1.

CE Board May 2022

90 ft. on each
A baseball diamond is a square
side. A player is running to the
first base at the
at
rate of 30 ft/sec. When he has run haltway,
base
what rate is his distance from second
changing?

Solution:
90 2nd base

90

30 fps

5 (90-x) (90)
dS
25
d 90-x) dt

dS(90-x)
dt
dx
S dt
when x= 45

S(90-45) +(90
S45 5
dS(90
dt
45) dx
455 dt
dS(45)30)
dt
-.

45 5
dS
dt :-65 ft/ sec.
2. CE Board May 2022
When a cake is removed from a bakina.
Oven
minutes later its temperature
OF.
its temperature is measured at 300F
Three
is 200
Determine the temperature of the
after
cake a
anytime leaving the oven if the roor
temperature is 70' F. k(T-70
dt

Solution:
dT
kT-70)
dt

T300
dT
T-70 =kd,
In(T -70)=kt+C,
T-70 C, e
where C, e
T 70+C2et

when t 0
T 300

300 70+ C2
e
C2-230
T 70+230 e
& CE Board May 2022
A crawler tractor weighing 36t is towing a
crawler

nbber-tired scraper weighing 45.5t up a grade

ubber-t

af 4%. What is the total resístance (kg) of the

combination if the rolling resistance factor is
50 kg/t?

Solution:
Roling resistance (neglect crawler) = 45.5(50)
Roling resistance (neglect crawler) = 2275 kg
Graderesistance = (36 +45.5)(1000)(0.04)

Grade resistance = (81.5)(1000)(0.04)

Grade resistance 3260 kg

Totalresistance 3260 2275
Total resistance =
5535 rg

4CE Board May 2022

Find the
expected production in loose cu.m.
(LCM) per hour of a smal hydraulic excavator.
eaped bucket capacity is 0.57 m. The
naleial is sand and gravel with a bucket fill
Bclor of 0.95. Job efficiency is 50 min/hour.
erage depth of cut is 4.3 m. Max. depth of
IS 6.1 m and average swing is 90. Cycle
ut is 250 cycles/60 min. Swing deptn
actor= 1.0

SolOuction=
uProducttioionn (cycles/hour)(swing depth
factor)(bucket capacity in
LCM)(bucket fill factor)job
efficiency)
oduction 250(1.00.57)(0.95) 50

Producion 113 (LCM/hr)

5. CE Board May 2022
The safe capacity of piles driven by powered
hammers is based on the following data:
.Average penetration per blow, last
six blows
I. Energy of hammer
Il. Weight of hammer
IV. Weight of pile including
appurtenances
V. Coefficient of restitution depending
on the weight of piles
V All of the above

6 CE Board May 2022

A music school produced a number of
musicians which includes 3 drummers, 4
trumpet players and 5 pianists. How many
different jazz trios can be formed from this
batch of musicians ii each trio consists of a
drummer, a trumpei player and a pianist?

Solution:
Different jazz trios formed from this group
3 4 5
60

7. CE Board May 2022

An insurance company charges $800
for a car insurance, the policy
annually
specifies that
the company will pay $1000 for a minor
accident and $5000 for a major accident. If the
probability of a motorist having a minor
accident during the year is 0.2 and of
having a
major accident is 0.05, how much can the
insurance company expect to make on a
policy?
Solution:
Profit 800- (1000)0.2)- 5000(0.05)
Profit $350
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Licensure
Examin
Civil Engineering

8. CE BoardMay 2022 the

and to pass
of 6 questions
consists
A test at least 4
student has to answer
test, a has three
Each question
questions correctly, is correct.
of which only one
possible answers, what is
on each question,
Ifa student guesses
student will pass the
theprobability that the
test?

Solution:
2
P 3 =1-p=
0 1 2 3 4 56
at least 4

61
(6-4)! 4!3

P 6
(6-5)15 3
6!

P6-616!3
P=P,+P,+P
P 0.1001

9.CE Board May 2022

particle position in the xy plane at any time t
is given by x 212 + 3 and y t. Find the
=
=

x-component of the particles velocity at time

t 5. Hint: Take the
t.
derivative with respect to

Solution:
X =2t+2
y=t
dx
E
4t dy 4t
dt
dt

4(5)
dt
20
(x-component of particle velocity)
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May
CE Board
10.
rectangular
ofmetal, 12cm wide
sheet

A long
made a
rain gutter by turning upt
is to be
are perpendicular to
so that they s h o thee
sides
HoW many
imeters
Centimeters should be
turned up to give the guter
sheet. the gutter ite
turned up to
greatest capacity?

