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Refresher ,MODULE ' - CONSTRUCTION .

PROBLEM 1 CE BOARD NOV 2009
A 4m length pipe having a diameter of 600mm is to be installed in one 1. Which of the following most nearly gives -the quantity of ' excavation in m3 .
hour at a cost of P570rm . 1 foreman has a rate of P50/hr, 2 skilled laborer 00',342 . b.O.464 c. ~.551 . d. O.p36 ,
'has a rate P40/hr and 10 · unskilled laborer
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has a rate of P351hr
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backhoe was rented for P800lhr and a compactor was rented at a rate of , 2. Which of thefoilOwing most nearly giveslfle volume of gravel i~ m3 . '
P1201hr. . . a. 0.342 . . b. 0.464 (9 0.036 d. 0.551

Volume' of cement needed per meterlength is 0.07 m3 at P130 per cU.m. 3. Which of the follOwing most nearly gives the volume of backfill in ~3. .
Volume of sand needed per meter length is 0.15 m3 at P300 per cu:m. @: O.2376 : b. 0.1981 c.O.4563 ". d.0.3421
VAT !s 10"10 of equipment. labor and I)'laterial cost. . .
Insurance is 30% of equipment and material cost. 4 . Which of the followi[lg most nearly gives ttle quantities of concrete in m3 .
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1. Which of the following gives the total cost of labor and ,equipment per meter
a. 0.40 :, 0 0.20 . '. c. 0.60 . d. 0.80

length of pipe. ' ~hich of the following most nearly gives .the quantities of formworks in ffi2.
a. P920 fb\P320 c . P1500 d., 420 eJ'.6 · b. 3.8 , . c. 3.2 d. 2.0
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2. Which af the follow.ng gives the cost of material per meter length of pipe. If the unit weight of stHl.1s 7860 kglm' and minimum concrete cover for
~24.1 0 b. P1000 ' , c. P745 ., d. 879.10 reinforcement is 1QO mm.

3. WhiCh of the following gives the total cost of the project ~r meter length of 6. Whict-l af the following most nearly gives the. unifweight of the 16 mm dis.
pipe. . " reinforcing .bar in kg/m.
a. P1267.tO b . P1320.45 __ @P1327.74 . d. 1420.24 a. 2.57 b. 3.24 c. 0:96 ) @ .58
PROBLEM 2 7. Which of the fo!Jowing most nearly gives the quantity of the 16 mm dia.
'Given the"pli=ln of the guardhouse shown, the height measures 3.60 m reinforcing bar in meter. .
with only the doorway as the opening, also with a height 'of 3.60 m . ® 19.9 , b. 24.5 c. 32.4 . d. 14.7
Hollow bl~kS measure 150 mm x 'mmr 400 mm. ?oo 8. Which of the. following most nearly giVes the qUantity of the 16 mm dia.
... 2.15 m .,.
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reinforcing bar in kg.
31 .4 ' b. 47:5
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C. " 24.8 d.18.6

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200mm
Reinforced Concrete ' PROBLEM 4
slab 150 mm thick , For a sampl~ test o,f concrete, the rati~ 1'2:4 (by weight) is used.
on a 100 mm ~ck 200mm . Cement 40 kg I bag of cement wilt! specific gravity of 3.33
2.15 m Fine Aggregate specific gravity of 2.33 . ! 11M
COirse Aggregate- ~ gravity of 2.61 (f) '01 j
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/ Water • 2-4 liters per bag of cement / '
300 mm . 200mm '
o.c. each '. .' , ' . 1. Determine the volume of.eemerit used for a bag of cement.
a. 0.019 !TI 3 b. 0.016 m3 c. 0.017 m3 B 0.012~3
---.J " L . CH~ Wall 2. Determine the volume of fine aggregate used for a bag of cement.
a. 0.041 ni3 b. 0.062 m3 . •§ 0.034 m3 d. 0.057 m3
I 1.0m " 150mm ,
, . h Determine the total volume of coricrete per bag of cement.
(J 0.128m3 0 .154m3
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~fetermine
315
the number of hollow blocks to be used for the project. .
. b. 310 , c .. 32.9 . d. 338
, . PROBLEMS
, b. 0:147m3 c. · d. 0.135 m3

, ~Determine the volume (m A 3) of concrete used. A certain structurai member is to be poured with 0.76 cubic meter of concrete
(V 0.693 , b. 0.462 c. 0.521> d. 0.578 · using the proportions 1:2:3 by volume. Water cement ratio is 0,8 by volume.
DeteflT)ine the quantities of materials required.
3. Determine the volume (mA 3) of gravel used.
a. 0.693 '. • D'0.462 . c. ,0.525 d. 0:578
Materials ' Specific Gravity Unit Weight
4 ; Determine the total material cbst of reinforced concrete slab if CfNllent 3.14 94 pet
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colt of concrete per cU.m. P2500 = Sand 2.65 110 pet
cost of gravel bed per cu.m.= P3011
cosl of rWriforclng bars per kg z P25
.Gravel . 2.60 100 oct
.weIg~ of reinforcing bars PtI' meter .. 0.60 kglm

Find t~e approximate number of b~S of cement. , '

a. P1967.1

PROBLEM 3
b. P2164.3

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@ P24~1 .6 d. P2486.4
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a. 6 b. 7
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2. Find the approximate volum~ of sand required in ffl.
c. . 5 d. 8

A bill of quantities. is to be prepared for square isolated 'reinforced concrete

column and footing as,shown. The foundation !S strong enough th!\t fOlTTlwortts ~ 12 b. 14 c~ 10 d. 18
, is not req.uired for footing. The swell factor for backfill is 120%.
.' 3. Find the approximate volume of coarse ciggnigate in fta.
lOOmm ® 18 b. 21 . c. 15 ' d. 24

-H~ 4. Find the approxi~e weight of water and cement in Ibs.

s. 939.4 ~ 564.00 c. 673.92 d. 863.52

I 5. Find the approximate weight of sand in Ibs. -

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a. 1200 @ 1320 . c, 1128 d . 1530

E 6 . Find the ·approximate weight of coarse aggregate in Ibs.

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~ 1800 , · ' b. 2100 . 0. 1980 . d . 1692

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