Civil Professional Engineer
Exam
Construction Module
Illustrated Guide with
Sample Questions and Answers
I.
Earthwork Construction and Layout 10%
1.1.
Excavation and embankment (cut and fill)
1.2. Borrow
pit volumes
1.3. Site layout and control
1.4.
Earthwork mass diagrams
2.
Estimating Quantities and Costs 17.5%
2.1.
Quantity take-off methods
2.2. Cost
estimating
2.3. Engineering economics
2.4
Value engineering and costing
3.
Construction Operations and Methods 15%
3.1 Lifting
and rigging
3.2 Crane
selection, erection, and stability
3.3
Dewatering and pumping
3.4 Equipment production
3.5 Productivity analysis and improvement
3.6
Temporary erosion control
4.
Scheduling 17.5%
4.1
Construction sequencing
4.2 CPM
network analysis
4.3 Activity
time analysis
4.4 Resource scheduling
4.5 Time-cost trade-off
5.
Material Quality Control and Production 10%
5.1.
Material testing (e.g., concrete, soil, asphalt)
5.2.
Welding and bolting testing
5.3.
Quality control process (QA/QC)
5.4. Concrete mix design
6.
Temporary Structures 12.5%
6.1. Construction loads
6.2.
Formwork
6.3.
Falsework and scaffolding
6.4.
Shoring and re-shoring
6.5.
Concrete maturity and early strength evaluation
6.6.
Bracing
6.7.
Anchorage
6.8.
Cofferdams (systems for temporary excavation support)
6.9. Codes and standards [e.g., American
Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE 37), American Concrete Institute (ACI 347),
American Forest and Paper Association-NDS, Masonry Wall Bracing Standard]
7.
Worker Health, Safety, and Environment 7.5%
7.1. OSHA
regulations
7.2. Safety
management
7.3. Safety
statistics (e.g., incident rate, EMR)
8. Other
Topics 10%
8.1
Groundwater and well fields
8.2 Groundwater control including drainage,
construction dewatering
8.3.
Subsurface exploration and sampling
A. Drilling
and sampling procedures
8.4. Earth
retaining structures
A.
Mechanically stabilized earth wall
B. Soil and
rock anchors
8.5. Deep
foundations
A. Pile
load test
B. Pile
installation
8.6. Loadings
1. Wind loads
2. Snow loads
3. Load paths
8.7. Mechanics of materials
A. Progressive collapse
8.8. Materials
A. Concrete (pre-stressed,
post-tensioned)
B. Timber
8.9. Traffic safety
A. Work zone safety