Solution:

12 cm

12-2x

A= (12-2x)x
A 12x-2x2

dA12-4x
dx

0 12-4x
X3

11. CE Board May 2022

Find the value of Xo prescribed by *4
extended= law of the mean when fx) 3x
=

and g(x) x+1 on (1, 4)

Solution:
fO)-fa)f%)
gb)-gla) g%,)
where b4 a 1
4)=3(4)+2=14
f(1)=3(1)+25
g4)=(4)+ 1=17

g(1) (1) +1=2

f'x,)=f(x)
f'x,)=3

gx,)=2x
14-53
17-2 X

12. CE Board May 2022

The basic lane width appropriate for national
road
a) 240 m
b 3.35 m
c) 1.80 m

) 5.00 m

13. CE Board May 2022

A berth structure proecting out from the
shoreline.
a) Groin c) Breakwater
b Wharf d Pier

14. CE Board May 2022

gns used to guide drivers through a change
n
horizontal alignment of the road.
a Chevron signs
b) Supplementary signs
c)Guide post signs
d) Delineators
15. CE Board May 2022
Delineation of the road alignment needs to be
considered as part of the design process to
ensure that adequate guidance is provided to
road users. Delineation is generally provided
by the use of the following devices
Pavement Markings
I. Signs
lI. Guide posts
V. Reflective delineators
V. Lighting
VI. Curb or other physical devices

a) I, I1, I1 and IV only

b) I, 11, IV and VI only
c)1,V,V and VI only
d) All of the above

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What are some of the important properties of
queuing diagrams?
. The slope of D(t) is the departure
rate; the slope of A(t) is the arrival
rate.
I. The departure rate cannot exceed
the service rate or capacity of the
server. It may be less.
II. Cumulative departures can never
exceed cumulative arrivals. D(t) can
never be above
A(t) in the queuing9
diagram.
V. When a queue is present, the
departure rate will equal the service
rate. When no queue is
present, the
departure rate will equal the arrival
rate The queue first forms
when the
arrival rate first exceeds the
rate. service
V. All of the above
17. CE Board May 2022
from rest,
A ball of mass m 2.60 kg, starting
h 55 cm before
falls a vertical distance
coiled spring whichit
striking a vertical
amount equal to 15 cm.
Compresses an
Determine the stiffness constant K of
spring
the spring.

Solution:

0.55 m
h-0.70

r-015m

1
whK 2

2.6(9.8)(0.70)=
) 015
K 1585 N/m

18. CE Board May 2022

When a family of four with a total mass of 200
kg step into their 1200
kg car, the cars
compresses 3 cm. ASsuming they actspring as a
single spring, what is the
the cars spring? How far spring constant of
will
loaded with 300 kg rather than the car lower if
200 kg.

Solution:
v-F-200)
0.03
=65x 10 NIm
K=
X

65x 10= 00(9.8)

X
X 0.045 m
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19. CE Board
kg
50.0 box across
A man pushes
a
floor at a constant speed of 1.00 m/s for level
10,0
s. If the coefficient of friction between the
and the floor is 0.200 determine the avera
the man
power output by

Solution:
F =uN
F0.2(50)9.81)
F 98 N
V=l m/s m=50 kg
F-F
F 98 N
F
Work
Power- Time

P F1
T
N
V=1 mis
P 98(1)= 98
watts

20. CE Board May 2022

A ball is thrown downward from the top of
180 foot a
building with an initial velocity
feet per second.
The height of the ball h of 4
seconds is ane
given by the equation
h-1612+20t+
Isthrown
180. How long after the bal
will it strike the the
result to the
nearest
ground? Roupo
tenth of a second.
Solution:
h-16t +201+ 180
when h 0
0-16t +20+ 180
t-1.25t-11.25
t 2.8 sec.
0
21. CE Board May 2022
nainter needs to find the area of the gable
A pain
end ofa house. What is the area of the gable
ifit is a triangle with two sides of 42 ft. that
angle?
meet at a 105

Solution:
B

105
42
42

Area ofthe gable = 4242) Sin105

2
Area of the gable = 852

22. CE Board May 2022

Amountain.climber wants
to cut a rope 213 ft.
ong into 3 pieces. If each pieces is to be 2 ft.
longer than the previous one, where should he
make the cuts?

Solution:
Xlength of shortest piece
A*2=
X+4 length of second piece
of
length third piece
Xtx+2+x*4
3x= 207
213
X= 69

x+2 71
X+4 73
He srOuld make cut at 69 ft. from one end and
73
3t. from
the other end.
23. CE Board May 2022
TWO ships leave port at the same time, one
ship sailing in the direction of N.23'E at a
speed of 11 mph, and the second ship
in the direction S. sailing
67E at 15 mph.
Approximate the bearing from the second shipp
to the first, one hour later.

