2024 Civil Engineering Board Exam Coverage

What is Civil Engineering in the Philippines?

The practice of Civil Engineering in the Philippines includes the services in the form of consultation, design, preparation of plans, specification, estimates, implementation and supervision of the construction and/or demolition of civil works such as: streets, bridges, highways, tunnels, railroads, airports and hangars, port works, canals, shore improvements, docks, buildings, flood protection, water supply and sewerage works, and other work requiring civil engineering knowledge and application. A civil engineer is a person duly registered with the Board of Civil Engineers. (Article 1, Section 2 of RA. 544)

What is the Civil Engineering Licensure Exam?

The CE Board Exam is a technical examination required for applicants to practice Civil Engineering. It is usually conducted twice a year on the month of May and November. Applicants shall be examined by the discretion of the Board of Civil Engineers. The applicant must meet the minimum requirements:

• Be at least twenty-one years of age on the date of the examination
• Be a citizen of the Philippines
• Be of good reputation and moral character; and
• Be a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from a school, institute, college or university recognized by the Government or the State wherein it is established

What is the scope of the licensure exam?

The applicant shall acquire a general average of 70% with no grades lower than 50% in any given subject of the examination as follows: *Updated with TOS 2022*

Applied Mathematics, Surveying, Principles of Transportation and Highway Engineering, Construction Management and Methods - 35%

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1. Calculus
• Differential Equations
• Integral Calculus
2. Differential Equations
• First Order Differential Equation
• Higher Order Differential Equations
3. Engineering Data Anaylsis
4. Numerical Methods
5. Physics for Engineers
6. Engineering Economy
• Present Economy Study
• Time-Value Relations
• Selection Among Alternatives: Present, Annual, and Future Worth; Internal and External Rate of Return Method
7. Construction Surveying and Layout
8. Materials for Construction
9. Quantity Surveying
10. Construction Occupational Safety and Health
11. Transportation Engineering
• Highway Engineering
• Highway and Urban Transportation Planning and Economics
• Driver, Vehicle, Traffic and Road Characteristics
• Highway Design
• Traffic Engineering and Highway Operations
• Road and Pavement Design
• Airport Engineering
• Ports and Harbors
• Bridges
12. Construction Management Principles and Methods
• Engineering Relations and Ethics
• Contracts & Specifications
• Construction Project Organization
• Planning and Scheduling (PERT/CPM)
• Construction Estimates
• Construction Methods & Operations
• Construction Equipment Operations and Maintenance

Hydraulics and Principles of Geotechnical Engineering - 30%

1. Fluid Mechanics
• Properties of Fluids
• Hydrostatics
• Fluid Flow Concepts and Basic Equations
• Viscous Flow and Fluid Resistance
• Ideal Fluid Flow
• Steady Flow in Closed Conduits
• Steady Flow in Open Channels
2. Buoyancy and Flotation
3. Relative Equilibrium of Liquids
4. Hydrodynamics
5. Soil Mechanics 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
6. Water Supply Soil Properties

Principles of Structural Analysis and Design- 35%

1. Engineering Mechanics
• Statics of Rigid Bodies
• Dynamics of Rigid Bodies
• Kinematics of Rigid Bodies
• Strength of Materials
2. Reinforced Concrete Beams and Columns
• Steal Beams, Columns, Footings and Connections
• Prestressed Concrete Beams
3. Construction Materials Testing
4. Application of the Governing Codes of Practice

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