?
A. 85 m B. 55 m
Situation: Given the following data for concrete mixture: C. 65 m D. 75 m
Target concrete strength…………………….. 40MPa 30. Which of the following most nearly gives the weight of
Slump.........…………………………………….. 75 to 150mm 12 mm bars in kilogram per meter?
A. 0.93 B. 0.89

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C. 0.63 D. 0.75
31. Which of the following most nearly gives the total weight
of 12 mm bars?
A. 67 kg C. 76 kg
B. 49 kg D. 58 kg

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