Solution:
Ist ship

11/

Port
6T
30.75|
5

36.25°
2nd ship

Bearing from 2nd ship to the first ship after 1

hour.
N 30.75W say N 31 W.

24. CE Board May 2022

What are the capacity requirement for all
scaffoldings?
Ua) At least four times its own
weight
b) At least 6 times its own
weight
c)At most 6 times its own weight
d) At most 5 times its own weight
25. CE Board May 2022
radioactive
As a result of a nuclear accident,
debris was carried through the atmosphere.
that
One immediate concern was the impact
the debris has on the milk súpply. The percent
milk after t
y of radioactive material in raw
days is estimated by y = 100(2.7)01, Estimate
the expected percent of radioactive material in
the milk after 30 days.

Solution:
y=100(2.7)0
Y 100(2.7)0130)
y= 5%

26. CE BoardMay 2022

Geologist took measurements at two points B
and C, 928 m apart. The
angle of elevation
from B to the top of the mountain A is
The angle of elevation from C to B is
47 10'.
840' and
the angle of elevation from C to A
is 32'30'. It
is known that the elevation at C
is 1537 m.
What is the elevation at A?

Solution:

CA30"840
928mn.
= 139.84
;139.84
El. 1537 d
b

Sin 840'= Y
928
y 139.84m

Cos840'
928
d 917.40 m
nations

h 0.927 h
h b
tan 47 10
47 10'
=

tan

h + 139.84

tan 3230' d+b

h+ 139.84

tan32 30 917.40 +0.927h

139.84
+0.591 h =h +
584.45

584.45-
139.84
0409h
h 1087.07m
1537 + 139.84
+ 1087.07
Elevation of A
=

2763.91 m
Elevation of A

27. CE Board May 2022

P100000 to invest for

An investment firm has
invest in two stocks A
a client and decides to
return or
and B. The expected annsal rate of
there is
simple interest for stock A is 15% but
not
some risk involved and. the client does
wish to invest more than P50000 in his stock.
The annual rate of return on the more stabie
stock B is anticipated to be 10%. Determine
the amount invested in stock A and B so thal
the annual interest is P13,000.

Solution:
X= amount invested in stock A
100000- x = amount invested in stock Bi

0.15+0.10(100000-x) = 13,000
X=
P60,000 from stock A
100,000-60,000 P40,000 from stock B
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8,CE Board
Operatinga motor vehicle on a street or
highway c a n
be complex and demanding at
but it can be boring at other times.
times,

These
of circumstances coupled with
range

he range
of driver pabilities presentsa
hallenge to the highway designer. It is helpful
by considering the three essential
to begin
elements such as navigation, guidance and
to as:
control is referred
a) Driving task
b) Ergonomics
c) Engineering psychology
Range index
d

29. CE Board May 2022

Amethod of protecting employees from cave
ins from material that couid fall or roll from an
excavation tace or into an excavation or

collapse of adjacent structures. This includes

Support systems, sloping and benching
systems, shield systems and other systems
that provide the necessary protection.
a) Protective system
b) Personnel protective system
c) Fall arrest system
d) Level arrest system

30. CE Board May 2022

Ihe bucket volume contained within the
bucket when following the outline ofthe bucket
sides is referred to
E
as
a) Plate line capacity
b) Water line capacity
) Heap volume
d) Bucket load capacity
31. CE Board May 2022
A formal or legally binding agreement between
two parties is referred to as: Contract

32. CEBoard May 2022

It is an informal group discussion that focuses
on a particular safety issue. These can be
used daily to promote department safety
culture as well as to facilitate health and safety
discussions on job sites is known as
Toolbox Meeting

33. CE Board May 20222

Mines in a harbor during wartime are sO
placed that ship going to a certain port within
the harbor, to avoid hitting them must follow a
path which is at all times equidistant from a
point 9 km north of another pot and a line
whose bearing is due east. One point of this
line is 3 km. south of the port. Considering the
port as the origin. Find the equation of the
path of the ship.

Solution:. (0.9 di.

(x,y)

0,3)

y-3=0 (0,0)
Port

Equation of path of ship:

di d2

Vx-0+(-9 =y +3
+-18y +81 =(y+3)
x+y2-18y+81 y2+6y+9
x-24y +72 =0
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34. CE Board May
is
in a rectangular box
The temperature
T(X.y,2)
=
xyz(1 x}(2- yN3-2)
approximatedby 0SZS3
0sxS1.0 0sys2.0
in which
mosquito is located at (%, 1, 1)
Ifthe off as rapidly as
should it fly to cool
direction

possible?

Solution:
VT=grad T
VT(%.y.2)=xyz(1-x)/2-y)(3-2)

=yzx-x 2-y)(3-2)
+xz(1-i2y- 3-z)
+xyf1-2-y3-2)
VT(%.y.2)=xa(1-20(2-yN3-2)]J
xa(1-x)2-2y)3-2)| i
+Xy(1-x)(2-y(3-22) k
V 1,)=10(1-4)2-1%3-1)
OM(1-2-218-1)
(01-9)2-13-2 k
0+0+ ((1)k

T(1,1) 4

To cool off mos

rapidly, the mosquito should
fly in the
direction of
K
-4 that is, it should
dive for the floor
on the box, where
temperature is T(x, y, 0) =
0. the
 May 2022
35. CEBoard
maintenance
diesel
of Isuzu diesel engins is
The e end of the first
the
to be $155 at year
expected increase:$35 each $35 eachy
it is expected to
and What sum of mor
following years.
for the
should be set aside now to pay the
maintenance for the eight-year period
Assume
MARR to be 6%.
6%, 8) 6.2098
factor (PIA,
=

Present worth
fund factor (A/F, 6%, 8)
=
0.1010
Sinking
Compound amount factor
9.897
(FIA, 6%, 8)
=

tactor
Uniform gradient series
19.845
(PIG, 6%, 8)
=

Solution:

A A=155

P1
1875

G=35
35

1 2 3 4 56 7 8

P2

B(1+P-1 (PIA, 6%,8)

A
(1+1 i

6.2098 (present worth factor)

A

P 155(6.2098)
P,$962.50
 n
P-(1+-

P+ i(1+i

-(P/G,6%8)

P=19.845 (uniform gradient seriesfactor)

G
P 3519.845)
P S694.58

P P,+P
P 962.50 +694.58

P$1,657

36. CE Board May 2022

that inform road users about the the
Signs
direction and distances of destinations on the
route they are folowing or along other roads
nat intersect their rouBe
a) Supplementary signs
b) Guide signs
c) Warning signs
d) Stack signs

37. CE Board May 2022

the
the detailed requirements for
provides
to De
derials, equipments, and workmanship
ncorporated into the project.
a Specifications
b) Bid documents
c) Estimates
d) Plans
38. CE Board May 2022
Calculate the adjusted distance and direction of line
BA for the given traverse field notes.

Line Distance Latitude Departures

AB 677.97 +667.701+117.7283
BC - 166.1858
616.05 +593.2115
CD 690.88 +131.0369 +678.3395
E 783.82 - 759.9266 -192.0558
EA 970.26 +127.4838-961.8484
Total = 3738.98

Solution:
LATITUDE
+667.701 166.1858
+127.4838 -759.9266
+131.0369 - 926.1124
+926.2217

Error 926.2217 926.1124

Error +0.1093

DEPARTURE:
+593.2115 -117.7283
+678.3395 -192.0558
+1271.551 961.8484
- 1271.6325

Error= - 0.0815

Correction for latitude ofline AB:

C 677.97
0.1093 3738.98
C 0.0198
Corrected lat. of line AB = 667.701-0.0198
Corrected lat. of line AB 667.6812

Correction for departure of line AB:

C 677.97
0.0815 3738.98
C, 0.0148
Corrected dep. of line AB=-117.7283+0.0148
Corrected dep. of line
AB=-117.7135
 N

B
170
667.6812

-117.7135
A

10

117.7135
tan - 667.68

0 10

Azimuth of AB 360 10 350

Direction of BA = S. 10' E.

Distance of B-A = 667.6812 m

39. CE Board May 2022

t is a measure of
material's ability
a
to
dissipate deaden mechanical vibrations.
or
Ans: Damping capacity

40. CE Board May

2022
This drawing has
and horizontal elevation as its vertical
axis,
the centerline ofdistance as measured along
the
line), as its horizontalfacility
axis.
(or other reference
Ans: Profile
natons

May 2022
41. CEBoard
fnetwork
you preparing
are a report PERT on
CPM
in a construction job, what
scheduling should you consider in tithe
me
he
of the PERT CPM
preparation
network
diagram?
Pessimistic time
a)
b) Optimistic time
c)Probable time

d) All of the above

42. CE Board May 2022

It occurs after the completion of construction
and the resolution of the majority of punchlist
and commissioning issues.
Ans: Profile

43. CE Board May 20

Because concrete is unabie io maintain a
particular shape before it sets, it must be
placed in a form or mold. In building
construction, this is called:
Ans: Formwork

44. CE Board May 2022

A method
of
by protecting workers from
cave-il
excavating
Torm one
the sides of an
excavation to
or a series of horizontal level
sleps, usually with a vertical or near ortical
surtaces between levels.
a) Benching
b) Shoring
c)
d)
Shielding
Fall arrest system